All Obituaries

Howard D. “Dewitt” Scott, 72, of Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, passed away on Friday, August 11, 2023. He was born in Mineral, Palo Pinto County, Texas, to Margaret Ross. Dewitt attended North Heights Elementary and Carver Junior and Senior High School. He graduated from Amarillo High School with the Class of 1969. While at Amarillo High School, he was an excellent player on the baseball team. He spent some time at Ranger Junior College, and West Texas State University, now...

Jennie Vera Haley, 95, of Canyon, Randall County, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Jennie was born in Mineola, Wood County, Texas, to Reverend Island McKinley and Ethel Johnson Miller. She was a graduate of W. B. Clark High School in Quitman, Texas. She was married to Ira Vernon Haley and to this union, four children were born, Otis M. Haley, Edward L. Haley, Edith M. Haley, and Charles Wayne Haley. Ms. Haley worked at M. D. Anderson Hospital as a food dietician until she...

Sue L. Davis, 72, of Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, passed away on Thursday, June 15, 2023. Ms. Davis was born in Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, to Mack Phillip and Susie Lee Callaway Clark. She loved school at an early age and attended elementary school and Carver High School in Amarillo, Texas, where she completed the 9th grade. She later went on to complete the General Education Development Test (GED) and she took some college classes. Ms. Davis graduated from truck driving school...

Kevin James Murphy, 50, of Amarillo, Texas, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 9, 2023, at his home. Kevin James Murphy was born in Denver, Colorado, to Sandra Kaye Matthews and James Steptoe. He lived in Denver until his mother passed away in 1983. Kevin then moved to Dallas, Texas, where he attended elementary school and high school. His journey took him to many different places and in 2014, he finally settled in Amarillo, Texas, where he was most comfortable with his very best friend...

Lonnie Carl Turner, 72, of Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas, passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2023. Lonnie was born in Amarillo, Potter County, Texas, to L. D., Sr., and Gladys Turner. He was a beloved brother, uncle, and friend, and will be greatly missed. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Lemuel Turner. He leaves to cherish his memory, five sisters, Ethel Saxton, Ruby Johnson, Neomia Bailey, Blanch Woods, and Janice Horton (Raymond), four brothers, L. D....

Evaline “Momma” Hampton, 88, of Waxahachie, Ellis County, Texas, departed her loving family on Sunday, April 2, 2023. Evaline was born in Paris, Lamar County, Texas, to Albert and Barbara Thompson Wilson. She married Elzie Hampton, Jr., on September 27, 1972. They were married for 47 years until the passing of Elzie on Sunday, April 5, 2020. She loved to be called “Granny” by her grandkids. Evaline was also known as a stepmother and Godmother to countless other...

Mrs. Dolores Swafford, 93, of Houston, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Dolores Swafford, lovingly known as Dee Dee, Dee, Grandma, and Gigi, was born to Carrie and Edward Dozier on April 25, 1929, in St. Louis, Missouri. The youngest of four daughters, Dee was a self-proclaimed troublemaker. She moved quietly, always with a twinkle in her eye, in a world still not yet prepared for the Black girl magic that encompassed every fiber of her being. In her late teens, she...

Mr. Jeff Blackburn, 65, of Amarillo, Texas, and El Prado, New Mexico, passed away from cancer on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, in Taos, New Mexico. Jeff was born on International Worker’s Day, May 1, 1957. He grew up in Amarillo, Texas, and at the time of his death was living in both New Mexico and Texas. He received his law degree from the University of Houston and began practicing law in Amarillo in 1983. Jeff’s long legal career was spent representing the poor and...

Betty Rose Moore, 72, of Amarillo, Texas, passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2023. She enlightened this world on April 6, 1950, in Wellington, Collingsworth County, Texas, bringing joy to Herman and Frankie Lee Jones Moore. Betty grew up a bubbly and happy little girl. She attended school at Booker T. Washington School through Junior High until the school closed in 1965, due to integration. She graduated from Wellington High School. Betty continued her education by attending Paul Quinn...

Emogene Williams Turner, 82, of Amarillo, Texas, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Tuesday, January 17, 2023.  She was born, in West Point, Fayette County, Texas, to Wright and Texanna Louise Manuel Williams.  The family moved from West Point, Texas, to Sweetwater, Texas, where Emogene graduated from Booker T. Washington High School. In June of 1960, she married Milton Stiles, Sr.  She attended a program through Simmons Memorial Hospital where she became...