Obituaries
Dr. Robert Charles Ivey
Jul 10, 2026
Dr. Robert Charles Ivey, 82, of Abilene, passed away on July 11, 2026, in Abilene, Texas.
Private family burial service will be held at Elmwood Memorial Park, followed by a public memorial funeral service to be held at Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road at 1pm on Thursday, July 23.
The memorial service will also be livestreamed at www.TheHamilFamilyFuneralHome.com...
Shirley Roach
Jul 17, 2026
Shirley Ann Mize Roach passed away July 17, 2026, in Abilene, TX.
Memorial Services celebrating her life will be held Friday July 24, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.at Pioneer Baptist Church in Abilene with pastor Jeff Reid officiating the service.
Visitation will be held Thursday, July 23, 2026, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd.,...
Dewayne Edward Chitwood
Jul 12, 2026
Dewayne Edward Chitwood, 89, of Abilene, passed away on Sunday, July 12, 2026.
Dad was born August 8, 1936 in Paris, TX. He attended North Dallas High School before attending one year at Abilene Christian College. He then transferred to SMU where he graduated in 1959.
It was at SMU where he met our mom, Virginia. Mom died in 2019 and is...
Madie Walker
Jul 16, 2026
Madie Walker of Abilene, TX passed away on Thursday, July 16, 2026 in the home of Rex & Jan Busby, her son & daughter-in-law.
Graveside services will be held at later date in Eunice, NM, for family & friends.
Madie was born in BeBe, Ark. on January 30, 1930. She married Cedell Busby in BeBe, Ark in 1947. They moved to Eunice,...
Avon J. Martin
Jul 16, 2026
Avon J. Martin, 86 of Abilene passed away peacefully on Thursday July 16, 2026.
Graveside services will be held at 10:00a.m. on Saturday July 18, 2026, at Buffalo Gap Cemetery with Dr. Larry Fitzgerald, officiating.
Avon was born on August 6, 1939, in Lubbock, Texas to Jessie and Eva Lucille (Johnson) Martin. He married Carolyn Cole and worked as an independent paint...
Frank Jackson Cozby Jr
Jul 11, 2026
Franklin Jackson "Frank" Cozby Jr., 99, of Abilene, Texas, passed away peacefully on July 11, 2026.
Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, July 17, 2026, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 18, 2026, at Wylie Baptist Church with Mike Harkrider...
Frank Teofelo Guevarra
Jul 8, 2026
Frank Guevarra, 88 of Tuscola, TX passed away on July 8, 2026, in Tuscola.
Visitation will be Monday, July 13, 2026 from 5p.m. to 7p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd.
Graveside services will be held Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at 11:00a.m. at Texas State Veterans Cemetery, 7457 West Lake Rd. Abilene, TX. Minister David Cason is officiating....
Walter Henderson Blackburn III
Jul 6, 2026
Walter Henderson Blackburn III, known as W.H., 74, of Abilene, passed away on July 6, 2026.
Visitation will be held from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM on Sunday, July 12th, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home.
Funeral services will take place at 11:00 AM on Monday, July 13th, also at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, with Dr. Gary Buckner officiating. Burial will...
William Darwin Ray
Jul 5, 2026
William Darwin Ray, 88 of Abilene, Texas made his home going to Heaven on the 5th of July, 2026.
A celebration of life service will be held at 10:00am, July 17th, 2026 at Wylie Baptist Church, 6097 Buffalo Gap Rd. Abilene, Texas. Pastor Mike Harkrider officiating with family and friends contributing.
W. Darwin Ray (Darwin to his friends) was born March 11th,...
David Lee Brown
Jul 4, 2026
David Lee Brown passed away July 4, 2026 in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be Wednesday, July 8, 2026 from 5:00p.m. to 7p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd., Abilene. Graveside services will be held at 10:00a.m. on Thursday, July 9, 2026 at Buffalo Gap Cemetery.
David was a long time resident of Draco before coming to Hill/Living...
