Obituaries
Norma Lee Mayben
Nov 21, 2011
Norma Lee Osborn Mayben, 82, died Monday, November 21, 2011, at her residence in Abilene, Texas. Graveside services will at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 22, in Muleshoe Memorial Park in Muleshoe, Texas, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Norma Lee Mayben was born August 27, 1929, in Clovis, NM to Jesse M. Osborn and...
Perry Brooks
Nov 14, 2011
Perry Brooks, 73, of Abilene, passed away Monday, November 14, 2011. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Thursday, November 17, 2011 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Burial will follow in the Oplin Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Wednesday at the funeral home. PB was born August...
Vaudine Jones
Nov 13, 2011
Vaudine "Deanie" Jones Vaudine "Deanie" Jones, 88, of Abilene, passed away Sunday, November 13, 2011 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm on Thursday, November 17, 2011 at St. Paul United Methodist Church, 525 Beech Street. Dr. Eduardo Rivera will officiate. She will be entombed in the Mausoleum at Elmwood Memorial Park following the service....
Lynon Owens
Nov 13, 2011
On Sunday, November 13, 2011, Lynon Owens, age 89 of Abilene, Texas passed away to be with his Savior. Warren Lynon Owens was born on September 6, 1922 in Macon, Texas, son of Willie and Elizabeth Owens. He had two siblings, a brother, Ryle, and a sister, Flora. His father passed away when Lynon was 15. He helped his mom...
Frances Sealy Heslep
Nov 12, 2011
Frances Sealy Heslep, 78, of Abilene, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2011 at Hendrick Hospice Care. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm Monday, November 14, 2011 at the Putnam Cemetery. Rev. Price Mathieson and Chuck Hutchins will officiate. The family will receive friends from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, prior to the graveside service, at The Hamil Family...
SMSgt. James Martin Finn, Jr.
Nov 10, 2011
SMSgt. James Martin Finn, Jr., USAF (Ret.), 75, died Thursday, November 10, 2011, at an Abilene medical center. Born in Omaha, Nebraska on October 31, 1936, James was the son of Mary Ann (Caster) and James M. Finn, Sr. He graduated from high school in Rock Island, Illinois in 1956, followed by two years of college. On September 20, 1958,...
John F. Busby
Nov 9, 2011
John F. Busby, 72, died Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at an Abilene medical center. Born in San Antonio, Texas on February 18, 1939, John was the son of Lila (Smith) and E. K. Busby. He graduated from Abilene High School and Hardin-Simmons University where he was in the US Army ROTC program. Following graduation, John served in the US Army...
John Marvin Crowe
Nov 7, 2011
After a seven year battle fighting idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, John Marvin Crowe, Jr. passed away on November 7, 2011. Funeral services will be held Thursday, November 10, 2011 in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church of Abilene at 2:00 pm. Dr. Phil Christopher will officiate. Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449...
Peggy Joyce Stephens
Nov 5, 2011
Peggy Joyce Stephens, 80, died Saturday, November 5, 2011 at her home in Abilene, Texas. Born in Lockhart, Texas on February 16, 1931, she was the daughter of Margaret Louise (Hall) and Wilson Cunningham Thompson. She was a homemaker and a Baptist, having been the wife of a Baptist minister. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Merle...
Gene Rodgers
Oct 31, 2011
Gene Rodgers, 83, of Abilene, died, Monday, October 31, 2011 at a local nursing center. The son of Sue Ann (Ott) and Harry Harrison Rodgers, Gene was born on April 29, 1928 in Coleman County, Texas. In 1959, Gene moved from Spur, Texas to Anson, Texas. He was a longtime building contractor in the Big County area. He opened the...
Oscar Ray Fanning
Oct 28, 2011
Many have lost a friend, the community has lost a citizen, the church has lost a member, our family has lost a loved one, but our loss was heaven's gain when God welcomed into his presence, Oscar Ray Fanning on Friday morning, October 28, 2011. Born November 12, 1928 in Justin, Texas, he was the son of John Oscar and...
Dorothy Webb Watson
Oct 26, 2011
Dorothy Webb Watson, 90, of Abilene died Wednesday, October 26, 2011 at a local medical center. Born in Roaring Springs, Texas on October 29, 1920, she was the daughter of Annie Bert (Marshall) and Stacey Marvin Webb. Dorothy was a homemaker and a farmer in Roaring Springs before moving to Cisco, Texas. She lived in Cisco ten years before relocating...
Cleta Mae Tarver
Oct 25, 2011
Cleta M. Tarver, 80, died Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at Windcrest Alzheimers Care Center in Abilene. Born in Albany, Texas on November 17, 1930, she was the daughter of Mae (Tidwell) and Truman Perry "T.P." Weeks. She grew up and attended school in Noodle, and after graduating from high school moved to Abilene in 1951. She started working for Southwestern...
Joyce Drummond Berry
Oct 24, 2011
Joyce Drummond Berry, 85, died Monday, October 24, 2011 in Snellville, Georgia. Services for Joyce will be held on Friday, October 28, at the View Baptist Church in View, Texas, at 10 a.m. Officiating the services will be Richard Petree and Greg Rake. Burial will be in Drummond Cemetery in View directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo...
Omer Dee Malone
Oct 24, 2011
Omer Dee Malone, 78, passed away Monday, October 24, 2011 at Hendrick Medical Center. Omer Dee was born January 20, 1933 in Abilene to Edward Dee and Jeffie Shields Malone. He attended school in Abilene and graduated from Ranger Junior College. He was married to Geraldine Boyd on December 1, 1951. Omer Dee was a member of the United States...
Merrell Davis
Oct 22, 2011
Merrell Davis, age 69, lost his hard-fought battle with cancer on Saturday, October 22, 2011 surrounded by those he loved. Services will be at 11 AM on Tuesday, October 25 at Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd. in Abilene, TX. Officiating the service will be Rick Cunningham of Big Spring and life-long friend, Major General Tom Lynn...
J.C. McCurdy
Oct 21, 2011
J.C. McCurdy, 94, died Friday, October 21, 2011, at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene. J.C. was born July 15, 1917, in Greer County, Oklahoma, youngest son of William and Alice McCurdy. During his youth he worked at the family grocery store and farm. He graduated from Ocina High School as valedictorian and attended Southwestern State Teachers' College, Oklahoma State University...
James Paul Marsalis
Oct 21, 2011
James Paul "Skitter" Marsalis, Sr. was born on October 25, 1938 in Kentwood, Louisiana to proud parents, the late Zella Marshall and James Marsalis. He was raised by his beloved grandmother, Katie Woodward, who also preceded him in death. He later became a member of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Raleigh, NC. After moving to Abilene,...
Jo Beth Vardaman
Oct 17, 2011
Jo Beth Vardaman, 77, of Abilene, died Monday, October 17, 2011 at her home. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:00 pm on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Graveside services will be at 1:00 pm on Thursday at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Jo Beth was born, January 6, 1934 in...
George Curtiss King
Oct 17, 2011
George Curtiss King, 84, of Abilene, passed away Monday, October 17, 2011. The son of Blanche (Turner) and George Harvey King, George was born on September 23, 1927 in Carbon, Texas in Eastland County, and graduated from Eastland High School. In 1996, he moved from Winters, Texas to Abilene. Mr. King was a builder and an investor. He was a...
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