Obituaries
James W. Steward
Dec 5, 2012
When I think of my father, I envision a tall man dressed in a tuxedo, wearing a top hat and carrying a walking stick. James Willard Steward, known affectionately as "Jimpsey," crossed over from this sorrowful and broken world into the brilliant light of eternal peace. He was met at the portal by his beloved grandson, Whit, his grandmother, Mary...
Newt Newberry
Dec 4, 2012
Newt Newberry Merwin (Newt) Newberry of Abilene left his earthly family and went to be with his heavenly Lord on December 4, 2012 in his home. Visitation will be at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene on Friday, December 7, 4:30-6:30 pm. A private interment will be held Saturday, December 8, followed by a celebration...
Kenneth G. Curry
Dec 1, 2012
Kenneth G. Curry, 78, of Abilene passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2012. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 5, at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church with Rev. Stan Allcorn officiating, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Kenneth was born in Titusville, Pennsylvania to Earl and Jane Curry...
Blondina Graunke
Nov 28, 2012
Blondina Graunke, born April 8, 1927 in Glen Allen, Missouri, died Wednesday, November 28, in Conley, Georgia, at the age of 85. She was raised in Bethalto, Illinois, the daughter of Rhodi and Pearl Long. Blondina was the organist at Moro Presbyterian Church for over 30 years and raised her children in Dorsey, Illinois. She is survived by her husband...
Melba Hay
Nov 26, 2012
Melba Hay, 80, of Hawley went to be with her Lord on Monday, November 26, 2012, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Born in Truby, Jones County, Texas on March 21, 1932, Melba was the daughter of Dixie (Northum) and Warren Hudson. She was a lifelong resident of Jones County where she attended public schools and married Reagan Hay. After...
Forrest Wade Tippen
Nov 26, 2012
Forrest Wade (Pete) Tippen, Sr., 93, died Monday, November 26, 2012 in Abilene. The family will have a private burial followed by a memorial service to be held Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 2:00 PM at First Baptist Church Abilene under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Dr. Phil Christopher will officiate. On...
Rex Tyler Fleming
Nov 25, 2012
Rex Tyler Fleming saw the face of Jesus on Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012, when he took his final breath on earth after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 10 years old. He's now in the land where there are no more tears, no more pain and no more fears. We know he was met by Jesus, but also by...
Rex Tyler Fleming
Nov 25, 2012
Rex Tyler Fleming saw the face of Jesus on Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012, when he took his final breath on earth after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 10 years old. He's now in the land where there are no more tears, no more pain and no more fears. We know he was met by Jesus, but also by...
Patsy Ruth Hamilton
Nov 25, 2012
Patsy Ruth Hamilton, 84, of Abilene, died Sunday, November 25, 2012. Services will be at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 29, 2012, at First Central Presbyterian Church, with Dr. Cliff Stewart and Rev. Janice Six officiating. Burial will follow in Buffalo Gap Cemetery, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home. Visitation will be at the funeral home, 6449 Buffalo Gap...
Patsy Ruth Hamilton
Nov 25, 2012
Patsy Ruth Hamilton, 84, of Abilene, died Sunday, November 25, 2012. Services will be at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 29, 2012, at First Central Presbyterian Church, with Dr. Cliff Stewart and Rev. Janice Six officiating. Burial will follow in Buffalo Gap Cemetery, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home. Visitation will be at the funeral home, 6449 Buffalo Gap...
Maria M. Kalafut
Nov 24, 2012
Maria M Kalafut went to be with Our Lord on November 24, 2012 after a lengthy illness. She was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Abilene. She was born on November 7, 1926 in Schweinfurt, Germany, a daughter of the late Barbara and Antone Kast. She knew hardship at an early age, losing her mother at 13, and...
Barbara Fooshee
Nov 22, 2012
Barbara Wooten Fooshee, a native of Abilene, Texas and a long-time resident of Dallas went to live with her Lord and Savior on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 22, 2012 after a sudden illness. She was a faithful and joyful wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She was born Barbara Marie Wooten on August 27, 1934 in Abilene to Sterling Hunt Wooten...
Carl Dwain Bradshaw
Nov 21, 2012
Carl Dwain Bradshaw, 76, died Wednesday, November 21, 2012 at an Abilene medical center. Born in the community of Guion near Bradshaw in Taylor County, Texas, Carl was the son of Nettie Aline (Overby) and Ernest Bradshaw, and attended school at South Taylor High School (now Jim Ned). For 17 years he was employed by Wylie ISD and was the...
O.B. Willeford
Nov 21, 2012
Oliver Britton (Britt) Willeford, age 88, of Abilene passed away on Wednesday, November 21, 2012 in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, November 25, 2012 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, November 26, 2012 at Hillcrest Church of Christ Chapel with Terry Brown...
Billy R. Spraberry
Nov 20, 2012
Billy "Bill" Robert Spraberry of Abilene, Texas, passed away peacefully on Tuesday November 20, 2012 at a local medical center after bravely confronting and fighting kidney cancer. Visitation will be on Friday, November 23, 2012 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m....
Shirley Faye Brown
Nov 19, 2012
Shirley Faye Brown, 80, died Monday, November 19, 2012 at a medical center in Abilene, Texas. Born in Hancock, Wisconsin on November 11, 1932, she was the daughter of Myrtle (Aldrich) and Dennis Joel Clark. She had been a nurses aide. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Otis Brown, five brothers and one sister. Shirley is survived...
Leo Clarence Bradley
Nov 16, 2012
Leo Clarence Bradley, 82, died Friday, November 16, 2012 at an Abilene nursing center. The son of Uta Viola (Wright) and Clarence Bradley, Leo was born on December 2, 1929 in Lone Wolf, Oklahoma and graduated from Hobart High School. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, having served during the Korean Conflict. In 1969 he moved from Lawton, OK to...
Edgar Lee Wittie
Nov 15, 2012
Isaiah 40:31, "but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." Edgar Lee Wittie, 84, passed away Thursday, November 15, 2012 in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be Tuesday, November 20, at 1:00 p.m. at Hamil Family Funeral...
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