Obituaries
Joe David Bryan
Jun 12, 2012
Joe Bryan Joe Bryan, 64, of Abilene, passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at a local hospital. Born in Abilene, Texas on August 8, 1947, Joe was the son of Frances (Hester) and I. G. Bryan, Jr. He was a U. S. Army veteran of Vietnam. For 27 years, Joe lived in Tahoka, Texas, having been a building contractor, city...
Glendel L. Bruce
Jun 11, 2012
Glendel L. Bruce, 78 passed away June 11, 2012 at his home in Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday morning at Hwy 36, Church of Christ, Abilene, Texas officiated by Terry Chrane. Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park facilitated by The Hamil Family Funeral Home. Visitation with the family will be from 5:00 - 7:00...
J. D. Parker
Jun 10, 2012
Joseph Dwayne "J.D." Parker, 73, of Abilene, passed away Sunday, June 10, 2012 at a local hospital. Graveside services will be held today, Tuesday, June 12, at 3:00 pm at Elmwood Memorial Park with Tony Grisham officiating. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. J.D. was born in Marshall, Texas on February...
David Alvin Bedford
Jun 8, 2012
David (Grandad) Bedford entered heaven on Friday evening. A celebration service for his life will be held on Monday afternoon at First United Methodist Church, 1318 South 2nd, Abilene, Texas, at 2:00 p.m. with the Rev. David Black officiating. David Alvin Bedford was born on September 3, 1930, in Winters, Texas. He was the last child born to father Fred...
Michael Lee O'Brien
Jun 7, 2012
Michael Lee "Mike" O'Brien, 41, passed away Thursday, June 7, 2012 from an ATV accident near Basin, Montana. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, June 16, 2012 at the Burkett Cemetery in Burkett, Texas. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Friday at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road....
Dale Prince
Jun 7, 2012
Dale "Red" Prince, 86, died Thursday, June 7, 2012, at an Abilene nursing center. The son of Ida Mae (Sweringen) and Herbert Dale Prince, Dale was born on October 3, 1925 in Stamford, Texas. During World War II, he could not serve in the military because of a disability, but he worked at Lockheed in Fort Worth, Texas "building planes...
Karla Sue Meador
Jun 4, 2012
Karla Sue Meador (1953-2012) Karla "Lala" Meador died on Monday, June 4, 2012 of small cell lung cancer under Hospice care at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene, Texas. Karla was 58 years old. Born in Abilene, Texas on September 27, 1953 Karla Sue Simpson was the third of four children born to Joe Simpson and Ora Louise Hawkins Simpson. Karla...
Nina Ray Hobbs
Jun 3, 2012
Nina Ray Hobbs, 77, of Fort Worth, died Sunday, June 3, 2012. The graveside service will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, in Buffalo Gap Cemetery, on FM 89, west of Buffalo Gap, Texas, directed by the The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas. Nina was born in San Angelo, Texas, on May 23,...
Linda Kay Holt
Jun 3, 2012
Linda Kay Wistl Holt of Abilene passed away on June 3, 2012 at her home. A Celebration of Life remembrance will be held on Saturday, June 9, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at North Park Baptist Church in the fellowship hall, located at 1525 Anson Ave, Abilene, Texas. Arrangements are being made by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap...
Bufford Wayland Burns
May 30, 2012
Bufford Wayland "Bo" Burns, 77, passed from this life peacefully on Wednesday, May 30, 2012, in his home in Abilene with his wife, Verna Burns and his son, John Jay Burns, at his bedside. He was ready to go home to his new mansion in Heaven and meet his Lord and loved ones who had gone before him. Bufford was...
Jonya Lea Schuman
May 28, 2012
Jonya Schuman, 42, of Tye, passed away Monday, May 28, 2012 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Wednesday at the River of Life Church. Graveside services will be on Thursday, May 31 at 2:00 pm at the Lake Chapel Cemetery in Fairfield, Texas. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home,...
Johnny Clinton Newton
May 25, 2012
Johnny Clinton Newton, 73, died Friday, May 25, 2012, at an Abilene medical center. Born in Abilene, Texas on November 17, 1938, he was the son of Sue (Reynolds) and Luther Norman Newton. He was a lifelong resident of Abilene, where he married Cathy Loretta Fortune on December 17, 1976. Johnny was a glazer and sales representative for Binswanger Glass...
Loella McDonald
May 21, 2012
Loella McDonald, 90, of Abilene, passed away Monday, May 21, 2012 at Coronado Nursing Center. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Thursday, May 24, 2012 at the First Church of the Nazarene. Rev. Garland Wallace will officiate. Burial will follow in the Buffalo Gap Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on Wednesday at...
Arlyene McCurdy
May 21, 2012
Arlyene McCurdy, 93, died Monday, May 21, 2012 in Hendrick Medical Center Hospice Care in Abilene. Arlyene was born to James A. and Bell LeMaster Stout on April 10, 1919, at their home in Brinkman, Oklahoma. The youngest of ten children, she was always playful, fun-loving, and the delight of her older brothers and sisters who would have said she...
Betty J. White
May 21, 2012
Betty J. White, 77, died Monday, May 21, 2012 at an Abilene medical center. The daughter of Virgie Elaine (Fowler) and Oscar Reagh, she was born on August 24, 1934 in Lee County, Mississippi, and graduated from high school in Belden, MS. Betty married Loyce White on July 17, 1954 in Tupelo, MS. In Abilene she was receptionist at the...
Myrtle Mae Halbert
May 20, 2012
Myrtle Mae Halbert, 83, died Sunday, May 20, 2012 in Abilene, Texas. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 26, at Sunset Funeral Home Chapel, 1701 Austin Hwy in San Antonio, Texas. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park. Visitation will be Friday, May 25, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Sunset Funeral home. Local arrangements are being made by...
Jean Rutledge
May 19, 2012
Jean Rutledge, 83, of Abilene, died Saturday, May 19, 2012, at a Fort Worth hospital. The daughter of late Lola (Harrison) and D. W. Rodgers, Jean was born on April 17, 1929 in Merkel, Texas. She graduated from Merkel High School and attended Draughn's Business College. She worked as a realtor for 20 years. She was a member of the...
Delwyen L. Lewis
May 19, 2012
Delwyen L. "Del" Lewis, 76, died Saturday, May 19, 2012, at an Abilene medical center. The son of Pearly Inez (Luna) and Leon Lewis, he was born on August 5, 1935 in Durant, Oklahoma. Following graduation from high school in Royce City, Texas, he enlisted in the United States Air Force. He was an electrical engineer on aircraft aviation instruments...
Eunice Thurman
May 16, 2012
Eunice Thurman, 88, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2012 in Abilene, Texas. Born in Denver, Colorado on July 15, 1923, Eunice was the daughter of Esther (Peterson) and David Carlson. She was a homemaker. She and her husband, George Eldon Thurman, moved from Marble Falls, Texas, to Abilene on October 1, 2007. Eunice was a member of First Baptist Church...
Detra Kaylene Howell
May 16, 2012
Detra Kaylene Howell (Miss Detra), 48, died Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at a local hospital. Born on July 28, 1963 in Salinas, California, Detra was the daughter of Pat and Zelma (Randolph) Howell. She was a former resident of the Corpus Christi State School, returning to Abilene in 1995 to be closer to those who loved and cherished her. She...
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