Dale Allen Cryer: 1941-2014

Dale Allen Cryer, 72, of Amarillo died Friday, May 30, 2014.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in University Church of Christ with David Lough, minister, and Levi Richardson officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Arrangements are by Brooks Funeral Directors of Canyon.

Dale Allen Cryer was born Aug. 8, 1941, in Dimmitt to John Harrison and Arie McMinn Cryer. He was a graduate of Ray High School in Corpus Christi and was a Recon Marine, serving in the Cuban Missile Crisis. He married Iva Hill on June 23, 1996, in Canyon. Dale served as city manager in Friendswood. He also was a plumbing representative for many years, owned a sporting goods store, owned Cryer’s Steakhouse in Canyon and he and Iva started C&C Environmental Services. He loved flying, golf, hunting, fishing and football.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Marvin Cryer; his cousins who raised him, Opal and Luther Sims; and his aunt and uncle, Linnie and Charles Taylor.

Survivors include his wife, Iva; his son, Chuck Cryer and wife, Brenda; his daughter, Teresa Shelton; four grandchildren, John and Chris Cryer, Levi Richardson and wife, Leesha, and Kayley Richardson; a great-
granddaughter, Lilly Richardson; stepchildren, Brian Burke, Talara Power, and Kevin Burke and wife, Amanda; stepgrandchildren, Marcus Burke, Andrew Power, Kimberly Power, Marcella Burke, Siri Burke, Kåre Burke, Tarike Burke, Kirstan Bourn, and Dale Bourn; a brother, John Cryer and wife, Pat; and a sister, George Graves and husband Richard.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be to High Plains Children’s Home, P.O. Box 7448, Amarillo, TX 79114.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.