Obituaries

Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Earnest Vanover

Earnest Vanover

Jul 2, 2021

Earnest Lee Vanover, 97, of Fritch passed away Friday, July 2, 2021 in Amarillo.  Services for Mr. Vanover will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, July 5, 2021 at Celebration Family Church in Fritch, with Pastor Dwight Kirksey and Pastor Bill Browning officiating.  Graveside services for Earnest will be at 4:00 p.m., Monday, July 5th at the Rule...

Olga Anaya

Olga Anaya

Jun 30, 2021

Olga Ruiz Anaya passed away on June 30, 2021, in Crane, Tx. Rosary will be read 5:00 pm Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at Minton Memorial Chapel. Funeral mass will be 11:00 am Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Burial will be in Highland Park Cemetery under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of...

Daral Williams

Daral Williams

Jun 29, 2021

Daral Wayne Williams, 57 of Borger passed away, Tuesday June 29, 2021, in Lubbock. No services currently. Cremation is under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger.

Daral was born July 30, 1963, in Borger to Elva and Shirley (Sims) Williams. He was a mechanic. He loved kids, hanging around with friends, the Dallas Cowboys and...

John Barrie Sr

John Barrie Sr

Jun 29, 2021

John Cowan Barrie Sr, 60 of Borger passed away Tuesday June 29, 2021, in Borger. Memorial services will be at Word of Life Church in Borger at 2:00 pm Thursday July 1, 2021. Cremation was under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger.

John was born January 17, 1961, in Norwich, CT to Gerard Roy...

Rhonda Willard

Rhonda Willard

Jun 28, 2021

Rhonda Diann Willard, 59, passed peacefully to her Heavenly home Monday, June 28, 2021.

Funeral services will be held 2 pm on Thursday, July 1, 2021 at Calvary Baptist Church.  Burial will follow in Panhandle Cemetery.   Services are under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Panhandle with Pastor Brent Childers officiating.  Rhonda will lie in...

Donald Wright

Donald Wright

Jun 26, 2021

Donald L. Wright, 74 of Amarillo passed away Saturday, June 26, 2021 in Amarillo. The rosary will be read at 6:30 pm Thursday, July 1, 2021 at Minton Memorial Chapel in Borger. Funeral mass will be 2:00 pm Friday at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Borger. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park under the direction of...

Tom Dortch

Tom Dortch

Jun 21, 2021

Tom Dortch, 87, finished his race on Monday, June 21, 2021.

A celebration of his life will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, June 26, 2021 at First Baptist Church of Morse.  Burial will follow in Lieb Cemetery.   In lieu of flowers his memory may be honored with a gift to the Morse Community Building, Box...

Ila Hayes

Ila Hayes

Jun 20, 2021

Ila May Hayes, 97 of Borger went to be with her Lord and Savior on June 20, 2021, Sunday Morning. Funeral Services will be 10:00 am Wednesday at Riverview Baptist Church in Borger. Burial will be in Stinnett Cemetery under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. There will be a family and friends visitation at the...

Patsy Fanis

Patsy Fanis

Jun 18, 2021

Patsy Fanis, 76 of Borger passed away peacefully at South House in Burleson, TX, on Friday June 18, 2021.

Patsy was born to Marshall and Gennie Dickson on June 22, 1944 in Clarksville, TX. She was employed at Borger Nursing Home for years, then went to work at the Sands restaurant and ended up at the Booker...

Janet Vannatta

Janet Vannatta

Jun 15, 2021

Janet Gail VanNatta, 70 of Stinnett passed away June 15, 2021 in Stinnett. Memorial services will be 1:00 pm Tuesday June 22, 2021 at Minton Memorial Chapel. Cremation was under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger.

Janet was born November 7, 1950 in Liberal, Kansas to William Elliot and Versia Jewell (Likens) Smith. She...

