Obituaries
Norma Jean Cole
Aug 14, 2014
Norma Jean Cole, 76, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, August 14, 2014, in Abilene, Texas. She was born on August 23, 1937 in Cisco, Texas. Norma loved to sing and listen to Southern Gospel music. Funeral services will be at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, August 16, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449...
Morgan Amanda Lee
Aug 13, 2014
Morgan Amanda Lee, 20, of Abilene died Wednesday, August 13, 2014 in Lubbock, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 18, at Beltway Park Baptist Church in Abilene with Pastor Geoffrey Turner officiating, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. The daughter of Michele Renee (Rodriguez) and Stephen Craig Lee,...
Jerry Dub Carter
Aug 12, 2014
Jerry Dub Carter, 68, passed away Tuesday, August 12th in Weslaco, TX surrounded by family. He was born September 30th, 1945 to Atha and RL Carter of Abilene. He was born and raised in Abilene, and attended and played football for Abilene High. He attended Grace Baptist Church where he met and began courting the love of his life Rebecca...
Donald Joseph MacKay
Aug 11, 2014
Donald Joseph MacKay, of Abilene, peacefully passed away from this life into internal life on August 11, 2014, after an 18 year battle with lung disease. He is finally united with the love of his life, Donna, his wife of 44 years. Don, known by his closest friends and family as “Pep”, was born in Laredo, Texas to James Martin...
Scott McGlasson Smith
Aug 8, 2014
Scott McGlasson Smith passed away Friday, August 8, 2014 at Hendrick Medical Center. He was 83. Born December 13, 1930 in El Dorado, Kansas, his parents were Bert Smith and Dorothea McGlasson Smith. He married Mona L. Coston in 1951 in Fort Worth, TX. Scott and his family moved to Abilene, where he attended South Junior High (later named Jefferson...
Jeffrey Glenn Brown
Aug 6, 2014
Jeffrey Glenn Brown, 56, of Abilene, passed away on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at his home in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be 5:00 – 7:00, Friday, August 8 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 Saturday, August 9 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home with Larry Tarver of...
Kenneth O. Killian
Aug 5, 2014
K.O. Killian, 90, of Abilene died Tuesday, August 5, 2014, at Windcrest Alzheimer Care Center in Abilene. Born in Abilene, Texas on November 24, 1923, he was the son of Alzina (Oney) and Charlie C. Killian. He attended Abilene High School and served in the U. S. Navy. K.O. retired from Southwestern Bell and AT&T after a 30-year career. He...
Robert Owen Anthony
Aug 4, 2014
Robert Owen Anthony, 84, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on Monday, August 4, 2014. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 pm on Thursday, August 7, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, August 8, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel with Chris McCurley of Oldham...
Leon Ravinowich
Jul 31, 2014
Leon Ravinowich, 92, of Poltava, Ukraine, Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Abilene, Texas passed away on July 31, 2014 in Abilene, Texas. Leon went to be with the Lord on Thursday the 31st of July 2014. A Reception will be held at the Abilene Country Club on Sunday August 2nd 2014 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Leon was born May 16,...
Carl Woodall
Jul 29, 2014
Carl Woodall, 73, passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2014, in Abilene, Texas at Hendrick Medical Center. Born in Putnum County, Indiana on August 22, 1940, he was the son of Mary E. (Simpson) and Fred Woodall. Carl met the love of his life, Lois Robbins Woodall, in Syracuse, NY. They later married on October 1, 1963. She accompanied him around...
Roger Alan Smith
Jul 26, 2014
Roger Alan Smith, 84, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on July 26, 2014 in Weatherford, Texas. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m., Thursday, July 31, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, August 1, at Hillcrest Church of Christ Chapel with Terry Brown and...
Johnny E. Graham
Jul 24, 2014
Johnny E. Graham, 81, of Abilene, Texas passed away on Thursday, July 24, 2014 in Abilene. Visitation will be Saturday, July 26, 2014 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. A graveside service will be held at 11:00am, Monday, July 28, 2014 in Clyde Cemetery in Clyde, Texas with the Dr. Rodney Watson...
W. P. Hicks
Jul 24, 2014
W.P. (Dub) Hicks W.P. (Dub) Hicks, 81, of Abilene, Texas, business owner and devoted husband, died in his home after an extended illness. A celebration of Dub’s life will be held at 1:00 pm, Saturday, August 2nd, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Dub was born in Abilene on November 11th, 1932 to Clarence...
Howard Walker
Jul 21, 2014
Howard (H.O.) Walker Jr., age 93, of Abilene, passed from this life on July 21, 2014 surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held Friday July 25, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, with Billy Crim officiating. Interment will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be held Thursday...
Leslie Martin Stratton
Jul 20, 2014
Leslie Martin Stratton, 49, passed away Sunday, July 20, 2014 in Abilene. Funeral Mass will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 25, at Holy Family Catholic Church, 5410 Buffalo Gap Road with Rev. Msgr. Frederick Nawarskas and Deacon Jerry Schwalb officiating. The family will receive friends at a reception at the church immediately following the service. Arrangements are...
Mildred Elizabeth Hill
Jul 20, 2014
Mildred Elizabeth (Betty) Hill, 94, of Abilene passed away on Sunday, July 20, 2014. Visitation will be Thursday, July 24, 2014 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd. Family and friends are invited to attend the graveside celebration of her life at Elmwood Memorial Park, Friday, July 25, 2014 at 11:00 am...
Richard Buzard
Jul 19, 2014
Richard Buzard, 91, passed away on Saturday, July 19, 2014, at his home in Abilene. A private family burial service will be held Monday, July 21, at Elmwood Memorial Park followed by a 2:00 p.m. memorial celebration of his life at First Central Presbyterian Church with Dr. Clifford Stewart and Reverend Janice Six officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of...
Don Holland
Jul 17, 2014
Don Holland, 76, of Clyde, Texas died Thursday, July 17, 2014 at an Abilene medical center. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Sunday, July 20, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, with Chris McCurley officiating. Burial will follow in Potosi Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at...
Brenda Doria Paragas
Jul 14, 2014
Brenda Doria Paragas, 64, passed away on Monday, July 14, 2014 in Abilene, Texas at Hendrick Medical Center. The family will receive friends at a visitation from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, July 20, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. A prayer service will follow at 6 p.m. followed by a rosary. The funeral...
Donell Cole Turnage
Jul 13, 2014
Anna Donell Cole Turnage, 74, died Sunday, July 13, 2014 at an Abilene nursing home after suffering from a terminal illness. Born in Abilene, Texas, on December 3, 1939, she was the daughter of Anna Mae Barfield and Clifford Cole. She spent much of her early childhood in Buffalo Gap. Later her family moved to Abilene where she attended Abilene...
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