Local Obituaries for Families in Amarillo, Texas
Douglas Barron
Jan 3, 2026
Rupert Douglas Barron Jr., aka Doug, Sonny, R.D., Doc, Dad, Papa, was born in Amarillo, Texas, on February 11, 1935, to Rupert Douglas and Pauline Chilton Barron. He lived in Amarillo all his life and attended Amarillo High School, where he was a Cheerleader. After graduation in 1953 Sonny joined the Army and served stateside as a medical technician in...
Daniel Salas
Jan 2, 2026
Daniel “Popo” Salas
Sunrise 12/26/48 Sunset 01/02/26A devoted husband, father, POPO, brother, and uncle will be honored in a “Celebration of Life” on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at Accelerate Church, 4400 Crockett Street.
Daniel was born on December 6, 1948, to his parents, Ysmael and Maria Luna Salas.
He married the love of his life, Lynda Olivarez, in Goodland, Kansas, on December 23,...
Elsie Mae Tidwell
Jan 2, 2026
Elsie Tidwell, age 86, of Amarillo, entered into Heaven on January 2, 2026, in Amarillo.
A funeral to honor her life will be held on Thursday, January 8, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 South Georgia.
Elsie was born on July 2, 1939, in Duncan, Oklahoma, to her parents, Richard Lee and Dora Francis Spencer Cooper. She married Colby...
Cheryl Barger
Jan 1, 2026
Cheryl Barger, 75, of Amarillo, Texas, stepped into eternity on January 1, 2026. With her trademark beautiful smile, she ran—joyful and pain-free—into the waiting arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. To honor her life and celebrate her glorious homecoming, a memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 8, 2026, at First Baptist Church, with...
LaJuana Jean Sharber
Jan 1, 2026
LaJuana Jean Sharber, age 83 of Amarillo, entered the gates of Heaven on January 1, 2026.
The family will receive guests from 6:00 PM until 7:00 PM on Sunday, January 4, 2026, at Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 South Georgia. A graveside service will be held at 9:00 AM on Monday, January 5, 2026 at Memory Gardens Cemetery, I-27 and McCormick.A service...
Ronald Wayne Carrington
Dec 31, 2025
Ronald Wayne Carrington, 70, of Lubbock, Texas passed peacefully on December 31, 2025.
The family will receive guests on Sunday, January 4, 2026, from 3 pm to 4 pm at Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia, Amarillo, Texas. A graveside service will be held on Monday, January 5, 2026, at 2 pm at Memory Gardens Cemetery, 14200 Interstate 27 South in...
Courtney Ann Hudson
Dec 28, 2025
Courtney Ann (Rome) Hudson died on December 28, 2025, in Amarillo, Texas.
Courtney was born on October 7, 1932, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Harold Rome and Olga Milto Rome.
In her later years, Courtney fondly recounted stories of taking streetcars to grade school and later to nursing school in New Orleans, where she gained her RN. She was in nursing school...
Darla Arline Wilbur
Dec 25, 2025
Darla Arline Wilbur, 87, of Amarillo, passed away on December 25, 2025.
The family will receive guests on Thursday, January 1, 2026, from 2 pm to 5 pm at Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia. The funeral service will take place in the funeral home’s Brentwood Chapel on Friday, January 2, 2026, at 2 pm with Reverend Greg Corona of Hillside...
Virgil Lee Estes Jr
Dec 24, 2025
Virgil Lee Estes Jr., affectionately known as Lee, was a devoted father, grandfather, and friend. He passed away on December 24, 2025, at the age of 76. Born in Mendota, Illinois, Lee moved to California at the age of 8, and as his family moved between Missouri, California, and Amarillo during his youth, he developed a love for meeting people...
Alyssa Joy Peters
Dec 22, 2025
December 22nd 1992, Alyssa Joy Peters entered this world and on December 22nd 2025, her 33rd birthday, she left it. Again proving that her mother, Cindy Peters, is always right.
Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, December 27, 2025, at St Mary's Cathedral Chapel, 1200 S. Washington, with Reverend Avitus Siriwa presiding. Burial will follow at Llano Cemetery.
Alyssa Joy was born...
