Obituaries
Cody Russell Magruder
Aug 6, 2011
On August 6, 2011, Cody Magruder went to be with his Heavenly Father. Cody was born to Donald & Louise Magruder of Skiatook, Oklahoma on May 27, 1970, in Denver, Colorado. He was a resident of Colorado for the first 11 yrs. During his youth he was an accomplished horseman. At the age of 12, his family moved to Oklahoma....
John W. Cain
Aug 6, 2011
John W. Cain, Sr., 73, of Abilene, passed away Saturday, August 6, 2011. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Wednesday, August 10th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Rev. Dan Connally will officiate. Burial will be at 2:00 pm in the Moran Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on...
William D. Beard
Aug 3, 2011
William D. Beard, 86, of Abilene, entered into the hands of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on August 3rd. He was born in Mansfield, Texas, on November 23, 1924. Services will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, August 6th, at Zion Lutheran Church in Abilene at 2801 Antilley Road, under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home...
Vera Mae Coe
Aug 2, 2011
Vera Mae (Baugh) Coe died Tuesday, August 2, 2011, at a local nursing home. She was 82 years old. A graveside service will be held Friday, August 5, at 12:30 p.m. in the Elliott-Hamil Garden of Memories, with the Rev. Brett W. Coe officiating. Visitation will be held Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo...
Roy E. Herring
Aug 2, 2011
Roy E. Herring, Jr., 88, died Tuesday, August 2, 2011 in Temple, Texas at Scott & White Hospital. The son of Rose (Ruark) and Roy E. Herring, he was born on April 2, 1923 in Abilene, Texas. Roy was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was a self-employed rancher. Mr. Herring was a member of Pioneer Drive...
Fernando Santibanez
Jul 31, 2011
Fernando "Fred" Santibanez, 87, of Abilene passed away Sunday, July 31, 2011, at a local medical center. Visitation will be Wednesday, August 3, from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, August 4, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home with Dr. Julian Bridges officiating....
Michael Austin Denny
Jul 31, 2011
Michael Austin Denny passed away into the loving arms of his Heavenly Father on Sunday, July 31, 2011. Austin was born on January 21, 1982, and was the most beloved son of Julie and Mike Denny. A Memorial Service will be held at Church of the Heavenly Rest, Episcopal, 602 Meander on Wednesday, August 3rd, at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will...
Jack Martin Reese
Jul 29, 2011
On July 29, 2011, after a long and hard fought battle with cancer, Jack Martin Reese went to be with our Lord and Savior. Jack was preceded in death by his wife, Marjorie Campsey Reese, his parents Omega and Benjamin Reese, and two brothers, Merrell and Milton Reese. He is survived by his three daughters, Brooksie Braden, husband Jim and...
Patrick David Barber
Jul 29, 2011
Patrick David Barber of Colorado City, Texas passed away on July 29, 2011 in Abilene, Texas. A memorial service honoring his life will be held in the First Baptist Church of Colorado City at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, August 5, 2011. Arrangements are being made by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Patrick David Barber was...
Eva Ann Allen Lanier Killian
Jul 27, 2011
Eva Ann Allen Lanier Killian, 82, passed away on Wednesday, July 27, 2011, at an Abilene medical center. The daughter of Alma (Thorp) and J. T. Allen, she was born on May 10, 1929 in Stamford, Texas, where she graduated from high school and was a twirler in the band. Most of her life she had been a resident of...
Mary E. Seaboalt
Jul 27, 2011
"Molly" Mary E. Seaboalt, 72, of Abilene, passed from this life on Wednesday, July 27, 2011, in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 29, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, July 30, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home with Wade...
Edward I. Smith
Jul 27, 2011
Edward I. Smith, 87, died Wednesday, July 27, 2011, at an Abilene medical center. The son of Flora A. (Williams) and William E. "Worth" Smith, he was born in Eliasville, Texas in Stephens County. He graduated from high school in Eliasville in 1941 and attended the University of Wyoming. He later graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in...
Vernoghn Strole
Jul 26, 2011
Vernoghn Strole, 77, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene. Born in Abilene, Texas on January 28, 1934, Vernoghn was the daughter of W. G. and Emma Carpenter. She was a 1952 graduate of Abilene High School and attended Abilene Christian University. She also completed real estate training, and was previously employed by Senter...
Fred Wayne Turnage
Jul 23, 2011
A Life Well Lived Fred Wayne Turnage, 75, died Saturday, July 23, 2011, at Hendrick Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Patrick, South Carolina, on May 20, 1936, he was the son of Ruby Juanita Spears and Fred Wilson Turnage. In 1957, at the Texas State Fair, he met Donell Cole, the love of his life. They married...
Yvonne Starnes Smith
Jul 23, 2011
Yvonne Starnes Smith, 84, died Saturday, July 23, 2011 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at the Hillcrest Church of Christ with Terry Brown and William Eudy, from Mineral Wells, officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. The family will...
Glen H. Smyth
Jul 22, 2011
Glen H. Smyth, 84, entered into the presence of the Lord on Friday, July 22, 2011. Family visitation will be held at the Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road on Monday, July 25, from 5:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Glen's Life Celebration will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 26, at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church. The service...
Wayne K. Moore
Jul 21, 2011
Wayne K. Moore, 82 died Thursday, July 21, 2011. Visitation will be held at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road on Sunday, July 24, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 25, in Elmwood Memorial Park with Reverend Art Goolsbee officiating. Mr. Moore was born July 17,...
Patricia Ann Hurley
Jul 20, 2011
Patricia Ann Hurley, 75, died Wednesday, July 20, 2011, at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene. Born in San Antonio, Texas on October 23, 1935, Patricia was the daughter of Edna Estelle (Taylor) and Loyd Comer McMahan. She was a 1953 graduate of John Reagan High School in Houston. She married Ray Hurley in December, 1970. Since 2000, Mrs. Hurley had...
Marian Frances O'Kelley
Jul 20, 2011
Marian Frances O'Kelley, 85, died Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at an Abilene care center. Born in Abilene, Texas on March 19, 1926, Marian was the daughter of Annie Alice (Hanks) and Lee Thomas Harvey, and graduated from Abilene High School. Marian married Carroll Emerson O'Kelley, Sr. on August 14, 1943 in Abilene. She was a homemaker and loved her home,...
Jerri Hills Alexander
Jul 11, 2011
Jerri Hills Alexander, a treasure to her family and friends, passed away on July 10th, 2011, at her home in Abilene, Texas. Jerri's life was marked by strong faith in God, love for family, and service to the Episcopal Church and the Abilene community. Her devoted husband, three children, 11 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and many dear friends live as proof...
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