Obituaries
Kevin Lance Heald
Jan 15, 2012
Kevin Lance Heald, 45, died Sunday, January 15, 2012 at his residence in Abilene, Texas. Born in Dawson County, Texas on May 27, 1966, Kevin was the son of LaTrice (Weir) and Jimmy Wayne Heald and grew up farming in Dawson County, Texas. He was a 1984 graduate of Klondike High School, and in 1985 moved from Dawson County to...
Irene Edna Helmer
Jan 15, 2012
Irene Edna Helmer, 93, died Sunday, January 15, 2012, at Windcrest Alzheimers Care Center in Abilene, Texas. Born in Hodgen, Oklahoma on December 24, 1918, Irene was the daughter of Willie Mae (Castleberry) and Frank Hoskins. In 1966, she moved from El Paso to Abilene, where she worked as a counter clerk at both Dunkin' Donuts and Jack and Jill...
Billy Jack Cunningham
Jan 14, 2012
Billy Jack Cunningham 76, died Saturday, January 14, 2012, at Baylor Hospital in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. He was born January 26, 1935 in Tuscola, Texas, the son of Bill and Eva Cunningham. As a young man he went to work for Exxon service stations in Abilene. He played drums with a small band, playing the NCO clubs and Country...
Jim Rose
Jan 11, 2012
Jim Rose, 76, died Wednesday morning at a local hospital following a lengthy illness. Born James A. Rose on August 17, 1935 to Oscar and Ruby Rose, he was a civic leader and prominent builder both in Abilene and throughout the state. He retired as president and ceased business of Rose Builders Inc. about three years ago. A memorial service...
Howard C. Preslar
Jan 11, 2012
Howard C. Preslar, 81, died Wednesday, January 11, 2012, at an Abilene nursing home. Born in Sanco, Texas on May 18, 1930, Howard was the son of Loma Lea (Bodenhammer) and Howard Dennis Preslar. He served in the U. S. Army National Guard. Howard worked for Mission Pipe for over 35 years. Howard was preceded in death by his wife,...
Martin Ruiz
Jan 10, 2012
Martin Ruiz, 91, died Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at an Abilene medical center. Born in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico on March 14, 1920, Martin was the son of Antonia Perez Ruiz and Pioquinto Ruiz. He married Eusebia Castro on March 14, 1942 in San Antonio, Texas. He moved from Cactus, Texas to Abilene, Texas in 1979, and worked for the...
Bill F. Lail
Jan 9, 2012
Bill F. Lail, 86, passed away peacefully after a sudden illness on Monday, January 9th, 2012 with his family by his side in Abilene, Texas. With heavy hearts we celebrate his life as a devoted husband, loving father, adoring grandfather, and proud great-grandfather. Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM Saturday, Jan. 14th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel,...
Eleazar Charles Maciel
Jan 2, 2012
Eleazar "Charles" Maciel, 86, passed away January 2, 2012 with his family by his side in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be Thursday, January 5, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 6, at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church with the family officiating...
Major David L. Aycock
Jan 1, 2012
Major David L. Aycock, USAF (Ret.), 81, died Sunday, January 1, 2012, at an Abilene nursing home. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, David was the son of the late Josephine (Soisson) and Samuel Douglas Aycock. He married Barbara Anne Curles on January 16, 1953, in Sacramento, California. Aycock retired from the United States Air Force as a pilot. He was a...
Lester Ira Meador
Jan 1, 2012
Lester Ira Meador, 80, died Sunday, January 1, 2012 in Abilene, Texas. Born in Novice, Texas on November 26, 1931, Lester was the son of Vada Lee (Jennings) and Willie A. Meador. He served in the U.S. Army from 1950-52, and married Dorthy Puckett on March 14, 1953, at the First Baptist Church in Coleman, Texas. He was a past...
Wanda Sue Caulder
Dec 31, 2011
Wanda Sue Caulder, 73, died Saturday, December 31, 2011, at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene, Texas. The daughter of the late Lula Fannie (Palmer) and Robert Curtis Walker, Wanda was born on January 17, 1938 in San Angelo, Texas, and graduated from Robert Lee High School in Robert Lee, Texas in 1956. She graduated from nursing school in San Angelo,...
Cherrie Marie Vanderhider
Dec 29, 2011
Cherrie Marie Vanderhider, 71, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 29, 2011 in Abilene. The daughter of Mary Alice (Peters) and John Corbett Lott, Cherrie was born on February 4, 1940 in Woodville, Texas and grew up in Sour Lake, Texas. She moved to Liberty, Texas where she met and married Carl Vanderhider on September 7, 1963...
Hester Lee Sutton Smith Watts
Dec 27, 2011
Hester Lee Sutton Smith Watts, 96, went to be with her Lord on December 27, 2011 at her home in Abilene, Texas. Born in Rochelle, Texas to George Washington "Bud" Sutton, Jr. and Ludie Katherine (Morris) Sutton, she lived almost all of her life in Abilene. On June 14, 1930, she married Martin Bernard "Smitty" Smith in Abilene. They owned...
John Roy Day
Dec 27, 2011
John Roy Day, Jr. passed away peacefully into the loving arms of God on December 27th, 2011 at the age of 90. John was born on November 29, 1921 in Burnet, Texas to John Roy Day, Sr. and Adah Latham. He graduated from Coleman High School and received a Master of Education from McMurry University before entering the service during...
Patricia Ann Lusk
Dec 24, 2011
Patricia Ann (Wiley) Lusk, longtime resident of Abilene, passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2011 in Emory, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday December 29, 2011 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, with Scott Beard of FountainGate Fellowship, officiating. Burial will follow at 3:00 pm in the Old Runnels Cemetery...
Lela Howell
Dec 22, 2011
Lela Howell died peacefully at her home on Thursday, December 22, 2011. She was 90 years old. Lela has joined the love of her life, her precious Woodie, in Heaven. Lela was born Lela Maudean Dendy on July 8, 1921 in DeLeon, Texas. She married Woodie Howell on December 21, 1939 in Paris, Texas. After living in Eastland, they moved...
Paul Pedersen
Dec 22, 2011
Paul Pedersen, 67, of Abilene died Thursday, December 22, 2011 at Abilene Regional Medical Center. Born in Albany, California on September 30, 1944, Paul was the son of the late Geneva (Barnes) and Al Pedersen. He received a Bachelor of Science degree, and in Abilene on April 14, 1967 married Violet Mae West. Paul served in the U. S. Air...
Richard Floyd McKissick
Dec 18, 2011
Richard Floyd McKissick, 80, of Abilene passed peacefully on December 18, 2011 in Abilene. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 pm on Monday, December 19, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, December 20th at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church with Dr. Jeff Reid of Pioneer Baptist Church...
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