Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Canadian, Texas & Hemphill County

Mildred "Granny" Good

Mildred "Granny" Good

Jan 20, 2017

Mildred “Granny” Good, 95, of Perryton, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2017 in Perryton. Services will be 10:00 AM Monday, January 23, 2017 at First Baptist Church in Perryton with Rev. Richard Laverty, Pastor Tim Ramsey and Keith Good, officiating. Burial will follow in Ochiltree Cemetery under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa. Mildred was born April...

Roberta Haines

Roberta Haines

Jan 18, 2017

Roberta Haines, 70, of Canadian, died January 18, 2017 in Amarillo. Memorial graveside services will be 2:30 PM Sunday, January 22, 2017, at Edith Ford Memorial Cemetery, with Jeff Lay, Roberta’s son-in-law, officiating. Cremation and arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Canadian. Mrs. Haines was born October 18, 1946 in Dalhart to R. L. and Sue...

Donald Eugene Purcell

Donald Eugene Purcell

Jan 16, 2017

Donald Eugene Purcell, 59, of Canadian, passed away January 16, 2017 in Canadian. Services will be 11:00 AM Thursday, January 19, 2017 at Jones Pavilion with Pastor Donald Hill of The River Ministries, officiating. Burial will follow in Edith Ford Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Canadian. Mr. Purcell was born January 21, 1957...

Shella Dean Collins

Shella Dean Collins

Jan 16, 2017

Shella Dean Collins, 89, of Canadian, died January 16, 2017 in Canadian. Services will be 3:00 PM Thursday, January 19, 2017, at First Baptist Church, with Rev. Matthew McCurley, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in Edith Ford Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Canadian. Mrs. Collins was born December 28, 1927 in Dixie, Oklahoma to Kenard...

Juana Nava Martinez

Juana Nava Martinez

Jan 7, 2017

Juana Nava Martinez, 62, of Canadian, died January 7, 2017 in Canadian. Services will be 10:00 AM Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at Spanish Revival Center in Canadian, with Pastor Jose Contreras of Templo Aposento Alto, Dumas TX, officiating. Burial will follow in Edith Ford Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Canadian. Juana was born March 30,...

Ethel Hunnicutt Prater Adcock

Ethel Hunnicutt Prater Adcock

Jan 6, 2017

Ethel Hunnicutt Prater Adcock, 104, of Canadian, died Friday, January 6, 2017 in Canadian. Graveside services will be 2:00 PM, Monday, January 9, 2017 at the Miami Cemetery in Miami with Rev. Sydne Allen, co-pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Canadian, officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Canadian. Mrs. Adcock was born August 31, 1912...

Larry Wayne Chaffin

Larry Wayne Chaffin

Jan 6, 2017

Larry Wayne Chaffin, 63, of Canadian, died January 6, 2017 in Canadian. Services will be 2:00 PM Tuesday, January 10, 2017 in the Carmichael-Whatley Canadian Chapel, with Donald Hill, pastor of The River Ministries, officiating. Mr. Chaffin was born February 4, 1953 in Canadian to Harold Howard and Wanda Beulah Andrews Chaffin. He was a graduate of Canadian High School...

Eldon Roe Walser

Eldon Roe Walser

Jan 1, 2017

Eldon Roe Walser, 66, of Canadian, died January 1, 2017 in Canadian. Services will be 2:00 PM Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at the Church of Christ in Canadian, with Jake Perkins, minister, and Kyle Lynch, officiating. Burial will follow in Edith Ford Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Canadian. Mr. Walser was born March 29, 1950...

Wayne Rankin

Wayne Rankin

Dec 14, 2016

Wayne Rankin, 80, of Canadian, died December 14, 2016 in Canadian. Graveside services will be at 1:00 PM Friday, December 16, 2016, at Edith Ford Memorial Cemetery, with Bo Rankin and Charlie Rankin, Wayne’s nephews, officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Canadian. Mr. Rankin was born November 25, 1936 in Lamb County to Arthur and...

Susan Kay Roberts

Susan Kay Roberts

Nov 26, 2016

Susan Kay Roberts, 73, of Canadian, died November 26, 2016 in Canadian. There are no services scheduled. Cremation arrangements were under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Canadian. Mrs. Roberts was born January 17, 1943 in Pratt, Kansas, to Glen and Muriel Renfro. She had been a resident of Canadian since 1974. Susan married Kenneth Hal Roberts on February...

