Obituaries
Bennie Fuqua Neal
Aug 20, 2012
Bennie Fuqua Neal, age 100, passed away August 20, 2012 in Cedar Hill, Texas. She was born to parents Alton and Ara Agnes Fuqua September 29, 1911 in Abilene. A lifelong resident of Abilene, she graduated from Potosi High School in 1929. She lived through the Great Depression and learned the value of a dollar. In 1941, she married Calvin...
William R. Credicott
Aug 18, 2012
William R. "Bill" Credicott, 62, passed away Saturday, August 18, 2012 at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene, Texas. The son of the late William "Bill" M. and Betty Litchard Credicott, he was born on August 29, 1949 in Niagara Falls, New York. In October of 1965, he and his family moved to Farmington, Maine. He graduated from Farmington High School...
Richard Lester
Aug 18, 2012
Richard Lester, 60, of Abilene, passed away Saturday, August 18, 2012 at his home. Richard was born on May 19, 1952 in Abilene, Texas to Bill and LaJoy (Fennell) Lester. He graduated from Abilene High School and Texas Tech University. Richard married Darlene Burrus on November 30, 1979 in Abilene. He is survived by his mother, LaJoy of Abilene; his...
Lee P. Keith
Aug 17, 2012
Lee P. "Slick" Keith, 92, of Caps, passed away Friday, August 17, 2012 at a local nursing home. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 6:00 pm on Sunday at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, August 20, 2012 at Elmwood Memorial Park, Garden of Meditation Section. Slick...
Polly Joyce Glasgow
Aug 16, 2012
Joyce Henry Glasgow, 79, died Thursday, August 16, 2012 at an Abilene medical center. Born in Buffalo Gap, Texas on April 26, 1933, she was born a twin to Ella Mae (Harrison) and Glen E. Johnson. Joyce worked as a watchmaker with Timex for ten years. She previously worked at Bob's Ice Cream Shop in the Mall of Abilene for...
Martha Lou Wolff
Aug 14, 2012
Martha Lou Wolff, 90, died Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at an Abilene medical center. Born in Tucson, Arizona on August 11, 1922, Martha Lou was the daughter of the late Zora (Lynch) and Edgar Rodgers. Mrs. Wolff was a homemaker, and for the past 67 years had been a resident of Abilene, Texas. She was preceded in death by her...
Juanita Corbett Brooks
Aug 9, 2012
Juanita Corbett Brooks, 83, of Abilene and formerly of Breckenridge, died Thursday, August 9, 2012. Born in Caddo, Texas on March 12, 1929, Juanita was the daughter of Jessie (Elledge) and Lee Corbett. She married Robert Brooks in Stephens County. In 1995, she moved from Breckenridge to Abilene. Juanita's life was centered around her kids. She was a devoted mother...
Janie Lee Ramsey
Aug 7, 2012
Janie Lee Ramsey, 70, passed away August 7, 2012. She was born to Elva Nelle and Philip Reeves in Clovis, New Mexico December 30, 1941. She attended schools in Ft. Sumner, NM where she actively participated as cheerleader and band member, attended Girls State, was active in Rainbow Girls and Eastern Star, and was a member of the First Methodist...
Alfred Sotelo Montanez
Aug 7, 2012
Alfred Montanez, 69, of Abilene, passed away Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at an Abilene nursing home. Alfred was born on September 29, 1940 in Big Spring, Texas. He worked as a self-employed mechanic. He was passionate about working on cars. He was a member of University Church of Christ, widely known for his missionary work with the poor, especially in...
Carl Charles Crain
Aug 6, 2012
Carl Charles "Charlie" Crain, 84, of Abilene, passed away Monday, August 6, 2012 at his home. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Graveside services will be at 9:00 am on Thursday morning at Elmwood Memorial Park. Rev. Louis Johnson and Rev. Randy Roy...
Sammy R. Brooks
Aug 2, 2012
Sammy R. Brooks, 81 of Abilene, the eighth of ten children born to Evelyn Turner Brooks and Sammy Fount Brooks on February 12, 1931 in Torrance, California, died on August 2, 2012 in Brownwood, Texas. Mr. Brooks graduated from Los Fresnos High School in Los Fresnos, Texas. He was a veteran of the Korean War. Upon returning to the States,...
Harold Paul Walker
Jul 26, 2012
Harold Paul Walker, 54, of Austin, Texas died July 26, 2012 at the Christopher House Hospice in Austin after a brief illness. Paul was born and reared in Abilene, Texas, graduating from Cooper High School in 1976. He was a software engineer for Solar Bridge, a company devoted to improving the planet through solar technology. He attended the University of...
Charles Thomas Gann
Jul 26, 2012
Charles Thomas (Tom) Gann of Abilene, formerly of Wichita Falls, Texas, passed away on July 26 in Abilene. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, August 5, prior to the funeral service following at 3:00 p.m. in The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Rev. Ronnie White of First Baptist Church...
William Ashley Cox
Jul 26, 2012
William Ashley Cox, 56, died Thursday, July 26, 2012, at an Abilene medical center. Born in Goldsboro, North Carolina on April 17, 1956, Ashley was the son of Betty Jane (Kearney) and Elwood Eugene Cox. He married Leslie Santana on July 2, 1977 in Goldsboro. In 1982 he moved from Goldsboro, NC to Abilene, where he was an independent contractor...
Daphine Poer Hays
Jul 26, 2012
Daphine Poer Hays, 89, of Abilene, passed away at home at Wesley Court on July 26, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm at Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, on Saturday, July 28, 2012. Roland Williams, Chaplain at Wesley Court, will conduct her service. Burial will take place at Elmwood Memorial Park following the service....
Loleta Treadwell
Jul 22, 2012
Loleta Treadwell, 90 years of age, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on Sunday, July 22, in Abilene. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 24, at First Baptist Church Chapel in Abilene with the Dr. Phil Christopher of First Baptist officiating. Burial will follow at Hamlin Memorial Cemetery in Hamlin, Texas. Arrangements are by Hamil Family Funeral Home,...
Carolyn Robertson Lutz Wood
Jul 19, 2012
Carolyn Robertson Lutz Wood is now at rest after a lengthy illness. She died Thursday, July 19, 2012 at Wesley Court Retirement Community at the age of 86. Following a private burial on Wednesday, July 25, under the direction of Hamil Family Funeral Home, a memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. at First Central Presbyterian Church. The Rev....
Connie Martin
Jul 19, 2012
Connie Martin, 73, died Thursday, July 19, 2012 at an Abilene medical center. Born in Fremont, Nebraska on November 22, 1938, Connie was the daughter of Katherine (Shelley) and Wayne Canaga. She married James Keither Martin on June 7, 1980 in Englewood, Colorado. Connie was a homemaker. She was a member of Grace Tabernacle in Abilene. Survivors include her husband,...
Perry O. Mullis
Jul 19, 2012
PaPerry completed his journey in this life on July 19, 2012. Graveside services will be Monday, July 23 at 10 a.m. at Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene, 7457 West Lake Rd. Visitation will be Sunday, July 22, at Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd. from 2 to 4 p.m. Perry was born March 29, 1934 in Santa...
Barry Engle
Jul 11, 2012
Barry Engle, 65, died Wednesday, July 11, 2012, at an Abilene medical center. Born in Berkeley, California on April 22, 1947, he was the son of Effie Lucile (Ashworth) and Ira Donald Engle. Barry was a U S Army veteran of Vietnam. He worked for the Department of Navy as a pipefitter. In 2007, he moved from Florida to Abilene,...
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