Obituaries
J. L. Thomas
Feb 25, 2012
J. L. "Rock" Thomas died at his home February 25, 2012 after a hard fought battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born September 15, 1930 in Pampa, Texas to Emma Jordan and Buford Thomas. He married his sweetheart Jenny O'Docharty in Walters, Oklahoma on November 29, 1948. Rock loved to brag that he had been married 63 years to "the...
Merrel F. Nichols
Feb 24, 2012
Merrel F. Nichols, 77, died Friday, February 24, 2012, at an Abilene medical center. The son of Alma Elizabeth (Roberts) and Ernest Willie Nichols, Merrel was born on December 12, 1934 in Early County, Georgia. He graduated from Morgan High School in Morgan, Georga in 1954, and graduated from Cisco Junior College with an Associate Degree in Applied Science. He...
Faye Deffebach
Feb 22, 2012
Faye C. Deffebach, 87, died Wednesday, February 22, 2012, at Wesley Court in Abilene, Texas. Born in Cisco, Texas on October 16, 1924, Faye was the daughter of Dovie (Brown) and Edward L. Callarman. A graduate of Cisco High School, she received a degree from Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth and her Master of Education degree from Hardin-Simmons University....
Amy Dawn Clay
Feb 21, 2012
Amy Dawn Clay, 31, died Tuesday, February 21, 2012. Born in Abilene, Texas on February 17, 1981, Amy was the daughter of Lynda Kaye (Yates) Wilson and Jimmy Don Wilson. She graduated in the Abilene High School Class of 1999, and had an Associate Degree from Cisco Junior College. Amy had worked as the office administrator for Rebound Sports and...
Robert Allen Edmondson
Feb 19, 2012
Robert Allen Edmondson, 47, of Abilene, passed away Sunday, February 19, 2012. Funeral services will be at 11:00 am Thursday, February 23, 2012 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Pastor Jeanie Williams will officiate. Burial will follow in the Buffalo Gap Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Wednesday at the...
Raul C. Serbin
Feb 13, 2012
Raul C. Serbin, 86, died, Monday, February 13, 2012, at an Abilene medical center. Born in Wilson County, Texas on September 29, 1925, Raul was the son of Narcissa (Cantu) and Eduardo Servin. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, having served from 1944 to 1947. He attained the rank of sergeant. In 1960, he moved from...
Benja P. Pillans
Feb 7, 2012
Benja P. Pillans, 89, died Tuesday, February 7, 2012, at an Abilene nursing center. Born at Attwell in Callahan County, Texas on June 18, 1922, Benja was the son of Nona Ann (Foster) and Benjamin P. Pillans, Sr. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, having served from 1942-44 and 1944-46, and part of "the greatest generation"....
Ruby Faye Pritchard
Jan 30, 2012
Ruby Faye Pritchard, 79, went to be with Jesus peacefully in her sleep at her home on Monday, January 30, 2012. Born in Haskell, Texas on July 2, 1932, she was the daughter of Louise (Pfaff) and Travis Rousseau. She married Edwin C Pritchard on February 14, 1953. In 1953, she moved from Haskell to Abilene, where she worked as...
Paul Thomas Lawlis
Jan 29, 2012
Born on August 5th, 1938 to Paul Franklin Lawlis and Audrey Thomas Lawlis in Brownfield, Texas, Tom died on January 29th, 2012 at the age of 73, in San Antonio, Texas after a lengthy illness. As a child his family moved from Brownfield to Lubbock, Texas and eventually settled in Abilene, Texas. In 1956, he graduated from Abilene High School,...
Matthew Charles Phillips
Jan 29, 2012
Matthew Charles Phillips left us Sunday night after celebrating his sixteenth birthday just last week. He spent his life making other people smile, as well as making himself laugh with his own jokes. Matt was born in Indiana, spent three years in Oklahoma, and moved to Abilene in 2004. He excelled at academics, earning the first letter jacket ever awarded...
Carolyn Ann Canon
Jan 26, 2012
Carolyn Ann Canon, 75, sailed from this earthbound ship into the next ocean blue on January 26, 2012. Thanks to the involvement of hospice, she was able to make this journey in the comfort of her own home surrounded and cared for by those she loved. A memorial service to celebrate Ann's life will be held on Saturday, January 28th...
Janet B. Hughes
Jan 22, 2012
Janet Hughes, 100, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2012 at a local nursing home. She was born in Kittanning, Pennsylvania on November 23, 1911 to Roy and Nell Bowser. Janet grew up in Pennsylvania with three sisters and three brothers. She has two siblings remaining, one brother, Thomas, and one sister, Rosanna. During her lifetime she traveled far and wide;...
Sterling James Ellison
Jan 21, 2012
Sterling James Ellison, Jr., 76, of Abilene, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2012, at his home. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Thursday, January 26, 2012, at Beltway Park Baptist Church. David McQueen and Randy Turner will officiate. Burial, with Military Honors, will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 pm...
Wesley Wayne Odell
Jan 20, 2012
Born on April 17, 1949 in Gorman, Texas, Wesley Wayne Odell died on January 20, 2012 at Abilene Regional Medical Center. Wes grew up near Moran with his family on the McCollum Family Farm. At the age of sixteen he moved to Hurst, Texas to attend LD Bell High School. After graduating from LD Bell, Wes attended Baylor University where...
Ivy Jane Mason
Jan 20, 2012
Ivy Jane Mason, affectionately known as "Miss Ivy", 74, died Friday, January 20, 2012, at an Abilene medical center. Born in Eastland County, Texas on August 8, 1937, Ivy was the daughter of Gladys Ivy (Higginbotham) and James Timothy Matthews. She was a 1955 graduate of Moran High School. She worked at Abilene National Bank in Abilene prior to moving...
Arnold Huddleston
Jan 18, 2012
Arnold Huddleston, 77, of Abilene died Wednesday, January 18, 2012 in Abilene. Born in Lubbock County, Texas on September 25, 1934, Arnold was the son of Lois (Stanley) and Melvin Huddleston. A lifelong resident of Abilene, he received a degree from Abilene Christian University. He was a semi-retired real estate broker and real estate investor. Arnold owned and operated the...
Roger Benjamin Smith
Jan 18, 2012
Roger Benjamin Smith, 69, died Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at an Abilene medical center. Born in Abilene, Texas on December 1, 1942, Roger was the son of Juanita (Tedford) and Herman Benjamin Smith. He was part of the Class of 1961 at Abilene High School. He served in the U S Army from September 27, 1962 to September 14, 1965....
Billy Jim Wallace
Jan 17, 2012
Billy Jim Wallace, age 55, beloved son, brother, husband, father, and grandfather passed away January 17, 2012. The memorial service will be held Saturday, January 21st, at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church, 701 So. Pioneer Drive, at 10:00 a.m. Officiating the service will be Chaplain Captain Brian Hall and Pastor Stan Allcorn. Arrangements are being made by The Hamil Family Funeral...
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