Roscoe Alford

Roscoe Alford

Jun 14, 2021

Roscoe Robert (Robbie) Alford, 83 of Amarillo, passed away on Monday, June 14, 2021.  Services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, June 21, at the Central Baptist Church in Amarillo.  Burial will follow at Westlawn Memorial Park at 2:00 p.m. under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors.

Robbie was born on May 11, 1938 in Portales, New...

Jimmy Scroggins

Jimmy Scroggins

Jun 12, 2021

Jimmy D. "Jim" Scroggins, 80, died Saturday June 12, 2021 in Borger.  Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday June 22, 2021 at the Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. Dr. Tom Lapacka, Pastor and Rev. Troy Scroggins Pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church in Dumas officiating.  Burial will follow at Westlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Minton Chatwell...

Kathleen Rushing

Kathleen Rushing

Jun 8, 2021

Kathleen Rushing, 77, went to be with her Heavenly Father on June 8, 2021.  She was born on September 24, 1943 to Jim and Imogene Rushing in Lebanon, Oklahoma.  She was a long-time resident of Little Rock, Arkansas where she worked as a caregiver.  She moved back to Borger in 2016.

Preceding her in death are her...

Arthur Bybee

Arthur Bybee

Jun 7, 2021

Arthur Don Bybee, 84, died Monday June 7, 2021 in Amarillo.  Graveside service will be 12:00 p.m. Thursday at Westlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger.  His Memorial Service will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church with Pastor Charlie Morgan, officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00...

Robert Hensley

Robert Hensley

Jun 6, 2021

Robert Lee Hensley, 84, died Sunday, June 6, 2021 at his home in Amarillo surrounded by his loving family. A Celebration of his Life will be held Friday at 10:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Amarillo with Dr. Howie Batson, Pastor officiating.  Graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m. at Westlawn Memorial Park in Borger with Pastor Charlie...

Flora Ezzell

Flora Ezzell

Jun 5, 2021

Flora Katharine Wallace Ezzell: A Life Well Lived. Flora Ezzell  passed from this life on Saturday, June 5, 2021, at the age of 96.  Flora was born to Delia and JB Wallace in Plainview, Texas on November 29, 1924.  She was preceded in death by her parents; loving husband, Robert C. Ezzell; sister, Mary Rogers; brother, Jim Wallace; grandchildren,...

Florence Kueffler

Florence Kueffler

Jun 5, 2021

Florence Kueffler, 85, of Fritch passed away Saturday, June 5, 2021.

Per her wishes no services will be held.  In lieu of flowers her memory may be honored with a gift to your local animal rescues and fosters.

Florence was born May 27, 1936 in Great Falls, Montana to John Panos and Frances Bennett Panos. ...

Jennifer Rawlins

Jennifer Rawlins

Jun 2, 2021

Jennifer Lynn Rawlins, 50 of Amarillo passed away June 2, 2021 in Amarillo. Celebration of life will be 2:30 pm, Saturday June 5, 2021 at Minton memorial Chapel. Cremation is under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger.

Jennifer was born March 16, 1971 in Dayton, Ohio to Andy and Brenda Sanders. She loved to...

Linda Orr

Linda Orr

May 30, 2021

Linda Meeks Orr, 78 of Panhandle, went home to our Heavenly Father Sunday, May 30th in San Antonio.  Graveside services will be 10:00 am, Monday, June 7, at the Panhandle Cemetery followed by a Celebration of Life at 11:00 am, at the First Baptist Church in Panhandle. There will be a visitation at First Baptist Church Parlor on Friday,...

Beatrice Wade

Beatrice Wade

May 28, 2021

Beatrice “Bea” Evelyn Duran Wade, 67, passed away Friday, May 28, 2021.

Funeral services will be held 11 am Thursday, June 3, 2021 at Celebration Family Church.  Burial will follow in Westlawn Memorial Park under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Fritch.  The family will receive friends from 5-7 pm on Wednesday, June 2, 2021...