Obituaries

Charlene Kennedy Eakin

Charlene Kennedy Eakin

Feb 27, 2016

Charlene Kennedy Eakin, 86, of Abilene, passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2016 in Abilene. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 1st at The Chilton Cemetery in Chilton, Texas with Rev. Don McFarland of Parkview Baptist Church of Childress officiating. Visitation will be 6:30 to 7:30 P.M. Monday, February 29th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home,...

Belva Beckett

Belva Beckett

Feb 26, 2016

Belva Beckett, of Abilene, passed away Friday, February 26, 2016 at the age of 78. A memorial service will be held at 1:30 pm on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at Southwest Park Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Woodard and Dr. Paul Siebenmann officiating. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Belva was...

Leah Renee Sivley

Leah Renee Sivley

Feb 24, 2016

One of God’s special angels has gone home to the loving arms of Jesus on Wednesday morning, February 24, 2016. Leah Renee Sivley was born on December 8, 1982 in Abilene, Texas. Leah touched the lives of so many and was a blessing to all who knew her. She could always bring a smile when in a playful mood. Leah...

Betty Ward

Betty Ward

Feb 24, 2016

Betty Bon Ward, 90 of Baird passed away on February 24th, at Coronado Nursing Center in Abilene. A Memorial service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, March 19th at First Central Presbyterian Church in Abilene with Dr. Cliff Stewart and Dr. Janice Six officiating. Betty Bon was born to Charles Grossman and Hattie Brockwell Grossman on August 7, 1925...

Dian Tyler Willis

Dian Tyler Willis

Feb 23, 2016

Sharon Dian Tyler, better known as Dian Tyler Willis, was born in Abilene, Texas on August 22, 1952. She grew up in the Abilene area, graduating from Cooper High School. She attended Howard Payne University where she studied psychology and sociology. She then transferred to Hardin-Simmons University to complete her BA in 1976, followed by receiving her Registered Nurse certificate...

Richard E. Dobbins

Richard E. Dobbins

Feb 23, 2016

Obituary not available.

Nellivee Clark

Nellivee Clark

Feb 22, 2016

Nellivee Clark passed away Monday afternoon, February 22, 2016 at Southern Meadows in Abilene at the age of 90. She was born July 25, 1925 in rural Taylor County on Clark Road. Her parents were William Clark and Grace Travis Clark. Nellivee is survived by her sister, Betty Clark and her brother, Travis Clark and his wife Bobbie. Travis and...

Bob T. Mara

Bob T. Mara

Feb 21, 2016

Bob T. Mara, 82, died Sunday, February 21, 2016 at his home in Abilene, Texas. The son of Pearl (McGuire) and John E. Mara, Bob was born on February 8, 1934 in Chico, Texas, and graduated from Chico High School in Chico, Texas. He worked for Halliburton Energy Services for 34 years and continued working as an oil and gas...

Jane M. Lohn

Jane M. Lohn

Feb 20, 2016

Jane M. Lohn, of Abilene, Texas, went to be with her Lord Saturday, February 20, 2016. Graveside services will be held 2:00 P.M. Saturday, February 27, at Lohn Family Cemetery in Lohn, Texas with Bardin Striegler officiating. Burial will be directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Jane M. Lohn died at Coronado Nursing...

Rae Giles

Rae Giles

Feb 19, 2016

Rae Giles, 80, passed away on Friday, February 19, 2016 at Abilene Medical Center in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, February 25, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, with a rosary to begin at 8:00 p.m. Funeral mass will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 26 at...

Rita Riewe

Rita Riewe

Feb 18, 2016

Rita Riewe of Abilene, Texas, personally met her Lord and Savior on February 18, 2016. Visitation will be held at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd., on Sunday, February 21, 2016, from 4:00 to 6:00 PM. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM, Monday, February 22, 2016, at Zion Lutheran Church, 2801 Antilley Rd, with Reverend...

Lillian Velma Colwell

Lillian Velma Colwell

Feb 18, 2016

Lillian Velma Colwell, 96, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and aunt, died peacefully on Thursday, February 18, 2016 at Wisteria Place Nursing Home, Abilene, Texas. The family will receive friends on Friday, February 26, 2016 from 5:00 to 6:00 PM with a Wake Service and Rosary Service beginning at 6:00 PM, led by Deacon Gary Rhodes, at The Hamil Family Funeral...

Betty Sue Morris Head

Betty Sue Morris Head

Feb 18, 2016

Betty Sue Morris Head passed away on the evening of Thursday, February 18th, 2016 in Abilene Texas. Visitation will be from 5 pm until 7 pm on Tuesday, February 23 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, February 24 at 10 o’clock am, also at The Hamil Family Funeral...

Benjamin B. Benigno

Benjamin B. Benigno

Feb 16, 2016

Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin “B” Benigno, USAF (retired), 90, of Abilene, Texas passed away on February 16th, 2016 at a local hospital. Visitation will be 7 to 8 p.m. Monday, February 22, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, with a rosary and prayer service to begin at 8 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held at...

Beverly Tarpley

Beverly Tarpley

Feb 14, 2016

Beverly Tarpley, 85, the first Texas woman lawyer to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court, died in Abilene on February 14, 2016. She was born February 25, 1930 in Houston to Charles and Hilda Potthoff. She enrolled in the University of Texas at Austin at age 15 and received BA and JD (Doctor of Jurisprudence) degrees. She came...

Linda Wallis Slabaugh

Linda Wallis Slabaugh

Feb 11, 2016

Linda Wallis Slabaugh (Super Nana), 67, of Abilene passed away on February 11, 2016 in Abilene, Texas. Visitation and Rosary will be 6-8 p.m. Sunday, February 14,2016 at Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, February 15,2016 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Monsignor Robert Bush officiating. Burial will...

Dorothy Hopkins

Dorothy Hopkins

Feb 10, 2016

Dorothy Hopkins, 95 of Abilene, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 in Goldthwaite, TX. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Friday, February 12th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, February 13th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Donny Harbers officiating....

Lavoise Celest Donnell

Lavoise Celest Donnell

Feb 8, 2016

With her eyes set on the goal to join with God’s people in Paradise, Lavoise Celeste Donnell realized that hope on Monday, February 8, 2016 at 93 years old. The last song she heard just before leaving this life was her granddaughter singing “Jesus is Tenderly Calling.” Her journey began August 9, 1922 in Lingleville, Texas. Growing up during the...

Nelda Bess Loyd

Nelda Bess Loyd

Feb 7, 2016

Nelda Bess Loyd, 87, passed away on Sunday, February 7, 2016 at her residence in Abilene, Texas. The daughter of Ida Pearl (Amonett) and Clarence King West, she was born on October 19, 1928 in McCamey, Texas, and was a 1948 graduate of McCamey High School. Nelda married Billy Esko Loyd in McCamey on November 20, 1948. She was a...

Jearald Duane Heflin

Jearald Duane Heflin

Feb 5, 2016

Jearald Duane Heflin, 74, passed away Friday, February 5, 2016, in Abilene, Texas. Jearald Duane was born in Portales, New Mexico, on June 15, 1941, to Jearald and Belle Heflin. He started school in House, New Mexico and graduated from Portales High School in 1959. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics (minoring in Engineering and Mathematics) from...