Obituaries
David Leon Vaughn
May 22, 2014
David Leon “Shorty” Vaughn, 84, died Thursday, May 22, 2014 at his residence. Born in Hodges, Texas on September 10, 1929, he was the son of Susie E. (Deatherage) and John E. Vaughn. Shorty was a self-employed farmer and rancher. He loved to fish and fellowship with people. He attended Bethel Assembly in Anson when able. Shorty married Robbie Jean...
Ollie Higgins
May 20, 2014
Ollie Higgins, 87, a longtime resident of Abilene, Texas, died Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at Hendrick Medical Center. Born in Merkel, Texas on September 16, 1926, he was the son of Ida (Taylor) and W.O. Higgins. Ollie joined the Army Air Corps, serving during World War II as a Flight Engineer on a B-24 in the South Pacific. After the...
Marilyn Ann Thomas
May 17, 2014
Marilyn Ann Thomas, 61, of Abilene, Texas passed away on Saturday, May 17, 2014 in Abilene, Texas. Marilyn was just one day shy of her 62nd birthday. A memorial service will be held at 2 pm, Tuesday, May 20 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd. in Abilene, Texas. Marilyn was born in Granbury, Texas to Bobbie...
Ann Shepherd Parmelly
May 17, 2014
Ann Shepherd Parmelly awoke in heaven Saturday, May 17, 2014. Private family graveside services will be held at Buffalo Gap Cemetery directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. A memorial service will follow at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 21, at the First Baptist Church Sanctuary with Mike Hughes officiating. Visitation with the family will follow...
Paul Blanton Frost
May 16, 2014
Paul Blanton Frost, 87, passed away peacefully in his sleep May 16, 2014, from natural causes in Bedford, Texas. Visitation will be Monday, May 19, 2014, from 6-8 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd. in Abilene. Graveside services will be held at 11 am, Tuesday, May 20 in Elmwood Memorial Park, 5750 Hwy 277 South,...
Odis Archie Claxton
May 16, 2014
Odis A. Claxton, Jr., age 83, departed this life Friday, May 16, 2014. He was born January 30, 1931 in Abilene, Texas, the only son of Odis Sr. and Nola Bradford Claxton. He attended Abilene public schools and was a member of the band programs, performing as a drum major from junior high through college at McMurry College. He served...
L.D. Hilton
May 13, 2014
L.D. “Bill” Hilton, 88, passed away May 13, 2014, in Abilene, Texas. A memorial service will be held at Hillcrest Church of Christ on Friday, May 16, at 10:30 a.m., with burial at 2:00 p.m. at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at 7457 West Lake Road in Abilene. Visitation with the family will be 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday at the church...
Marieta Faye Henry
May 11, 2014
Marieta Faye Henry, 77, of Abilene, passed away Sunday, May 11, 2014 at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. A Rosary will be held at 1:00 pm, followed by funeral services at 2:00 pm on Thursday, May 15, 2014 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Father Sam Matthiesen will officiate. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial...
Larry Lane Grice
May 10, 2014
Larry Lane Grice, 76, of Abilene, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2014 at Hendrick Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 am on Thursday, May 15, 2014 at Holy Family Catholic Church. A graveside service will be held later that day at 2:30 pm at Wolf Valley Cemetery near May, Texas. Father Fred Nawarskas will...
Bryan Lloyd Grow
May 10, 2014
2 Timothy 4:7 “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” Bryan Loyd Grow, 56, of Abilene, Texas was called Home by Jesus on Saturday, May 10, 2014 at Baylor All Saints Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas after a long courageous battle with liver cancer and liver disease. Graveside services will...
Mary Kessner Pagura
May 9, 2014
Mary Kessner Pagura, 85, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on May 9, 2014. Mary was in the arms of her baby girl and surrounded by the love of many friends when Jesus called her home. A celebration of her life will be held at 2:00 pm, Friday, May 16, 2014 at The Hamil Family Funeral...
St. Clair Ziegler
May 8, 2014
St. Clair Whitten Ziegler peacefully passed away at her home on May 8, 2014. She was gifted with the ability to connect with those blessed to have crossed her path via funny stories, an infectious smile, zest for life and just knowing the right thing to say when you needed a kind word or life lesson. She has touched so...
Johnny Flo Moutray
May 6, 2014
Johnny Flo Moutray, 83, died Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene. The daughter of Della (Higginbotham) and George Riley Wragg, she was born on March 3, 1931 in Abilene, Texas. A lifelong resident of Abilene, she graduated from both Abilene High School and Hardin-Simmons University. On August 11, 1951 in Abilene, Johnny Flo married Waldo Wentworth...
Dorothy Dee Spykes
May 1, 2014
Dorothy Spykes, 91, of Abilene, passed away Thursday, May 1st, 2014. The funeral service will be Sunday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, with Dr. Don Greenway officiating. Interment will be Monday, May 5, at 11:30 a.m. in Forest Grove Cemetery in Telephone, Texas. Born in Telephone, Texas on...
J.T. Poorman
May 1, 2014
A memorial service for Joseph Thomas “Tony or J.T.” Poorman, 79, of Abilene will be at 4:00 pm, Saturday, May 10th, 2014 at Aldersgate United Methodist Church with Rev. Amy Feltz officiating. J.T. passed away Thursday, May 1st at Abilene Regional Hospital. He was born December 16, 1934 in Abilene Texas. Local arrangements were made by The Hamil Family Funeral...
Wayne Burt
May 1, 2014
Some day the silver cord will break, And I no more as now shall sing; But, O the joy when I shall wake Within the presence of the King! And I shall see Him face to face, And tell the story, saved by grace: And I shall see Him face to face, And tell the story, saved by grace. Wayne...
Jane Roberts
Apr 30, 2014
Jane (Spears) Roberts "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who ask receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened." Matthew 7:7-8 Jane (Spears) Roberts of Abilene, Texas, passed away on April 30, 2014, surrounded by...
Sybil Strickland
Apr 29, 2014
Sybil “Nina” Strickland, born July 12, 1920, left this world a much better place. She died on Tuesday, April 29, 2014, of congestive heart failure. Always thoughtful and caring of others, she held many positions of leadership in the 78 years she lived in Abilene. Graduating from Abilene High in 1937, she earned a BA from Hardin Simmons University in...
Marshall D. Turnbull
Apr 29, 2014
Dr. Marshall D. Turnbull, 92, of Abilene passed away peacefully Tuesday night, April 29, 2014. The family will receive friends at a visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 2, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. A graveside service for family and friends will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 3, in Elliott-Hamil Garden of...
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