Obituaries

Body Ruth B. Shannon was born in Maysville, Kentucky on Oct. 22, 1923, and passed away on May 25, 2021, in her sleep in her bed in her home, surrounded by loved ones.

Body Leandro “Lee” Estrada passed away at his home on Monday, April 26, 2021, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mass of Resurrection will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 800 E. Kingman Ave.

Body Charles Dale Ballard, 82, died on Dec. 10, 2020, while under hospice care at the VA Hospital in Amarillo. As a bugler, he had played “TAPS” at graveside services for many veterans.

Body Nancy Jane Knauth passed away March 3, 2021, in Round Rock. A memorial service will be held at 1 pm on May 29, at the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall in Canadian. Nancy was born to Elmo and Lahoma Wheeler on Nov. 22, 1945, in Canadian.

Body Sara Marie Noland died peacefully after a lengthy illness May 15, 2021, in Abilene, Texas. Born February 11, 1947, in American Falls, Idaho to Doris Knight Noland and Robert Troy Noland, Sara was the second oldest of four daughters.

Body Roberta Shirley Hash Gober, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, passed from this life on May 9, 2021, after a brief illness. A private graveside service for the family was held on Friday, May 14, at the Burns Cemetery.

Body Jay Barbee, 68, of Higgins passed away Saturday, May 15, 2021 in Canadian. Celebration of Life and Military Graveside Services will be 10 am Saturday, May 22, 2021, at the Higgins Cemetery with Brother Philip Hilton, officiating.

Body Todd Alan Yauck, 61, of Booker, passed away on April 22, 2021, in Amarillo. Celebration of life memorial services was held on Saturday, May 1, 2021, at North Fork of the Kiowa Creek (northeast of Darrouzett) with Rev.

Body Gary Lynn Thompson, 62, of Hammon, Oklahoma, passed away on April 27, 2021, in Amarillo. Intimate private graveside services will be held at Plymouth Cemetery in Samnorwood, on Sunday, May 2. Arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Directors of Shamrock.

Body George W. Arrington, 88, of Canadian, passed away April 14, 2021, in Canadian. Celebration of Life graveside services will be held at 2 pm on Friday, April 23, at Edith Ford Memorial Cemetery in Canadian with Rev.