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Local Obituaries for Amarillo, Vega, Panhandle, Dumas, Stratford, Claude Texas

Steven "Steve" Harold Kurts

Steven "Steve" Harold Kurts

Sep 5, 2024

Steven “Steve” Harold Kurts, 68, of Amarillo, Texas passed away on September 5, 2024.

Visitation will be at the family home from 2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M., Sunday, September 8, 2024. Memorial services will be at 11:00 A.M., Monday, September 9, 2024, at Chaparral Hills Baptist Church, with Alan Burkhalter officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, Amarillo.

Steve was born...

Nelda "Jean" Mills

Nelda "Jean" Mills

Sep 5, 2024

Nelda Jean Mills was born in Sulphur Springs, Texas, on February 24, 1939, to Marvin and Charlene Wright, and she went to be with her LORD and Savior Jesus Christ on September 5, 2024. Jean married James Mills on October 26, 1957; they were married for 66 years. James and Jean have two children, Marsha married to Ron Harvell, and...

Robert Dwayne Brown

Robert Dwayne Brown

Sep 4, 2024

Robert Dwayne Brown passed away on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, in Amarillo, Texas. He was 87 years old. 

Dwayne was born in Graham, Texas on August 15, 1937, to Earle Robert and Alice Jewell Brown and raised in Graham with his younger brother Kenneth and sister Gwen. He graduated from Graham High School in 1955. While growing up he developed a...

Kit Carson Sanders

Kit Carson Sanders

Sep 4, 2024

Kit C. Sanders (89) of Amarillo, Texas and formerly of Hereford, Texas, died on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. 

Kit was the son of the late O. R. and Johnnie Sanders and was born in Floydada, Texas on August 21, 1935. He graduated from Hereford High School in 1954 and West Texas State College in 1957 with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism....

Joe Neil Bain

Joe Neil Bain

Sep 2, 2024

Joe Neil Bain, 83, of Amarillo, TX passed away September 2, 2024.

Visitation will be from 6-7:00 PM, Friday, September 6, 2024 at Boxwell Brothers, 2800 Paramount. Funeral service will be at 10:00 AM, Saturday, September 7, 2024 at Central Church of Christ Chapel. Interment will follow in Stinnett Cemetery. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors. 

Joe was born December 21,...

Lavelle Hunter

Lavelle Hunter

Sep 2, 2024

Lavelle Hunter, 94, of Dumas, TX died on September 2, 2024. 

Private burial will take place in Erick, Ok. Cremation and arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors of Dumas, 500 N. Maddox.

Lavelle was born on April 29, 1930, in Willow, Ok. to Paul and Euretha Watson. She graduated from High School in Sayre, Ok. She worked for many years as...

Billie Evelyn Payton

Billie Evelyn Payton

Sep 1, 2024

Billie Evelyn Payton-Dec 19, 1928 – September 1, 2024

Billie Evelyn (Belcher) Payton was born on December 19, 1928, to Lue Artie and Willie Horace Belcher. She was born at home on a farm near Tatum, New Mexico.

The family moved to a ranch near Dexter, New Mexico when Evelyn was about one year old. She attended Dexter Schools. She started to...

Alexander Diaz

Alexander Diaz

Aug 29, 2024

Alexander Diaz, 75, of Amarillo, TX died Thursday, August 29, 2024.

Services will be at 1:00 p.m., Friday, September 6, 2024, at Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount Blvd., Amarillo. Burial will follow at St. Anthony’s Catholic Cemetery in Hereford, TX. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors. 

Alexander was born September 9, 1948, in Lorenzo, TX to David and Antonia (Casias)...

Alvis Ray Wright J.

Alvis Ray Wright J.

Aug 29, 2024

Alvis Ray Wright Jr., of Amarillo, TX passed away on August 29, 2024. 

Services will be at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, September 4, 2024, in the Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel with Rev. Donald Newsome officiating. Burial will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 6-7 PM, Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. Arrangements are by...

Martha Leo (Phillott) Arnett

Martha Leo (Phillott) Arnett

Aug 29, 2024

Martha Leo (Philpott) Arnett 97, of Amarillo, TX died Thursday, August 29, 2024.

