Obituaries
Darlene Hicks
Jul 10, 2011
Darlene Isbell Hicks, 62, of Hawley passed away Sunday, July 10, 2011. A memorial services will be at 11:00 am on Thursday, July 14, 2011 at Broadview Baptist Church, 2500 South 27th, Abilene, Texas. Rev. David Cason will officiate. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Darlene was born October 6, 1948...
Elizabeth Teresa Townsley
Jul 9, 2011
Elizabeth Teresa Townsley, 83, of Abilene passed away Saturday, July 9, 2011. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Danny Bell will officiate. Burial will follow at the Elliott-Hamil Garden of Memories Cemetery. Elizabeth was born April 11, 1928 in Poughkeepsie, New York to Martin...
Julia C. Williams
Jul 6, 2011
Julia C. Williams, a longtime resident of Abilene, Texas, passed away July 6, 2011 after a long illness. She was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Abilene. Julia was born August 27, 1920 in Eden (Concho County), Texas. She graduated valedictorian of her senior class in 1938. She studied at Draughn Business College in San Antonio, Texas, after...
Lois L. Taylor
Jul 3, 2011
Lois L. Taylor, 86, of Abilene, Texas died Sunday, July 3, 2011. Funeral services in Abilene will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 7, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 6, at the funeral home. Funeral services will also be held in Wymore, Nebraska at Laughlin-Hoevet...
John A. Emmert
Jul 2, 2011
John A. Emmert, Jr., 67, died Saturday, July 2, 2011 at his residence. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, on November 16, 1943, John was the son of the late Ann Katherine (Huslage) and John Adam Emmert, Sr. He graduate of Central Catholic High School in San Antonio, Texas in 1961, and in 1966 received a bachelor's degree from Texas A...
Jim Ferguson
Jun 29, 2011
Jim Ferguson, 67, died Wednesday, June 29, 2011, at an Abilene medical center. Born in Plainview, Texas on September 17, 1943, Jim was the son of Glenda (Martine) and John Ferguson. He married Sandy Gallaway on July 20, 1962 in Plainview. In January 1989, Jim moved from Lake Dallas, Texas to Abilene, where he was the owner of Crown Carpet...
Michael A. Lawrence
Jun 27, 2011
Michael A. Lawrence, 59, of Abilene, passed away Monday, June 27, 2011 at sunrise, with his wife Bess, by his side. Mike was born June 12, 1952 to Gladys (Buske) and David Lawrence in Abilene, Texas. He graduated from Abilene High School in 1970 and Abilene Christian College (now ACU) in 1974. The summer of 1973 he went to work...
Olan Tally
Jun 23, 2011
Olan Tally, 97, died Thursday, June 23, 2011, at an Abilene nursing center. The son of Maude Ethel (Sprouls) and A.B. Tally, Olan was born on April 4, 1914 in Comanche County, Texas. In 1920 he moved to Buffalo Gap where he attended school. He was a U. S. Army veteran of World War II. Olan worked for Taylor County,...
Charlyne Tugwell Eddins
Jun 21, 2011
Charlyne Tugwell Eddins, 98, died Tuesday, June 21, 2011, in Abilene, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, June 24, 2011 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Rev. Don Wilson will officiate. The daughter of Lillian (Smith) and Joseph Tugwell, Charlyne was born on February 11, 1913 in Paris, Texas. She...
Destri Atchley
Jun 20, 2011
Destri Atchley, 43, of Abilene died Monday, June 20, 2011, in Coleman County, Texas. Born in Kermit, Texas on October 13, 1967, he was the son of James Wayne Atchley and the late Glenda Gail (Smith) Atchley. Destri was a graduate of Wylie High School, having moved in 1982 to Abilene, where he lived most of his life. For the...
James B. Skinner
Jun 17, 2011
James B. (Jim) Skinner, 90, of Abilene, passed away on Friday, June 17, 2011 at his home. Visitation will be on Monday evening, June 20, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, in Abilene. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 21, in Elmwood Memorial Park with...
Jim Poor
Jun 16, 2011
Jim Poor, 64, of Hodges died Thursday, June 16, 2011, at an Abilene medical center. Born in Abilene, Texas on May 29, 1947, Jim was the son of Janet and J. L. Poor. After graduating from Cooper High School in 1967, he attended Cisco Junior College for a short time. Jim served his country in the United States Navy during...
John Paul Whisenhunt
Jun 13, 2011
John Paul Whisenhunt, 41, of Abilene, died Monday, June 13, 2011 at a local hospital. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Wednesday at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Thursday, June 16, 2011 at Beltway Park Baptist Church. Chaplain Steve Longmire will officiate....
Aubrey Manning Wadley
Jun 13, 2011
Aubrey Manning Wadley, 82, of Abilene, passed away Monday, June 13, 2011. Funeral services will be at 1:30 pm on Thursday, June 16, 2011 at the Abilene First Church of the Nazarene. Pastor Garland Wallace and Brother O.W. Wilson will officiate. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Wednesday...
Clyde Verne Ward
Jun 8, 2011
Clyde (Chuck) Verne Ward, 74, passed away on June 8th, 2011. A memorial service with more of his life story and full military honors will be held Monday, August 8th, 2011, at 3:00 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas. He was preceded in death by his wife Mary Marjorie Lady Ward, his parents...
Joe W. Darnall
May 31, 2011
Dr. Joe W. Darnall, 74, of Abilene, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at Hendrick Medical Center. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Friday, June 3 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, June 4 at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Merkel....
Mark Phillip Orth
May 31, 2011
Dr. Mark Phillip Orth was born in Champaign, Illinois on March 13, 1955. He died in Abilene, Texas on May 31, 2011. He had practiced oral and maxillofacial surgery in Abilene for 15 years. Dr. Orth received his dental degree from the University Of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. He served for 15 years in the United States Navy....
Frances Kerr Barnes
May 31, 2011
Frances Barnes, 96, of Abilene, died Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at a local nursing center. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Monday, June 6, 2011 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Chaplain James O. Teel will officiate. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 3:00 to 5:00...
Christine B. Scott
May 31, 2011
Christine B. Scott, 58, of Abilene, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2011. She was born December 8, 1952 to Anthony and Irene (Kreysche) Keller in Aurora, Colorado. She served in the United States Air Force from 1972 to 1976. Christine married Donald Scott on December 3, 1976 at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. In 1986, Christine and Donald moved...
Xena Yvonne Jones
May 30, 2011
Xena Yvonne "Vonne" Jones, 84, of Abilene, passed away Monday, May 30, 2011 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church with Rev. Stan Allcorn and Dr. Jeff Reid officiating. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 pm at the Crowell Cemetery in Crowell, Texas. The family...
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