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Local Obituaries for Families in Amarillo, Texas
Rosa Cates
Dec 20, 2014
Rosa Cates April 22, 1940 - December 20, 2014 Rosa Cates, 74, of Amarillo died on Saturday, December 20, 2014. Rosary will be said at 6:30 pm, Monday, December 22, 2014 at LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Martin Road Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 am, Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at St. Laurence Catholic Church. Burial will follow in...
Laverda Hughes
Dec 20, 2014
Laverda Imogene Steele Hughes February 6, 1924 - December 20, 2014 Laverda Imogene Steele Hughes, 90, of Amarillo died on Saturday, December 20, 2014. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 pm, Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Coulter Road Chapel with Pastor Sam White of the North Plains Christian Church officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery....
Gloria Fidelas Swepston
Dec 19, 2014
Gloria Fidelas Swepston January 15, 1926 - December 19, 2014 Gloria Fidelas Swepston, 88, of Amarillo died on Friday, December 19, 2014. Memorial Services will be at 10:00 am, Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Coulter Road Chapel with Sherman Eastland, Chaplain of Gentiva Hospice officiating. Arrangements are LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Funeral Directors, 8310 S. Coulter. Gloria Swepston,...
Feliciano Rodriguez
Dec 17, 2014
Feliciano " Chano" Rodriguez June 9, 1929 - December 17, 2014 Feliciano " Chano" Rodriguez, 85, of Amarillo died on Wednesday, December 17, 2014. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 12:00 p.m., Saturday, December 20, 2014 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Monsignor Rex Nicholl as Celebrant. Burial will be held at Llano Cemetery. Rosary will be...
James Calvin Gibbs
Dec 17, 2014
James Calvin Gibbs August 7, 1963 - December 17, 2014 James Calvin "Cal" Gibbs, 51, of Amarillo died on Wednesday, December 17, 2014. Memorial services will be at 10:00 am, Saturday, December 20, 2014 at LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Coulter Road Chapel, 8310 S. Coulter. Arrangements are by LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Funeral Directors, 8310 S. Coulter Road. James Calvin Gibbs was...
Terry Dean Richardson
Dec 16, 2014
Terry Dean Richardson July 11, 1944 - December 16, 2014 Terry Dean Richardson, 70, of Amarillo died on Tuesday, December 16, 2014. Graveside services will be at 2:00 pm, Friday, December 19, 2014 in the Stinnett Cemetery with pastor Mike Kelley officiating. Arrangements are by LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Funeral Directors, 8310 S. Coulter. Terry Dean Richardson was born on July...
Moises Martinez Garcia
Dec 11, 2014
Moises Martinez Garcia August 28, 1944 - December 11, 2014 Moises Martinez Garcia, 70, of Amarillo died on Thursday, December 11, 2014. Funeral services will be at 2:30 pm, Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Coulter Road Chapel. Burial will follow in Llano Cemetery. Moises Garcia was born on August 28, 1944 to Benjamin and Florence Garcia. He...
William Louis Ferguson
Dec 10, 2014
William L. "Bill" Ferguson December 13, 1920 - December 10, 2014 William L. "Bill" Ferguson, 93, of Amarillo died on Wednesday, December 10, 2014. Funeral services will be at 11:00 am, Saturday, December 13, 2014 at LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Coulter Road Chapel with Pastor Bob Miller officiating. Private graveside services will be at Llano cemetery. William, L. "Bill" Ferguson was...
Sarah Elizabeth Harris
Dec 10, 2014
Sarah Elizabeth Harris October 30, 1936 – December 10, 2014 Sarah Elizabeth Harris, 78 of Amarillo died on Wednesday, December 10, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, Monday December 15, 2014 at LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Coulter Road Chapel with Pastor Blake Clevenger of Hillside Christian Church officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Arrangements are by...
Joseph Wright
Dec 9, 2014
Joseph “Dick” “Chief” Wright October 16, 1935-December 9, 2014 Joseph "Dick" "Chief" Wright, 79, formerly of San Antonio, Texas passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 in Amarillo. Dick was born in Stoneham, Mass. on October 16, 1935. He married Gloria Lafferty on December 27, 1954 in Amarillo. He served in the Air Force for 30 years defending our country...
