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

Judith "Judy" Ann Harle Ward

Judith "Judy" Ann Harle Ward

Sep 12, 2024

Judith “Judy” Ann Harle Ward, 76, of Vega, Texas, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior on September 12, 2024. 

Visitation will be from 5:30 P.M. – 7:00 P.M., on Monday, September 16, 2024, at Boxwell Brothers in Vega 107 S. Main St. 

Graveside services will be at 10:30 A.M. on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at Memorial Park Cemetery...

Emma Loraine Brown

Emma Loraine Brown

Sep 10, 2024

Emma Loraine (Shott) Brown, passed away September 10, 2024.

Memorial service will be at 2:00 PM, Friday, September 13, 2024 at Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors. 

Emma was born in Winters, TX to her parents, Dewey C. Shott and Altha Hood on February 4, 1939. She grew up in Winters and Abilene, TX areas...

David Clyde Thompson

David Clyde Thompson

Sep 9, 2024

David Clyde Thompson, 75, of Amarillo, TX passed away September 9, 2024. David was born March 15, 1949 in Clovis, NM to Clyde and Doris Shoemate Thompson. After graduation from Clovis High School in 1967, He proudly served the US Navy in Vietnam as an E5 Engineman 2nd Class. After serving three tours in the Brown Water Navy, he returned...

Holly Kay Smith

Holly Kay Smith

Sep 9, 2024

Holly Kay Smith, aged 49, passed away on September 9, 2024, in Amarillo, TX.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M., Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 12, 2024, at Southwest Church of Christ, officiated by Lynn Rhodes. The burial will take...

James D. "Red" Wigley

James D. "Red" Wigley

Sep 9, 2024

James D. “Red” Wigley entered heaven September 9, 2024. James was born October 3, 1931, in Dawson, Alabama, to Perry and Ida Wigley. He proudly served his country in the U. S. Air Force during the Korean War. 

Red will always be remembered as kind, hardworking, generous, exceptional Bluegrass musician, master mechanic, zealous gardener, trusted friend, great neighbor and most importantly...

Jose "David" Olmos

Jose "David" Olmos

Sep 7, 2024

Jose “David” Olmos, 42, of Amarillo, Texas passed away on September 7, 2024. 

Rosary will be said at 6:00 P.M., Friday, September 13, 2024, in the Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel. Services will be at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, September 14, 2024, in the Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel. Burial will be at Llano Cemetery. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors.

David was born...

Carol Dolores Simmons

Carol Dolores Simmons

Sep 6, 2024

Carol D. Simmons, 86, of Amarillo, Texas passed away on September 6, 2024. 

Private family services will be held. 

Carol was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on April 12, 1938, to Dorothy Odella (Upton) and Richard Frank Green. She graduated from Neosho High School. 

Carol married Gary Simmons in 1956 in Neosho, Missouri. 

Carol worked for Amarillo National Bank, National Share Data, and the McDonald...

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...

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Judith "Judy" Ann Harle Ward

Judith "Judy" Ann Harle Ward

Sep 12, 2024

Judith “Judy” Ann Harle Ward, 76, of Vega, Texas, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior on September 12, 2024. 

Visitation will be from 5:30 P.M. – 7:00 P.M., on Monday, September 16, 2024, at Boxwell Brothers in Vega 107 S. Main St. 

Graveside services will be at 10:30 A.M. on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at Memorial Park Cemetery...

Emma Loraine Brown

Emma Loraine Brown

Sep 10, 2024

Emma Loraine (Shott) Brown, passed away September 10, 2024.

Memorial service will be at 2:00 PM, Friday, September 13, 2024 at Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors. 

Emma was born in Winters, TX to her parents, Dewey C. Shott and Altha Hood on February 4, 1939. She grew up in Winters and Abilene, TX areas...

David Clyde Thompson

David Clyde Thompson

Sep 9, 2024

David Clyde Thompson, 75, of Amarillo, TX passed away September 9, 2024. David was born March 15, 1949 in Clovis, NM to Clyde and Doris Shoemate Thompson. After graduation from Clovis High School in 1967, He proudly served the US Navy in Vietnam as an E5 Engineman 2nd Class. After serving three tours in the Brown Water Navy, he returned...

Holly Kay Smith

Holly Kay Smith

Sep 9, 2024

Holly Kay Smith, aged 49, passed away on September 9, 2024, in Amarillo, TX.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M., Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 12, 2024, at Southwest Church of Christ, officiated by Lynn Rhodes. The burial will take...

James D. "Red" Wigley

James D. "Red" Wigley

Sep 9, 2024

James D. “Red” Wigley entered heaven September 9, 2024. James was born October 3, 1931, in Dawson, Alabama, to Perry and Ida Wigley. He proudly served his country in the U. S. Air Force during the Korean War. 

Red will always be remembered as kind, hardworking, generous, exceptional Bluegrass musician, master mechanic, zealous gardener, trusted friend, great neighbor and most importantly...

Jose "David" Olmos

Jose "David" Olmos

Sep 7, 2024

Jose “David” Olmos, 42, of Amarillo, Texas passed away on September 7, 2024. 

Rosary will be said at 6:00 P.M., Friday, September 13, 2024, in the Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel. Services will be at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, September 14, 2024, in the Boxwell Brothers Ivy Chapel. Burial will be at Llano Cemetery. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors.

David was born...

Carol Dolores Simmons

Carol Dolores Simmons

Sep 6, 2024

Carol D. Simmons, 86, of Amarillo, Texas passed away on September 6, 2024. 

Private family services will be held. 

Carol was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on April 12, 1938, to Dorothy Odella (Upton) and Richard Frank Green. She graduated from Neosho High School. 

Carol married Gary Simmons in 1956 in Neosho, Missouri. 

Carol worked for Amarillo National Bank, National Share Data, and the McDonald...

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...

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