Local Obituaries for Families in Amarillo, Texas

Mar 27, 2021

Alan Utsey, 68, of Amarillo passed away March 27, 2021.

Memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, April 1, 2021 at Second Baptist Church, 419 N. Buchanan St. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home.

Alan served 4 years in the United States Airforce. He was stationed in Biloxi, MS for 1 year and 3...

Mar 23, 2021

Randy "Damn" Campbell, 56, of Amarillo died March 23, 2021.

Memorial service will be at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, March 27, 2021 at More Church, 5511 Amarillo Blvd. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home.

Randy was born May 10, 1964 in Amarillo, TX to Don and Jeanie Campbell. He graduated from River Road High School where...

Mar 22, 2021

Jimmie Lee Williamson Foster, 96, of Amarillo died March 22, 2021.

Memorial service will be at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, March 25, 2021 at First Baptist Church, 1208 S. Tyler. Interment will be private. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home.

Jimmie was born July 11, 1924 in Amarillo to Lee James and Mae Ogle Williamson. She...

Mar 21, 2021

Edward Joseph Venhaus, loving husband and father of three passed away on Sunday, March 21, 2021 at the age of 84.

Rosary will be said at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, March 25, 2021, at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 4100 S. Coulter Street. Funeral mass will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 26, 2021, at the...

Mar 20, 2021

B. Ronald Fortner, M.D. passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 20, 2021 at the age of 80 in Houston, TX.

Visitation will be from 6-7:00 p.m., Monday, March 29, 2021 at Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 30, 2021 at Polk Street United Methodist Church, 1401 S....

Mar 19, 2021

Willard “Bud” Alward, 91 passed away March 19, 2021.

Services for Bud Alward of Amarillo will be held at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home.

Bud was born June 14, 1929 in Alamo, Indiana to Clarence and Ethel Alward. Bud married...

Mar 17, 2021

Phyllis Erskine Gallatin Dowell, 92, of Amarillo died March 17, 2021.

Funeral mass will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home.

Phyllis was born December 26, 1928 in Grand Junction, CO to Harry and Mary Ellen Erskine. In 1948, she...

Mar 17, 2021

Ruby Little, 100, of Amarillo, Texas died peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, March 17, 2021.

Private family interment will be in Llano Cemetery with Pastor Bill Ivins as officiant. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home.

Ruby Inez Patton was born in southern Illinois on July 14, 1920, to Bratcher and Ella Patton, the second...

Mar 14, 2021

Darlene (Dennis) Cotten passed away Sunday, March 14, 2021 at age 79 in Amarillo, Texas.  She was born on November 21, 1941 in Hedley, Texas to A.M. and Lillie Mae (Johnson) Dennis. She graduated from Pampa High School and married Bobby Lee Cotten on November 28, 1959 In Pampa, Texas.  She worked many years for SIC in Amarillo as...

Mar 13, 2021

Gladys Ruth Looten, 92, formerly of Panhandle, passed away on March 13, 2021 in Amarillo.

Vigil services will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 18, 2021 in St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Panhandle. Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 19, 2021 in St. Theresa’s Catholic Church in Panhandle with Rev. Anthony Neusch as the...

Mar 11, 2021

Lona “Yvetta” Broom passed away on the morning of March 11, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family.

She is preceded in death by her father, Robert Edwards, her mother, Eunice Edwards, and her sisters, Viola Fickling and Marjorie Morgan.

Yvetta was born and raised in Portales, New Mexico on February 9, 1939. Born...

Mar 11, 2021

Joseph Donald Foran left this world to be with his heavenly father on March 11, 2021.

Known to his friends and family as Don, he was born on June 8, 1926 to James Edward Foran and Hazel Inez (nee Weedon) in Amarillo. Don comes from proud Irish heritage and held dual citizenship in both Ireland and the...

Mar 9, 2021

Floyd "Sonny" Dell Tiffin, Jr., 76, of Amarillo passed on Tuesday, March 9, 2021.

The family will receive friends from 1-3:00 p.m., Friday, March 12, 2021 at Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St. Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 13, 2021 at Journey Church, 9711 FM 2186, Amarillo, Texas with Brad Sanders as...

Mar 6, 2021

Velma Louise Douglass, 88, of Amarillo passed away Saturday, March 6, 2021.

Funeral Service will be held 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at Redeemer Christian Church, 3701 Soncy. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home.

Velma was born October 4, 1932 in Jacksonville, Illinois to Hartley and Hazel...

Feb 28, 2021

Charles Leon Allen was born on April 8, 1931 to Elsie Shipp Allen and Ira Allen in Yoakum County, Texas.  He lived on the family farm until he moved to Seagraves. Texas in 1943.  He is survived by his only child, Linda Joanna Allen Jones, and husband, Tim Jones of Houston; his sister Frances Evans of Wichita Falls, niece...

Feb 27, 2021

Hans Robert Hansen, 88, of Midland, Texas passed away on February 27, 2021.

Hans R. Hansen was born on March 13, 1932 at the family farm north of Morland, Kansas to Mabel and Henry Hansen. He graduated from Hill City High School in 1950. Hans married Jane N. Kenyon in 1952 and graduated from The University of...

Feb 24, 2021

On February 24, 2021, Randall Paul Rutherford started his ride on the spirit roads. He will be the one on the bright orange bike, loud and fast. Randall was one of the last true riders. He loved his bikes so much he did not even own a car (which made for some very cold and wet traveling).

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Feb 24, 2021

Betty Jo Delaney Blevins, 93, of Amarillo died February 24, 2021.

Graveside service will be at 11:00 a.m., Friday, February 26, 2021 in Memory Gardens Cemetery Mausoleum, with Dr. Howard K. Batson as officiant. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home.

Betty was born December 21, 1927 in Clovis, NM to Ira and Mayme Alice Delaney....

Feb 22, 2021

Laurine Marie Morris McMurry, 92, of Amarillo was greeted by her Lord and Savior on February 22, 2021.

Family memorial services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home

Marie was born on October 23, 1928 in Toyah, TX to Clyde and Viola Allen Scott Morris. They moved to Sanderson,...

Feb 21, 2021

Raymond Clay Bingham of Amarillo, Texas passed away on Sunday, February 21st, 2021. He was 72.

He is survived by his 3 children, Michelle Sharpe of Amarillo, TX, Melissa Sturgeon of Canute, OK and Kevin Bingham of Amarillo, TX; two brothers, Preston "Tony" Bingham of Amarillo and Milton Purcella of Roswell, New Mexico, along with 7 grand...