Salvador Milan
Dec 8, 2014
Salvador Milan was born May 5, 1936 to Phillipe and Savina Milan in Mexico. He was a Baker. Survivors include a son Juan Milan and wife Eva from Amarillo, three grandchildren, Edgar Milan, Carlos Milan and Jessica Milan and two great grandchildren Malakai Milan and Saizlee Milan. Rosary will be held at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at LaGrone...
Gary Edwin Clemens
Dec 7, 2014
Gary Edwin Clemens February 9, 1944 - December 17, 2014 Gary Edwin Clemens, 70 of Amarillo died on Wednesday, December 17, 2014. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 pm, Friday, December 19, 2014 in the Wheeler Church of Christ with Pastor Carroll Thomason officiating. Graveside services will be at 1:00 pm, Saturday, December 20, 2014 in Dreamland cemetery. Arrangements are...
Suzella Parsons
Dec 6, 2014
Suzella Jane Parsons August 14, 1931 - Dec ember 6, 2014 Suzella Jane Parsons, age 83, of Amarillo passed away Saturday, December 6, 2014 surrounded by her loving family. Memorial services will be Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at 2:00 pm at LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Coulter Chapel. Suzella was born on August 14, 1931 in Wichita Falls, Tx. to Tom and...
Donald Gene Triplett
Dec 5, 2014
Donald Gene Triplett December 3, 1943 - December 10, 2014 Donald Gene Triplett, 71, of Amarillo died Friday, December 5, 2014. Memorial services will be at 2:00 pm, December 13, 2014 at LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Martin Road Chapel. Arrangements are by LaGrone Blackburn Funeral Directors, 1505 Martin Road. Don Triplett was born on December 3, 1943 in Mutual, Oklahoma to...
Edith L. Blessen
Dec 4, 2014
Edith Lucille Blessen June 26, 1925-December 4, 2014 Edith Lucille Blessen, 89, of Amarillo died on Thursday, December 4, 2014. Private graveside services were held on Thursday, December 11, 2014 at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Arrangements are by LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Funeral Directors, 8310 S. Coulter. Edith was born on June 26, 1925 in Wetumka, Oklahoma to Alvin Henery McAnally and...
Troy Eugene Jones
Dec 3, 2014
Troy Eugene Jones February 22, 1938 - December 3, 2014 Troy Eugene Jones, age 76, of Amarillo passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2014. Graveside services will be Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at 10:00 am at Memory Gardens Cemetery with Rev. Daryl Roach, officiating. Troy was born February 22, 1938 in Ft. Worth to Grady and Margaret (Cockerham) Jones. he met...
Charles Leroy Thrasher
Dec 2, 2014
Charles Leroy Thrasher Born April 5, 1929 in Oklahoma City, OK and was of Choctaw heritage. Died December 2, 2014 in Amarillo, TX surrounded by his family. A time for the family to receive friends will be Thursday, December 4, 2014 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Coulter Chapel. Funeral services will be Friday, December 5, 2014...
Clifford Joe Weaver
Nov 30, 2014
Clifford "Cliff" Joe Weaver November 3, 1931 - November 30, 2014 Clifford Joe Weaver. 83, of Amarillo died on Sunday, November 30, 2014. Funeral services will be at 1:00 pm, Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Coulter Road Chapel with Pastor Wendell Weaver officiating. Burial will follow at Llano Cemetery. Arrangements are by LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Funeral Directors,...
Hien Thi Nguyen
Nov 28, 2014
Hien Thi Nguyen December 31, 1920 - November 28, 2014 Hien Thi Nguyen, 94 of Amarillo died on Friday, November 28, 2014. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 am, Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Funeral Directors, 1505 Martin Road. Arrangements are by LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Funeral Directors, 1505 Martin Road. Hien Thi Nguyen was born on December...
Helen Phyllis Sneed
Nov 28, 2014
Helen Phyllis Sneed September 5, 1936 - November 28, 2014 Helen Phyllis Sneed, 78, of Amarillo died on November 28, 2014. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 am on Monday, December 1, 2014 at Northside United Pentecostal Church, 2424 N. Mirror with Pastor Rodger Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Llano Cemetery. Helen was born on September 5, 1936 in...
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