All Obituaries

Services will be held on Thursday,  February 18th at 11:00AM in  Holley Funeral Home Chapel, 205 N 11th Street Canyon TX. Chlolon Jasper "jay" Skinner took his long awaited journey home on Saturday, February 13, 2021.  He passed at his home in Amarillo, TX at the age of 75. Jay is survived by his daughter Christie Barajas and husband Jeffery  Barajas of Canyon, 3 grandchildren, Wesley Stevens of Canyon, Trinity Stevens and husband Walter Simms of Canyon and...

CREMATION ARRANGED BY HOLLEY FUNERAL HOME

Patricia Ann “Pat” Feakes, passed away peacefully in Amarillo, Texas on January 30th, 2021 at the age of 78.  Pat is survived by her children, Steve Parker of Dawn, Texas and Sabra Parker Rector of Bushland, Texas. Additionally, she is survived by her grandchildren, Kenly and husband William Wimberley, Rachel and husband Laramy Friemel, Colin Hill, and Kyle Hill. Furthermore, she is survived by four great grandchildren; Warren, Ben, Laiken, and Cole.  Pat was born in...

A celebration of Ethel's life will be held on Wednesday January 27, 2021, in the First United Methodist Church of Canyon, TX at 2:00 PM with the Reverend Rick Enns, Pastor officiating.  Burial will follow in Dreamland Cemetery.  The family will receive visitors on Tuesday at Holley Funeral Home from 4:00 - 7:00 PM. Beloved mother and grandmother Ethel Schroeder peacefully passed away on January 24, 2021 at her home in Canyon, TX surrounded by her loved...

Graveside services will be held on Monday January 4, 2021, at 11:00 AM in Happy Memorial Cemetery, Happy, TX with  Corky Holland of First Baptist Church of Amarillo officiating. JaNet was born on August 13, 1941 in Amarillo, TX to George A. and Modenia Airhart Rahlfs. She was reared in Happy, TX.  In  1967, she graduated from Northwest Texas Hospital School of Nursing, and became a nursing instructor while working as an RN at Northwest.  Later she worked at...

On Wednesday, December 23, 2020, Maria Soliz (Esquivel) Nelson, loving mother, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away at age 82. Maria was born December 21, 1938 in Eagle Pass, Texas, to Santos and Maria Cumpian Esquivel. She married Jesus L Soliz on September 13, 1959 in Friona Texas. Her passion in life was her family.  She had a jovial personality with an infectious smile.  She had a meager upbringing, but that never stopped her from giving to others.  She...

Cecil E Blasingame, 77, was born February 11, 1943 in Vega,Tx to parents Howard and Pauline (Sherrill) Blasingame and passed away December 16, 2020. Mr. Blasingame was married to Bernice Byrd and was a cowboy who spent most of his time working in the agricultural industry. He was a master spur maker and took great pride in his work. Cecil's memory will be carried on by his wife Bernice Blasingame of Canyon,Tx; his children; grandchildren and great grandchildren; an several nieces...

Patsy Koelder was born Patsy Ruth Mitchell, Feb. 17, 1926 in Hall County, Texas to Wendell and Alice Mitchell.  She graduated from Lakeview High School and attended business school in Plainview, TX.  She married Roger Ellerd and he preceded her in death in the Korean Conflict.  She married Calvin Koelder Jan. 17, 1953 and helped on the family farm in Cotton Center, TX.  They moved to Gallup, NM in 1974 where she was manager of the El Hopi Motel for several years. ...

Willie Ruth Eitner, known to many as Mamalu, passed away Sunday, November 22, 2020 at the age of 88. Our feisty and loving matriarch graced this earth on Valentine’s Day, 1932, and married the love of her life, Arthur Stephenson Eitner, on January 15, 1950. Their legacy lives on with 5 beautiful girls, 11 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren, and a great great granddaughter on the way. She is survived by Audrey Hathaway and husband Steve of Westerville, OH; Arlene...

Dorretta Margaret (Lemmer) Boehning  was born on February 6, 1926 in Buffalo, Nebraska to Edmund and Augusta Lemmer.   She married Leroy Fredrick Boehning on February 6, 1946 .  Their union was blessed with 7 children.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Leroy, her parents, 3 brothers, Henry Lemmer, Ivan Lemmer, and Jerome Lemmer, 1 sister Eva Mary Buckley, 2 grandsons, Joshua Boehning and Randy Boehning. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, cooking,...