Richard Towndrow

Richard Towndrow obituary, Dumas, TX

Richard Towndrow

Richard Towndrow Obituary

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Richard Towndrow, 62, of Amarillo, TX died Thursday, October 13, 2022.
Services will be at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at Family Life Church, 3900 SW 58th, with Robbie Ashlock officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.
Richard was born May 12, 1960, to Charlie and Pauline (Smith) Towndrow in Kansas City, KS, and grew up in Raton, NM.
He married Geneva Vandivere on July 2, 1982, in Amarillo. Richard worked in the beef industry for more than 40 years, was a great handyman, and loved to hunt.
Richard was a member of Family Life Church.
He was preceded in death by his father and mother, and a sister, Debbie Towndrow.
Survivors include his wife, Geneva Towndrow, of Amarillo, TX; a son, Ricky Towndrow and wife Bobbi, of Temple, TX; four daughters, Amanda Surber, Tiffany Esquivel and husband Rocky, Genna Towndrow and husband Chris, and Christina Vandivere, all of Amarillo, TX; two brothers, Charles Towndrow and wife Carol, of Raton, NM, and Byron Towndrow and wife Shawna, of Amarillo, TX; a sister, Janice Price and husband Stan, of Canyon, TX; his mother, Nora Towndrow, of Canyon, TX; sixteen grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren.
Visitation with the family will be from 6-7:00 p.m., Monday, October 17, 2022, at the funeral home.

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Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors - Amarillo

2800 Paramount Blvd, Amarillo, TX 79109

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