All Tributes - Amarillo, TX

Floyd Dewey Slaton, 95, of Amarillo went to be with his Lord and Savior on August 3, 2020. Graveside service will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 7, 2020 in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Pampa, TX. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home. Floyd was born December 31, 1924 in Clovis, NM to Dewey and Pearl Slaton. The family moved to Pampa, TX in 1927 where he attended school. In 1943, before his high school graduation, he joined the United States Navy. He was assigned to the Seabee’s...

Venita Christine Hickey went to be with her Lord, Sunday, August 2, 2020 at the age of 71 years 2 months and 29 days old.  She was born in Erick, Oklahoma on May 3, 1949 to Ovie Denton Worley and Betty Jo Helm. She grew up splitting her time between Erick and Groom, eventually settling in Groom in 1975. She worked for TXDOT in Groom for many years, and served numerous cups of coffee at the Grill.  Venita married Thomas M Head January 30, 1965 in Erick, Oklahoma to which one child...

Izaak, “Zak” Corbin Faulkner, 37, died July 30, 2020. Memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at Hillside Christian Church West Auditorium, 6100 S. Soncy. Interment will be private. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home.  He was born on May 14, 1983 in Amarillo, Texas and was a lifetime resident. Zak, son of Mike and Darla Faulkner, attended Amarillo schools and graduated from Tascosa High School in 2001. He attended Amarillo College and Abilene...

Teresa Maas, 61, of Amarillo went to be with her Lord on July 28, 2020. Rosary will be said at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, July 30, 2020 at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 4100 Coulter St. Funeral mass will be celebrated at 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 31, 2020 at the church. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home. Teresa was born June 23, 1959 in Wellington, TX to Frank and Sharon Jones. She was a lifelong resident of Amarillo, TX where...

Melba “Joan” Nash, 85, of Amarillo died July 28, 2020. Private graveside service will be at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, July 30, 2020 in Llano Cemetery East. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home. Joan was born August 3, 1934 in Morrilton, AR to Dave and Odessa Parker. She attended and graduated from Pampa High School. Joan married Charles Lee Nash on December 11, 1953 in Clovis, NM. She worked in personnel for Sears and Roebuck for many years. Joan was an excellent seamstress and...

Lena Mae Murr Love, 92, of Amarillo died July 26, 2020. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at Central Church of Christ, 1401 S. Madison St. Interment will follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home. Lena was born June 30, 1928 in Canyon, TX at the home of her maternal grandparents Samuel Riley Morgan and Nancy Louisa Rutledge Morgan to Nolan and Melcena Murr. She lived on a farm west of Amarillo and attended Soncy Grade...

At age 65, this was a first for Betsey Marie Chernick. Of all the fights she started (and finished) the one she had with her health was the first and only fight she lost on Friday. She is survived by her husband, her son(s) and ton of wayward kids along the way who needed a mother’s love. Born in Orlando, Florida and raised in Georgia she was a true southern belle that could literally speak in idioms and old southern sayings. She was never at a loss of words and loved a good dirty...

Doris Faye Holland, 86, of Amarillo died July 23, 2020. Memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 25, 2020 at Arden Road Baptist Church. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home. Doris was born March 20, 1934 in Clovis, NM to Luther and Viola Howard. Doris is the middle of two sisters, Betty Stout (Deceased) and Joyce and husband Eldon McCormick who live in Bovina TX. Doris married Aubrey Holland on July 3, 1952. Doris was a beautician for several years in Clovis and when...

Jack Mettham, 102, died Wednesday, July 22, 2020. Jack was born July 28, 1917 in Blackpool, England.  He emigrated to the United States with his mother in 1921.  He grew up in New York City, graduating from George Washington High School in Manhattan.  He began working for Swift & Co. in 1935.  On February 15, 1941, he married Catherine Reilly.  In 1943, he enlisted in the United States Navy, serving in the Mediterranean during World War II.  He joined...

Thomas Rhodes was a child of the depression, born on February 1, 1931, to T.E. Rhodes and wife Nannie.  Thomas passed on to glory on July 19, 2020.  A graveside service will be held at the Bovina Cemetery on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home. “That’s a tough way to serve the Lord” was one of Thomas’s favorite quotes.  Thomas would make the comment while watching a hay-grinder standing in a cloud of dust,...