Obituaries
Charles Lynn Gayden
Dec 17, 2011
Charles Lynn Gayden, 90, loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2011 in Abilene. Born on December 3, 1921 in Kosse, Texas, Charles graduated from Kosse High School in 1939 and served in the U. S. Army Air Corps with the 95th Bombardment Squadron in Northern France and Central Europe during World War II. Charles...
James Melvin Means
Dec 16, 2011
James Melvin Means, of Abilene, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 16, 2011. A memorial service was held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 20, 2011, at First Central Presbyterian Church, 400 Orange Street with Reverends Cliff Stewart and Janice Six officiating. Arrangements are by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. James was born in...
Lou Cox
Dec 14, 2011
Lou Cox, age 58, died Wednesday, December 14, 2011 in the loving arms of her husband and daughters after a long and courageous battle with breast cancer. The family visitation will be Saturday, December 17, 2011 from 5-7 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be Sunday, December 18, 2011...
Bobby Doyle Reynolds
Dec 13, 2011
Major Bobby Doyle Reynolds, USAF (Ret.), 71, passed away Tuesday, December 13th, 2011 at home in Abilene, Texas Reynolds was a 22-year veteran of the USAF and highly decorated Vietnam Veteran with over 650 combat flight hours. Medals earned include an Air Force Commendation Medal, Small Arms Marksmanship, ADF Expeditionary Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Combat Readiness Medal, AF Longevity Medal,...
Homer Brown Terry
Dec 13, 2011
Homer Brown Terry, Jr., 84, died Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at Hendrick Medical Center. Born in Trent, Texas on May 24, 1927, he was the son of Jeffie A. (Howell) and Homer Brown Terry, Sr., and in 1929 moved from Trent with his parents to Baird, Texas to a farmhouse only a few miles from Clyde. At seven years of...
Ethan Clay Crockett
Dec 9, 2011
Ethan Clay Crockett was the sun, the moon and the stars to all who loved him. He was born July 18, 1995 and left this world December 9, 2011 in Abilene. He attended ATEMS High School for two years before transferring to Abilene High School for his junior year. He was involved in graphic design and created an avatar that...
Cuin Grigsby
Dec 6, 2011
Cuin Grigsby, 79, died Tuesday, December 6, 2011, at his residence in Abilene. Born in Stillwater, Oklahoma on February 29, 1932, Cuin was the son of Frances Juanita (Wyatt) and Mager Cuin Grigsby, Sr. He was an avid supporter of Baylor University, having received his Bachelor of Education degree from Baylor in 1954. He was in the ROTC and a...
Mattie B. Moran
Dec 3, 2011
Mattie B. Moran, 95, died Saturday, December 3, 2011, at her residence in Abilene. The daughter of Katie Mae (Woodson) and Stephen Frank Sims, Mattie was born on February 28, 1916 in Hardeman County, Texas, and attended school at Hollis Hill in Jones County. At the age of 55, she received her GED which allowed her to receive promotions to...
Marj Baucum
Dec 1, 2011
Marj Baucum, 90, died Thursday, December 1, 2011, in Abilene, Texas. Born in Pilot Point, Texas on August 12, 1921, Marj was the daughter of Mayme (Sipe) and Walter Massey. In 1929 she moved from Pilot Point to Abilene, and at the age of eight started training for the ballet which was her sole interest. Although her family wanted her...
Helen Faye Reed
Nov 30, 2011
Helen Faye Reed "Mama Reed", 94, went peacefully to be with the Lord Wednesday, November 30, 2011. Funeral services will be Saturday, December 3, at 2:00 p.m. at Lawn Baptist Church, Lawn, Texas, with Rev. Price Mathieson officiating. Interment will follow in McBee Cemetery directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Visitation will be...
James Francis House
Nov 29, 2011
James Francis House, Jr., 62, of Abilene died Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at an Abilene medical center. Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico on September 19, 1949, James was the son of Beulah (Kitchens) and the late James Francis House, Sr., and moved to Abilene as a teenager. He was a decorated U. S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War receiving...
Karoline Josefa Weigert
Nov 29, 2011
Karoline Josefa (Omi) Weigert born November 2, 1922 to Rudolf and Terese Ringelmann (Hink) in Vienna, Austria, died peacefully in her sleep on November 29, 2011 at Mesa Springs Nursing Center after a short battle with cancer. She attended schools in Vienna, Austria. She married Karl Josef Weigert in Vienna on November 28, 1942. They had two children. The Weigert...
Roy Richardson
Nov 27, 2011
Roy Richardson, 67, passed from this life to be with his Savior and Lord on Sunday, November 27, 2011 at Abilene Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. at St. Paul United Methodist Church, 525 Beech. Rev. John Wade will officiate. Memorial Tribute will be given by his son Richard Richardson. Burial will...
Helen Joan Lang
Nov 27, 2011
Joan Lang, 80, of Buffalo Gap, passed away Sunday, November 27, 2011 at her residence. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 am on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at the Buffalo Gap Cemetery. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Joan was born July 13, 1931 in Abilene, Texas to George and...
Dwayne Marrs
Nov 26, 2011
Dwayne Marrs, 62, of Abilene, passed away Saturday, November 26, 2011. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 2:00 pm at Holy Family Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Dwayne was born October 17, 1949 in Hillsboro, Texas,...
E. Estell Holtman
Nov 25, 2011
Evelyn Estell Holtman, age 92, passed from this life on November 25, 2011 in Abilene. She was surrounded by her beloved family. Her long life was full of all the best that life offers, including close family and warm friendships. She was the 3rd of seven children born to Robert and Charlotte Owen. Estell was born February 11, 1919 in...
Sonoma Kathryn Sibley
Nov 23, 2011
Sonoma K. Rudman Sibley was born March 12, 1924 in Bristow, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Norman William Rudman and Sadie Brown Rudman Truby, deceased. She had one sister, Eunice Bell, deceased. Mrs. Sibley died on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at her home in Abilene, Texas. Sonoma attended public schools in Breckenridge, Texas where she lived at 1715 West...
Mildred West Winter
Nov 23, 2011
Mildred West Winter, 94, died Wednesday, November 23, 2011, at her daughter's home in San Antonio, TX after a long battle with cancer. She was born on November 2, 1917, at the Stith homeplace in Jones County. Her parents were M. E. West and Ollie Miller West. Mildred married Norman C. Winter on July 17, 1939, at the Leuders Baptist...
Mary Jane Busby
Nov 21, 2011
Mary Jane Slaughter Busby, 93, died Monday, November 21, 2011, at an Abilene medical center. Born in Fort Worth, Texas on November 23, 1917, she was the daughter of Marvel Lillian (Ferguson) and Claude Austin Slaughter. A resident of Abilene most of her life, she graduated from Abilene High School before attending college. Mary Jane married Fred N. Busby on...
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