Obituaries
Donald Lee Foster
Mar 22, 2013
Don Foster, 83, passed away Friday, March 22, 2013 in Buffalo Gap, Texas. The son of Cary Virginia (Gardner) and Sollie Foster, Don was born on November 28, 1929 in Happy Valley, Texas near Wingate. He served in the U. S. Army in Korea with the 45th Infantry Division. He was the recipient of three Bronze Service Stars, the National...
Reba Boyd Smith
Mar 21, 2013
Reba Boyd Smith, 91, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2013 in Abilene. Reba was born in El Dorado, Arkansas to Martha Elizabeth (Hornaday) and Charles Orval Blanton on September 4, 1921. She graduated from Odessa High School in 1938. Reba attended Howard Payne University and Hardin-Simmons University for two years. She worked in the educational systems...
Milton B. Fletcher
Mar 20, 2013
Milton Fletcher Milton Birdwell Fletcher spent his life investing in others. Born March 14, 1925, Milton passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2013, six days after his 88th birthday, in Fort Worth, Texas. He was one of four children of Mr. & Mrs. W. L. Fletcher, Jr., grew up in Hamlin, Texas, and his leadership skills were evident early. Milton served...
James Roe
Mar 18, 2013
James Cecil (Jim) Roe, 70, of Abilene passed from this life on March 18, 2013 in Crowley, TX. Jim was the son of Cecil and Mary Roe born in Oklahoma City, OK on January 26, 1943 and was raised in Abilene. After graduating from Abilene High, he entered the Army and served as a Military Policeman. Jim married ‘Lizabeth Thomason...
Virginia Gertrude Dutton
Mar 17, 2013
Virginia Dutton, 75, of Hawley, Texas went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 17, 2013 in Hawley. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on February 13, 1938, Virginia was the daughter of Eldina (Lent) and George Stephens. She married Billy Dutton, Sr. on October 12, 1958 in Murtaugh, Idaho. She was a homemaker. God, family and faith were very...
Kelly Lee Sanderlin
Mar 17, 2013
Kelly Lee Sanderlin, 53, of Abilene, passed away on March 17, 2013 in Dallas, TX. A visitation and celebration in honor of Kelly's life will be held at Nelson Park Festival Gardens at Abilene Zoo from 6 pm to 10 pm on Monday, April 1. Please bring your family and your stories and join his family in a party to...
Jean Waggoner Montgomery
Mar 16, 2013
Jean Waggoner Montgomery, 82, died Saturday, March 16, 2013, at an Abilene medical center. The daughter of Willie Grace (McGinley) and Willie Luther Waggoner, Jean was born on June 18, 1930 in Hylton, Texas in Nolan County, and graduated in 1947 from high school in nearby Blackwell, Texas. On June 5, 1947 Jean married Lindsey “Burl” Montgomery in Blackwell. She...
Emmanuel Mutunzi
Mar 9, 2013
Emmanuel Mutunzi, 47, of Abilene, passed away on March 9, 2013 in Ft. Worth, TX. Visitation will be 9:00 AM Saturday, March 16 at New Hope Church, 3122 S. Clack, Abilene, Texas 79606. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday March 16 at New Hope Church with Pastor Chuck Farina of New Hope Church, officiating. Burial will follow...
Herman E. Schaffer
Mar 8, 2013
Herman E. Schaffer, M.D. died on Friday, March 8, 2013, after his melanoma metastasized to his spine. Visitation will be from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Monday, March 11, 2013 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, 79606. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church, 701...
John Ruzinsky
Mar 7, 2013
John Ruzinsky, 69, died Thursday, March 7, 2013 at an Abilene medical center. The son of Hilda (Schatz) and Anthony John Ruzinsky, John was born in Hamtramck, Michigan on November 21, 1943 and graduated from Edwin Denby High School in Detroit in 1961. Mr. Ruzinsky entered the United States Air Force in July, 1961. After basic training at Lackland AFB...
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...
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