Orel dies on Aug. 12

Kellye Lynn Orel. 41, of Booker, died Aug. 12, 2026.No services are planned. Cremation arrangements were by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home.She was born Dec. 21, 1984 in Weatherford, OK, and married John Orel Feb. 2, 2018 in Booker.

Rosales rites held

Amparo Nava Rosales, 104, of Perryton, died Aug. 12, 2026.Rosary and vigil was held Thursday, Aug. 13. Funeral mass was held Friday, Aug. 15, at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Booker. Burial was in Heart Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home.

Smith dies on Aug. 11

Sonny Smith, 82, of Perryton, died on Aug. 11, 2026.No services are planned. Cremation arrangements were by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home.He was born Nov. 2, 1943 in Borger. He worked in the oilfield.

Kris Erickson

Kristine Claire Erickson, 82, of Perryton, Texas passed away Monday, August 10, 2026 at her home.Her funeral service were held Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. at First Methodist Church in Perryton, Texas, with Rev. Mark Metzger officiating. A private family burial was held at 2:30 p.m.

Rites held for Rinker

Rollie Dewayne Rinker, 88, of Perryton, died July 28, 2026 in Spearman.Services were held Saturday, Aug. 1, at First Baptist Church in Perryton with Rev. Scott Higginbotham officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home.He was born Nov.

Neely dies on Aug. 2

Hilliard Cullen Neely, 90, of Perryton died Aug. 2, 2026.No services are planned. Cremation arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home. He was bornAug. 9, 1935 in Sayre, OK, and married his wife, Twyla, on Jan. 1, 1956 in Perryton. He had lived in the Panhandle area for 35 years.

Rites held for Wilson

Twila Mae Wilson, 93, of Perryton, died July 25, 2026.Services were held Tuesday, July 28, at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home Chapel. Arrangements were also by Boxwell’s.She was born April 6, 1933. She was a nurse practitioner, and was a nursing instructor at Seward County Community College.

James Edwin Banks

James Edwin Banks, 84, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2026 at the BSA Hospital in Amarillo, TX following a brief illness.He was born on July 9, 1942, in Hooker, OK to Willis Leslie and Jewell Mabel Woodrum Banks.

Sydna Dudley Scheifler

The beautiful angel who was my loving wife, Sydna Ranson Dudley Schweifler, has this world and returned to heaven on July 14, 2026.. Those who had the pleasure of knowing Sydna know what an amazing soul and free spirit she was.

William C. Herndon, Jr.

Bill Herndon died in Dallas on July 5, 2026 at the age of 101.Born April 14, 1925, Bill was raised in the Texas Panhandle, the son of W. C. and Elsie Collins Herndon. He graduated from Perryton High School and entered the University of Texas at Austin in 1942.