Obituaries
Linda A. Maurer
Dec 24, 2014
Linda Ann Maurer, age 53, beloved wife and mother, died at Hendrick Medical Center, Abilene, Texas, on Wednesday, December 24, 2014. Her battle with cancer came to a peaceful end and she is now enjoying the unveiled presence of God. Born July 20, 1961, in Bellingham, Washington, to Larry and Joanne Simon, she spent most of her childhood and teenage...
Steve Armour
Dec 23, 2014
Steven L. Armour, 60, passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2014 in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Sunday, December 28, 2014 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 12:30 p.m. Monday, December 29, 2014 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home with Reverend Jeff...
Launa Collinsworth Brand
Dec 21, 2014
Launa Collinsworth Brand, 93, died Sunday, December 21, 2014, at Mesa Springs Nursing Center. She was born June 30, 1921 in Winters, Texas to Rainey and Launa Collinsworth. She attended schools in Winters and graduated with the Class of 1938 before attending McMurry College for two years. During WW II she worked in the Post Exchange at Camp Barkeley near...
James Harrison Parramore lll
Dec 20, 2014
James Harrison Parramore, of Canyon, Texas, died on Saturday, December 20, 2014, in Amarillo. He was 73. A graveside service and burial will take place today, December 23, at 3 pm in Elmwood Memorial Park in Abilene, Texas. James Harrison Parramore III was born September 22, 1941 in Abilene, Texas. He was named after Col. James Harrison Parramore. James graduated...
Margaret Ann Sims
Dec 20, 2014
Margaret Ann Sims, 81, died Saturday, December 20, 2014, in Abilene, Texas. Born in Memphis, Tennessee on August 2, 1933, Margaret was the only child of Aubrey Tate and Eula Daphne Tatom Moore. She was raised in Memphis, Tennessee where she graduated high school. She graduated Freed Hardeman College and taught elementary school in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Texas, most recently...
Al Rodgers
Dec 19, 2014
Alvis Rodgers died peacefully in his home on December 19, 2014 in Abilene at the age of 77. Al is survived by his wife, Jannie Rodgers; children Richard Rodgers and wife T. Lee of Abilene, Rodney Rodgers and Terri Cadwell of Abilene, and Randal Rodgers and wife Lorie of Midland; grandchildren, Kandice and Bear Nitsch, Koby Rodgers, Dalee Rodgers, Christian...
Dalene McMinn
Dec 12, 2014
Dalene McMinn, 92, of Abilene, died Friday, December 12, 2014 in Tahoka, Texas. The daughter of the late Ora Ethel Trolinder and M.O. “Ott” McMinn, Dalene was born on September 28, 1922 in Childress, Texas. She was a 1939 graduate of Vernon High School and attended West Texas State University in Canyon, Texas. She worked as an insurance agent for...
Wayne Willis
Dec 10, 2014
William Wayne Willis was born in Corpus Christi on July 9, 1950. He grew up in the Kerrville/San Antonio area. His senior year at Tivy High, he was named the Librarian Sweetheart. He attended Howard Payne University where he received a Bachelor of Science in composite social studies with a secondary teaching degree in 1972. Wayne met Dian Tyler in...
Kenneth Reeves
Dec 7, 2014
Kenneth Lee Reeves of Abilene, Texas left this world to be with our Lord on Sunday, December 7, 2014 at the young age of 73. Visitation will be Saturday, December 13, 2014 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 pm on Sunday, December 14, 2014...
Celia Denise Trimble
Dec 7, 2014
Celia Denise Trimble, 61, of Abilene, passed from this life Sunday, December 7, 2014 after a long hard battle with cancer. Per Celia’s request, no services will be held. Cremation arrangements were entrusted to The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas. Celia was born March 3, 1953 in Clovis, New Mexico to Barbara and George Harold...
Carl Dorsey Thomas
Dec 7, 2014
Dorsey Thomas, 91, of Abilene, Texas passed away on Sunday, December 7, 2014, in Abilene. Dorsey was born in Ft. Worth, Texas to George Clayton and Iva Loretta Stone Thomas. He was the oldest of six children. In 1942, Dorsey volunteered for the Army Air Corps. He served in the China-Burma-India Theatre of Operations and was stationed at the Bengal...
Ted Duncan Starnes
Dec 7, 2014
Ted Duncan Starnes, 81, passed away Sunday, December 7, 2014 at Hendrick Medical Center. Born in Houston, Texas on July 5, 1933, Ted was the son of Willow Drue (Garner) and Rufus G. Starnes, Sr. Reared in Abilene, Texas, he was a 1951 graduate of Abilene High School and received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Abilene Christian College in...
Betty Jo Marsh
Dec 7, 2014
Betty Jo Marsh, 89, of Abilene passed away Sunday, December 7, 2014 at Hendrick Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Rev. Stan Allcorn will officiate, assisted by Dr. Jeff Reid. Burial will follow in the McBee Cemetery. The family will receive...
Juanita M. Brooks
Dec 6, 2014
Juanita M. “Granny” Brooks, 77, of Hawley, passed away December 6, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Thursday, December 11, 2014 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Rev. Burtis Williams and Dr. Jeff Iorg will officiate. Burial will follow in the Midway Cemetery in Hodges, Texas. The family will receive friends from...
Joe E. Webb
Dec 2, 2014
Joe E. Webb, 77, died Tuesday, December 2, 2014 in Abilene. The son of Mattie (Dalton) and Edd Webb, Joe was born on March 8, 1937 in Leach, Oklahoma, the youngest of five children. Reared in Graham, Texas, he was a 1955 graduate of Graham High School and attended Texas Tech College (now University) prior to enlisting in the U....
Bryan Gilbert Ball
Dec 2, 2014
Bryan Gilbert Ball, age 78, of Abilene, passed away on December 2, 2014. Bryan was born May 24, 1936 in Stephens County, Texas. He was the son of Ralph and Leona Ball. Bryan grew up around Breckenridge, Texas and graduated from Breckenridge High School. He served in the U.S. Air Force. After leaving the Air Force he worked for Dye...
Pam Christoferson
Nov 30, 2014
On the evening of November 30, 2014, Pamela Anne Christoferson peacefully left this Earth surrounded by the loving faces of her adoring family in Abilene. She was 64 years young. Pam was born a Saturday’s Child in St. Cloud, MN on April 8, 1950. She was the fifth of ten children born to Alice and Don Whiteman. Raised in Duluth,...
Carolyn Dittmar Edmison
Nov 27, 2014
Carolyn Dittmar Edmison Carolyn was born on September 30, 1942 in Austin, Texas and died on November 27, 2014 in Abilene, Texas. She was married to Jerry Edmison for nearly fifty years. She resided in Buffalo Gap and was president of the Buffalo Gap Republican Women’s Club, the Buffalo Gap Restoration Association and the Economic Development Board and was a...
Vijayakumari Kapu
Nov 24, 2014
Vijayakumari Kapu passed away peacefully on Monday, November 24, 2014 in Abilene, Texas. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Friends are welcome to gather at 10:00 am prior to the service. Vijaya was born in Retur, India to Nagabhushanam and Subbamma Nannapaneni on...
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