Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Amarillo, Texas

Jarrica Helen Austin

Jarrica Helen Austin

Jul 11, 2018

Jarrica Helen Austin, longtime Amarillo resident, went home to be with her Lord Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at the age of 38. Visitation will be Wednesday, July 18th from 1:00 PM to 7:00 pm at LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Martin Road Chapel, 1505 Martin Road. The Homegoing Celebration will be held Thursday, July 19, 2018 at 11:00 am at LaGrone Blackburn...

Stephen D. Gish

Stephen D. Gish

Jul 10, 2018

Stephen D. Gish, 62, of Amarillo died on Tuesday, July 10, 2018. Celebration of Life service will be held at 10:00 am on Thursday, July 12, 2018 at ADVO Companies, 5241 S. Washington Street. Burial will be held at 2:00 pm at Warren Cemetery, Warren, Oklahoma. Arrangements are by LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Funeral Directors, 8310 S. Coulter Street. Stephen D....

Anna Marie Kalka

Anna Marie Kalka

Jul 2, 2018

Anna Marie Kalka, 90, of Amarillo passed from this life on Monday, July 2, 2018. Wake services will be held at 6 pm on Thursday, July 5, 2018 at Martin Road Chapel. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 am Friday, July 6, 2018 in St. Laurence Catholic Church with Father Haider Quintero and Father Shane Wieck as co-celebrants....

Clyde William Gunnels

Clyde William Gunnels

Jun 30, 2018

Clyde William Gunnels, 84, peacefully passed from this life surrounded by his family on June 30, 2018. Services will be Friday, July 6, 2018 at 2pm at LaGrone-Blackburn-Shaw Coulter Chapel 8301 S. Coulter Amarillo Tx. Clyde was born Aug 12, 1933 in Hobart, OK to George Earl and Mabel (McKinney) Gunnels. He married the love of his life, Carol...

George Alberto Acosta

George Alberto Acosta

Jun 28, 2018

George Alberto Acosta July 17, 1967 - June 28, 2018 George Alberto Acosta, 50, of Amarillo passed away on Thursday, June 28, 2018. Rosary will be said at 6:00 pm, Monday, July 2, 2018 at LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Martin Road Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 2:00 pm, Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at St. Laurence Catholic Church with...

Jerry Don Melton

Jerry Don Melton

Jun 27, 2018

Jerry Don Melton August 21, 1950 - June 27, 2018 Jerry Don Melton, 67, of Amarillo passed away on Wednesday, June 27, 2018. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am, Monday, July 2, 2018 at Pleasant Valley Methodist Church with Pastor Tommy Ewing officiating. Arrangements are by LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Funeral Directors, 1505 Martin Road. Jerry was born on...

Michael Cancino

Michael Cancino

Jun 21, 2018

Michael M. Cancino, 28, of Amarillo passed from this life on Thursday, June 21, 2018. Family and friends will gather to celebrate his life at 12:00 pm Thursday, June 28, 2018 in Potter House Christian Church, 1616 S. Vernon Street with his uncle, Refugio Cancino and Mel Montoya officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery under the personal...

Arthur Joseph LaVigne

Arthur Joseph LaVigne

Jun 17, 2018

Arthur J. LaVigne Jr., 44 of Amarillo passed from this life on Sunday, June 17, 2018. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, June 20, 2018 in Llano Cemetery with Pastor Bob Miller officiating. Arrangements are under the personal care of LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Funeral Directors, 1505 Martin Road. Arthur was born on July 5, 1973 in...

Stephen Earl Melton

Stephen Earl Melton

Jun 7, 2018

Stephen Earl Melton, 65, of Amarillo died on Thursday, June 7, 2018. Graveside services will be at 11:00 am, Monday, June 11, 2018 in Llano East Cemetery with Pastor Skip Hodges officiating. Arrangements are by LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Funeral Directors. Stephen was born to Freeman H. Melton Jr. and Rosemary (Phillips) Melton on July 25, 1952. At the time,...

José Ángel  R. Hernández

José Ángel R. Hernández

Jun 5, 2018

José Ángel R. Hernández, 95, of Amarillo, passed from this life on Tuesday, June 5, 2018. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Father José Gomez as Celebrant. Burial will follow in Llano Cemetery East. Arrangements are under the personal care of LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Funeral...