Graveside service will be at 11:00 AM, Saturday, August 31, 2024 at Llano Cemetery. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors. 

Martha was born March 17, 1927, in Cave Springs Arkansas to Ray and Tena Philpott. After their deaths when she was two and five, she and her twin...

Arthur Carson Smith

Arthur Carson Smith

Aug 28, 2024

Arthur Carson Smith passed away on August 28, 2024. He was born on February 23, 1936 in Foreman, AR. 

Carson is survived by his wife of 65 years, Helen; two daughters, Stacey Smith of Amarillo and Jennifer Rosner and husband Rich Rosner of Dallas; grandson, James Elam of Houston; granddaughters, Grace Sullivan of New York, Sarah Sullivan and Becca Sullivan, both...

Cyrus Milton Fields, Jr.

Cyrus Milton Fields, Jr.

Aug 28, 2024

Cyrus Milton Fields, Jr., 76, of Amarillo, TX died Wednesday, August 28, 2024.

Memorial services will be at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, September 14, 2024, in Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel. Celebration of Life will be at 4:00 P.M. at Mac Daddy’s. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.

Cyrus was born April 11, 1948, in Slaton, TX to Mary Ann...

Ruth Young

Ruth Young

Aug 28, 2024

Ruth Harrison Young was born on September 30, 1924 in San Antonio, Texas and passed away on August 28, 2024 in Amarillo, Texas. 

Throughout her long life, Ruth lightened the hearts of all who were blessed to know her. Always ready for adventure, she enjoyed life’s simple pleasures, such as family gatherings, car trips, music, games, and the Dallas Cowboys. Following...

Gene Fox

Gene Fox

Aug 28, 2024

Gene Fox, 80, of Amarillo, TX died Wednesday, August 28, 2024.

Services will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 31, 2024, at Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Burial will follow in Claude, TX. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors.

Gene was born October 19, 1943, in Brownsville, TX to Channing and Ethel (Phillips) Fox. He graduated from Brownsville High...

Dona Maria Mays

Dona Maria Mays

Aug 27, 2024

Dona Maria Mays, 80, of Amarillo, TX passed away August 27, 2024.

Memorial service will be at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors. 

Dona was born September 2, 1943, in Pearsall, TX to Frank and Dona Frances Fluegge. She obtained her Masters Degree and worked as an elementary...

Gary Patterson

Gary Patterson

Aug 27, 2024

Gary Patterson, 84, of Amarillo, TX died Tuesday, August 27, 2024.

Graveside services will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at Llano Cemetery with Corky Holland of First Baptist Church officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.

Gary was born July 31, 1940, in Lockney, TX to Melvin and Mavis (Whitfield) Patterson. He graduated from Lubbock...

Dan Paul Bailey

Dan Paul Bailey

Aug 26, 2024

Dan Bailey of Amarillo, Texas, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 26, 2024 at the age of 70 after a 9-month struggle with pancreatic cancer. He was born on June 24, 1954 in Carrollton, Georgia to the late Helen Catherine Shaw and Earnest “Paul” Bailey. Dan is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Lynn Shaw Bailey; son and...

Bradley Todd Dye

Bradley Todd Dye

Aug 24, 2024

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Bradley Todd Dye, 64, of Amarillo, Texas, on August 24. He was born in Roswell, New Mexico, in 1959 to Bill and Yolanda Dye. 

Brad grew up in Texas and was a standout football player at Claude High School. He continued playing after graduation, at Tarleton State University, before moving...

Clinton "Clint" Keith Doyle

Clinton "Clint" Keith Doyle

Aug 24, 2024

Clinton Keith Doyle (Clint Doyle) of Austin, who was 36 years old and formerly of Amarillo, passed from this world and went home to be with his Lord and Savior on August 24, 2024.

No services are scheduled at this time. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors. 

Clint was born September 28, 1987, in Amarillo where he attended school and graduated...

Victoriana Ortega Rivera

Victoriana Ortega Rivera

Aug 24, 2024

Victoriana Rivera, beloved mother and grandmother 92, of Amarillo went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, August 24, 2024. Victoriana was born on March 23, 1932 in McAllen, Texas.

Rosary will be on Wednesday August 28, 2024 at 7 pm in the Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount BIvd. Mass will be on Thursday August 29,...

