In Memoriam:

Pastor Daryl Edwin Roach

Daryl Edwin Roach, 66, of Amarillo, passed away July 4, 2021, while on a family camping trip in Colorado.

A memorial service is scheduled for 11 a.m., Saturday, July 10, at MORE Church in Amarillo, 5511 W. Amarillo Blvd. The family will have a private burial service.

Daryl was born October 4, 1954, in Pittsburg, TX, to J Nelson and Betty Earl (Latson) Roach. He married Wendy DeWitt Roach on May 12, 1981 in Amarillo and they recently celebrated 40 years of marriage.

Daryl graduated from Amarillo High School in 1973 as part of the last graduating class from the old high school that burned. He worked for Mrs. Baird’s Bread, Burger King and Jackson Supply in his earlier years. In 1999, he co-founded MORE Church in Amarillo and was the senior pastor until he passed away July 4.

Daryl loved being with his family, camping, fishing, reading and studying his Bible. He especially loved being with his grandchildren and spending time alone with Wendy.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, J Julian Roach and Robert Kyle Roach.

Daryl is survived by wife, Wendy, of the home; four children, daughter Cheller Roach and husband Jason Dunn of Canyon, son J Roach of Chattanooga, TN, son Trey Roach and wife, Kathryn, of Amarillo, and daughter Bonney Ramirez and husband Eric of Fort Worth; six grandchildren – Hunter Flory and wife Kaitlin, Gunner Flory, Chloe Roth, Sadiya Roach, Sofia Roach and Julian Atlas Roach; nephew Chase Roach and his wife, Jaclyn,  his son Tristan and wife Jewel, and niece Kyla Roach and fiance Keith Wiggains.

Daryl grew up in Amarillo and has spent most of his life here. After years attending and serving in a Southern Baptist church in Amarillo and managing a local sanitary supply company, Daryl and his wife Wendy, along with several others, founded MORE, an inter-denominational charismatic church, in 1999. He is currently the senior pastor of MORE. Daryl has a passion for the “good News” of Jesus Christ. God’s outrageous grace is at the core of his message. His heart is to see each person in the church discover who they are in Christ and to accept His marvelous grace for living in their destiny. Daryl and Wendy have been married since 1981. He has four grown children and six awesome grandchildren. If you want to listen to Pastor Daryl’s message of what MORE believes listen to MORE Distinctives below.