Obituaries
James Belcher
May 27, 2016
Jim Belcher, 64, of Abilene, TX passed away on Friday, May 27th, 2016 in Abilene. Visitation will be 5:00 - 6:30 PM on Monday, May 30th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd. in Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, May 31st at the Southern Hills Church of Christ. Burial will follow...
Betty Jo Smith
May 26, 2016
Betty Jo "BJ" Naranjo-Smith, A Vivacious Light, Dies at 76. BJ was born Betty Jo Rice on July 26, 1939 in Aley, Texas, the third child of Lawrence and Mary "Gussie" Rice. At an early age the family moved to Pottsville, Texas. When BJ was four, the family home was destroyed by a tornado with the family inside. For the...
Charles Lee Hobbs
May 25, 2016
Charles "Charlie" Hobbs, 86, passed away, May 25th, 2016 in Abilene, Texas. Charlie had strong ties to Taylor County. He was born in Elmdale and raised in Potosi. Growing up in the depression era in a farm family, Charlie saw many changes that grew him into the determined, hardworking man he was. In high school, Charlie participated in baseball, basketball,...
Emali Shirlene Jones
May 23, 2016
On Sunday, May 22nd, Emali Jones was welcomed into heaven following a lifelong battle with illness. Her final moments were spent surrounded by her loved ones that cherished the gift from God that she is. Too many, Emali's life may seem short, but those who were touched by her courage and tenacity understand that the quality of existence far exceeds...
Charles Williams Garraway
May 23, 2016
Dr. Charles Williams Garraway, 78, of Abilene, passed away on Monday, May 23rd 2016. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 pm Friday, May 27th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 28th at 1:00 pm at the First Baptist Church of Abilene Chapel with Dr. Phil Christopher of First Baptist Church of Abilene officiating. Burial...
Lester Tauey Cheney
May 22, 2016
Lester Tauey Cheney Longtime Abilene resident Lester Cheney passed from this life on May 22, 2016 from kidney cancer. He was born May 1, 1930 in Hot Springs, Arkansas to Raymond and Alleta Hollis Cheney. He grew up in Longview, Texas and graduated from Longview High School in 1948. He told the story of playing football against Marshall High School...
Lynnette Ann Simpson
May 18, 2016
Lynnette Ann Simpson, 82, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on May 18, 2016 in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 pm, Friday May 20, 2016, at Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas Memorial services will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at First Baptist Church Chapel, Abilene, Texas with Rev....
Ollie Bradford Stephens
May 18, 2016
O.B. Stephens, Jr., 88, a lifelong resident of Abilene, passed away on May 18, 2016 in Abilene at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 21 at the Heavenly Rest Episcopal Church, 602 Meander St. with the Reverend Luke Back, officiating. Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park, 5726 Hwy 277 S. Services are under...
Kenneth Fred Jones
May 16, 2016
Kenneth Fred Jones was born on September 6, 1929 in Slaton, Texas. He was welcomed into this world by his parents Benjamin Fred Jones and Celia Berta Olive Jones and his older sister, Geraldine. He passed away on May 16, 2016 in Abilene, Texas. Fred and Celia Jones returned to Abilene, their home, soon after Kenneth's birth. He attended school...
Elizabeth Rosalie Kennamer
May 14, 2016
Elizabeth Rosalie "Betty Rose" Kennamer, born on October 9, 1921, to Ira B. Henthorn and Rhoda A. Henthorn in Hillyard, Washington (a suburb of Spokane), left this earthly life and went to her eternal home with the Lord on Saturday, May 14, 2016. Betty moved to Abilene from Kansas City, KS to attend Abilene Christian College in 1939. She met...
Les White
May 13, 2016
Les White, 87, of Abilene, passed away Friday, May 13, 2016. Funeral services will be at 3:00 pm on Monday, May 16, 2016 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Dr. Cliff Stewart will officiate. Interment will be at a later date at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Les was born in Seymour, Texas to...
Anna Ruth Franklin
May 13, 2016
Anna Ruth Franklin, 89, passed away Friday, May 13, 2016, at her residence. Born in Elmdale, Texas on November 11, 1926, Anna was the daughter of Maude (Payne) and W. A. Byram. She was a homemaker and a member of Highway 36 Church of Christ. She was a loving mother and grandmother, and a woman of God. She was preceded...
Laura Jeanette Parris
May 12, 2016
Laura Jeanette Hancock Parris, 81, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2016 in Abilene, Texas. The daughter of Ollie Ophelia (Taylor) and William Robert Hancock, she was born on October 4, 1934 in Wingate, Texas, and was a 1952 graduate of Wylie High School. She worked 45 years in the business office at Hendrick Health Systems as an insurance and...
Jim Malone
May 12, 2016
Jim Malone, 63 of Abilene passed away peacefully on May 12, 2016 after a brave battle with brain cancer. Jim was born on April 27, 1953 in Abilene, the only child to Omer Dee and Geraldine Boyd Malone. A lifelong resident of Abilene, Jim spent his childhood playing little league baseball and running around with his buddies. The bonds he...
Robert Reed Strevel
May 12, 2016
Robert Reed Strevel passed away Thursday, May 12, 2016, at the age of 78. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, May 19, 2016 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. on Friday, May 20, in Brad Cemetery in Palo Pinto County, Texas. It is with grateful...
Janice Louise Evans
May 11, 2016
Janice L. Evans, 72, of Abilene passed away on May 11th, 2016. Visitation will be on Friday May 13, 2016 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, from 5:00PM to 7:00PM. Graveside services will be held on Saturday May 14th at 11:00AM in the Elliott-Hamil Garden of Memories Cemetery, 5701 Hwy 277 South. Arrangements are...
Myrna Johnson
May 11, 2016
Myrna Johnson went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, just before her 82nd birthday. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 14, at Elmcrest Baptist Church with Pastor Jerry Vincent officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Visitation will...
Richard Andrew Lacroix
May 7, 2016
Richard “Andy” Lacroix, 81, of Abilene, passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2016 in Abilene. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 7:00 P.M. Tuesday, May 10th with a Rosary beginning at 7:00 P.M. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, May 11th at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church....
Mary Frances Lackey
May 7, 2016
Mary Frances Lackey, 81, passed away in Abilene, where she had lived the past 2 years. She formally lived in Richardson for 53 years. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, May 13, 2016 at the Dallas First Assembly of God Church, 11000 East Northwest Hwy. in Dallas, TX. http://d1ag.org/ Pastor Daniel Enriquez will officiate. Visitation will...
James Edward Clay
May 4, 2016
James E. Clay, 92, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, departed this life May 4, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. A Memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, May 9, 2016 at Brook Hollow Christian Church, with Rev. Penny Biddy officiating. A family burial service at Texas State Veterans Cemetery will precede the memorial service. Visitation will...
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