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Steven "Steve" Harold Kurts

Steven "Steve" Harold Kurts

Sep 5, 2024

Steven “Steve” Harold Kurts, 68, of Amarillo, Texas passed away on September 5, 2024.

Visitation will be at the family home from 2:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M., Sunday, September 8, 2024. Memorial services will be at 11:00 A.M., Monday, September 9, 2024, at Chaparral Hills Baptist Church, with Alan Burkhalter officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, Amarillo.

Steve was born...

Nelda "Jean" Mills

Nelda "Jean" Mills

Sep 5, 2024

Nelda Jean Mills was born in Sulphur Springs, Texas, on February 24, 1939, to Marvin and Charlene Wright, and she went to be with her LORD and Savior Jesus Christ on September 5, 2024. Jean married James Mills on October 26, 1957; they were married for 66 years. James and Jean have two children, Marsha married to Ron Harvell, and...

Robert Dwayne Brown

Robert Dwayne Brown

Sep 4, 2024

Robert Dwayne Brown passed away on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, in Amarillo, Texas. He was 87 years old. 

Dwayne was born in Graham, Texas on August 15, 1937, to Earle Robert and Alice Jewell Brown and raised in Graham with his younger brother Kenneth and sister Gwen. He graduated from Graham High School in 1955. While growing up he developed a...

Kit Carson Sanders

Kit Carson Sanders

Sep 4, 2024

Kit C. Sanders (89) of Amarillo, Texas and formerly of Hereford, Texas, died on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. 

Kit was the son of the late O. R. and Johnnie Sanders and was born in Floydada, Texas on August 21, 1935. He graduated from Hereford High School in 1954 and West Texas State College in 1957 with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism....

Joe Neil Bain

Joe Neil Bain

Sep 2, 2024

Joe Neil Bain, 83, of Amarillo, TX passed away September 2, 2024.

Visitation will be from 6-7:00 PM, Friday, September 6, 2024 at Boxwell Brothers, 2800 Paramount. Funeral service will be at 10:00 AM, Saturday, September 7, 2024 at Central Church of Christ Chapel. Interment will follow in Stinnett Cemetery. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors. 

Joe was born December 21,...

Lavelle Hunter

Lavelle Hunter

Sep 2, 2024

Lavelle Hunter, 94, of Dumas, TX died on September 2, 2024. 

Private burial will take place in Erick, Ok. Cremation and arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors of Dumas, 500 N. Maddox.

Lavelle was born on April 29, 1930, in Willow, Ok. to Paul and Euretha Watson. She graduated from High School in Sayre, Ok. She worked for many years as...

Billie Evelyn Payton

Billie Evelyn Payton

Sep 1, 2024

Billie Evelyn Payton-Dec 19, 1928 – September 1, 2024

Billie Evelyn (Belcher) Payton was born on December 19, 1928, to Lue Artie and Willie Horace Belcher. She was born at home on a farm near Tatum, New Mexico.

The family moved to a ranch near Dexter, New Mexico when Evelyn was about one year old. She attended Dexter Schools. She started to...

Alexander Diaz

Alexander Diaz

Aug 29, 2024

Alexander Diaz, 75, of Amarillo, TX died Thursday, August 29, 2024.

Services will be at 1:00 p.m., Friday, September 6, 2024, at Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount Blvd., Amarillo. Burial will follow at St. Anthony’s Catholic Cemetery in Hereford, TX. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors. 

Alexander was born September 9, 1948, in Lorenzo, TX to David and Antonia (Casias)...

Alvis Ray Wright J.

Alvis Ray Wright J.

Aug 29, 2024

Alvis Ray Wright Jr., of Amarillo, TX passed away on August 29, 2024. 

Services will be at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, September 4, 2024, in the Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel with Rev. Donald Newsome officiating. Burial will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 6-7 PM, Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. Arrangements are by...

Martha Leo (Phillott) Arnett

Martha Leo (Phillott) Arnett

Aug 29, 2024

Martha Leo (Philpott) Arnett 97, of Amarillo, TX died Thursday, August 29, 2024.

Graveside service will be at 11:00 AM, Saturday, August 31, 2024 at Llano Cemetery. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors. 

