Vicki Layne Covey

Vicki Layne Covey, age 74, of Amarillo, passed from this life on February 25, 2025, in Amarillo.

A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at 4:00 PM at Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 South Georgia.

Vicki was born on July 4, 1950, in Amarillo, Texas, to her parents, Ben and Bettye Bell Foster. With a spirit as vibrant as the fireworks that celebrated her birthday, Vicki embraced life with joy and enthusiasm, often playfully declaring that all Fourth of July festivities were in her honor. Raised in Amarillo, she graduated from Caprock High School in 1968 and continued her education at West Texas State University, where she earned a degree in Political Science in 1974.

On October 4, 1980, Vicki married the love of her life, Earl Wayne Covey, in a beautiful ceremony at the Amarillo Botanical Gardens, where their shared laughter and love blossomed. Vicki dedicated her professional life to public service, first as a Health Planner at the Panhandle Regional Planning Commission, then as the Community Development Coordinator for the City of Lubbock. From June 1981 until her retirement in July 2015, she proudly served the City of Amarillo as Director of Community Development, Director of Planning, and finally Deputy City Manager of Amarillo, where her contributions left a lasting impact on the community.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Vicki is survived by her husband of forty-four years, Wayne; her two sisters, Denise Wilson and her husband Joe of Canyon and Brandy Helton and her husband Jeff of San Angelo; twelve nieces and nephews, Amber, Hannah, David, John, Michael, Joseph, Zachary, Charity, Charissa, Kelly, Patrick, and D’Lee; and many other loving great nieces, nephews and friends.