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Local Obituaries for Families in Amarillo, Texas
Aye Nu
Oct 13, 2020
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Mary Lou Miller
Oct 12, 2020
Mary Lou Miller 87 of Amarillo, Texas passed away October 12, 2020. She was born October 24, 1932 in Fort Worth, Texas to Alva Petty Giddens and Joseph Giddens. She attended La Vega High School and Baylor University. She was a LVN in the medical community. She was a fan of the Dallas Cowboys. She enjoyed crochet, quilting, Swedish...
Juddie Fay Holly
Oct 11, 2020
Juddie Adams Holly, 83, of Amarillo, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2020 in Amarillo. She was born on March 14, 1937 in Dickens, Texas to the late Howard Franklin McKnight and Juddie Irene McCarty McKnight. Juddie was married to Clarence Adams, Jr., who preceded her in death on January 5, 1995. She later married Derryl Wayne Holly. He...
Virgil Wyatt Smith
Oct 10, 2020
"The Life of Virgil Wyatt Smith", Virgil Wyatt Smith was born on September 13, 1960, in Plainview, Texas to the parents of Buford and Laura Smith. He was a longtime employee of The Salvation Army in his job duties with "Ringing the Bell", here....there....anywhere. He retired in 2015 of many years of serving anyone that came across his path....
Esperanza Alegria
Oct 9, 2020
Esperanza Hernandez Alegria, 61, was born July 19,1959 in Plainview, Texas. Esperanza graduated from Caprock High School. She worked various clerical and retail jobs but found her passion working in Early Childhood Education at Our Lady of Guadalupe. Esperanza was a mother long before she had children of her own. She helped raise her younger brothers, sisters, nieces and...
Laurence Gibson Russell
Oct 7, 2020
Laurence Gibson (Larry) Russell, devoted husband, loyal friend, beloved father and loving grandfather, passed away peacefully at home on October 7, 2020. He was 86 years old. Larry was born in LaJunta, Colorado on December 5, 1933 to Oscar and Veva Russell. He was the fifth of six children. Larry was raised in Clayton and graduated from Clayton High...
Lodegario Hernandez
Oct 7, 2020
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Tommy J Post
Oct 5, 2020
Tommy J. Post, 77, of Amarillo, TX went home to be with the Lord on October 5, 2020.
Tommy was born on January 21, 1943, to Marvin and Bessie Post, in Amarillo, TX. He was born and raised in Amarillo with his brother Ronnie Post and was a lifelong resident of Amarillo. He married Janet Arney of...
Marcelo Mendoza
Oct 4, 2020
Marcelo Mendoza, 66, of Amarillo, went on his final ride to heaven on Sunday, October 4, 2020. He was born on January 16, 1954 in Porvenir, Mexico to Reymundo and Agripina Martinez Mendoza. Marcelo had a deep love for all of his family, friends and motorcycles. He never met a stranger in all his years of...
Jose Luis Santos
Oct 1, 2020
Jose Luis Santos, 76, of Amarillo passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 1, 2020. A mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, October 5, 2020 at St. Laurence Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Llano Cemetery East. The family will receive visitors on Saturday, October 3, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, October...
Effie J. Hess
Sep 30, 2020
Graveside Services will be held at 3:00 pm Monday, October 5, 2020 at Memory Gardens Cemetery with Pastor Larry Virnau officiating. Effie Hess of Amarillo went to be with the Lord on September 30, 2020. She was born in Quanah to Charles and Susie Coats. She will be greatly missed and was very loved by her family and many friends....
Danny Earl Paddack
Sep 29, 2020
Rev. Danny Earl Paddack, 73, of Amarillo passed away Tuesday, September 29 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Born in Denton County Texas on July 1, 1947, Danny was the second of five children to John Wendell and Edna Earl McCullar Paddack. An avid and excellent mechanic, Danny began work on cars by age 11 in his father’s garage...
Jude Atticus Marrujo
Sep 26, 2020
Jude Atticus Marrujo of Amarillo, Texas passed away Saturday September 26, 2020. He was born June 6, 2020 to Lucas Marrujo and Destinee Mulherin in Amarillo, Texas. Jude is and will always be a beautiful soul, have a brilliant mind and bring an aura of serenity, comfort and happiness. He loved Bob Ross, clangers, making silly faces with a...
Juanita Margaret Webb
Sep 24, 2020
Juanita Margaret Webb 95 of Amarillo, Texas passed away September 25, 2020. She was born March 16, 1925 to Lee Cloud and Dona Thweatt in Amarillo, Texas. Juanita graduated from Amarillo, High School. She married Leo Webb and they had sons Danny, Doyle and Dean Webb. She was a home maker of the house. She was a member of...
Douglas Brown
Sep 24, 2020
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Earnest R. McMillan
Sep 21, 2020
Earnest (Mac) McMillan 95 of Amarillo, Texas passed away Monday September 21, 2020 in Amarillo. Earnest was born in Erick, Oklahoma on December 19, 1924 to John McMillan and Amelia Babcock McMillan. He grew up on the family farm. His mother passed away when he was 12. He was saved and baptized in the local Baptist Church in Erick. Earnest...
Juanita Albright
Sep 19, 2020
Juanita “Nita” Albright 92 of Amarillo, Texas passed away September 19, 2020 in San Antonio, Texas. She was placed in home hospice so her daughter, who dearly loved her, could be by her side until the very end. Nita was born February 24, 1928 in Bowlegs, Oklahoma. She is preceded in death by her husband, Grant Albright; daughter, Gloria...
Lily Mae Martin
Sep 18, 2020
Lily Mae Reed Martin, of Castroville, passed away on September 18, 2020 at the age of 84 years. She was born June 20, 1936 in New Albany, Indiana to Joseph Edward Reed and Evelyn Mae Ginkins Reed. On August 26, 1955, Lily married Julian Martin in New Albany, Indiana. They celebrated sixty-four years of marriage a few months before...
Valery Lee Johnson
Sep 17, 2020
Valery Lee Johnson, 49, passed away on September 17th, 2020 at UMC Lubbock. Valery was born on January 20th 1971 to Hurshel and Rebecca Wolf in Shamrock TX.
She graduated from Wheeler high school in 1989. She completed the CNA program and gained her phlebotomy certification from Amarillo College. She worked as a CNA and was also...
Juana Leal Franco
Sep 17, 2020
Juana leal, 48 años de edad. Falleció el día 17 de septiembre del 2020 a lado de su familia.Sus padres fueron Maximina Orozco y Lorenzo Franco.Juana fue nacida y creada en San Miguel el alto Jalisco. Sus hermanos son Margarito franco,Celia Murguia,Martin Franco y Luz Elena Franco. Juana dejo una hermosa familia, a su esposo Benito Leal al igual...
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