Obituaries
Dorothy Stephens
Jan 17, 2014
Dorothy Stephens, 82, passed away Friday, January 17, 2014 at Abilene Regional Medical Center. Graveside services will be at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 in the Oakwood Cemetery in Honey Grove, Texas. Ray Boles will officiate. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Dorothy was born June 22, 1931 in...
Billy Gene Foster
Jan 17, 2014
Billy Gene Foster, 84, of Abilene, passed away Friday, January 17, 2014 at Abilene Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 in the chapel at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Rev. Jim Ritter will officiate. Entombment will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. After services a reception will be...
Jesse Lloyd Edmondson
Jan 17, 2014
Jesse Lloyd Edmondson, 87, of Abilene, passed away Friday, January 17, 2014 at his residence. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Monday, January 20, 2014 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Rev. Jeff Hatcher will officiate. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 2:00 to 4:00 pm on...
Jean M. Wilson
Jan 14, 2014
Jean M. Wilson, 66, moved from this earth to her eternal Home in heaven on January 14, 2014. Jean was born in Salzburg, Austria on March 28, 1947 to William and Adele Frank. She was raised in El Paso, Texas and graduated valedictorian of Parkland High School. She received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Texas Austin,...
Mae Avonne Fletcher
Jan 11, 2014
Mae Avonne “Maisie” Fletcher, 88, of Abilene died Saturday, January 11, 2014 in Coleman, Texas. The daughter of Celest (Grusendorf) and Joseph A. Murray, Maisie was born on March 20, 1925 in Waco, Texas. She was a 1942 graduate of Abilene High School and attended Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene. She was a homemaker and a member of Church of the...
Alvin Cox
Jan 9, 2014
Alvin Cox, 88, died Thursday, January 9, 2014 at an Abilene medical center. The son of Ella (Malone) and Herman Cox, Alvin was born on September 29, 1925, in the Red Springs Community in Baylor County, Texas, and graduated from high school in Seymour, Texas. From 1943 to 1946, Alvin served his country during World War II in the U....
Jose Luis Bautista
Jan 6, 2014
Jose Luis Bautista, 57, of Abilene, passed away Monday, January 6, 2014 at Abilene Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 pm on Thursday, January 9, 2014 at Templo Bautista Church, 1073 Sycamore St. in Abilene, Texas. Rev. Lionel Jimenez will officiate. Burial will follow in the Abilene Municipal Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7:00...
Daniel R. Jones
Jan 3, 2014
Daniel Rodney Jones died at the age of 76 on January 3, 2014 with family by his side in Abilene, Texas. Dan attended McMurry University and Tarleton State University earning both undergraduate and graduate degrees in Business Administration. He spent his career working in both small business and educational fields, with the past 11 years as part of IT staff...
Ruby Caldwell Kinard
Jan 2, 2014
Ruby Caldwell Kinard died Thursday, January 2, 2014 at her residence with her daughter by her side. She was born March 3, 1928 in South Taylor County to the late W.Z. and Alvora (West) Williams. Ruby attended Hardin-Simmons University and, while she loved to travel, lived in Abilene most of her life. She married James Caldwell in 1950 and he...
Edward Lynn Wright
Dec 30, 2013
Edward Lynn “Ed” Wright, 61, died December 30, 2013 at his residence. Born in Haskell, Texas on November 20, 1952, Ed was the son of Evelyn (Briscoe) Wright and the late Vernon Wright. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1971 – 74), and in 1974, after being honorable discharged from the Marines with the rank of Corporal, moved to...
Wanda Ferguson Peel
Dec 28, 2013
Wanda Ferguson Eddins Peel quietly passed away and stepped into the presence of her Heavenly Father on Saturday, December 28, 2013 at the age of 81. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 31, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd. in Abilene, with her great nephew Randy Packwood officiating. Burial will...
Robert B. Brown
Dec 25, 2013
Robert B. Brown, 85, peacefully passed away on Christmas Day 2013 in Abilene, Texas. Rosary will be Sunday December 29th at 7 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Memorial Mass will be held Monday December 30th at 11 am at Holy Family Catholic Church in Abilene, Texas with Rev. Msgr. Frederick Nawarskas...
Mary Frances Gilbreth
Dec 25, 2013
Mary Frances Gilbreth, 68, passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2013, after a long and painful battle with cancer. The daughter of Willene (Selby) and Henry Clay Pounds, she was born on July 25, 1945, in Crossville, Tennessee. She was a loving and dedicated wife, mother and grandmother to Christina Takett and Aidan Foreman. Her journeys in life brought great...
Sarah Ann Paul
Dec 24, 2013
Sarah Ann Paul, 77, died Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at Mesa Springs Nursing Home in Abilene, Texas. Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on March 24, 1936, she was the daughter of Bernice (Johnson) and Gordon Witherspoon. She was a longtime resident of Abilene, where she attended public schools and graduated from Abilene High School in 1954. She married William A....
James Henderson Strain
Dec 22, 2013
James Henderson Strain, 83, passed away at home after a brief bout with cancer on Sunday, December 22, 2013. A memorial service will be held Friday, December 27, at 11:00 a.m. at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 1741 Sayles Blvd., Abilene, Texas. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. James was born to...
Janet Sue Crockett
Dec 19, 2013
Janet Vidas Crockett, 66, of Abilene, died Thursday, December 19, 2013 at her residence. She fought a courageous battle with ALS and passed peacefully into her saviors arms with her husband and son by her side. Born in Oak Park, Illinois on July 4, 1947, Janet was the daughter of Marie (Robbins) and William Charles Vidas. She was an avid...
Dalton Pickard Johnson
Dec 19, 2013
Dalton P. Johnson, 82, died Thursday, December 19, 2013 at Abilene Medical Center in Abilene, Texas. The son of Lucille (Blanks) and Herschel E. Johnson, Dalton was born on February 6, 1931 in Caps, Texas. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. Dalton was a farmer and rancher, and superintendent for Shifflet Brother’s Construction. He also taught...
Thelma Rees
Dec 16, 2013
Thelma Rees, 96, died Monday, December 16, 2013 at an Abilene nursing home. Born in Big Spring, Texas on October 2, 1917, she was the daughter of Dossie (Allen) and Walter Allen King. She was a 1935 graduate of Westbrook High School and married Samuel Kesten Rees on December 22, 1939 in Westbrook, Texas. Mrs. Rees was a seamstress at...
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