Obituaries

Tommy Jo Wallace

Tommy Jo Wallace

Aug 29, 2017

Tommy Wallace, 87, of Abilene died Tuesday, August 29, 2017 in Abilene, Texas at Hendrick Medical Center. The son of Verna (Pratt) and Elton Wallace, he was born on July 2, 1930 in Wills Point, Texas. After completing high school, he attended banking school at LSU. In 1961, Tommy married Joyce Nell Wright in Lubbock, Texas. Tommy was a bank...

Obed Issai Barraza

Obed Issai Barraza

Aug 29, 2017

Obed Barraza, 22, of Abilene, passed away on Tuesday, August 29, 2017 in Abilene. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Monday, September 4th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, September 5th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home with Tim Archer officiating. Burial will follow at the Elmwood Memorial...

Billy Kellen Fry

Billy Kellen Fry

Aug 29, 2017

Billy K. Fry, Sr. 81, of Abilene, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 29, 2017 in Abilene, Texas.

Billy was born on June 27, 1936, in Haskell, Texas, to Harvey Kellen and Annie Mae Fry. He attended Haskell High School and graduated in 1954. He joined the U. S. Navy in 1954 and served for six years. In 1961, he moved...

John F. Nuding

John F. Nuding

Aug 25, 2017

Col. John F. "Jack" Nuding, (Ret.) passed away peacefully, Friday, August 25, 2017. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at Holy Family Catholic Church on 5410 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Interment will follow at 2:00 pm at The J.D. Patterson Ranch Cemetery outside of Aspermont, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 pm...

Florene  Rowan

Florene Rowan

Aug 22, 2017

Florene Miller Rowan, 91, passed away in Abilene, Texas, Tuesday, August 22, 2017.  A celebration of her life will be shared at 2:00 pm on Saturday, August 26, 2017 at Southwest Park Baptist Church.    Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Friday, August 25, 2017 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.  She will be...

Kenneth James DeBerry

Kenneth James DeBerry

Aug 21, 2017

Kenneth J. DeBerry, 85, of Abilene, passed away on Monday, August 21, 2017 in Abilene, Texas.

A committal service will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, August 25, 2017 at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene, 7457 West Lake Road, Abilene, Texas.  A memorial service will follow at 11:30 am at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap...

Herbert Melton Loyd, MD

Herbert Melton Loyd, MD

Aug 20, 2017

HERBERT MELTON LOYD, M.D. passed away on August 20, 2017 at age 83 in Abilene, TX.  He was born July 12, 1934 in Shreveport, Louisiana, the son of Christine Mary (Melton) Loyd and Herbert Carter Loyd.  He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Mary Jo (Eisemann) Loyd, and two daughters, Brenda Ann Wahlberg and husband, Greg, of...

Michael Henry Gonzales

Michael Henry Gonzales

Aug 20, 2017

Michael Henry Gonzales, 44, of Abilene, passed away on Sunday, August 20, 2017 in Abilene.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Thursday, August 24, 2017 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.  Pastor Tobias Gonzales will officiate.  The family will receive friends during a visitation and viewing from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Wednesday, August...

Margie E. Baccus

Margie E. Baccus

Aug 17, 2017

Margie Baccus, 89, of Noodle, Texas, passed away Thursday, August 17, 2017 at Hendrick Hospice Care in Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 22, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, with Shellie Evans of First Church of Christ Scientist officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Merkel, Texas. She...

Rhama Carol Maxwell

Rhama Carol Maxwell

Aug 15, 2017

Rhama Carol Latson Maxwell, 82, of Abilene passed away on August 15, 2017 in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be Thursday, August 17, 2017, 6-8 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Funeral services will be held 12:00 pm Friday, August 18, 2017 at Baker Heights Church of Christ in Abilene with Gary Montgomery and Ron...

