Erwin Henry Meyer Sr., 92, of Canyon died Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011, in Amarillo.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery east of Canyon. Memorial services will follow at 3 p.m. in St. Paul Lutheran Church in Canyon with Pastor John Elser, VA Chaplain, officiating. Arrangements are by Brooks Funeral Directors.
Mr. Meyer, the youngest child of Henry Meyer and Helene Albers Meyer, was born on May 3, 1919, on a farm east of Canyon in a German Lutheran community. His immigrant parents raised seven children on this farm, which was not immune to the Great Depression. His early education was in a one-room school on the highway leading to Palo Duro Canyon.
As a young man, Erwin helped to build the dam at Buffalo Lake, which was a Works Progress Administration project during the depression. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps just before the beginning of World War II and married Annie May Spencer. He attained the rank of Staff Sargent and was a crew chief while stationed at Randolph Field in San Antonio.
After the war, he and his growing family returned to the Canyon area to farm a half-section of land near Buffalo Lake, which he was able to purchase under the GI Bill. There, he and Annie May raised four children in a house that he built. Unfortunately, this coincided with the drought of the 1950s, and times were tough on the dryland farm. Eventually they sold the farm and moved to Canyon, where he worked for the Texas Highway Department until retirement.
The second half of Erwin and Annie May's life was spent in a beautiful cabin Erwin built overlooking Lake Meredith. They enjoyed this time immensely and were able to take numerous trips throughout the United States.
Erwin was a devoted husband during their marriage of almost 67 years. He was a wonderful father to three daughters and one son. He set a good example for his children with his strong work ethic, and he, like all farmers of that era, worked from sun up to sun down. His gentle way and his genuine concern for his family and friends is his legacy, which his children proudly remember.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Annie; his parents; and all of his siblings.
Survivors include four children, Janie Ray of Channing, Erwin Henry Meyer Jr. and wife Janiece of Austin, Nancy Mooring and husband Jim of Amarillo and Sarah Beth Jarrett of Canyon; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to the wonderful staff of Hospice Care of the Southwest and Phillas Rich, who took such wonderful care of him.
The family suggests memorials be to St. Paul Lutheran Church, 2600 Forth Ave., Canyon TX 79015; or Hospice Care of the Southwest, 1301 S. Coulter St., Suite 404, Amarillo, TX 79106.
Sign the online guest book at www.brooksfuneral.com.
Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 28, 2011.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery east of Canyon. Memorial services will follow at 3 p.m. in St. Paul Lutheran Church in Canyon with Pastor John Elser, VA Chaplain, officiating. Arrangements are by Brooks Funeral Directors.
Mr. Meyer, the youngest child of Henry Meyer and Helene Albers Meyer, was born on May 3, 1919, on a farm east of Canyon in a German Lutheran community. His immigrant parents raised seven children on this farm, which was not immune to the Great Depression. His early education was in a one-room school on the highway leading to Palo Duro Canyon.
As a young man, Erwin helped to build the dam at Buffalo Lake, which was a Works Progress Administration project during the depression. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps just before the beginning of World War II and married Annie May Spencer. He attained the rank of Staff Sargent and was a crew chief while stationed at Randolph Field in San Antonio.
After the war, he and his growing family returned to the Canyon area to farm a half-section of land near Buffalo Lake, which he was able to purchase under the GI Bill. There, he and Annie May raised four children in a house that he built. Unfortunately, this coincided with the drought of the 1950s, and times were tough on the dryland farm. Eventually they sold the farm and moved to Canyon, where he worked for the Texas Highway Department until retirement.
The second half of Erwin and Annie May's life was spent in a beautiful cabin Erwin built overlooking Lake Meredith. They enjoyed this time immensely and were able to take numerous trips throughout the United States.
Erwin was a devoted husband during their marriage of almost 67 years. He was a wonderful father to three daughters and one son. He set a good example for his children with his strong work ethic, and he, like all farmers of that era, worked from sun up to sun down. His gentle way and his genuine concern for his family and friends is his legacy, which his children proudly remember.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Annie; his parents; and all of his siblings.
Survivors include four children, Janie Ray of Channing, Erwin Henry Meyer Jr. and wife Janiece of Austin, Nancy Mooring and husband Jim of Amarillo and Sarah Beth Jarrett of Canyon; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to the wonderful staff of Hospice Care of the Southwest and Phillas Rich, who took such wonderful care of him.
The family suggests memorials be to St. Paul Lutheran Church, 2600 Forth Ave., Canyon TX 79015; or Hospice Care of the Southwest, 1301 S. Coulter St., Suite 404, Amarillo, TX 79106.
Sign the online guest book at www.brooksfuneral.com.
Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 28, 2011.
