Obituaries
Nettie Inez Bean McDuff
Mar 5, 2013
Nettie Inez Bean McDuff went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and entered into His presence hearing, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant”. She was humble in spirit and lived her life selflessly serving her family and her community without any expectation of reward. She and her family, the Beans, were pioneer settlers of Jones...
Laura LaVoy Roberson
Mar 1, 2013
Laura LaVoy Roberson, 81, died Friday, March 1, 2013, at an Abilene nursing home. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, March 4, 2013 in the Sun Dial section at Elmwood Memorial Park. Rev. Jim Ritter will officiate. The family will receive friends from 2:00 to 4:00 pm on Sunday at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449...
Kimberly Kay Williams
Feb 28, 2013
Kimberly (Kym) Kay Townsend Williams, 52, of Buchanan Dam, Texas passed away on February 28, 2013 in Buchanan Dam. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Monday, March 4, 2013 at Wylie Baptist Church. Brother John Fanning of View Baptist Church will officiate. Burial will be follow at the Lakeview Cemetery in Winters, Texas. The family will receive friends...
Naomi Mercer Holtman
Feb 26, 2013
Naomi Mercer Holtman, 95, died Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at an Abilene nursing center. Born in Blue Springs, Texas on August 7, 1917, Naomi was the daughter of Mary (Maddox) and Will E. Weeks. She had been a personal banker for First National Bank for 20 years and Abilene National Bank for 15 years. She was a member of Fifth...
Willie Hawley
Feb 26, 2013
Willie “Billie” Hawley, 85, formerly of Cloverdale and Windsor, CA, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013 in Abilene, TX. Billie was born in Spiro, OK, to Roland and Lois Huddleston on July 4, 1927. She married Carl Warren Hawley on May 2, 1942 in Parker, AZ. She was a rancher in Cloverdale, CA. She was very involved in numerous...
Marshall Pershing Durham
Feb 25, 2013
Marshall Pershing Durham, Sr., age 94, an Abilene businessman, died at home on Monday, February 25, 2013. He was married to Zoie Brantley Durham who preceded him in death in 2009. A native of Burlington, North Carolina, Mr. Durham came to Texas in 1941 in service of his country in the war. Following duty as a 2nd Lieutenant in the...
Larry Don Tarrant
Feb 21, 2013
Larry Don Tarrant, 69, originally from Abilene, Texas, passed away on February 21, 2013 in Justin, Texas. Visitation will be 2:00-4:00 p.m. Sunday, February 24 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, February 25 at North Side Baptist Church with Pastor Don Greenway of North Side Baptist...
Terry Glenn Rucker
Feb 20, 2013
Terry Glenn Rucker, 62, went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, February 20, 2013 in an Abilene medical center. Visitation for family and friends will be from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, February 22, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 23,...
Dorothy Ellen Bush
Feb 18, 2013
Dorothy Ellen Bush, 76, of Abilene, went home to Jesus on Monday, February 18, 2013. A Memorial Mass will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, February 22, 2013 at Holy Family Catholic Church with Msgr. Frederick Nawarskas officiating. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 6:00 to 7:00 pm with a Rosary beginning at 7:00 pm at The...
Thelma Joyce Hubbard
Feb 15, 2013
Thelma Joyce Hubbard, 68, of Abilene died Friday, February 15, 2013 at Hendrick Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, February 18, 2013 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Burial will follow in the Potosi Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2:00 to 4:00 pm on Sunday at the funeral home. Thelma...
B. D. Sheppard
Feb 14, 2013
B.D. “Buck” Sheppard, 75, of Abilene, passed away Thursday, February 14, 2013 at his home. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, February 18, 2013 at Elmwood Memorial Park. Rev. Mike Woodard will officiate. Visitation will be from 5:30 to 7:00 pm on Sunday at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Buck was born...
Christine Taylor
Feb 14, 2013
Christine Taylor, 81, of Abilene, went to be with her Lord and family on Thursday, February, 14, 2013 at Hendrick Medical Center Hospice Unit. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 4:00 PM at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road with Dr. Jeff Reid, Associate Pastor of Pioneer Drive Baptist Church, officiating....
Annie L. McCleskey Allen
Feb 14, 2013
Annie Louise McCleskey Allen, 96, of Abilene passed away Thursday, February 14, 2013. A graveside service will be held in Elmwood Memorial Park at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 16, with Rev. Roy Keith officiating, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. The family will receive guests following the service. Viewing will be Friday from...
Ralph S. Bridwell
Feb 12, 2013
Ralph Sterling Bridwell, 82, died Tuesday, February 12, 2013, at an Abilene hospital after a short illness. Ralph was born November 2, 1930 in Marshfield, Missouri, to Ralph Tucker Bridwell and Georgia McCall Bridwell. Ralph ran track and played baseball at Marshfield High School before graduating from Drury College, Springfield, Missouri, with a B.S. degree. He also studied geology at...
Patsy Ruth Branch
Feb 10, 2013
Patsy Ruth Branch, 83, of Abilene passed away on February 10, 2013 in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 pm, Tuesday, February 12, 2013, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm, Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at Hillcrest Church of Christ, with Terry Brown officiating. Burial will follow at...
Winnona Herring
Feb 9, 2013
Winnona “Bee” Herring, local business woman and beloved Mother, died peacefully in her sleep with her children gathered around her at the age of 95 early Saturday morning at her home in Abilene. Bee was born in Pampa, Texas on December 16, 1917. She grew up during the depression and knew the value of hard work and of saving her...
John M. Howard
Feb 9, 2013
John Morris Howard age 76 of McKinney, TX passed away on February 9th in Dallas, TX. The visitation will be Wednesday, February 13, 2013 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, TX 79606. Funeral services will be held at Beltway Park Baptist Church, 4009 Beltway South in Abilene, on Thursday, February...
Jerrell Kenneth Drummond
Feb 8, 2013
Jerrell Kenneth Drummond, Sr. (J.K.), 87, passed away Friday, February 8, 2013 at a Ft. Worth hospital. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Martha, of 64 years, his parents and other relatives. He was born in Caps, Texas on September 13, 1925. Kenneth was the son of Carrie Dail (Booth) Drummond and Arthur Henry Drummond. He was...
Pedro Hernandez Sanchez
Feb 2, 2013
Pedro Hernandez Sanchez, 91, of Abilene, passed away Saturday, February 2, 2013 at Hendrick Hospice Care. A Rosary will be held Tuesday evening at 7:00 pm at St. Francis Catholic Church. Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 am on Wednesday, February 6 at St. Francis Catholic Church with graveside services at 3:00 pm Wednesday afternoon in the Coleman City Cemetery....
Christine Opal Driver Alden
Jan 29, 2013
Christine “Chris” Opal Driver Alden, 86, passed away on January 29, 2013 at Charlton Methodist Hospital. A service celebrating her life will be held at 2pm Saturday, February 2nd at Hamil Family Funeral Home in Abilene, Texas. The family will be available to receive friends one hour prior to the service. Chris was born on a farm near Claytonville, Texas...
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