Obituaries

Leon Ravinowich

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Dorothy Newton Davis

Dorothy Newton Davis

Jul 12, 2014

Dorothy Newton Davis, age 90, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on Saturday, July 12, 2014 in Richland Hills, Texas. Visitation will be from 6 to 8pm on Friday, July 18th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, July 19th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home...

Bennie Eugene Bland

Bennie Eugene Bland

Jul 2, 2014

Bennie Eugene Bland, 85, went peacefully to be with his Lord and Savior on July 2, 2014 in Abilene, Texas at Hendrick Medical Center. Visitation will be on Sunday, July 6th, from 2 to 4 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Funerals services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, July 7,...

G. Mack Bowdoin

G. Mack Bowdoin

Jul 2, 2014

G. Mack Bowdoin G. Mack Bowdoin, age 79, passed from this world into eternal life on Wednesday, July 2, 2014. Mack was born May 5, 1935 to George Alexander Bowdoin and Sarah Louise Tribble Bowdoin in Abilene, Texas. He attended Abilene schools, graduating from Abilene High School in 1953. He attended Hardin-Simmons University and McMurry University in Abilene, Texas before...

Jessie P. Whittington

Jessie P. Whittington

Jul 1, 2014

Jessie P. Whittington, 92, died Tuesday, July 1, 2014 in Abilene, Texas at Hendrick Medical Center. Jessie was born on January 19, 1922 in Fort Worth, Texas. Her husband, Frank Whittington, preceded her in death. Jessie is survived by a nephew, Dwight Whittington of Corpus Christi, Texas. A viewing will be held 12 to 1:00 p.m. Friday, July 11, at...

Annie Fern Berry

Annie Fern Berry

Jun 30, 2014

Annie Fern Berry, 97, died Monday, June 30, 2014, at an Abilene nursing center. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 3, at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church officiated by Dr. Jeff Reid, Bro. Jack Ridlehoover and Rev. Stan Allcorn. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park, 5750 Hwy 277 South, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo...

Robert Harvey Kuzma

Robert Harvey Kuzma

Jun 30, 2014

Robert Harvey Kuzma, 76, died on June 30, 2014, after a devastating illness. Born in Chicago, Illinois, on June 14, 1938, Bob was the son of Hazel Marie and Theodore “Frank” Kuzma, who preceded him in death. For the past 28 years, Bob was a member of the McMurry University faculty as an Associate Professor of Business Administration. Teaching was...

Kevin Wayne Thompson

Kevin Wayne Thompson

Jun 29, 2014

Kevin Wayne Thompson, 55, of Abilene passed away suddenly of heart complications, on Sunday, June 29, 2014, in a Lagos, Nigeria hospital, while working overseas. A funeral service will be held at Wylie Baptist Church, 6097 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, on Monday, July 14, 2014 at 10:00am with Rev. Donny Harbers officiating. Burial will follow in Potosi Cemetery. A...

Vincent Kern Buck

Vincent Kern Buck

Jun 28, 2014

Retired Colonel Vincent Kern “VK” Buck passed from this life on Saturday, June 28, 2014, at Windcrest Alzheimer’s Care Facility in Abilene at the age of 86. Memorial Services will be at 10:30 AM on Saturday, July 12, 2014, at Wylie Baptist Church. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd, Abilene, Texas....