Obituaries

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.

Body LaJuana Smart Rathjen, longtime resident of Midland, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 9, 2021, with her loving twin daughters at her side. LaJuana was born March 25, 1931, in Granite, Oklahoma, to Amos and OdaLee Smart.

Body Ida Mae Goad, 91, of Wheeler, went to her heavenly home on April 14, 2021, after a long bout with lung cancer. Services were held on Saturday, April 17, at the Wheeler Church of Christ with Carroll Thomason and Garrett English officiating.

Body Barbara Gale Best, née Wheeler, 76, of Pottsboro, passed away in her home on the evening of Monday, March 8. Memorial services will be announced at a later date.