Martha was born March 17, 1927, in Cave Springs Arkansas to Ray and Tena Philpott. After their deaths when she was two and five, she and her twin...

Arthur Carson Smith

Arthur Carson Smith

Aug 28, 2024

Arthur Carson Smith passed away on August 28, 2024. He was born on February 23, 1936 in Foreman, AR. 

Carson is survived by his wife of 65 years, Helen; two daughters, Stacey Smith of Amarillo and Jennifer Rosner and husband Rich Rosner of Dallas; grandson, James Elam of Houston; granddaughters, Grace Sullivan of New York, Sarah Sullivan and Becca Sullivan, both...

Cyrus Milton Fields, Jr.

Cyrus Milton Fields, Jr.

Aug 28, 2024

Cyrus Milton Fields, Jr., 76, of Amarillo, TX died Wednesday, August 28, 2024.

Memorial services will be at 1:00 P.M., Saturday, September 14, 2024, in Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel. Celebration of Life will be at 4:00 P.M. at Mac Daddy’s. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.

Cyrus was born April 11, 1948, in Slaton, TX to Mary Ann...

Ruth Young

Ruth Young

Aug 28, 2024

Ruth Harrison Young was born on September 30, 1924 in San Antonio, Texas and passed away on August 28, 2024 in Amarillo, Texas. 

Throughout her long life, Ruth lightened the hearts of all who were blessed to know her. Always ready for adventure, she enjoyed life’s simple pleasures, such as family gatherings, car trips, music, games, and the Dallas Cowboys. Following...

Gene Fox

Gene Fox

Aug 28, 2024

Gene Fox, 80, of Amarillo, TX died Wednesday, August 28, 2024.

Services will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 31, 2024, at Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount Blvd. Burial will follow in Claude, TX. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors.

Gene was born October 19, 1943, in Brownsville, TX to Channing and Ethel (Phillips) Fox. He graduated from Brownsville High...

Dona Maria Mays

Dona Maria Mays

Aug 27, 2024

Dona Maria Mays, 80, of Amarillo, TX passed away August 27, 2024.

Memorial service will be at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors. 

Dona was born September 2, 1943, in Pearsall, TX to Frank and Dona Frances Fluegge. She obtained her Masters Degree and worked as an elementary...

Gary Patterson

Gary Patterson

Aug 27, 2024

Gary Patterson, 84, of Amarillo, TX died Tuesday, August 27, 2024.

Graveside services will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at Llano Cemetery with Corky Holland of First Baptist Church officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.

Gary was born July 31, 1940, in Lockney, TX to Melvin and Mavis (Whitfield) Patterson. He graduated from Lubbock...

Dan Paul Bailey

Dan Paul Bailey

Aug 26, 2024

Dan Bailey of Amarillo, Texas, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 26, 2024 at the age of 70 after a 9-month struggle with pancreatic cancer. He was born on June 24, 1954 in Carrollton, Georgia to the late Helen Catherine Shaw and Earnest “Paul” Bailey. Dan is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Lynn Shaw Bailey; son and...

Bradley Todd Dye

Bradley Todd Dye

Aug 24, 2024

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Bradley Todd Dye, 64, of Amarillo, Texas, on August 24. He was born in Roswell, New Mexico, in 1959 to Bill and Yolanda Dye. 

Brad grew up in Texas and was a standout football player at Claude High School. He continued playing after graduation, at Tarleton State University, before moving...

Clinton "Clint" Keith Doyle

Clinton "Clint" Keith Doyle

Aug 24, 2024

Clinton Keith Doyle (Clint Doyle) of Austin, who was 36 years old and formerly of Amarillo, passed from this world and went home to be with his Lord and Savior on August 24, 2024.

No services are scheduled at this time. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors. 

Clint was born September 28, 1987, in Amarillo where he attended school and graduated...

Victoriana Ortega Rivera

Victoriana Ortega Rivera

Aug 24, 2024

Victoriana Rivera, beloved mother and grandmother 92, of Amarillo went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, August 24, 2024. Victoriana was born on March 23, 1932 in McAllen, Texas.

Rosary will be on Wednesday August 28, 2024 at 7 pm in the Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount BIvd. Mass will be on Thursday August 29,...

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