Renea Wright Miller
Dec 20, 2025
Friends and loved ones are invited to view and sign the guest book on Friday, December 26, 2025, from 12:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 South Georgia. The funeral will be held on Saturday, December 27, 2025, at 2:00 PM at The Church at Quail Creek with Rev. Dale Moreland officiating. Interment will follow at Llano...
Cris Blalock
Dec 20, 2025
Cris Blalock, age 68 of Amarillo went to be with his Lord on December 20, 2025.
The funeral will be on Monday, December 29, 2025, at 2:00 PM at Schooler Funeral Home, Brentwood Chapel, 4100 South Georgia. Pastor Mike Alexander of New Testament Christian Church of Amarillo will officiate. Interment will be at the Panhandle Cemetery in Panhandle, Texas.
Cris was born...
Harriet Chapell Dunlap
Dec 20, 2025
Harriet Chapell Dunlap, age 94, of Amarillo, Texas, passed away on December 20, 2025, in Amarillo.
There are no services scheduled at this time. Her family will follow her wishes and her ashes will be scatted in Hawaii.
Harriet was born on April 30, 1931, in Orange, New Jersey, to her parents, Clarence Lorenzo Lattin and Cornelia Chapell Newcomb Lattin. She had...
Carmelita Sue Diller
Dec 19, 2025
Carmelita Sue Diller
August 13, 1936 — December 19, 2025
Carmelita Sue Diller, 89, of Amarillo passed from this life on Friday, December 19, 2025.
A rosary will be held on Monday, December 22, 2025 , at 6:00 p.m. at Schooler Funeral Home, Brentwood Chapel, 4100 South Georgia. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St, Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church on Tuesday,...
Tammy Lynn Castellano
Dec 15, 2025
After a sudden and short illness, Tammy Castellano went to spend Christmas with Jesus this year on December 15, 2025.
The rosary will be Thursday Dec 18th at 6pm held at Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 South Georgia.
Funeral mass will be Friday, Dec 19th at 10am at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Burial will be at Llano Cemetery.
Tammy was born on October 30,...
Ricky Romero Jr.
Dec 11, 2025
Ricky Romero Jr, 73 of Amarillo, TX passed away Thursday, December 11, 2025.
Due to the holidays, there will not be a memorial service at this time.
Ricky was born in San Bernardino, CA, to Ricky Sr and Stella Romero. The second of six children. His early childhood was spent running with siblings and cousins around his Grandmothers house. The family moved...
James Thomas Clarke
Dec 7, 2025
James T. Clarke, Jim to his family and friends, passed at 94 years old on December 7, 2025, in Amarillo, Texas. He was born on March 9, 1931, in Littlefield, Texas to Claude T Clark and Wanda Gregory Clark. He moved to Sundown, Texas with his mother and siblings after his father’s death. He was active in and excelled at...
Cheri Lou Mooring
Dec 6, 2025
Cheri McNabb Mooring age 74 of Amarillo, gained her heavenly wings on December 6, 2025, surrounded by her family.
Cheri was born in Amarillo, Texas, on April 20, 1951, to James and Jo Cogdill. Cheri’s father James, passed away in 1956. Jo remarried to Millard McNabb of Amarillo in June of 1958 and Millard adopted Cheri, and her sisters Debbie and...
Mickie B. Reyes
Dec 4, 2025
Mickie Bitela Reyes, age 87 of Amarillo entered Heaven on December 4, 2025, in Amarillo.
A rosary will be said on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at 6:00 PM at Schooler Funeral Home, Brentwood Chapel, 4100 South Georgia. The funeral mass will be on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at 10:00 AM at St. Laurence Catholic Church, 2300 N Spring. Interment will follow...
Virgil James " Jim " Jordan Jr.
Dec 3, 2025
Virgil James “Jim” Jordan Jr, 93, of Amarillo, passed peacefully on December 3, 2025.
A graveside service will be held on Thursday, December 11, 2025, at 10 am, at Llano Cemetery with Deacon Mark White of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church presiding.
Jim was born on November 1, 1932, in Plainview, Texas to Virgil Sr and Irma Lucille Jordan. He was...
