Obituaries
Gordon Kenneth Johnson
Jan 3, 2017
Gordon Kenneth Johnson, 83, died Tuesday, January 3, 2017, in Abilene, Texas. The son of the late Margaret (O'Leary) and Robert Johnson, he was born on December 30, 1933 in Dallas, Texas. He graduated from North Dallas High School (Bulldogs) and received his Bachelor of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University. He served in the National Guard as a tank...
Lola Bernice Antilley
Jan 2, 2017
Lola Antilley, 90, of Abilene died Monday, January 2, 2017. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Thursday, January 5, 2017 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Interment will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 pm Wednesday at the funeral home. Lola, the daughter of Nancy and Zack...
Adel Gafar Nafrawi M.D.
Jan 1, 2017
Adel G. Nafrawi, M.D., 89 our dear Daddo, and longtime Abilene Surgeon, passed away Sunday, January 1, 2017. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Thursday, January 5, 2017 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. A private graveside service will be held at Elmwood Memorial Park Cemetery. Dr. Nafrawi was born July 1927 and...
William Dean Elmore
Jan 1, 2017
William "Bill" Elmore, 69, died Sunday, January 1, 2017, at a medical center in Abilene, Texas. Born in Abilene, Texas on April 5, 1947, Bill was the son of the late Mary Margrite (Craig) and William Odis Elmore. Bill graduated from Abilene High School in 1965 and served in the U.S. Marine Corps as a M.P. He was a veteran...
Jefferson Dee Cox, MD
Dec 29, 2016
Jefferson D. Cox, M.D. passed away on December 29, 2016 at his family's ranch near Buffalo Gap, Texas. A private service was held at the family ranch. A family visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at the Odessa Country Club, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Jefferson was born in North Bend, Oregon to Leslie and Doris...
Helen Sareita Bruce
Dec 28, 2016
Helen Sareita Bruce, 83, died on December 28, 2016 in Lubbock, Texas. Family visitation will be Friday, December 30, 2016 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Graveside services will be Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 11 a.m. at Elmwood Memorial Park with Dr. Phillip Christopher officiating. Mrs. Bruce had...
Walter Webb
Dec 26, 2016
Walter "Cotton" Webb, 93, died, Monday, December 26, 2016, in Abilene, Texas. Born in Potosi, Texas, on April 3, 1923, Walter was son of Nannie Bell (Johnson) and William McDaniel Webb. He was a lifelong resident of the Abilene area. After he graduated from high school, he served in the U. S. Army. He was a warehouse supervisor for Abilene...
Beverly Wallace
Dec 26, 2016
Beverly Wallace, 84, of Abilene, passed away on December 26th in Abilene, Texas. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 5th, at St. Mark's Episcopal Church with The Rev. Mary Glover officiating. Burial will follow at 1:00 p.m. at Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449...
Joe Ross Milliorn
Dec 21, 2016
Joe Ross Milliorn, 87, passed away away on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 in Abilene, Texas. The son of Linnie (Gwin) and Earl Milliorn, Joe was born on January 30, 1929 in Oplin, Texas, and attended school in Oplin and Eula. He served in the U.S. Army in the Korean Conflict. On September 27, 1963, he married Louise Burk in Abilene....
Kenneth W. Williams
Dec 18, 2016
Kenneth Wayne Williams was born on October 20, 1938 in Nacogdoches, Texas and died peacefully on Sunday, December 18, 2016 in Abilene, Texas at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was the second son of the late Clyde L. and Velta Mae (McKinney) Williams. His parent’s family was deeply rooted in and around the east Texas town of...
Roy Wayne Slaughter
Dec 16, 2016
Tyke Slaughter, 86, of Abilene, formerly of El Paso, passed away Friday, December 16, 2016. Funeral service will be held Monday, December 19, at 11:30 a.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, with Pastor Terry Enns officiating. Burial will follow at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene. The family will receive friends from 3:00 to...
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...