Obituaries
Jeremy Maxwell
Jan 2, 2011
Jeremy Maxwell, 29, died Sunday, January 2, 2011, at an Abilene medical center. Born in Aurora, Colorado on June 14, 1981, Jeremy was the son of Billy Patrick Maxwell and Janet Marie May Maxwell. He married Kami Shea Alexander on June 28, 2003 in Abilene, and moved from Sweetwater to Abilene eight years ago. He was a member of Broadview...
Rebecca Eloise Gragg
Jan 2, 2011
Rebecca (Becky) Eloise Gragg, 51, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 2, 2011 in Abilene, TX. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 5th, in Elmwood Memorial Park. The memorial service will follow at 2:00 p.m. at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church, 701 South Pioneer Drive, with Rev. Stan Allcorn and Dr. Jeff...
Joshua Joe Brown
Jan 1, 2011
Joshua "Josh" Joe Brown (Ciotta), 29, passed away Saturday, January 1, 2011 in Dallas, Texas. Born in Dallas, Texas on December 3, 1981, Josh was the son of Charles John Ciotta and Danna Brown Cross and stepfather, Mike Cross. At the age of one, Josh moved to New Orleans, Louisiana and lived in Shreveport, Louisiana eight years before moving to...
Casper Arthur Dury
Dec 28, 2010
Casper Arthur Dury, Jr., 84, of Abilene, formally of Oregon, died Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at a local hospital. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Oregon, where his ashes will be entombed at the Willamette National Cemetery. Casper was born in Babylon, New York on October 1, 1926, to the late Casper Arthur Dury and...
Harry Hennessey Wheeler
Dec 26, 2010
Harry "Corky" Wheeler, 75, of Abilene, died Sunday, December 26, 2010 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Pastor Doug Dirks will officiate. Burial will follow in the Garden of Memories Cemetery, 5701 HWY 277 South. The family will receive friends...
Charles Lynn Bryson
Dec 25, 2010
Charles Lynn Bryson, 60, of Abilene, died Saturday, December 25, 2010 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at St. James United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Merkel. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, December 27, 2010 at...
Gip D. Oldham
Dec 24, 2010
Gip D. Oldham, Jr., born April 27, 1921 in Abilene, Texas to Gip D. Oldham, Sr. and Lois Darby Oldham, passed away on December 24, 2010 in a local care facility. Gip grew up in Abilene, attended Abilene schools, and graduated from Hardin-Simmons University in 1941. While a student at HSU he played football his freshman and sophomore years, played...
Thelma Irene Wood Gamblin
Dec 22, 2010
Thelma Irene Wood Gamblin, 90, passed away on Wednesday, December 22, 2010 in Abilene, Texas. Graveside services will be held at 1:30 pm on January 10, 2011 at Greenwood Cemetery in Fort Worth, Texas with her son-in-law, David Whitmire officiating, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Mrs. Gamblin was born in Ralls, Texas...
Iris Lael Bills
Dec 22, 2010
Iris Lael Bills, 82, a former longtime resident of Abilene, died Wednesday, December 22, 2010, at a Dallas hospital. Born in Winters, Texas on January 12, 1928, she was the daughter of Layton Marion (Roberts) and Clyde Herbert Dorsett. Iris graduated from Hobbs High School in Fisher County, Texas and Draughon's Business College in Abilene. She worked for an attorney...
Andrew Clark Urban
Dec 20, 2010
Andrew Clark "Andy" Urban, 81, of Abilene, passed away Monday, December 20, 2010. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 23, at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Abilene with Dr. Eduardo Rivera and Rev. Pam Rowley officiating, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Interment will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery. The...
William James Mashburn
Dec 19, 2010
William James Mashburn, 86, of Abilene, Texas, passed from this life on December 19, 2010. Graveside services will be held in Stith Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 22, with Reverend David Cason officiating, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. W.J. "Dub" Mashburn was born in Stith, Texas on November 19, 1924, to Carl Vestal...
T. H. Antilley
Dec 15, 2010
T. H. Antilley, 88, of Abilene died Wednesday, December 15, 2010, at his residence. The son of Ray Triplett Antilley and Sarah Catherine "Callie" Insall Antilley, T. H. was born on April 20, 1922 in Elmdale, Texas, and graduated from Abilene High School. He served in the U. S. Army during World War II. A lifelong resident of Elmdale and...
Helen R Little
Dec 13, 2010
Helen R. Little, 71, of Abilene, passed away Monday, December 13, 2010 at a local hospital. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 16, 2010 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Helen was born October 31, 1939 in Oak Park, Illinois to Ellis Edwin Smith and Janet Louise (Ferrell) Smith. She married...
Ronnie R Knight
Dec 12, 2010
Ronnie Ray Knight, 64, passed away Sunday, December 12, 2010, at his home in Abilene, Texas. Ronnie was born on July 21, 1946, in Tyler, Texas to Thomas Ray Knight and Marjorie Faye Baker. Following graduation from Brownfield High School in 1965, Ronnie enlisted in the Navy. Shortly afterward he joined the war efforts in Vietnam, where he would serve...
Alvie Leroy McKee
Dec 12, 2010
Alvie "Al" Leroy McKee, 87, of Abilene, died Sunday December 12, 2010 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 16, 2010 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Dr. Jeff Reid will officiate, assisted by Brother Jack Ridlehoover. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends...
Patricia Ann Burleson
Dec 11, 2010
Patricia Ann Burleson, 52, of Abilene passed away Saturday, December 11, 2010 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at Hillcrest Church of Christ. Ray Ferguson will officiate. Burial will follow in the McBee Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday, December 13, 2010 from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. at The...
Everett Burley Blanton
Dec 11, 2010
Everett Burley Blanton, Jr., 89, of Abilene, formerly of Amarillo, died Saturday, December 11, 2010 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at Central Church of Christ in Amarillo, directed by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors. He will lie in state from 11:00 a.m. until the time of the service at...
Wanda Fain Hughes
Dec 10, 2010
Wanda Fain Hughes, 83, of Abilene passed away, Friday, December 10, 2010 in a local hospital. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, December 13, 2010 at St. Paul United Methodist Church. Dr. Jesse Fletcher, Dr. Eduardo Rivera and Rev. Pam Rowley will officiate. A reception will follow in the Wesley Friendship Hall at the church....
Jimmie Thomas Chatman
Dec 10, 2010
Jimmie "Jim" Thomas Chatman, 74, of Abilene, died Friday, December 10, 2010 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 in the chapel at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Rev. Stan Allcorn will officiate. Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 5:30...
Albert Irvin Townsend
Dec 9, 2010
Albert Irvin "Irv" Townsend died peacefully at home surrounded by his loved ones on December 9, 2010 after a short battle with lung cancer. Irv was born in Graham, TX to Weston Leonard Townsend and Ruby Martin Townsend on 9/27/36. He was a 1954 graduate of Midland High and he attended the University of Texas before joining the U.S Marine...
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