Local Obituaries for Families in Amarillo, Texas
Ernest Cothren
Jun 22, 2013
Ernest Cothren, age 87 of Amarillo died Saturday, June 22, 2013 in Amarillo. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, June 27th at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of First Baptist Church. Dr. Winfred Moore will officiate. Private burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 South Georgia. Ernest was born February 19, 1926 in...
Marilyn Kay Jones
Jun 19, 2013
After a hard fought battle with cancer, Marilyn K. Jones, 72, of Amarillo went Home to be with Jesus on Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 21, in Schooler Funeral Home Brentwood Chapel, with Pastor Dale Bigham of Arden Road Baptist Church officiating. Private burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are by...
William C. Sharp
Jun 18, 2013
William Clyde “Bill” Sharp, affectionately known as “Cowboy”, died June 18, 2013. He was 81 years old. Rosary will be said at Schooler Funeral Home, at 6:00 p.m., Friday, June 21, 2013. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday June 22, in Brentwood Chapel, Schooler Funeral Home with Rev. Bill Wade officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100...
Aleta Wanderscheid
Jun 17, 2013
Lee Wanderscheid, 82, of Amarillo died June 17, 2013. Memorial Services will be at 2:00 PM, Friday, June 21, 2013 in Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church with Rev. Robert Blum officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 South Georgia. Lee Wanderscheid was born February 24, 1931 in Weldon, IL to Charles and Mossie Peters. She married the love of...
Ervin Lax
Jun 15, 2013
Ervin Lax 77, of Amarillo, passed away on Saturday, June 15, 2013 after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, June 21, in Schooler Funeral Home Brentwood Chapel with the Rev. Joe Cofer officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia. Ervin was born on January 16, 1936 in...
Neva Nell Kite
Jun 14, 2013
On June13, 2013, Neva Nell Palmer Kite entered into her long-awaited home, and she is now singing with the angels. Neva was born August 29, 1922 to Gertrude and Brady Palmer in Sulphur Springs, Texas. In school, she excelled at academics and music. While attending college, she met the love of her life, Haun Kite, where they both majored in...
Laurine Pike
Jun 14, 2013
Laurine Walker Pike, 92, of Amarillo died June 14, 2013. Graveside services will be at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 18, in Llano Cemetery with Chaplain Sherman Eastland officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia. Laurine was born July 22, 1920 in Johnson County, Oklahoma, to Harvey and Della Snodgrass Milligan. She married the love of her life,...
Major Santos D. Tenorio
Jun 9, 2013
Major Santos D. Tenorio, U.S. Army retired went home to serve with “the Big Ranger in the Sky” on Saturday, June 8, 2013. Rosary service will be at 6:00 PM tonight (Wednesday) at Schooler Funeral Home, Brentwood Chapel, 4100 South Georgia. Funeral Mass will be at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church on Thursday at 10:00 AM. Celebrant will be...
Feliciana Garcia
Jun 9, 2013
Feliciana Garcia, 43, of Amarillo died Sunday, June 9, 2013. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, June 12, 2013 in Schooler Funeral Home Brentwood Chapel with Pastor Wayne officiating. A Prayer service will be held at 6:00 PM, Tuesday June 11, 2013 in Schooler Funeral Home Brentwood Chapel. Interment will be in Llano Cemetery. Arrangements are by...
Dorothy Marie Bohr
Jun 5, 2013
Dorothy “Marie” Bohr, 81, of Groom died Wednesday, June 5, 2013, in Claude, Texas. Rosary will be said at 7:00 p.m., Friday, June 7, 2013, in Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Groom, Texas. Funeral Mass will be celebrated 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 8, in Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church with the Rev. Mieczyslaw Przepiora officiating. Burial will...
Reymundo Velarde
Jun 3, 2013
Reymundo “Rey” Velarde, Sr., 74, died Monday, June 3, 2013, in Amarillo. Rosary will be said at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 5, in Brentwood Chapel at Schooler Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, June 6 in St. Martin’s Catholic Church with Msgr. Rex Nicholl as celebrant. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia....
Margaret Elizabeth Schwartz
Jun 2, 2013
Margaret Elizabeth (Epp) Schwartz, 89 of Amarillo, formerly from Ashland, KS. Passed away on Sunday June 2, 2013 at BSA Hospice in Amarillo, TX. Funeral Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday June 6, 2013 at First United Methodist Church, in Ashland, KS. with Pastor John Carney and Tom Humphreys officiating. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Ashland, Kansas. Arrangements...
Allen J. Monroe
Jun 1, 2013
Allen Monroe was born Nov. 18, 1930, in Worcester, Mass., to Julia Lauzier and John Paul Percie Monroe. The delights of his heart are his wife Mary Jo, flying, education and his children and grandchildren. He was one of the silent great men, bearing great pain with fortitude and humor. Allen was a true brother to his Peters relatives including...
Helen Lyles
May 31, 2013
Helen Lyles, 89 of Amarillo died Friday, May 31, 2013. Graveside services will be at 10:00 at Dreamland Cemetery in Canyon on June 4, 2013 with Rev. Corky Holland officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S Georgia. Helen was born in South Plains to Matt and Minnie Lyles. Most of her adult life she worked at Bivins Nursing...
Charles Delbert Ward
May 30, 2013
Charles D. Ward, 58, died Thursday, May 30, 2013 in Amarillo. Memorial services will be held 2:00 p.m., Sunday, June 2, in Brentwood Chapel at Schooler Funeral Home. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia. Charles was born March 21, 1955 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, to Thomas and Donna Ward. He was an army veteran and worked in...
Celia Avis Irwin
May 30, 2013
Celia A. Irwin, 78, of Amarillo passed away Thursday, May 30, 2013. Graveside services will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, June 3, 2013, at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Memorial services will follow at 11:00 a.m. at Lake Tanglewood Community Church with Dr. Roger A. Hubbard officiating. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia, Amarillo, Texas. Celia was born June...
Georgia Lee Wilson
May 26, 2013
Georgia Lee Wilson, 91, of Claude passed away Sunday, May 26, 2013. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Wednesday, May 29 in the First Baptist Church of Claude, TX with Pastors Dick Gravly and Dr. Delbert Serratt officiating. Burial will follow in Claude Cemetery by Schooler Funeral Directors of Claude. Georgia was born the seventh of eight children August 14,...
Wanda LaNelle Shanks
May 26, 2013
Wanda LaNelle Hodges Flippin Shanks died May 26, 2013 in her home. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at Schooler Funeral Home, Brentwood Chapel with Chad Mantooth, pastor officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S Georgia. Wanda was born Oct. 25, 1922, in Cottle County to Gaines Clifford Hodges and...
Mary Elizabeth Laur
May 26, 2013
Mary E. Laur, 92, died Sunday, May 26, 2013 in Amarillo. She was born February 8, 1921, in Beaumont, Texas, daughter of Grace Talmadge Kirby and John Ralston Kirby. She married Dr. William E. Laur of Saginaw, Mich., on December 31, 1943, in Detroit. Mrs. Laur graduated high school in Beaumont in 1939. She continued her education at Lamar College...
Dorothy Marie Bell
May 25, 2013
Dorothy Marie Bell, a long-time resident of Amarillo, passed away May 25, 2013. She was 98 years young. Services will be at 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at Schooler Funeral Home Brentwood Chapel, with Dr. Delbert Serratt officiating. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia. Mrs. Bell was born in Sunset, Texas...
