Obituaries
Edwin Doyle Kerley
Apr 1, 2017
Edwin Doyle Kerley, 81 of Abilene passed away Saturday, April 1, 2017. Ed was born November 3, 1935 in Coke County, Texas to Bruce Edwin Kerley and Annie Mae Smith Kerley. He was raised in Fluvanna, Texas where he attended school and played various sports and competed in rodeo, riding bulls and calf roping. He attended Texas Tech University and...
William Dean Grosvenor, Jr.
Apr 1, 2017
William "Billy" Dean Grosvenor Jr. of Abilene passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Saturday, April 1, 2017. Billy was born in Abilene, Texas on March 20th, 1949, was a graduate of Cooper High School and the University of Texas, and a member of First Central Presbyterian Church. After college, he lived in Mexico City for several...
Jean Estes
Mar 30, 2017
Frances "Jean" Estes experienced the miracle of being absent from the body and being present with the Lord on Thursday night March 30, 2017. Many of her family and friends were by her side singing her favorite songs and hymns about Jesus and heaven. Jean was born in Winter, Texas on January 3, 1937 to Roy and Dola Evans. After...
William S. Wilson
Mar 28, 2017
William Stuart "Bill" Wilson, 72 was taken home to his Heavenly Father on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Memorial service will be 3:00 P.M. Saturday, April 1, 2017 at the Pioneer Drive Baptist Church with Dr. Jeff Reid officiating. Born in Taylor, Williamson County, Texas on September 30, 1944, Bill Was the son of Dr. William S. Wilson, Jr. and Flo...
Emma Gene Gore
Mar 28, 2017
Emma Gene Gore, 98, a longtime resident of Abilene, passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2017 in Farmersville, Texas. Born in Taylor County, Texas on December 30, 1918, she was the daughter of Annie (Brookshire) and Claude Gilbreth. Emma Gene was a 1932 graduate of Abilene High School and retired after a 30-year career as a supervisor with Southwestern Bell. Since...
Nancy Sinclair Saltsman
Mar 26, 2017
Nancy Sinclair (Banks) Saltsman, died Sunday, March 26, 2017. Born in Ripley, Tennessee on March 9, 1935, Nancy was the daughter of Dorah Bowen (King) and Rodrick Sinclair Banks. She was 82 years old. Shortly after Nancy's birth, the Banks family moved to Florence, Alabama, later to District Heights, Maryland during World War II, and then returning to Florence, Alabama...
Dorcas Lavoyce Walker
Mar 25, 2017
Dorcas Lavoyce Darnell Walker ended her earthly life on Saturday, March 25th 2017. She was lovingly known as “Nanny” by all who knew and loved her. Born on September 22nd 1920, she was the daughter of William and Dura Maylene Darnell. She married the love of her life, Clyde Walker, on April 8th 1937. They were married for 44 years....
Vanna Gay Fulton
Mar 25, 2017
Vanna Fulton, 70, of Abilene, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017 in Abilene. Graveside service will be 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, March 29th at the Trent Garden of Memories Cemetery with Rev. Glenda West officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 5:30 P.M. Tuesday, March 28th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Vanna was born in...
Susan Ann Hunt
Mar 24, 2017
Susan Ann Foster Hunt, 64, of Abilene, Texas, went home to be with the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, March 24, 2017 after a lengthy battle with cancer. She passed away in her home in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March, 28, 2017 at the Southwest Park Baptist Church Fellowship...
Earl Howard Zeiger
Mar 24, 2017
Earl H. Zeiger, 85, of Abilene, formerly of Phelan, CA passed away in his sleep on Friday, March 24, 2017. He is now fishing on the Platte River in Saratoga, Wyoming with his brothers as he would so vividly remember in his dreams. Earl was born in Rawlins, WY to William Zeiger and Elizabeth Watts Zeiger on February 29, 1932....
Mary Jack Milliorn
Mar 23, 2017
Jackie Milliorn, age 87, of Abilene, TX, passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2017 in Tyler, TX. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Friday, March 31, 2017 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, TX. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am, Saturday, April 1, 2017 at North Park Baptist Church located...
Barbara Sue Cannon
Mar 22, 2017
Barbara Sue Cannon, better known as Sue, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at age 84. To celebrate her life and legacy, a memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 1, 2017, in the Chapel at First Baptist Church in Abilene, located at 1333 North 3rd in Abilene, Texas,...
Jacqueline Jennings
Mar 20, 2017
Jacqueline "Jackie" Wells Jennings, 81, of Abilene passed away on March 20, 2017 in Abilene. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on Friday March 25th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home at 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd, Abilene Texas. Graveside services will be at 1:00 PM Saturday March 26th at the Coleman City Cemetery with Pastor Jim Ritter of...
Darold Warren Davis
Mar 17, 2017
Darold W. (Doc) Davis, age 96, of Abilene, TX passed away on Friday, March 17, 2017 in Abilene. Visitation will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Burial will be on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at 11 a.m. at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at...
Lois Jones Elliott Haddock
Mar 16, 2017
Lois Irene Jones Elliott Haddock, age 99, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2017 in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 18th, at Wylie Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 18th, at Wylie Baptist Church, Abilene with John Ross Fanning officiating. Burial will...
Joseph Harrison Roeder
Mar 15, 2017
Joseph Harrison Roeder, 91, of Abilene, TX, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March15, 2017, in Abilene, Texas. The family will receive friends at a visitation from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday, March 17th, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. A memorial service will be held at First Central Presbyterian Church on Saturday,...
Kenneth Lane Paige
Mar 10, 2017
Kenneth Lane Paige, 44, of Marble Falls, passed away on Friday, March 10, 2017 in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:00 pm, Sunday, March 12, 2017 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. A Memorial Service celebrating Kenny's life will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, March 13, 2017 at First Central Presbyterian...
Mary Ester Catalina
Mar 9, 2017
Mary Ester Catalina, 91, died Thursday, March 9, 2017. The daughter of William and Mary Arminda Mullinix Moore, Mary was born on March 11, 1925 in Hidalgo County, Texas. In 1942 she married John Joseph Catalina in Yuma, Arizona. God granted them 73 wonderful years of marriage. Mary, who was also known as “Mim”, enjoyed working in the family citrus...
Hundley Vinson Rankin
Mar 8, 2017
Hundley V. Rankin age 93, died March 8 after a lengthy illness at Stone Gate Nursing Center. Funeral services to be held at 2:00 PM, March 11 at Hamil Family Funeral Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd; Abilene Texas 79606. Burial to follow at Elmwood Memorial Cemetery, Abilene Texas. A memorial service will be held at a later date at Ridglea...
Coral Leslie Maker
Mar 6, 2017
Coral Leslie (Corky) Maker Our beloved mother and grandmother passed away in Abilene, Texas on March 6, 2017 as the result of complications from a fall. When her husband Red Maker died in 2006, Corky was left broken hearted, but she was a strong woman who was determined to enjoy her remaining years and live life on her own terms....
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