Obituaries
Roy Sparkman
Jan 5, 2018
Roy Sparkman, 86, of Amarillo, died Friday, January 5, 2018. Funeral services will be 10:00 am Tuesday at Cox Funeral Home - Benton Chapel, 4180 Canyon Dr. Burial will be at 3:00 pm at Fairmont Cemetery in Hollis, Okla. Roy was born December 22, 1931 in Childress to Tolbert and Frankie Sparkman. He graduated from Childress High School, and attended...
Slade Byron Ball, Jr.
Jan 5, 2018
Slade was born on October 12, 1927 in Alanreed to Slade Sr. and Amy Ball. He moved to Amarillo as a child, where he graduated from Amarillo High School. He then enlisted in the United States Army before serving in the Reserves, retiring after 29 years. On August 9, 1968 he married the love of his life, LaFerne Thompson. She...
Cheryl Redden
Jan 4, 2018
Cheryl Laree Redden, 66, of Amarillo, died Thursday, January 4, 2018. Memorial services will be 2:00 pm Monday at Cox Funeral Home- Benton Chapel, 4180 Canyon Dr. Cheryl was born September 18, 1951 in Lake Charles, Louisiana to Robert and Robbie Lynch. She graduated from Pampa High School and earned her bachelor degree from West Texas State University. She married...
Billie Faye Hager
Jan 3, 2018
Billie Faye Hager, 66, of Amarillo died Wednesday, January 3, 2018. Memorial services will be 10:00 am Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 5401 Bell St. Burial will be at 9:00 am Saturday at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Billie Faye was born March 31, 1951 in Tucumcari, New Mexico to Debs and Mildred Kelly....
Debra "Debbie" Hardin
Jan 2, 2018
Debbie was born on February 21, 1945 in Muenster, TX to William and Bobbie Simmons. She was raised in Keller, Texas before moving to Fort Worth, TX where she met and married Leo Hardin in 1969. Together they moved to Amarillo, where Debbie worked as a cake decorator for over 20 years, most recently for United Deli, where she had...
Loretta Sanders Taylor
Jan 1, 2018
Loretta Sanders Taylor, 82, of Amarillo went to be with the Lord on Monday January 1, 2018. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday January 5, 2018 at Bolton St. Baptist arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home. Burial will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday January 6, 2018 alongside her parents in Godley, Tx. Loretta was born March 20, 1935 to...
Gary Braxton
Dec 30, 2017
Gary Braxton, 60, of Amarillo, died Saturday, December 30, 2017 in Dallas. Memorial services will be 10:00 am, Friday, January 5, 2018 at Polk Street United Methodist Church, 1401 S. Polk St. with Dr. Burt Palmer officiating. Gary was born November 1, 1957 to Bobbie and Daphne Braxton. He graduated from Caprock High School. He married Janet Bagley in 1979...
Sarah Hicks Bull
Dec 30, 2017
Sarah Hicks Bull, 87, of Amarillo, died Saturday, December 30, 2017. Sarah was born January 17, 1930 in Muldrow, Okla. to William and Anna Mae Chisum. She graduated from high school in Danville, Ark. She earned her degree as a registered nurse at Sparks Memorial Hospital in Fort Smith, Ark. in 1950. She married W.E. "Bill" Hicks on July 1,...
Steve Phillips
Dec 29, 2017
Steve Phillips, 74, of Amarillo, died Friday, December 29, 2017. Steve was born October 21, 1943 in Los Angeles, California to Louis and Margaret Phillips. He proudly served in the U.S. Army. He has been a master plumber for the last 41 years in Amarillo. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Phillips; two sons, Aaron Phillips of Amarillo, and Bryan Phillips...
Maedean Geoffroy
Dec 26, 2017
Maedean Geoffroy, 90, our beloved "Mamaw", of Amarillo, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 26, 2017. Memorial services will be 2:00 pm Friday, December 29, 2017 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2525 Wimberly Rd. with Assoc. Pastor Nick Garner officiating. Inurnment will be at 3:30 pm following the memorial service at Llano Cemetery. Maedean was born at home...
