Obituaries
Floyd Lee Trawick
Sep 30, 2010
Floyd "Bo" Trawick, 73, of Merkel, Texas died Thursday, September 30, 2010 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be at 1:30 pm on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at the Tye Baptist Church with burial to follow in the Tye Cemetery. Rev. Ben Richardson and Rev. Jimmy Hatcher will officiate. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Friday...
Vera Frances Pillans
Sep 28, 2010
Vera Pillans, 91, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed from this world, surrounded by her loving family, and into the arms of her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, September 28, 2010. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Thursday, September 30, 2010 in the chapel at First Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Atwell Cemetery in Callahan...
R. Kent Waddell
Sep 25, 2010
Kent Waddell peacefully passed away on Friday night, after living a long, full life. He died from a medical condition he proudly called TDO (too damn old). He was born in Manila, Philippines on December 17, 1916 to Cyrus and Golden Kelley Waddell, who were teachers at a school for Philippine children. His wife of 64 years, Kay, preceded him...
Deborah Dawn Sedberry Ivey
Sep 21, 2010
Deborah Dawn Sedberry Ivey lost her courageous three year battle with cancer at Hendrick Hospice September 21, 2010 surrounded by family. She fought her battle with such grace and dignity while enduring the endless pain and suffering. Deborah was born in Stamford, Texas on May 15, 1974, the daughter of Brenda (Hisey) Castleberry and Van Sedberry. She was a 1992...
Cathren Ann Kennedy
Sep 17, 2010
Cathren Ann Kennedy, 60, of Abilene, Texas passed away Friday September 17, 2010 in Abilene, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday September 21, at the Church of the Heavenly Rest, Episcopal with The Reverend Luke Back officiating. After the service all attendees are invited back to the home of Chase and Shanna Gamble for a...
Owen Hansell Sherrill
Sep 17, 2010
Owen Hansell Sherrill, Jr., 69, was welcomed into the arms of his Lord and Savior on Friday, September 17, 2010. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 7:00 pm on Monday, September 20, 2010 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Graveside services will be at 11:00 am on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at the Cedar...
Jacklyn Louise Rogers
Sep 17, 2010
Jacklyn Louise Rogers passed from this life to life with Jesus on Friday Morning, September 17, 2010 in Panhandle Texas. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, September 20, 2010 at the Iberis Cemetery. Rev. Rudy Fambrough will officiate. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Jacklyn Louise Rogers...
Joel Carr Gotcher
Sep 14, 2010
Joel Carr "J.C." Gotcher, Sr., 85, of Wylie, Texas, passed away on September 14, 2010 at his daughter's home surrounded by his loved ones in Buda, Texas. Graveside services will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 18, 2010 at the Oplin Cemetery in Oplin with Eddie McHugh of Wellman Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are being handled by Hamil...
Lucile H. Clinton
Sep 13, 2010
Our precious mother, Lucile Clinton, left this earthly world on Monday, September 13, 2010 to be welcomed home by her heavenly Father, at the age of 91. The funeral service for Lucile Clinton will be held at Oldham Lane Church of Christ at 2:00 P.M. Friday, September 17, 2010, with Chris McCurley officiating, assisted by son-in-law, Mark Brown and great-son-in-law,...
Michael Lee Herron
Sep 12, 2010
Mike Herron, age 64, passed away at his home on Sunday, September 12, 2010. A military graveside service will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, September 17, 2010, at the Texas State Veteran's Cemetery, 7457 West Lake Road, Abilene. Rev. Mike Woodard of Southwest Park Baptist Church will officiate. A visitation with the family will be Thursday evening, September...
Hiram Evans Whitaker
Sep 12, 2010
Hiram Evans "Eddie" Whitaker, born to Harvey and Oma Whitaker in the McCulloch County town of Rochelle, Texas, passed away at the age of 85 on September 12, 2010. After growing up In Rochelle, Eddie graduated from Rochelle High School in 1942. At seventeen years of age, Eddie served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific during World War II....
Riley Sparks
Sep 10, 2010
Riley Loyce Sparks, infant son of Stephanie and Keith Sparks, died Friday, September 10, 2010, in Abilene, Texas. Riley was born in Abilene on February 24, 2009. Survivors include his parents, Stephanie (Catrett) and Keith Sparks and brother Aiden Bradley Sparks all of Abilene; grandparents, Melissa Sparks of Abilene, Steve Catrett of Azel, and Scott and Cindy Washburn of Abilene;...
Glenda Kaye Snyder
Sep 10, 2010
Glenda Kaye Snyder, 65, of Hawley, Texas, passed away Friday, September 10, 2010 in Hospice Care at Hendrick Medical Center. A graveside memorial service will be held in Cedar Hill Section of Abilene Municipal Cemetery at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 15, with Bro. David Cason officiating, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd. in Abilene. Glenda...
James E. Lauw
Sep 8, 2010
James Edgar Lauw, 82, passed away on September 8, 2010 in Abilene, Texas. The family will receive friends at a visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, September 9, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday, September 10, at Grace Lutheran Church, 1202 South Pioneer Drive,...
Kathryn Janette Rose
Sep 8, 2010
Kathryn Janette Rose, 50, passed away on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 in Abilene. Born in Abilene, Texas on March 1, 1960, Kathryn was the daughter of Charlotte and Earl Glenn Rose. After receiving her degree from Baylor University in education, she taught for several years at Dyess Elementary School. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Abilene. Kathryn was...
Carolyn Johnson
Sep 6, 2010
Carolyn Meyer Johnson died on Monday, September 6, 2010 after a long illness. Carolyn Meyer Johnson was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1944. She grew up in northern Virginia and rural Maryland. She graduated with a B.A. in English Literature from Mount St. Agnes College. She received her Master of Arts in Development Education from The American University. She...
Richard Ross Ivey
Sep 4, 2010
Richard Ross Ivey, 74, of Abilene, passed away Saturday, September 4, 2010. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. Terry Brown and Arnold Watson will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Tuesday...
C. E. Bentley
Sep 3, 2010
C.E. "Sonny" Bentley, of Abilene, died September 3, 2010 on a cruise ship in Alaska. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at the Church of the Heavenly Rest, Episcopal. The Rev. Luke Back and The Rt. Rev. Claude Payne will officiate. Burial will be at a later date. Services are under the direction...
Tim Hamilton
Sep 2, 2010
Timothy R. Hamilton, 58, of Abilene, passed away on Thursday, September 2, 2010 in Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 4th, at Wylie United Methodist Church officiated by Rev. Jeff Hatcher and Bishop Dan E. Solomon. Burial will follow in Elliott-Hamil Garden of Memories under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449...
Tommie Hitt Collum
Sep 1, 2010
Tommie Grace (Hitt) Collum, 85, died Wednesday, September 1, 2010, at an Abilene medical center. Born in Haskell, Texas on September 10, 1924, Tommie was the daughter of Verla Grace (Grinstead) and James Thomas Hitt. Since 1944, she had been a resident of Abilene where she married Raymond O'Dell Collum on June 9, 1945. She worked as a beautician, and...
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