Denise Joy Amdal

Denise Joy Amdal

Aug 14, 2017

Denise Joy DeFrates Amdal, 60, of Abilene, Texas, went to be with Jesus her Savior on August 14th, 2017. A memorial celebration of Denise's life will be held at 11 A.M. on Saturday, August 26th at Christ's Church of Abilene, 2302 Old Anson Road, Abilene, TX. Arrangements are by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Denise...

C. Ray Butler

C. Ray Butler

Aug 8, 2017

C. Ray Butler, 88, passed away peacefully at home Tuesday morning, August 8, 2017.

Born in Mansfield, Louisiana, on October 7, 1928, Ray was the son of Mattie Ethel (Baker) and William C. Butler. Ray met Nancy Wooten, whom he married in 1950 in Abilene, Texas.  He graduated from Texas A& M University in the Class of ‘50, and served honorably...

Jane Marie Ayers

Jane Marie Ayers

Aug 7, 2017

Jane Abbott Ayers, 88, passed away Monday, August 7, 2017, in Abilene, Texas. Born on June 4, 1929, on a farm in Stonewall County, Texas, Jane was the youngest of eight children of Thomas Nathan and Alma Lee (Aycock) Abbott. She attended schools in Aspermont, Texas, graduating in 1946. In the fall she enrolled in McMurry College (now University), graduating...

Elise Ann Ybarra

Elise Ann Ybarra

Aug 6, 2017

Elise Ann Ybarra, 32, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on August 6th, 2017, near Clyde, Texas.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Friday, August 11th, 2017 at Beltway Park Church’s South Campus with Pastor Clyde Kieschnick of Zion Lutheran Church officiating. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene.

Elise was born...

Charlotte Ann Booker

Charlotte Ann Booker

Aug 6, 2017

Charlotte Ann Terry Booker won her struggle with Alzheimer's as she left this life for her Heavenly home on Sunday, August 6, 2017, at the age of 86. Charlotte was born in Cleburne, Texas, on August 8, 1930, the daughter of William Jefferson Terry and Waddell Moore Terry. She spent most of her growing up years in nearby Godley. She...

Kurt Alder Battad Alegre

Kurt Alder Battad Alegre

Aug 6, 2017

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Nell Graves Sawyer

Nell Graves Sawyer

Aug 2, 2017

Nell Graves Sawyer; 94, died Wednesday, August 2, 2017 in Abilene, Texas. Nell was born in Corsicana, Texas on September 21, 1922 to Robert Russell Graves and Mary Gertrude Kelly. She spent her childhood in Rockett, Texas, Ellis County. She graduated from high school in Ferris, Texas and Draughn's Business College, in Fort Worth, Texas. Nell worked in various bookkeeping...

Margaret  Cole

Margaret Cole

Jul 30, 2017

Margaret C. Cole, 96, an Abilene native, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, July 30, 2017.  She was born on May 28, 1921 to Dr. Thomas B. Cox and Herries Grey McKinley Cox, early day Abilene pioneers.  Dr. Cox was one of the first dentists to set up practice in Abilene.

After attending and graduating from Abilene schools, she...

LaVerne C. Rollins

LaVerne C. Rollins

Jul 29, 2017

LaVerne C. Rollins, 92, known by many as “GoMommy”, passed away Saturday, July 29, 2017 in Abilene, Texas.  Funeral services will be at 10:00 am, Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at First Central Presbyterian Church with Rev. Felecia Hopkins officiating.  Burial will follow at 2:30 pm in the Union Cemetery in Gustine, Texas directed by The Hamil Family Funeral, 6449 Buffalo...

Anna Claudean Sublett

Anna Claudean Sublett

Jul 26, 2017

Anna Claudean Sublett "Sub", 88, of Abilene, went to Glory with the Lord on July 26th, 2017 in Brenham, TX. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00pm Friday, July 28th, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm, Saturday, July 29th, at Broadview Baptist Church officiated by Pastor Wes Terry. Burial...