Local Obituaries for Families in Amarillo, Texas

Apr 28, 2020

Carlana Marie Oberg age 76, passed away on Tuesday, April 28th, 2020. She was born on August 20th, 1943 in McCook, Nebraska, to Carl and Helen Oberg. She was the middle child of three children. Lana was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Don Morphis, brother Donnie, and daughter Nancy. She is survived by her brother, Vernon,...

Apr 28, 2020

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Apr 25, 2020

Joel Brent Foster, 62, of Amarillo died April 25, 2020.

Memorial Services will be 11:00am, Saturday, September 5, 2020 in Polk Street United Methodist Church.

Brent was born on January 3, 1958 in Augusta, Georgia to Philip and Cora Miller Foster. After graduating from Tascosa High School in 1976, he joined the Marines Corps and...

Apr 24, 2020

Christopher Lawrence Tate Warden Jella, 15, of Amarillo died April 24, 2020.

Graveside service will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 29, 2020 in Llano Cemetery. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home.

Christopher was born April 2, 2005 in Amarillo to Matthew Jella and Tasha Warden. He attended Fannin Middle School and was just learning...

Apr 22, 2020

Jonathan Todd “JT” Gutierrez was born September 17th, 1977 in Amarillo, Texas to Robert and Sandy Kay Gutierrez. He was welcomed to his heavenly home April 20th, 2020 at age 42.

Jonathan was the second of four children. He attended St. Mary’s Catholic Elementary school and Sam Houston middle school. He graduated from Tascosa High School in...

Apr 22, 2020

Saundra “Saunie” Lee Englund, 82, of Amarillo died April 22, 2020.

Private funeral service will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 25, 2020 at Schooler Funeral Home. The service will be live streamed at www.schoolerfuneralhome.com. Interment will be Monday, April 27, 2020 in Llano Cemetery. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home.

Saundra was born February 5,...

Apr 21, 2020

Dorothy was born on November 25, 1931 in Sayre, Oklahoma to Harry and Dollie Shelley. She graduated from Erick High School in 1950.  At the University of Oklahoma, she was a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority and graduated in 1954 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Education. On December 27, 1954, she married the love...

Apr 20, 2020

Beth Adams Serratt, 81, died April 20, 2020 in Amarillo.

Private graveside service will be Wednesday, April 22, 2020 in Llano Cemetery Mausoleum with Delbert Serratt as officiant. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home.

Beth was born in Clayton, N.M. on May 21, 1938 to Pete and Maurine Adams. She was a member of Pleasant...

Apr 19, 2020

Doris Harris Kenyon passed away on April 19, 2020, of natural causes. She was born April 8, 1931 in Amarillo, Texas, and graduated from Amarillo High School in 1949.

She married her high school sweetheart, J. Wayne Kenyon. He was the love of her life for 60 years, and they are now together again!

She...

Apr 18, 2020

Mary Mann Benson, 81, of Claude passed away April 18, 2020.

Private graveside service will be at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, April 23, 2020 in Claude Cemetery. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home.

Mary was born July 1, 1938 to Robert Starr Mann and Ova Odell Mann in Saint Jo, TX. Mary attended and graduated from...

Apr 18, 2020

Roy Gene Finley, of Claude, passed away peacefully on April 18, 2020, with family by his side. The good Lord blessed us with the love of this Godly man for 71 years, and now we find the strength to let him go. We take comfort knowing he has taken flight to his eternal, heavenly home, and is no longer...

Apr 17, 2020

Randall “Randy” Lynn Taylor, 65, of Amarillo died April 17, 2020.

Graveside service will be in 2:30 p.m., May 16, 2020 in Miami Cemetery in Miami, TX. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home.

Randy was born December 2, 1954 in Pampa, TX to Dan and Lois Taylor. Hard working cowboy, truck driver, and a farrier....

Apr 17, 2020

Bonnie Marie (Guest) Christian of Amarillo, 86 died April 17, 2020.

Due to COVID-19, private interment will be in Dreamland Cemetery in Turkey, Texas.

Bonnie was born December 5, 1933 to William and Edith Guest in Turkey, Texas.  She worked for Levi Strauss from 1967 to 1997, when she retired to care for her husband,...

Apr 16, 2020

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Apr 15, 2020

Mom, Grandma, and Great-Grandma Hatsuko Nishioka Donaldson also known as Nishi, Shorty, and Momma-son, was born on March 29, 1929 in Fukuoka Ken, Japan to Suzuko Nishioka.  As an adolescent, she worked in the coal mines during World War II and survived the bombing on the island of Kyushu in 1945.  Ten years later, she met Paul Joseph Donaldson,...

Apr 12, 2020

Randy Essen, 60, of Amarillo passed away April 12, 2020.

Memorial service will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 23, 2020 at Trinity Fellowship Church West Auditorium, 5000 Hollywood Rd. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home.

Randy was born April 24, 1960, to Robert and Dorothy (Day) Essen in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He graduated high school...

Apr 12, 2020

Surrounded by family, Lori Ann (Schooler) West, 59, of Amarillo was reunited with her soulmate on Sunday, April 12, 2020.

A celebration of Lori’s life will be held in the future. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home.

Lori was born on August 1, 1960 in Amarillo to Ronald Schooler and Jerry Quinn. She graduated from...

Apr 11, 2020

Ronald “Ronie” Sills, 73, of Amarillo died April 11, 2020 in Dallas.

Memorial service will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 3, 2020 at Hillside Christian Church West Campus, 6100 Soncy. Burial was held in Crossroads Cemetery in Lebanon, Missouri. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home.

Ron was born in Watonga, OK to Pete and...

Apr 9, 2020

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Apr 6, 2020

George Joe Baca of Amarillo, Texas, left this life on April 6, 2020. George was born February 12, 1939, in Clovis, New Mexico, to Fidel Angel Baca and Antonia Duran Baca. He was reared in Bovina, Texas, and worked at the movie theater as a teen.  At the age of 21, he joined the Navy and served four years...