Vona Brooks Benge

Vona Brooks Benge

Nov 8, 2016

Vona Brooks Benge, 81, of Canadian, died November 8, 2016 in Canadian. Services will be 2:00 PM Friday, November 11, 2016 at First United Methodist Church, with Rev. Danny Sanders, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in Edith Ford Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Canadian. Mrs. Benge was born December 18, 1934 in Canadian and was...

Virginia Capetillo

Virginia Capetillo

Oct 27, 2016

Virginia Capetillo, 80, of Canadian, died October 27, 2016 in Canadian. Graveside services will be 10:00 AM Wednesday, November 2, 2016, at Pantoñ Municipal Cemetery in San Carlos, Mexico. Local arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Canadian. Mrs. Capetillo was born March 20, 1936 in San Fernando, Mexico. She married Antonio Capetillo on April 25, 1955...

Patsy Ann "Pat" Lawson Minick

Patsy Ann "Pat" Lawson Minick

Oct 4, 2016

Patsy Ann “Pat” Lawson Minick, 78, of Canadian, died October 4, 2016 in Canadian. Graveside services will be 10:00 AM Saturday, October 8, 2016, at Edith Ford Memorial Cemetery with Donald Hill, pastor of The River Ministries in Canadian, officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Canadian. Mrs. Minick was born April 11, 1938 in Pampa,...

Stanley Glen Swires

Stanley Glen Swires

Sep 23, 2016

Stanley “PaPa” Swires, 71, of Canadian, passed away Friday, September 23, 2016, in Amarillo. Services will be 2:00 PM Monday, September 26, 2016, at the Church of Christ in Canadian, with Cecil Burch, of Amarillo and Jake Perkins, minister of the Church of Christ of Canadian, officiating. Burial will follow in Edith Ford Cemetery in Canadian. Arrangements are under the...

Othel E. Stout Rippstein

Othel E. Stout Rippstein

Sep 14, 2016

Othel E. Stout Rippstein, 95, of Higgins, departed this life on September 14, 2016 in Comfort, Texas. Services will be 2:00 PM Monday, September 19, 2016, at the Church of the Nazarene in Higgins, with Rev. Cawlie Johnson, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in Higgins Cemetery under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Canadian. Mrs. Rippstein was born January...

Ruth L. Hodges

Ruth L. Hodges

Sep 6, 2016

Ruth L. Hodges, 93, of Canadian, died September 6, 2016 in Canadian. Services will be 11:00 AM Saturday, September 10, 2016, at Carmichael-Whatley Canadian Chapel, with Rev. Danny Sanders, pastor of First United Methodist Church, and Donald Hill, pastor of River Ministries, officiating. Burial will be in Edith Ford Cemetery under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Canadian. Mrs....

Martha Ann Price Smith

Martha Ann Price Smith

Aug 31, 2016

Martha Ann Price Smith, 95, of Higgins, died August 31, 2016 in Canadian. Graveside services will be 11:00 AM Saturday, September 3, 2016, at Higgins Cemetery, memorial services will be at 1:00 PM at the First United Methodist Church in Higgins, with Rev. Blake Durham, pastor, officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Canadian. Mrs. Smith...

George Thomas Reames

George Thomas Reames

Aug 25, 2016

George Thomas Reames, 74, of Canadian, died August 25, 2016 in Canadian. Memorial services will be 2:00 PM Monday, August 29, 2016, at Abundant Life Church with Rev. Berry Hosford, pastor, officiating. Cremation and arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Canadian. Mr. Reames was born July 21, 1942 in Prague, Oklahoma. He married Linda Mae Marine,...

Sandra Elaine Smithee

Sandra Elaine Smithee

Aug 22, 2016

Sandra Elaine Scott Smithee, 65, of Canadian, died August 22, 2016 in Canadian. Memorial services will be 10:00 AM Saturday, September 3, 2016, at Carmichael-Whatley Canadian Chapel, with Donald Hill, officiating. Cremation and arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Canadian. Mrs. Smithee was born January 10, 1951 in Lamar, Colorado. She was raised in Walsh, Colorado...

Johnny "Jack" Moore

Johnny "Jack" Moore

Aug 21, 2016

Johnny “Jack” Moore, 81, of Canadian, died Sunday August 21, 2016 in Canadian. Memorial services will be 10:00 AM Tuesday, August 23, 2016 in Carmichael-Whatley Canadian Chapel with Elder Jerry Smith, with Canadian Church of Christ, officiating. Cremation and arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Canadian. Mr. Moore was born August 5, 1935 in Panhandle. He...