Obituaries
Billy Don Riddle
Sep 9, 2011
Billy Don Riddle, 84, died Friday, September 9, 2011, at an Abilene medical center. Born in Abilene, Texas on November 6, 1926, Don was the son of Sibyl Gladys (Erwin) and John Ervin Riddle. He graduated from Abilene High School in 1944, and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from Oklahoma University. Mr. Riddle first worked for 26...
John Lockett Shelton
Sep 8, 2011
John Lockett Shelton, Jr., of Abilene, Texas, passed away on September 8, 2011. A memorial service will held at the Church of the Heavenly Rest, Episcopal, 602 Meander Street, Abilene, at one o'clock p.m. on Saturday, September 10. Family and friends will gather in the church's Parish Hall following the service. Arrangements are being made by The Hamil Family Funeral...
Andrew Rudy Silva
Sep 8, 2011
Andrew Rudy Silva, 55, of Abilene, died Thursday, September 8, 2011 in Belen, New Mexico. Born in Belen, New Mexico on January 15, 1956, he was the son of Beatriz (Jiron) and Gilbert Silva. He was a graduate of West Oso High School in Corpus Christi, Texas, and attended college for two years. He was an aircraft electrician in the...
Larry Don McKinney
Sep 7, 2011
Larry Don McKinney, 53, of Abilene, passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at his home. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at North Park Baptist Church with Rev. Louis Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in the Abilene Municipal Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Friday at The Hamil...
John William Simpson
Sep 6, 2011
J.W. Simpson, 77, of Abilene, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at his home. Visitation will be from 5:30 to 7:00 pm on Thursday, September 8, 2011 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, September 9, in the chapel at First Baptist Church. Dr. Phil Christopher...
James Ellis Miller
Sep 5, 2011
James E. "Jim" Miller, 86, of Abilene, passed away Monday, September 5, 2011. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 pm on Friday, September 9, 2011 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Dr. Jeff Reid will officiate. Jim was born, January 20, 1925 to Estil and Edith (Johnson) Miller in Miller, West Virginia. He graduated...
Paula Perkins
Sep 3, 2011
Paula Perkins, age 54, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011 in Hendrick Hospital's hospice care at the side of her son, his loving companion, and their vigilant friend. Memorial services will be held at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, on Monday, Sept. 5, at 2:00 pm. Best known as Hawley Middle School's art teacher, Paula...
Lloyd Warren Skiles
Aug 31, 2011
Lloyd Warren Skiles, 81, a longtime resident of Abilene, died Wednesday, August 31, 2011 in Plano, Texas. Born in Cisco, Texas on January 14, 1930, Lloyd was the son of Hazel B. (Warren) and James Otis Skiles. He attended schools in Cisco and Big Spring, Texas. After graduation, he served in the U.S. Army. A veteran of the Abilene Police...
Jean Downs Metcalf
Aug 30, 2011
Jean Downs Metcalf, 83, died Tuesday, August 30, 2011, at her residence in Abilene. Born in Coleman, Texas on May 18, 1928, Jean was the daughter of Ruth (Durham) and Jesse Smith. She lived in Abilene 30 years before moving to Olney, Texas, where she lived 20 years before returning to Abilene. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. She...
George John Kappel
Aug 29, 2011
George John Kappel, 81, of Kansas City, Missouri, died Monday, August 29, 2011 in Abilene, Texas. The son of Julianna Laschitz and George Paul Kappel, George was born on November 24, 1929. Following graduation from high school, he immediately began his military service in the U. S. Marine Corps, serving in the Korean Conflict as a radio operator. He worked...
Mildred L. Fritsch
Aug 26, 2011
Mildred L. Fritsch, 88, of Abilene died Friday, August 26, 2011, at an Abilene medical center The daughter of Vora (Baltimore) and Ed Hinsley, Mildred was born on April 25, 1923 in Colorado City, Texas, where she graduated from high school. She married Werner Otto "W.O." Fritsch on March 29, 1941 in Sweetwater, Texas, and in 1960 moved from Sweetwater...
Timothy Van Thompson
Aug 25, 2011
Tim Thompson, 56, died Thursday, August 25, 2011, in San Antonio, Texas. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at the Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, Texas. Rev. David Cason will officiate. There is no scheduled visitation or burial service. Born in Ennis, Texas on August 4, 1955, Tim was...
Raymond L. Jones
Aug 25, 2011
Raymond L. Jones, 87, of Abilene died Thursday, August 25, 2011, in Dallas, Texas. Born in Tuscola, Texas on May 12, 1924, Raymond was the son of Ruth M. (Jones) and R.F. Jones. He was a 1943 graduate of Lubbock High School and attended Texas Tech University. He married Jane Wyatt in Sweetwater, Texas in 1949. Raymond worked with his...
Thelma Clemmer Brady Hall
Aug 18, 2011
Thelma Clemmer Brady Hall, 95, died Thursday, August 18, 2011, at Clyde Nursing Center. The daughter of Bessie Pearl (Moore) and Henry Ellis Clemmer, she was born on November 1, 1915 in Hamby, Texas. She attended school at Rock Hill and graduated from Cisco High School. In 1928 at the age of twelve, she was baptized in Dead Man Creek....
Joe Noah Woodyard
Aug 15, 2011
Joe "Noah" Woodyard, one-year-old son of Kandi Romero Woodyard and Joe Woodyard, passed away on Monday, August 15, 2011, at Abilene Medical Center. He was born on December 13, 2009 in Abilene. Joe Noah was born with Menkes Syndrome, also known as Kinky Hair Syndrome. He fought a really tough battle with courage and strength, and a smile on his...
Vernie Joe Lang
Aug 13, 2011
Vernie Joe Lang, 74, a lifelong resident of Hodges, died Saturday, August 13, 2011, at an Abilene medical center. Born in Noodle, Texas, on November 17, 1936, Joe was the son of Trilby (Harris) and Lloyd Lang. He graduated from Abilene High School in the Class of 1955. He was owner and operator of Lang Glass from 1990 to 2011....
T. David Marshall
Aug 11, 2011
David Marshall, 59, died Thursday, August 11, 2011, at an Abilene medical center. David was born on May 20, 1952 and adopted by his loving parents, Ruby and L.T. Marshall. He graduated from Abilene High School, Class of 1970. He was employed by the City of Abilene as an electrical inspector, and also worked part time for Lowe's Home Improvement...
Louise Molly Lowman Clemmer
Aug 10, 2011
Louise "Molly" Lowman Clemmer, 74, died Wednesday, August 10, 2011, in Abilene, Texas. The daughter of Artie Alma (Hunt) and Herman Wise Lowman, she was born on August 25, 1936 in Robstown, Texas. She was born on earth to bloom in Heaven. Molly married Cloise Ellis Clemmer in July of 1975. She was a loving wife and mother, and a...
Larry A. Smith
Aug 9, 2011
Larry A. Smith, devoted husband, father, and grandfather, went to be with his Heavenly Father on August 9, 2011. Larry was born on Oct. 9, 1940 in Tulsa OK. He graduated from Handley High School in Ft. Worth, TX in 1958. He started working for Johnnie Johnson Tire Company in 1959, opened Abilene Bandag in 1975 and several other Bandag...
Shirley D. Dutton
Aug 9, 2011
Shirley Darlene Dutton, 68, died Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at an Abilene medical center. Born in Abilene, Texas on September 29, 1942, Shirley was the daughter of Della and W. K. Hyer. She lived mostly in Abilene and Big Spring, Texas. Shirley was a homemaker and housewife. She enjoyed her home and loved to shop and decorate it. She enjoyed...
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