Erwin Henry Meyer Sr., 92, of Canyon died Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011, in Amarillo.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery east of Canyon. Memorial services will follow at 3 p.m. in St. Paul Lutheran Church in Canyon with Pastor John Elser, VA Chaplain, officiating. Arrangements are by Brooks Funeral Directors.
Mr. Meyer, the youngest child of Henry Meyer and Helene Albers Meyer, was born on May 3, 1919, on a farm east of Canyon in a German Lutheran community. His immigrant parents raised seven children on this farm, which was not immune to the Great Depression. His early education was in a one-room school on the highway leading to Palo Duro Canyon.
As a young man, Erwin helped to build the dam at Buffalo Lake, which was a Works Progress Administration project during the depression. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps just before the beginning of World War II and married Annie May Spencer. He attained the rank of Staff Sargent and was a crew chief while stationed at Randolph Field in San Antonio.
After the war, he and his growing family returned to the Canyon area to farm a half-section of land near Buffalo Lake, which he was able to purchase under the GI Bill. There, he and Annie May raised four children in a house that he built. Unfortunately, this coincided with the drought of the 1950s, and times were tough on the dryland farm. Eventually they sold the farm and moved to Canyon, where he worked for the Texas Highway Department until retirement.
The second half of Erwin and Annie May's life was spent in a beautiful cabin Erwin built overlooking Lake Meredith. They enjoyed this time immensely and were able to take numerous trips throughout the United States.
Erwin was a devoted husband during their marriage of almost 67 years. He was a wonderful father to three daughters and one son. He set a good example for his children with his strong work ethic, and he, like all farmers of that era, worked from sun up to sun down. His gentle way and his genuine concern for his family and friends is his legacy, which his children proudly remember.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Annie; his parents; and all of his siblings.
Survivors include four children, Janie Ray of Channing, Erwin Henry Meyer Jr. and wife Janiece of Austin, Nancy Mooring and husband Jim of Amarillo and Sarah Beth Jarrett of Canyon; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to the wonderful staff of Hospice Care of the Southwest and Phillas Rich, who took such wonderful care of him.
The family suggests memorials be to St. Paul Lutheran Church, 2600 Forth Ave., Canyon TX 79015; or Hospice Care of the Southwest, 1301 S. Coulter St., Suite 404, Amarillo, TX 79106.
Sign the online guest book at www.brooksfuneral.com.
Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 28, 2011.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery east of Canyon. Memorial services will follow at 3 p.m. in St. Paul Lutheran Church in Canyon with Pastor John Elser, VA Chaplain, officiating. Arrangements are by Brooks Funeral Directors.
Mr. Meyer, the youngest child of Henry Meyer and Helene Albers Meyer, was born on May 3, 1919, on a farm east of Canyon in a German Lutheran community. His immigrant parents raised seven children on this farm, which was not immune to the Great Depression. His early education was in a one-room school on the highway leading to Palo Duro Canyon.
As a young man, Erwin helped to build the dam at Buffalo Lake, which was a Works Progress Administration project during the depression. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps just before the beginning of World War II and married Annie May Spencer. He attained the rank of Staff Sargent and was a crew chief while stationed at Randolph Field in San Antonio.
After the war, he and his growing family returned to the Canyon area to farm a half-section of land near Buffalo Lake, which he was able to purchase under the GI Bill. There, he and Annie May raised four children in a house that he built. Unfortunately, this coincided with the drought of the 1950s, and times were tough on the dryland farm. Eventually they sold the farm and moved to Canyon, where he worked for the Texas Highway Department until retirement.
The second half of Erwin and Annie May's life was spent in a beautiful cabin Erwin built overlooking Lake Meredith. They enjoyed this time immensely and were able to take numerous trips throughout the United States.
Erwin was a devoted husband during their marriage of almost 67 years. He was a wonderful father to three daughters and one son. He set a good example for his children with his strong work ethic, and he, like all farmers of that era, worked from sun up to sun down. His gentle way and his genuine concern for his family and friends is his legacy, which his children proudly remember.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Annie; his parents; and all of his siblings.
Survivors include four children, Janie Ray of Channing, Erwin Henry Meyer Jr. and wife Janiece of Austin, Nancy Mooring and husband Jim of Amarillo and Sarah Beth Jarrett of Canyon; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to the wonderful staff of Hospice Care of the Southwest and Phillas Rich, who took such wonderful care of him.
The family suggests memorials be to St. Paul Lutheran Church, 2600 Forth Ave., Canyon TX 79015; or Hospice Care of the Southwest, 1301 S. Coulter St., Suite 404, Amarillo, TX 79106.
Sign the online guest book at www.brooksfuneral.com.
Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 28, 2011.
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