Obituaries
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...
Sammy Edwin Albro
May 29, 2011
Sam Albro, 69, of Abilene, was born September 9, 1941 to Slim and Rosalie (Berryman) Albro in Winters, Texas. He graduated from Winters High School in 1960, attended Texas Tech University, and was a butcher for Safeway grocery stores for over 30 years, during which time he amassed countless life-long friends. Sam has been a resident of Abilene for over...
Ernestine Crawford Greer
May 25, 2011
Ernestine Crawford Greer's faith became sight on Wednesday, May 25, 2011, as she was taken to her eternal home by the Lord she loved. She was a beautiful expression of a "gentle and quiet spirit" (1 Peter 3:4) and will be deeply missed by her family and those who loved her. Her life will be celebrated with a visitation from...
Henry Bedford Furr
May 24, 2011
Dr. Henry Bedford Furr was born to Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Furr, Sr., in Breckenridge, Texas, and passed from this life on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 in Abilene, Texas. His parents and one sister, Jewel Furr, preceded him in death. He and Oneta Roberts were married in Wichita Falls, Texas at First United Methodist Church. Dr. Furr is survived...
Tyler LaRee Schilling DuBois
May 22, 2011
Our lives were forever blessed beyond measure by a beautiful baby girl with a head full of black hair with a single curl atop and eyes a bright blue that could only be created by the heavens. They shined a light of a spirit so beautiful, so authentic, so exquisite, and so beautifully bright blue you knew they were that...
Carolyn Harris Aston
May 21, 2011
Carolyn Harris Aston passed from this life Saturday May 21,2011 at the Windcrest Care Facility after a long struggle with Alzheimers. She was 82. Carolyn was born April 11, 1929 to Lester Guy Harris and Annice J. Harris in Abilene. She attended Abilene High, and Abilene Christian College. Funeral service will be Tuesday, 2:00 pm at the Hamil Family Funeral...
Kaitlin Charmayne Copelin
May 19, 2011
Kaitlin Charmayne Copelin, 16, passed away on Thursday, May 19, 2011, at Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth following a short illness. Born in Abilene, Texas on December 20, 1994, Kaitlin was the daughter of Adrienne Beth (Moore) and Robert L. Copelin, Jr. She was a sophomore at Abilene Cooper High School and a member of the Cooper Concert...
Poole Robertson
May 18, 2011
Poole Robertson, Jr., 87, died Wednesday, May 18, 2011, at his residence in Abilene. Born in Abilene, Texas on October 26, 1923, Poole was the son of Poole Robertson, Sr. and Evelyne (McDavid) Robertson. He lived in Abilene his entire life with the exception of his college years and time in the military service. He attended Abilene Public Schools, graduating...
Helen Loraine Lail
May 16, 2011
Helen Loraine Lail went to be with our lord on Monday, May 16, 2011 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. With heavy hearts we celebrate her life as a beloved wife, loving mother, adoring grandmother and a proud great-grandmother. Funeral services will be at 11:00 am on Friday, May 20, 2011 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449...
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