Obituaries

John D. Holton

John D. Holton

Sep 12, 2013

John D. Holton of Abilene, TX, age 76, left this earth to go to his Lord and Savior on September 12, 2013 in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be from 2 PM until 4 PM, Sunday, September 15, 2013 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM, on Monday,...

Rebel Hope Jackson

Rebel Hope Jackson

Sep 11, 2013

Mrs. Rebel Hope Jackson, widow of S. R. Jackson, Jr., and longtime Abilenian, died Wednesday, September 11, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, September 14, at First Central Presbyterian Church with Dr. Clifford S. Stewart officiating. He will be assisted by Associate Pastor Rev. Janice Six who was Mrs. Jackson’s former student. Interment will follow in...

Patricia Ruth Philley Bynum

Patricia Ruth Philley Bynum

Sep 6, 2013

Patricia Ruth Philley Bynum, 86, of Abilene, went to be with her Lord on Friday, September 6, 2013, after a brave battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Funeral services will be at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, September 8, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, with her grandson, Patrick Lloyd officiating. The family will receive friends at...

Willie Belle Dehlinger

Willie Belle Dehlinger

Sep 3, 2013

Willie Belle (Billie) Dehlinger passed away at the Hendrick Hospice Care Center on Tuesday, September 3, 2013, at the age of 92. She was born on December 23, 1920, in Merkel, Texas, to Hobart and Eloise Kelley. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband William Dehlinger, Jr., a son Jerry Paul Dehlinger, and a sister Ila Ruth...

Lula Lucine Smith

Lula Lucine Smith

Sep 1, 2013

Lula Lucine (Cox) Smith Lula Lucine (Cox) Smith, 92, of Abilene, TX, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, September 1, 2013. Visitation will be Thursday, September 5, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 6 at University Church of Christ, 733...

Tommy J. Wheeler

Tommy J. Wheeler

Aug 31, 2013

Tommy J. Wheeler passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2013 at the age of 87. Tommy was an Abilene resident having moved to Abilene at age 3. He attended Abilene schools and Hardin-Simmons University and served in the Army Air Corp. during World War II. Visitation will be held at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road on...

Betty Jo Mann

Betty Jo Mann

Aug 29, 2013

Betty Jo “BJ” Mann Betty Jo Mann of Abilene, Texas passed away on August 29, 2013 peacefully at her home. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 31, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Burial will follow in Bronte Cemetery in Bronte, Texas. Betty Jo was born July 18, 1923...

Jennie Margaret Lee

Jennie Margaret Lee

Aug 29, 2013

Jennie Margaret Schwartz Lee, 96, died Thursday, August 29, 2013 at Care Inn of Abilene. The daughter of Sadie (Moore) and Walter Henry Schwartz, Margaret was born on March 18, 1917 in Dawson County, Texas, and graduated from Crews High School. She married Doyle Rupert Lee on February 9, 1939 in Crews. She worked at Abilene State School as a...

Norma Delores Brickner

Norma Delores Brickner

Aug 29, 2013

Norma Delores Brickner, 77 passed away on August 29th, 2013 in Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be at First Baptist Church Chapel, at 2:00 pm on Sunday, September 1st, 2013 with Palmer McCown officiating. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. She was born on January 16th, 1936 in Abilene, Texas to...

Annie Jewell Willis

Annie Jewell Willis

Aug 28, 2013

Annie Jewell Fawver Willis Exodus 23:25-26 “Worship the LORD your God, and his blessing will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness from among you, and none will miscarry or be barren in your land. I will give you a full life span.” Annie Jewell Fawver Willis did Worship the Lord...a full life she lived, 101...

Preston Clayton Porter

Preston Clayton Porter

Aug 28, 2013

Preston C. Porter, of Abilene, died, Wednesday, August 28, 2013. Born in San Marcos, Texas, Preston was the son of Abigail (Payne) and Edwin Porter. After graduation from high school, he served his country in the U.S. Navy. Preston was a master electrician, and for many years owned Preston Porter Electric in Abilene. At the time of his retirement, he...

Ronald Barrett Carroll

Ronald Barrett Carroll

Aug 27, 2013

Ronald Barrett Carroll, 80, of Abilene, Texas, passed away in his home on August 27, 2013 after a short battle with lung cancer. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, August 29, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 30, at Elmwood West United...

Marvin Lee Malaer

Marvin Lee Malaer

Aug 23, 2013

Marvin Lee Malaer, 74, of Abilene, Texas lost his battle with cancer at his home surrounded by his family on August 23, 2013. Marvin was born on August 14, 1939 in Luling, Texas to Marvin Glyn and Claudia Ophelia Malaer. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force for almost 21 years, retiring in 1977. He then...

Jimmy Lewis Floyd

Jimmy Lewis Floyd

Aug 23, 2013

Jimmy Lewis Floyd, 81, a native of the Big Country, passed away Friday, August 23, 2013 at an Abilene medical center. The son of the late Pinkie (Milligan) and David Matthew Floyd, Jimmy was born on December 21, 1931 in Merkel, Texas, and graduated from Merkel High School. He served in the National Guard. Jimmy was an electrician, and retired...

Vedous Victoria Striplin

Vedous Victoria Striplin

Aug 20, 2013

Vedous Victoria (Vicki) Striplin Vedous (Vicki) Striplin, age 93, of Abilene, went to be with the Lord peacefully Tuesday, August 20th at Hendrick Medical Center, Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be from 10:00-11:00 A.M., Friday, August 23rd at the church directly preceding the funeral service. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday August 23rd at Oldham Lane Church...

Evelyn Elizabeth Price

Evelyn Elizabeth Price

Aug 20, 2013

Evelyn Elizabeth Price of Abilene, Texas, passed away on August 20, 2013. A private family memorial service will be held. Arrangements are being made by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Evelyn was born in Abilene, Texas, to Welburn and Daisy Curry on July 30, 1920. She graduated from Abilene High School. She was married...

Helen Grace Eplen

Helen Grace Eplen

Aug 18, 2013

Helen Grace Eplen, 96, a longtime resident of Abilene, passed away on Sunday, August 18, 2013 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Thursday, August 22, 2013 at First Baptist Church-Chapel. Dr. Phil Christopher will officiate. Burial will follow in the Cedar Hill Section of the Abilene Municipal Cemetery. Services are under the direction...

Peggy Forsman Trotter

Peggy Forsman Trotter

Aug 18, 2013

Peggy (Forsman) Trotter, 79, of Abilene passed away Sunday, August 18, 2013. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. A private family burial will be held at a later date. She was born December 14, 1933 to Fleta (McDonald) Forsman and Otto...

Kenneth Cameron Short

Kenneth Cameron Short

Aug 18, 2013

Kenneth Cameron Short II, 61, of Abilene passed away Sunday, August 18, 2013. Funeral services will be at 4:00 pm on Friday, August 23, at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church officiated by Rev. Stan Allcorn and Dr. Jeff Reid. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Thursday, August 22, at The Hamil...

Martha Ann West Vletas

Martha Ann West Vletas

Aug 16, 2013

Martha was born at home on March 1, 1930 to Cody Thomas and Sula Mae Ratliff West in Haskell County, Texas. At the age of sixteen, she began her studies in education at Hardin-Simmons University where she also became a HSU Cowgirl. Many veterans were returning home from WWII to continue their education at this time and in 1948, she...