Colonel Dempsey Malaney, K5DJI, of Perryton served 26 years as an Army officer, beginning with
the 12th Special Forces Group. He later served Ochiltree County as a county commissioner and
veterans service officer. He was a member of the Top of the Panhandle Amateur Radio Club and a
friend to many of us. We send our thoughts and prayers to Kara and the family.
Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, October 29, 2026, at First United Methodist Church,
321 S Baylor St, Perryton, with burial and military honors at Ochiltree Cemetery.
A silent key final call for K5DJI will be held at the graveside at Ochiltree Cemetery, following the
military honors, on the Caprock Intertie (Perryton, 444.825 MHz, tone 88.5). Please keep the entire
Intertie clear during the service. If you can’t attend, you can listen live at caprockintertie.org.
Memorials may be made to the Top of the Panhandle Amateur Radio Club, c/o Bobette Doerrie,
13928 CR B, Booker, TX 79005.
Directions to the Church
Directions to Ochiltree Cemetery
