Local Obituaries for Families in Amarillo, Texas
Gale Atchison
Aug 26, 2009
Funeral Services will be at 10:00 AM Saturday, August 29 in the Brentwood Chapel of Schooler Funeral Home with Rev. Jim Fox officiating. Burial will be at Llano Cemetery. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 South Georgia. Mr. Atchison was born in Pratt, Kansas. He has lived in Amarillo since 1980. He was a self-employed house mover. He married...
Edward Redmond
Aug 25, 2009
Mr. Redmond was born November 5, 1934 in Myrtle Grove, Louisiana to Eddie and Elve Redmond. He attended school in Gray, Louisiana and went on to attend New Orleans Dillard University and South Mountain College in Phoenix. He met Rosezene Beasley, formerly of Clarendon, and they married April 4, 1985 in Mesa, Arizona. He was a member of the US...
Kent Thayne Roberts
Aug 25, 2009
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, August 28 at First Presbyterian Church. Dr. Murray Gossett and Todd Lovett will officiate. Burial will be held on Tuesday, September 1 at 2:00 P.M. at the Elysian Gardens in Salt Lake City, Utah. Local arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 South Georgia. Dr. Roberts was born in Billings,...
Sheere Ann Brunson
Aug 25, 2009
Sheere was born March 3, 1958 in Kirkland, Washington to Donald and Shirley White. After high school graduation, she moved to Amarillo and has been a resident here for over 30 years. Sheere was a bookkeeper for Perdue Acoustics. She took great pride in her work and enjoyed going to work every day. She loved swimming and watching movies. She...
Evelyn Clark Hollis
Aug 24, 2009
Mrs. Hollis was born February 6, 1911 in Owatonna, Minnesota to George and Juliett Clark. She married Harry G. Hollis on June 30, 1929 and they celebrated 50 years of marriage in 1979. He preceded her in death. She was a member of Polk Street United Methodist church for over 60 years. She was a past worthy matron of the...
James Calvin Claughton
Aug 22, 2009
Mr. Claughton was born in Denver, Colorado to James C. and Martha Gril Claughton, March 26, 1924, but lived in Amarillo most of his life, completing primary and secondary education and graduating from Amarillo High School in 1941. He was an Electrical Engineering graduate of the University of Oklahoma. He married Margaret Lane in Norma Oklahoma in 1946-she preceded him...
Earlene Moore Armstrong
Aug 21, 2009
Earlene was born March 18, 1946, to M.K. and Hortense Laverne Moore. She attended Canyon High School and married Richard Armstrong on Feb. 26, 1970. Earlene was a devoted wife, mother and homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include her husband, Richard; a son, Mike of Amarillo; a sister, Gail Milhoan of Summerfield, Fla.; two brothers,...
Howard Legrand Putts
Aug 21, 2009
Howard was born September 7, 1935 to Arthur & Ethel Putts. The family moved to Amarillo in 1940. He served in the US Navy during the Korean War and made 5 trips to Korea aboard the USS Hannah DE 449. He received National Defense, United Nations, China Service, and Korean medals. He married Marilyn Lamb in 1954 & they had ...
Emma Maudie Webb
Aug 20, 2009
Spunk, wit, determination and strength are words that immediately come to mind when remembering Maudie. If you wanted to know Maudie’s opinion on a matter all you had to do was ask…or…you could just wait a few minutes and she would tell you anyway. Maudie could beat anyone, except “Scrap” at dominos. She taught her grandson, Charlie, at an early...
Danny Shane Walker
Aug 20, 2009
Shane was born August 9, 1966 in Pascagoula, Mississippi. He graduated from Pampa High School in 1984. He was employed by Swifty Communigraphics for more than 20 years. When he was younger, he spent much of his time sailing. He loved the outdoors, especially being on a motorcycle or a four-wheeler. He had a passion for all types of music,...
Daisy L Black
Aug 19, 2009
Daisy was born August 20, 1929 in Mobeetie, Texas to Roland and Lena May. She met the love of her life, William Black, who was a young airman stationed at the Amarillo Air Force Base and they married on July 3, 1946. She was the matriarch of the family and always showed true love and kindness to all. She had...
Daniel Glen Bailey
Aug 19, 2009
July 15, 1946 in Roswell, New Mexico to Ethel and Ardie Bailey. He spent most of his life in Amarillo. He married Carolyn Turner on November 2, 1968. They had two children, Brent and Dana. He worked for Santa Fe Railroad for 20 years. Dan was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his wife Carolyn; a son, Brent...
Doyle Gene Miller
Aug 18, 2009
Doyle was born July 3, 1936, near Advance, Mo., to William Marvin and Wilma Ann Miller. He graduated from Advance High School in 1954 and joined the Air Force, proudly serving his country in Japan until 1958. He became a Church of Christ member while in the military; and upon discharge he moved to Amarillo to attend a Bible school...
Marianne Gallagher
Aug 17, 2009
Marianne was born August 13, 1928 in Okarche, Oklahoma to Lorenz and Mary Schenk Schlecht. She was the youngest of seven children. She married Bob Gallagher November 26, 1956 and they had two sons, Gregg and Garry. She graduated from Draughon’s Business College and went to work as a secretary for Santa Fe Railroad, retiring after 28 years of service. ...
Deborah Ford-Rundell
Aug 16, 2009
Private memorial services will be held by the family at a later date. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia. Deborah was born October 18, 1958. She left home at age 15 but did not let that keep her from continuing her education. She graduated Cum Laude from WTA&M University in 1995. She was a member of Alpha...
Florence Margaret Helms
Aug 14, 2009
Florence was born December 16, 1916 to James F and Unice DeFliger Handly. She graduated from high school at St Mary’s Academy in 1935 and from Amarillo College with a degree in nursing. She lived in Amarillo most of her life and retired from nursing at Northwest Texas Hospital, Pavillion. She also worked at the State Center. She was a...
Jerry Lynn Morris
Aug 12, 2009
Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Friday, August 14 at Memorial Park Cemetery with Rev. Bob Miller of South Georgia Baptist Church officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 South Georgia. Jerry was born in Amarillo June 13, 1950 to Bruce and Helen Baxter Morris. Graduating from Amarillo High School in 1970, he worked as a warehouseman. ...
Rev. Msgr. Kevin Peter Hand
Aug 9, 2009
Rosary will be recited at 7:00 PM on Thursday, August 13 at St. Laurence Cathedral. Mass will be celebrated at St. Laurence Cathedral at 11:00 AM on Friday, August 14. Bishop Patrick Zurek will act as celebrant and Bishop Emeritus Leroy Mathiesen will act as homilist. Local arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia. Funeral services in Ireland...
