Obituaries
Bettye M. Pickett
Jul 7, 2013
Bettye M. Pickett left this earth on July 7, 2013 at Abilene Regional Medical Center in Abilene, Texas. Bettye was born in Coleman, Texas, and lived many places before finally moving to Buffalo Gap in 1971. She attended Catholic School in Kerrville, Texas and furthered her education in the nursing and medical administration fields. She was particularly proud of helping...
W. G. Potter
Jul 4, 2013
W.G. “Bill” Potter, 84, died Thursday, July 4, 2013 at an Abilene medical center. The son of Annie (Simons) and Ewing Lee Potter, W.G. was born in Callahan County, Texas, and attended school in Cross Plains, Texas. He married Bonnie Hughes on August 24, 1946 in Cross Plains. He worked for Lario Oil & Gas Co. as a contract pumper,...
Richard Campbell
Jul 1, 2013
Richard Taylor Campbell, 75, died Monday, July 1, 2013 at a medical center in Abilene, Texas. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, July 5, in Elmwood Memorial Park directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap in Abilene. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, July 4, at the funeral home. Richard was...
Douglas William McLennan
Jul 1, 2013
Douglas William (Doug) McLennan Douglas William (Doug) McLennan, 40, died Monday, July 1, 2013 at his residence in Hawley, Texas. Born in Denton, Texas on July 26, 1972, Doug was the son of Carolyn Elizabeth (Petty) and William Henry McLennan. In 1995, he moved from San Saba, Texas to Abilene where he was a mechanic for Eagle Aviation. Doug was...
Mary V. Flores
Jul 1, 2013
Mary V. Flores, 60, of Abilene, Texas entered the gates of her Heavenly home on Monday, July 1, 2013. Mary was born on July 20, 1952 in Seymour, Texas to Jessie and Petra Valdez. She married Valentino Flores in Abilene on May 7, 1974. They shared a wonderful and loving 39 long years together. She was his “Sweetie” and they...
William L.S. Yeh
Jun 29, 2013
William L.S. Yeh, M.D. 85, died Saturday, June 29, 2013 at his residence in Abilene, Texas. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Monday, July 1, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. No services are scheduled. Born on July 22, 1927 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, he received his PhD, D.Sc....
James Carter Cooke
Jun 28, 2013
James “Jim” Carter Cooke passed away on June 28, 2013 at his home in Midland, Texas. The family will greet friends Tuesday, July 2, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. until the service time at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. The funeral service will immediately follow at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel with Tod Brown officiating. Jim...
Robert Lee Oliver
Jun 28, 2013
Robert Lee (Bob) Oliver, 66, of Abilene, passed away on June 28, 2013 after a three year battle with cancer. Visitation will be held on Sunday, June 30, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 1, 2013 at The Hamil Family...
Vince Rangel
Jun 26, 2013
Vicente “Vince” Rocha Rangel, 53, of Abilene, Texas, died of cancer on June 26, 2013, at Hendrick Hospice in Abilene. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, June 28th, at Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, TX. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, June 29th, at Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel with...
Dorsie Bell Wallace
Jun 22, 2013
Dorsie Bell Wallace, loving wife of Billy Jack Wallace, passed away peacefully on June 22, 2013 in Abilene, TX. Dorsie was born in Stamford, TX to Clara and H.R. Jamar. In 1946 she married the love of her life to which she had two children Billy Jim and Clara Ann. Dorsie spent the early years of her marriage living in...
Gertrude Teresa Kuss McFaul
Jun 21, 2013
Gertrude Teresa Kuss McFaul, 80, of Abilene, passed away Friday, June 21, 2013. The family will receive friends beginning at 6:00 pm on Sunday, June 23 followed by a Rosary beginning at 7:00 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral mass will be at 9:30 am on Monday at Holy Family Catholic Church with Father...
Orrin W. Pearson
Jun 19, 2013
Orrin W. Pearson, 95, of Abilene, Texas went home to be with his Lord, on Wednesday, June 19, 2013. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, June 24, 2013 at the Temple Masonic Cemetery in Temple, Oklahoma, with Phillip Hart officiating. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road....
Aubrey William Bingham
Jun 14, 2013
Aubrey William (Bill) Bingham finished the earthly part of his eternal life on June 14, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 19,...
Billy Joe Holt
Jun 13, 2013
Billy Joe Holt, 58, formerly of Abilene, Texas, died Thursday, June 13, 2013. Born in Abilene, Texas on July 14, 1954, he was the son of Ada Pauline (Fillmon) and Theadore Ivan Holt. In the Abilene ISD, he attended Anson Jones, Ben Milam and Cooper High School for eleven years before enlisting in the military, serving his country for seven...
Clyde J. Gustafson
Jun 12, 2013
Clyde J. (Gus) Gustafson, 88, died Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at an Abilene medical center. Born in Mound City, Illinois on September 15, 1924, Gus was the son of Rosa (Washer) and Edward F. Gustafson. Mr. Gustafson worked as a pharmaceutical representative, first for McKesson & Robbins and later Texas Drug, for a career total of 65 years. He was...
Kelsey J. Starks
Jun 12, 2013
Kelsey J. Starks, 56, a longtime resident of Abilene, Texas, died Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at a local medical center. Born in Burkburnett, Texas on December 21, 1956, he was the son of Elizabeth (Reynolds) and Odis Starks. He was a graduate of Cooper High School in Abilene, and married Sharon Musick in Abilene. He was preceded in death by...
Frances Virginia Maxwell White
Jun 12, 2013
Frances Virginia Maxwell White was born in Abilene, Texas, on August 17, 1923, to Richard and Frances McLemore Maxwell and entered her eternal home on June 12, 2013. She was a graduate of Abilene High School and H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, coordinate women’s college of Tulane University, studying Art History. On February 16, 1946, she married Robert Graves White,...
J.D. Carter
Jun 11, 2013
J.D. Carter, 88, of Abilene, died Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at Hendrick Medical Center. The son of Sara Anna (Stewart) and Ernest C. Carter, J.D. was born on July 11, 1924 in Ovalo, Texas. A lifelong resident of Taylor County, Texas, he moved from Tuscola to Abilene in 1942. J.D. married Frances Jo Forrester on August 1, 1942 in Abilene....
Gerald Wade Ewing
Jun 9, 2013
Gerald Ewing died peacefully at home on June 9, 2013. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 2:30 p.m. at Bible Chapel (2549 N. Danville) with Pastor Mark Hewitt of Love and Care Ministries, officiating. Burial will be at Lemons Gap Cemetery, but there will not be a graveside service. Instead, the family will stay to...
Johnnie Faye Tibbs
Jun 8, 2013
Almost 70 years ago, Connally Barnett Tibbs, Jr. and Johnnie Faye Cluck decided to build a life together and they were married on November 20, 1943. On June 8, 2013 their eternal life together began, only separated from each other for four and a half hours. Connally Barnett Tibbs, Jr. was born December 28, 1925 at Stamford, Texas. Johnnie Faye...
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