Steve Arnold Mathis
Jul 2, 2026
Steve Mathis, beloved father, friend, peacefully departed this world on July 2, 2026, at the age of 66. Born on November 9, 1959, in Abilene, Texas, Steve was the cherished son of Wendell and Shirley Mathis, who both predeceased him.
Steve's early years were spent in Abilene, where he cultivated lifelong friendships and began to develop the sparkling personality for which...
Garland L. Tucker
Jun 30, 2026
Garland Tucker, 77, of Tuscola, Texas, passed away on June 30, 2026, in Abilene, Texas.
Visitation will be 2:00 to 4:00 pm on Sunday, July 5, 2026, at Hamil Family Funeral Home in Abilene, Texas.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, July 6, 2026, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home with the Reverend Lauren Christenberry, officiating. Committal with...
Shirley Ann Reed
Jun 29, 2026
Shirley Ann Reed went to be with her Lord and Savior Monday, June 29, 2026. Shirley was born April 8, 1939, in Shamrock, Texas. She married the love of her life, Bill Reed, July 19, 1957 in Borger.
Shirley’s happiness was found in watching her children and grandchildren participating in sports and extracurricular activities. She also loved the game of golf,...
David Grounds
Jun 25, 2026
David Grounds , age of 77, passed away on June 25,2026 in his home in Argyle Tx.Visitation will be Sunday, June 28,2026 from 12-2 pm at Hamil Family Funeral then at 2:30 pm graveside services at Buffalo Gap Cemetery with Clayton Boling officiating.Services are under the direction of the Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.David was born in...
Faye Murphy
Jun 25, 2026
In loving Memory of Ora Faye Murphy
(August 4, 1927, to June 25,2026)
Ora Faye Murphy passed away June 25, 2026, in Abilene, Texas. She lived a gracious and loving life.
Faye was born August 4, 1927, to Irene and Earl Hickman in Maverick, Texas; but was raised by her mother Irene and stepfather Hilton Fowler. The family moved to Madill, Oklahoma when...
Jon Kenley (Kenny) Neal
Jun 23, 2026
Jon Kenley (Kenny) Neal passed away on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2026, in Abilene, Texas, after a long and courageous battle with cancer, with his wife of 58 years Linda and his two son’s Deric and Jordan by his side.
Memorial Services, officiated by Joe Frush and Matthew Broyles, will be held at First Baptist Church of Abilene on Monday, June 29th,...
Philip Lee King
Jun 22, 2026
Philip Lee King, born May 30, 1955, the second son of Walt and Jean King in Abilene TX. He left this world far too soon, passing suddenly and unexpectedly on June 22, 2026, at the age of 71. His departure has left a space that can never be filled by those of us that loved him but his memory will...
Dorothy Joe Laurence
Jun 22, 2026
Dorothy Joe Laurence (Dot), 91 years old, of Abilene, Texas, peacefully passed into the arms of her Lord and Savior on June 22, 2026.
Dot was a lifelong resident of Abilene, Texas. She was born at the West Texas Baptist Sanitarium (now Hendrick Medical Center) to Dorothy Elise Pride and Joe Denton Pride on January 7, 1935. She attended Travis Elementary,...
Denis Phillip Lukaszewski
Jun 21, 2026
Denis P. Lukaszewski, age 72, of Orléans, France, passed away on Sunday, June 21, at his home in Abilene, Texas.
Denis was born on September 23, 1953, in Orléans, France, to Marcelle Caumont and Eugene Lukaszewski. He moved to the United States with his parents in 1955 to Belton, Texas, where his sister, Jeanine (Lukaszewski) Kane, was born on December 23,...
Brenda Schmidt
Jun 20, 2026
Brenda Granstrom Schmidt, 77, of Abilene, Texas (formerly of Austin, Texas), passed away on Saturday, June 20, 2026 in Abilene.
Visitation/Memorial will be Saturday, June 27, 2026 from 3-4:30 at Wesley Court Senior Living Community (2617 Antilley Rd, Abilene, TX 79606).
Graveside service will be held Thursday, July 2, 2026 at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen (11463 State Highway...
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