Obituaries
Albert Burl McAlister
May 18, 2015
Albert Burl McAlister, 83, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2015. He was a decorated soldier who served his country honorably in the Korean War from 1950-1954. He then went on to pursue his degree in International Trade from Texas Tech University. Burl became an accomplished restaurateur. He owned the legendary “Saddle and Sirloin” for over 30 years in Abilene,...
Elizabeth Leavell
May 17, 2015
Elizabeth Killebrew Leavell Elizabeth Killebrew Leavell, 86, died Sunday, May 17, 2015 in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. The graveside service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, May 21, in Elmwood Memorial Park in Abilene. A memorial service will follow...
Phala Jay
May 17, 2015
Phala Jay, 57, died Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Abilene, Texas. Born in Fort Worth, Texas on July 15, 1957, she was the daughter Donna (Muffett) and William F. Jay. She was preceded in death by her parents. Phala is survived by one brother, Kelly Jay and wife Christi of Abilene; a nephew, William Kasey Muffett Jay of Abilene; three...
Ronald Reeves Knaus
May 16, 2015
Ronald Reeves Knaus, age 82 of Abilene, Texas, passed away Saturday, May 16, 2015 in Abilene Regional Hospital. Ron Knaus was born in Big Spring TX to Ike and Margaret (Reeves) Knaus on June 17, 1932. He graduated from Freeport High School in Freeport TX in 1949. His passion for photography and flying started in his teen years. In 1951...
Patricia Ramey
May 16, 2015
Patricia “Pat” Ramey, 80, of Abilene, TX, passed away on May 16, 2015 in Abilene. Visitation for friends and family will be Tuesday, May 19, from 4 to 7 PM at The Hamil Family Funeral Home at 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, TX, followed by a rosary service at 7 PM. A Funeral Mass will be held Wednesday, May 20,...
Dana Lynn Ray Blair
May 13, 2015
Dana Lynn Ray Blair, 51, died Wednesday, May 13, 2015 in Abilene, Texas. The daughter of Jim and Barbara Ray, Dana was born on May 18, 1963 in Hamlin, Texas. She attended school in Snyder and Carlsbad, New Mexico, and also New Mexico State University at Carlsbad, NM, graduating in 1997 with a degree in Nursing. As an R.N., Dana...
Joyce Elam
May 13, 2015
Barbara Joyce (Blailock) Elam, 74, died Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at a medical center in Abilene, Texas. Graveside services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 16, in the Scranton Cemetery near the community of Scranton in southwest Eastland County, Texas, officiated by Rev. Wes Terry. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 15, at The Hamil Family Funeral...
Dwayne Wallace
May 11, 2015
Dwayne E. Wallace, 78, of Abilene, Texas went to be with our Heavenly Father on Monday, May 11, 2015. Funeral services will be at 11:00 am on Thursday, May 14, 2015 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Wednesday, May 13, at the funeral home. Inurnment of cremains...
Dolly Larrison
May 10, 2015
Dolly S. Larrison, 78, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on Sunday, May 10, 2015 in Decatur, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at North Park Baptist Church with Louis Johnson officiating. Burial will follow at Admiral Cemetery in Callahan County. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449...
Coletta Camille Clermont
May 8, 2015
Coletta Camille Clermont, 91, of Abilene, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 8, 2015 in Abilene. Coletta was born in Dayton, Ohio to Charlotte and William Wright on August 1, 1923. She was a member of the Church of the Heavenly Rest, Episcopal, where she was involved in many service projects. Coletta was a member of the Abilene Interfaith Council,...
R. Kendall Badgett
May 7, 2015
Roy Kendall Badgett, 76 of Abilene, Texas, went to be with The Lord on May 7, 2015 in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 9, 2015, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. A small funeral service will be held immediately following the visitation at The Hamil Family Funeral...
Mary Jo Brunson Coates
May 6, 2015
Mary Jo Brunson Coates, 78, of Plainview passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2015, in Abilene. Family visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 8, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas. The graveside service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 9, in Elliott-Hamil Garden of Memories Cemetery followed by a memorial service...
Bruce Proctor
May 6, 2015
Bruce Proctor, 87, died Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at an Abilene medical center. Born in Hamlin, Texas on October 17, 1927, he was the son of Arebell (Blair) and O. B. Proctor. After graduation from high school in Hamlin, he attended Abilene Christian College (now University) for two years. Bruce served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from November 16,...
Jack Hein
May 5, 2015
Jack Hein, 90, died Tuesday, May 5, 2015 in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be 5 to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 10th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. The committal service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 11th at Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene, 7457 W. Lake Road. A memorial service will...
Carl Max Weaver
May 5, 2015
Carl Max Weaver, 75, died Tuesday, May 5, 2015 in Abilene, Texas. Born in Hamlin, Texas on March 24, 1940, he was the son of Irby and Lila (Davis) Weaver. Following graduation from high school, he attended North Texas State University. He served in the U.S. Air Force for four years. He was a Highway Patrolman in Eden, and later...
Dale Edward Nelson
May 4, 2015
Dale Edward Nelson passed away Monday, May 4, 2015, in Tuscola, Texas following a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 88. His funeral service will be held at 12:30 p.m. Friday, May 8, at Zion Lutheran Church with Pastor Clyde Kieschnick officiating. Burial will follow at 2:00 p.m. in Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene directed by...
Martha Leola Johnson
May 3, 2015
Martha Leola “Mema” Johnson of Abilene, Texas passed away on May 3, 2015 in her home. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Thursday, May 7, 2015 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm, Friday, May 8, 2015 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home with the Reverend...
Lois M. McGlothlin
May 3, 2015
Lois M. McGlothlin was born March 16, 1923 in Appleton, Minnesota to Alfred and Minnie (Hancock) Lindahl. Born with spina bifida, she was not expected to live beyond childhood. When Lois died in Abilene on Sunday, May 3rd, at the age of 92, she was one of the oldest spina bifida survivors. Allergic to most pain-killers, she accepted her limitations...
Sue Carr Day
Apr 30, 2015
Frances Elizabeth (Sue) Carr Day, 91, passed away on April 30, 2015 in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00pm to 6:30pm, Monday, May 4, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be at 2pm Tuesday, May 5, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home. Mr. Chris Stice will be officiating. Burial will...
Curtis A. Houck
Apr 30, 2015
Curtis A. “Cowboy” Houck, Sr., 79, died Thursday, April 30, 2015 in Granbury, Texas. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, May 4, in Hawley Cemetery with Charles Dixon officiating, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. The son of Haddie Mae (Forman) and Almer Curtis Houck, he was born on March 5,...
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