James H. Berg

James H. Berg

Jun 5, 2018

James Harmon Berg, 93, of Amarillo passed from this life on Tuesday, June 5, 2018. Services will be held at 11:00 am, Friday June 8, 2018 in LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Coulter Road Chapel with Pastor Stephen Gaines of Covenant Fellowship officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery with military honors by Volleys for Veterans. Arrangements are under the personal...

Helen Flowers

Helen Flowers

Jun 3, 2018

Mary Helen Flowers, 83, of Amarillo passed from this life on Sunday, June 3, 2018. Services will be held at 10:00 am Wednesday, June 6, 2018 in LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Coulter Road Chapel. Burial will follow in Llano Cemetery. Arrangements are under the personal care of LaGrone BlackburnShaw Funeral Directors, 8310 S. Coulter Road. Helen was born on April 4,...

LaRaine P. Andrews

LaRaine P. Andrews

Jun 1, 2018

LaRaine P. Andrews, 70, of Amarillo passed from this life on Friday, June 1, 2018. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date in Wellington, Texas. Arrangements are under the personal care of LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Funeral Directors, 8310 S. Coulter Road. LaRaine was born on October 18, 1947 in Wellington, Texas to Wilson Lee and...

Judy Underwood Ward

Judy Underwood Ward

May 30, 2018

Judy "Nana" Underwood Ward Judy "Nana" Ward, 57, of Amarillo passed away on Wednesday, May 30, 2018. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am, Saturday, June 2, 2018 at LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Martin Road Chapel with Pastor Don Speedy of Cornerstone Baptist Church officiating. Judy was born on August 26, 1960 in Amarillo to Lee and Lela Underwood. Judy...

Raymond Flores

Raymond Flores

May 27, 2018

Raymond Flores, 67, of Hereford passed from this life on Sunday, May 27, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, 2018 at St. Hyacinth Catholic Church in Amarillo with celebrant Msgr. Joe Bixenman. A Rosary will be recited at 6:00 p.m. at LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home, Coulter Road Chapel,...

Carmen Ortega

Carmen Ortega

May 22, 2018

Carmen Ortega, 82, of Amarillo passed away on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. Services will be held at 2:00 pm, Tuesday, May 29, 2018 in LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Martin Road Chapel with Rev. Harvey Ross Baskett officiating. Burial will follow at Llano Cemetery East. Arrangements are under the personal care of LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Funeral...

Paul Salvador Romero

Paul Salvador Romero

May 17, 2018

Paul Salvador Romero, 68, of Amarillo passed from this life on Thursday, May 17, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. Services will be held at 2:00 pm, Tuesday, May 22, 2018 in LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Martin Road Chapel with his nephew, Randy Romero officiating. Burial will follow at Llano Cemetery East. Arrangements are under the personal care of LaGrone...

I. V. Merrill

I. V. Merrill

May 16, 2018

I.V. MERRILL, 94, died Wednesday, May 16, 2018, in Amarillo, Texas. Services will be held 10am Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at Blackburn-Shaw Coulter Road Chapel with Gary Beauchamp officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens in Amarillo. Arrangements are under the personal care of LaGrone Blackburn Shaw Funeral Home, 8310 S. Coulter Road. I.V. was born August 20, 1923 in...

Elizabeth A. "Betty" Maloney

Elizabeth A. "Betty" Maloney

May 15, 2018

The debut of the movies The Ten Commandments and Hunchback of Notre Dame were released in 1923. The year was also remembered for the first baseball game at the newly constructed Yankee Stadium, insulin introduced for the treatment of diabetes, Warner Brothers was established and the first issue of Time Magazine was released. In technology,...

Charles Eugene Evans

Charles Eugene Evans

May 13, 2018

Charles Eugene Evans, 90, of Amarillo passed away on Sunday, May 13, 2018. Memorial services will be at 11:30 am, Saturday, June 23, 2018 at Arden Road Baptist Church with Cody Allen officiating. Charles was born on October 11, 1927 in Wichita Falls to Charles H. and Viola Evans. He married the love of is life, Falba Turner in...

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