Obituaries
Marsha Kay Wise
Dec 15, 2016
Marsha Kay Wise, 63, passed away on December 15, 2016, in Abilene, Texas The daughter of Wanda (Dean) and Bruce Proctor, Marsha was born on April 17, 1953 in Abilene, where she graduated from Cooper High School. She most recently worked at Serenity House in Abilene. Marsha enjoyed people, reading books, and Elvis movies. She was a member of the...
Albert Wilson
Dec 14, 2016
Albert Wilson, Sr. Albert Wilson Sr., of Abilene, Texas passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 in Abilene. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 18, 2016 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. on Monday, December 19, 2016 at Southwest Drive Community United Methodist...
Agnes Baylor King
Dec 14, 2016
Agnes Baylor Eckles King passed away on December 14, 2016. She was born to Alfred Hicks and Pattie Flack Eckles in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, on April 17, 1921. Aggie graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1941 and married John Jerimiah King on November 15, 1943. The couple moved to Abilene in 1954 and quickly became active in the life of...
Linda Marie Crook
Dec 12, 2016
Linda Marie Crook, 70, passed away peacefully at Abilene Regional Medical Center in Abilene, Texas, on Monday, December 12, 2016, after an eight-year battle with cancer. She was surrounded by family and friends. Funeral Mass will be held on Thursday, December 15th at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church with Rev. Adam Droll officiating. A reception lunch will follow...
Max Wheeler Hardin
Dec 12, 2016
Max Wheeler Hardin, 81, passed away Monday, December 12, 2016 in Abilene, Texas. Born in Weatherford, Texas on July 5, 1935, he was the son of the late Vitra (Chaney) and Wheeler A. Hardin. Max started his career as an early teen after the death of his Mother. After retiring from Arrow Ford to spend time with his family and...
Thomas Alexander Niblo
Dec 12, 2016
Thomas "Tom" Alexander Niblo, 54, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on December 12, 2016 in Abilene, Texas. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, December 17, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at The Church of the Heavenly Rest, Episcopal at 602 Meander with The Rev. N. Luke Back, Rector, and The Right Reverend Claude E. Payne, Seventh Bishop of Texas, officiating....
John Paul Jarzombek
Dec 6, 2016
John Paul Jarzombek, 77, of Abilene, Texas was called to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 6, 2016. John was born on June 25, 1939 in Mission, TX. He graduated from Edinburg High School, served his country in the Air Force and served our Lord as a Eucharistic Minister at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Selma, TX prior...
Thomas Russell Comella
Dec 2, 2016
Thomas Russell Comella, 82, of Abilene passed away peacefully at home on Friday, December 2, 2016. Visitation will be held from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Monday, December 5th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, with a Rosary to follow at 7:00 pm. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 pm on Tuesday, December 6th...
W.G. "Butch" Brannon
Dec 1, 2016
W. G. "Butch" Brannon, 61, received his wings on Thursday, December 1, 2016, in Abilene, Texas. The son of Imogene (Strange) and Fred Brannon, he was born on October 30, 1955 in Tulia, Texas. Butch was a Registered Nurse, having received his diploma from Northwest Texas Hospital School of Nursing (1978), certification from the Board of Nurse Examiners for the...
Sherwyn Lane McNair
Nov 30, 2016
Sherwyn Lane McNair, 93, a member of the Greatest Generation, died peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, November 30, 2016. Sherwyn was born on April 13, 1923, in Pritchett, Texas, to Grover C. and Cora Foster McNair. After moving with his family to Gilmer, he attended and graduated from Gilmer High School in 1940. He married Chere Livingston at her...
Jimmy Wayne Sojourner
Nov 24, 2016
Jimmy Wayne Sojourner, 82, of Casper, Wyoming and Abilene, Texas passed away on November 24, 2016 in Merkel, Texas after a lengthy illness. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 6, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, with Michael Howard of the Cowboy Church of Ennis officiating. His cremains will...
Katie Lee Lowe
Nov 21, 2016
Katie Lee Hudspeth Lowe, 93 of Abilene, passed away Monday, November 21, 2016 in Lubbock, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, November 26, 2016 at First Christian Church with Rev. Don Wilson officiating. There will be a reception following the memorial service at the church. A private family graveside will be held at Elmwood...
Joe Estes
Nov 19, 2016
Joe Fred Estes, 91, of Abilene, Texas passed away on November 19, 2016 in Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday November 21, 2016 at Hamil Family Funeral Home with Felicia Hopkins of St. Paul Methodist officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park cemetery. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home,...
Alton Ray Edwards
Nov 19, 2016
Alton "Butch" Edwards of Buffalo Gap passed away on November 19, 2016 at his home with his family at his side. A memorial service will be held on November 30th at 2:00 pm at First Baptist Church Buffalo Gap with Pastor Chuck Gililland and Bro. Burtis Williams officiating. Butch was born in Lamesa, Texas to Gaddis and Vivian Edwards on...
Ruby Atriel Rutherford
Nov 19, 2016
Ruby Atriel Mason Rutherford, 74, passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2016, in Abilene. Visitation will be on Monday, November 21, 2016, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, at 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be held on, Tuesday, November 22, 2016, at 11:00 a.m., at Oldham Lane Church of Christ, 5049 Oldham...
Jerry Wendell Marshall
Nov 17, 2016
Jerry Wendell Marshall, age 66, of Abilene, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Hendrick Medical Center after a long illness. Visitation will be held at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, on Sunday, November 20, 2016 from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Monday, November 21, 2016...
Julia Jones Matthews
Nov 17, 2016
A long and storied chapter in the history of Abilene has come to a close. On November 17, 2016, Julia (Judy) Jones Matthews completed her lifetime of benevolence and blessings in her beloved hometown. She was born December 13, 1918, the eldest daughter of Percy and Ruth Legett Jones, pioneer Abilenians who were early day leaders in the business, cultural...
Randy Springer
Nov 12, 2016
Eddie Randall (Randy) Springer passed away on November 12, 2016 in Abilene, Texas. Randy was born in Merkel, Texas to Molly (McLeod) and Bill Springer on the 10th of March, 1948. He attended schools in Abilene and graduated from McMurry University in 1974 with a degree in Finance. Randy married his love Susan Warren in 1966 at St. Paul United...
Dorthy Ella Meador
Nov 7, 2016
Dorthy Ella Meador, 81 of Abilene, passed away Monday, November 7, 2016 in Abilene. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8:00 P.M. Friday, November 11th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Services will be 1:00 P.M. Saturday, November 12th in the funeral home chapel followed by a graveside service at 3:30 P.M. in the Gouldbusk...
James Michael Whitt
Nov 7, 2016
James Michael "Mike" Whitt, 62, of Moran, Texas, passed away on Monday, November 7, 2016 in Abilene, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 12, at Gunsight Baptist Church with Charles Kuhn officiating. Arrangements are by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Mike was born in Jones County, Texas...
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