Arlie Lewis
Dec 26, 2017
Arlie Lewis, Jr., 91, of Amarillo went to be with Our Lord Tuesday, December 26, 2017. Services will be held Saturday, December 30, 2017 at 10:00 am at First Assembly of God Church in Amarillo, Texas with Pastor Billy Nickell officiating. Interment following at Memory Gardens. Arlie was born June 9, 1926 in Altus, Oklahoma to Arlie Mitchell Lewis and...
Earlene Hendricks
Dec 25, 2017
Earlene Hendricks, 86, of Amarillo passed away on Monday, December 25, 2017. Graveside services will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, December 29, 2017 at Memorial Park Cemetery Mausoleum with Pastor Jeff Marcoe officiating. The family will gather for visitation from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday, December 28, 2017 at Cox Funeral Home. Earlene was born on July 20, 1931 in Kingsland, Arkansas...
Gracie Olline Chasteen
Dec 24, 2017
Gracie Chasteen, 79, of Amarillo, died Sunday, December 24, 2017. There are no services scheduled at this time. Gracie was born March 29, 1938 in Birmingham, Alabama. She moved to Amarillo in the early 1960's. She made her career of over 30 years working as a nurse's aide in various nursing homes. Her last job was at Georgia Manor Nursing...
Linda Sue Janes
Dec 23, 2017
Linda was born on August 6, 1940 in Amarillo to Al and Marjorie Smith. She was raised in Hereford, graduating from Hereford High School in 1957. She then attended West Texas A& M, where she received her Bachelor's Degree in Education. She taught Kindergarten for several years before devoting her life to caring for her family. Linda married Jimmie Janes...
Shawn Dale Alexander
Dec 23, 2017
Shawn was born on August 18, 1971 in Chavez County, NM to Bob and Martha Alexander. He loved bowling, soccer and especially participating in the Special Olympics. He was known for his contagious laughter and captivating smile as well as his outgoing, social personality. He enjoyed making art with his big box of crayons and entertaining his many friends. Those...
Sharon Sue Simmons Main
Dec 22, 2017
Sharon was born on August 28, 1944 in Wellington to Dan and Tommie Jo Simmons. She moved to Amarillo as a child, where she graduated from Amarillo High School in 1962. She began employment with the Civil Service at a young age, retiring after 30 years of service. During her employment she met her husband Skip. They were married on...
Jene Greer
Dec 21, 2017
Jene Greer, 89, beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, and Great-Grandfather, was called to his eternal resting place on Thursday, December 21, 2017. He entered this world on October 1, 1928, in Hereford, TX, born to Joe and Lois Carlyle Greer. He was born on a farm between Dawn and Hereford. Later, the family moved to Albuquerque, NM, and finally to Amarillo....
Geneva Hunt Owens
Dec 21, 2017
Geneva Hunt Owens, 88, of Amarillo passed peacefully from this life on Friday, December 21, 2017 after a brief illness. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Tuesday at Northside United Pentecostal Church, 2424 N. Mirror with Rev. Rodger Johnson officiating. Burial will be at Llano Cemetery. Geneva was born September 24, 1929 in Hye, Texas to Max D. and Selma...
Alta Janiece Hawthorne
Dec 19, 2017
Alta Janiece Hawthorne, 71, of Amarillo, died, December 19, 2017. Memorial services will be 2:00 pm Friday at Church Alive, 1819 Canadian St. with Pastor Mark Rector officiating. Alta was born in Wheeler on October 25, 1946 to Ector and Emma Hall. She worked in the processing department for Tyson Foods for 34 years. She was known as an avid...
Bobbie Mae Anderson
Dec 17, 2017
Bobbie Mae Anderson, 91, of Amarillo, died Sunday, December 17, 2017. Memorial services will be 10:00 am Wednesday at Cox Funeral Home- Benton Chapel, 4180 Canyon Dr. Bobbie was born October 10, 1926 in Boyce, Texas to Robert and Lula Godfrey. She graduated from high school in Venus, Texas. She married Charles R. Anderson on February 13, 1946 in Ft....
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