Obituaries
John Perkins
Oct 22, 2012
John Perkins, 73, of Abilene died Monday, October 22, 2012 at Hendrick Medical Center. A graveside service for interment of cremains will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 27, in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Merkel directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. John was born June 7, 1939 in Merkel, Texas to Floyd Vernon...
Billy N. Davis
Oct 19, 2012
Rev. Billy N. Davis, 86, died Friday, October 19, 2012, at Abilene Regional Medical Center. Born in Brownfield, Texas on May 6, 1926, Billy was the son of Robert Allene (Brown) and James Robert Davis. He attended school in Baird, Texas and was a resident of the Big Country almost all of his life. He was a World War II...
Robert Lee Cockrell
Oct 16, 2012
Bob Cockrell, 94, of Albany, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, October 16th, 2012, in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be Thursday, October 18th, 2012 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m., at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas. A Graveside service will be held at the Albany Cemetery, Friday, October 19th, 2012 at 2:00 p.m., in Albany, Texas....
Harriett Fuller
Oct 15, 2012
Harriett "Rett" Fuller, 67, of Abilene, passed away Monday, October 15, 2012 at Abilene Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, 4515 South 14th Street. Rev. Chris Turner will officiate. Burial will follow in the Buffalo Gap Cemetery. There will be a viewing beginning at 12:00 pm...
Sam Gorman
Oct 15, 2012
Sam Wesley Gorman of Abilene, Texas, passed away from this life on Monday, October 15, 2012, and entered into the presence of the Lord. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at Baker Heights Church of Christ. Steve Smith, Gary Montgomery and Wes Gorman will officiate. Burial will follow at 2:00 pm in the Murray Cemetery...
Walter E. Walston
Oct 14, 2012
Walter Earl "Wally" Walston, 75, of Abilene, passed away Sunday, October 14, 2012 at home, just a few feet from where his loving wife and soul mate had lost her battle with cancer less than 30 hours prior. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, October 18, 2012 at Lytle South Baptist Church. Rev. Rodney Watson will...
Martha Sue Simpkins
Oct 14, 2012
Martha Sue Simpkins, 62, passed away Sunday, October 14, 2012 in Frisco, Texas. Graveside services will be at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at Buffalo Gap Cemetery. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Martha Simpkins was born on December 15, 1949 in Abilene, Texas at Hendrick Medical Center to...
Holly Anna Walston
Oct 13, 2012
Holly Anna Walston, 68, of Abilene, passed away Saturday, October 13, 2012 at her home with her loving Husband and Children by her side. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, October 18 at Lytle South Baptist Church. Rev. Rodney Watson will officiate. After services her body will be cremated. The family will receive friends from 6:00...
Cole Worley
Oct 10, 2012
Cole Worley of Abilene, TX, passed away on October 10, 2012, at the age of 30. Memorial services will begin at 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 13th, at the Beltway Park Baptist Church in Abilene, Texas, under the direction of The Hamil Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Fay Simons, Pastor of the Revival Center in Cross Plains, TX, is...
Patricia Morgan Caldwell
Oct 10, 2012
Patricia "Pat" Caldwell, 77, died Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at an Abilene nursing center. The daughter of Ruby Lou (Jeffries) and Robert Freeman Morgan, she was born on July 28, 1935 in Olney, Texas. She was a 1952 graduate of Wylie High School and attended Abilene Christian College for one year. Pat retired from Sears, Roebuck & Co. as office...
Lenora E. Higgins Hunt
Oct 6, 2012
Lenora Estelle Higgins Hunt of Winters, Texas passed away on Saturday, October 6, 2012 in Winters. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 pm Tuesday, October 9, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel with...
Betty Jean McCaleb
Oct 4, 2012
Betty McCaleb, 93, left the loving arms of her earthly family on Thursday, October 4, 2012 at a local care facility. She will live for eternity in the everlasting arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and with those who awaited her arrival in Heaven. Betty was a loving and cherished mother, grandmother, sister and friend. We who are...
Glenda Scarborough
Oct 4, 2012
Glenda Scarborough, 64, of Eastland, died Thursday, October 4, 2012 at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene. She fought a courageous battle with cancer, never complaining or second guessing the plan that the Lord had for her. Born in Cisco, Texas on August 10, 1948, she was the daughter of Mary (Hunt) and Simon R. Alexander. She had been a longtime...
Peggy Carter Cooke
Sep 29, 2012
Peggy Carter Cooke of Abilene passed away peacefully on September 29, 2012 at Covenant Place in Abilene. The family will greet friends Tuesday evening, October 2nd from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, October 3rd at the First Baptist Church Chapel in...
John Dickson Ferguson
Sep 27, 2012
John Dickson Ferguson, Jr., passed away on Thursday, September 27, 2012, at his home in Abilene. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 1, 2012 in Abilene at The Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest with the Reverend Luke Back and assisting clergy officiating. Visitation with family and friends will be Sunday, September 30, 2012 from...
Michael Norris Creek
Sep 26, 2012
Michael Norris Creek, 63, of Abilene died Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital in Sweetwater, Texas. Born in Comanche, Texas on January 5, 1949, he was the son of the late Joan (Jenkins) and Norris Creek. He was a U.S. Army veteran of Vietnam and recipient of the Purple Heart. He was a Methodist. Michael married Sandy...
Ophelia Park Bilbrey
Sep 23, 2012
Ophelia Park Bilbrey, 84, passed on to join her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on September 23, 2012 with her loving family at her side. The family will be receiving friends at a visitation on Wednesday, September 26th from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at Hamil Family Funeral Home 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Graveside service will be at Potosi Cemetery on...
Helen Patricia Klett
Sep 22, 2012
Helen Patricia Klett, 76, of View, Texas, died in Abilene on Saturday, September 22, 2012 following a lengthy, courageous battle with numerous health issues. The daughter of Ruth Olive (Rigler) and Cecil Brook Ratliff, she was born on February 23, 1936 in Donna, Texas and graduated from Roswell High School in 1954. She had been a resident of the Abilene...
Eddie Frank Blackwell
Sep 19, 2012
Eddie Blackwell died peacefully Wednesday in his home of nearly 50 years, leaving behind a throng of friends and family who will carry on his legacy of love and laughter. He was 75. Funeral services will be held Sunday, September 23, at 2 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, with Rev. Don Greenway officiating. Visitation...
Richard Tarpley
Sep 17, 2012
Richard H. (Dick) Tarpley, 92, retired editor of the Abilene Reporter-News, died Monday, September 17, 2012. Born to Harburd and Rennie Tarpley on August 22, 1920, in Arlington, he moved to Weslaco in 1921 when his father became the first superintendent of schools there. He graduated from Edinburg High School, Edinburg Junior College (now UT-Pan American) and the University of...
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