Obituaries
Harry D. Hamilton
Dec 8, 2015
Harry D. Hamilton, 86, of Abilene, passed away December 8, 2015 at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene. Visitation will be Thursday, December 10th from 5:00 to 6:30 P.M. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 P.M. Friday, December 11th at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church with Dr. Jeff Reid, Rev....
George E. Glenn
Dec 6, 2015
George Edward Glenn, age 82, of Abilene, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2015 in Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 am on Thursday, on December 10, 2015 at Zion Lutheran Church with Pastor Clyde Kieshnick officiating. Burial will follow at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00...
Robert Blake Tenison
Dec 6, 2015
Robert B. Tenison, 91, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on December 6, 2015 in Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be held at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road on Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 2:00 pm. Burial will follow at Elliott-Hamil Gardens of Memories. Robert Tenison was born in Houston, Texas to Jack and Auban Tenison on...
Richard Lewis Jones
Dec 6, 2015
Richard Lewis Jones, 80, known by many of his friends as “Deacon Jones”, passed away Sunday December 6, 2015 in Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at St. Paul United Methodist Church with Rev. Bill Libby officiating, assisted by Rev. Felicia Hopkins. Entombment will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. The family will...
Denise Reneau
Dec 5, 2015
Denise Reneau, 57, of Abilene, passed away on Saturday, December 5th in Abilene. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 8th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Committal services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 9th at the pavilion in the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene with Pastor G. Frank Estes officiating....
Ella Sue Sumner
Dec 4, 2015
Ella “Sue” Sumner, 82 years old, passed away on December 4, 2015 at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene, Texas after a short illness. Visitation will be Sunday, December 6, 2015 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, December 7, 2015 at Potosi...
Daine Edward Beasley
Dec 4, 2015
Daine Edward Beasley, 68 of Abilene passed away on Friday, December 4, 2015 in Abilene. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Monday, December 7 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Funeral service will be held 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 8 at the Second Baptist Church with Bro. Steven W. Parker officiating. Burial will follow...
Glenn Hicks
Dec 3, 2015
Glenn Conway Hicks, 93, of Abilene, passed away on December 3, 2015 at Mesa Springs Healthcare Facility following a short illness. In accordance with Glenn’s wishes, there will be no funeral or service. His remains will be laid to rest next to his beloved wife, Pauleta, at Riverside National Cemetery in California. Glenn was born to Clarence E. Hicks and...
Jo Carter
Dec 2, 2015
Frances Jo Carter, 91 of Abilene, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M. Saturday, December 5 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, with Rev. Doug Roysden & Bruce Campbell officiating. Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park Cemetery. Jo was born in Abilene to...
Donald O. Copsey
Dec 2, 2015
SMSgt Donald O. Copsey, Retired Donald Copsey, 81, of Abilene, Texas, peacefully went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 2, 2015, while in Hendrick Hospice Care. Funeral services will be at 9:30 am on Friday, December 4, 2015 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Dr. Jeff Reid will officiate, assisted by Pastor Jesse Morton....
William Henry Kidwell
Dec 1, 2015
W. H. “Bill” Kidwell, 91, died Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at an Abilene nursing home. Born in Abilene, Texas on August 26, 1924, Bill was the son of Katie (Hines) and Ollie Kidwell. He served in the U. S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He married Anna Marie Rice in 1948. Early in the 1980’s, Bill retired from...
Edwin Enzor
Nov 30, 2015
Ed Enzor, age 80, of Abilene, Texas, passed away suddenly on Monday, November 30, 2015, at his home in Abilene. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 pm on Friday, December 4, 2015, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home at 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, December 5, 2015, at...
Faye Jolene Norman
Nov 29, 2015
Faye Jolene Varner Norman, 96, a former longtime resident of Abilene, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2015 at A Touch of Home Assisted Living in Round Rock, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 3, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, with Lynn Anderson officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. Faye...
Jack H. Longbotham
Nov 28, 2015
Dr. Jack Henry Longbotham Dr. Jack Henry Longbotham, 85, of Clyde, TX, went to be with our Lord on November 28, 2015 in Brownwood, TX. Funeral services will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, December 4, 2015, at First Baptist Church, Fort Davis, TX with Terrell O’Brien officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Fort Davis, TX. Arrangements are...
Karie Elizabeth Best
Nov 27, 2015
Karie Elizabeth (Olney) Best, 80, of Abilene, went to be with her heavenly father on Friday, November 27, 2015. Karie passed away at her home surrounded by her family after an extended battle with lung disease. Services will be on Wednesday, December 2nd, at 2:00 pm at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church. Rev. Jack Ridlehoover and Dr. Jeff Reid will officiate....
James G. Batson
Nov 27, 2015
Jim Batson, lifetime Radio and Television Professional, has come to the end of the broadcast day. Jim passed peacefully into the next life Nov 27, 2015 and is now reunited with Family and Friends. Visitation will be Saturday Dec 5 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd, Abilene. The Family is...
Carolyn Linville Rodgers
Nov 25, 2015
Carolyn Linville Rodgers, 74, passed away on November 25 in Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM, Monday, November 30 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, with Dare Stevens of Elmwood West, officiating. Burial will follow at Buffalo Gap Cemetery. Carolyn was born in Lorena, Texas to Alpha and Margaret Linville....
Charlsie Ann Langford
Nov 25, 2015
Charlsie Ann (Kirby) Langford, 82, of Dallas, TX, passed away on November 25, 2015 in Abilene, Texas. The family will be accepting visitors at noon on Saturday, November 28, 2015, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will immediately follow at 1 pm with grandchildren, Sharyl West Loeung and Ben West officiating. Entombment will follow...
Imogene Ann Harris
Nov 25, 2015
Imogene Harris, 82, of Abilene, passed away on Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at Abilene Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be from 2:00 - 4:00 pm on Sunday, November 29 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd. Graveside service will be held 11:00 am Monday, November 30 at Texas State Veterans Cemetery with Rev. Don C. Wilson of...
Mildred Elizabeth Sayre
Nov 25, 2015
Mildred Elizabeth Parsons Sayre, lovingly known as Millie, went to be with her Lord and Savior and husband Frank on November 25th, 2015. Millie was preceded in death by her husband Frank Nuell Sayre in 2008 and a granddaughter, Tiffany Elizabeth Terrell, in 1967. She is survived by her daughter Sharon Riley; her sons Frank Sayre and Jim Sayre; Sharon’s...