Andrew Eubank

Services for Mr. Andrew Eubank, 78, of Amarillo, TX formerly of Canadian, TX will be at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, February 26, 2011 at the Church of Christ in Canadian, TX with their sons Blain, Victor and Dana Eubank, officiating. Burial will follow in Eller Flat Prairie Dell Cemetery in Hemphill County under the direction of Hughs Funeral Home of Canadian, TX. Mr. Eubank passed away Tuesday, February 22, 2011 in Amarillo, TX. Andrew was born February 28, 1932 in Stratford, TX to the late Mr. Beebe Eubank and Mrs. Thelma (Browder) Eubank. He was a 1950 graduate of Sunray High School. In 1958 he received an Associate’s degree from Florida Christian College in Tampa, FL and in 1959 he received a Bachelor’s degree from North Texas State University in Denton, TX. He also received a Masters degree from Central Michigan University. Andrew was a Veteran of the United States Navy serving in the Korean Conflict. He married Wilma Pyeatt on December 13, 1952 in San Francisco, CA. They moved to Canadian, TX in 1974 from Michigan. Andrew was a speech pathologist from 1960 until retiring in 1989. He then went and worked two more years in New Mexico on the reservations. He was a member of the American Speech and Hearing Association. Andrew was also a rancher and a member of the Southwest Church of Christ in Amarillo, TX. They moved to Amarillo, TX in 2007 from Canadian, TX. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Shannon Afonso. He is survived by his wife, Wilma Eubank of Amarillo, TX; three sons, Blain Eubank and wife Doris of Amarillo, TX; Victor Eubank and wife Darla of North Richland Hills, TX; Dana Eubank and wife Middy of Attica, MI; two daughters, Zan Oliver and husband Dean of Davidson, MI; Melissa Lewis and husband John of Phoenix, AZ; two sisters, Gwin Barnum and husband Paul of Sebring, FL; Betty Crenshaw of Sunray, TX; 14 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends on Friday, February 25, 2011 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Hughs Funeral Home, 203 South 3rd St., Canadian, TX 79014. The family suggests memorials to Hemphill County Hospice, 1020 South Fourth St., Canadian, TX 79014 or Michigan Christian Youth Camp, 820 North Lake George Road, Attica, MI 48412.