IN REMEMBRANCE

THERE’S REALLY NOT ENOUGH INK to write about Dean Looper’s legacy to the City of Canadian. As City Manager for the last fifteen years, and a City employee for the last twenty-one, Looper has ushered Canadian from an era of relative chaos and unrelieved controversy in City government, into a new one marked by thoughtful planning, thorough preparation, fiscal efficiency, personal accountability, intergovernmental cooperation, and—last, but by far, not least—civility.

Merle L. Miller, 71, of Booker, passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2024 in Plano.

Memorial services will be at 10 am on Friday, June 28, at the Booker Friends Church with Pastor Darin Kearns, Pastor Gary Mills, and Pastor Wava Maier, officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors and Crematory.

(Arlen) Dean Looper, 83, died on June 23, 2024, from pancreatic cancer in Pampa, Texas. He wasn’t born in Texas but he darn sure made sure he died there.

He was born in Denver, Colorado, to Bill and Jane and was raised by a committee of relatives including his uncle JD and his Mammie. He was raised in Seattle and lived all over the world. But his love was for the Panhandle of Texas, where his people came from.

Martha Elizabeth “Beth” Beene Morris, 93, of Vega, entered heaven Saturday, June 22, 2024. 

Beth will be available for viewing from 10 am to 8 pm, Tuesday, June 25, with a visitation from 5 to 7 pm at Vega Methodist Church, 208 North 9th Street. Services will be at 10 am, Wednesday, June 26, at the Vega Methodist Church, with Roger Morris and Guy Walker of Barn Church officiating. The burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery, Vega, Texas.