Obituaries
Ford A. Farr
Mar 28, 2011
Ford A. Farr, 72, died Monday, March 28, 2011 at an Abilene medical center. Born in Abilene, Texas on November 18, 1938, he was the son of Ethelda Thompson and Leith Carroll "Slim" Farr. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Hardin-Simmons University. He was a retired teacher, having taught Cooper High Art, Special Ed at Mann Middle School,...
Sandra Burks Spear
Mar 27, 2011
Sandra Burks Spear, 67, was received into the arms of her Savior on Sunday, March 27, 2011, at an Abilene medical center. Sandra was born in Pampa, Texas on May 12, 1943 to O.A. "Buster" Burks and Jerry Griffin Burks. She had lived in Abilene since 1950. Sandra was a member of the Abilene High School Class of 1961. She...
John Gossard
Mar 23, 2011
John Ray Gossard, Jr., 59, died Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at an Abilene medical center. Born in Chelsea, Massachusetts on June 3, 1951, John was the son of Margaret Dorrence Gossard and John Ray Gossard. He graduated from Cordova High School in Sacramento, California. He received his bachelor's degree from California State University, Sacramento in 1973 and earned his teacher's...
Janet Anita Poor
Mar 22, 2011
Janet Poor, 82, died Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at her residence in Hodges, Texas. The daughter of Eva Marie (Boulette) and Joseph Louis Barrieault, she was born on June 13, 1928 in Skowhegan, Maine. She married J. L. Poor on May 25, 1946 in Portland, Maine, and since 1946 had been a resident of the Abilene area. She was a...
Morgan Clarence Knapp
Mar 22, 2011
Morgan C. Knapp, Jr., 79, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Morgan was born in Neptune, New Jersey on March 2, 1932 to Morgan C. Knapp, Sr. and Mildred Johnson Knapp. Morgan grew up in Shrewsbury, New Jersey, where he was an Eagle Scout. He graduated from the University...
Jane Wyatt Jones
Mar 22, 2011
Jane Wyatt Jones, 85, of Abilene died Tuesday, March 22, 2011 in Dallas. Born in Rochester, Texas on September 9, 1925, Jane was the daughter of Robert Lee Wyatt and Beatrice Hinton Wyatt. She attended college in Abilene and married Raymond Jones in Sweetwater, Texas in 1949. Mrs. Jones worked as bookkeeper with Raymond in their businesses, Texas Auto Parts...
Sara M. Wilson
Mar 18, 2011
Sara M. Wilson, 87, died Friday, March 18, 2011, at her residence. Born in Olney, Texas on November 15, 1923, she was the daughter of Mattie (McWhorter) and John Ledbetter. She married George Robert Wilson on August 8, 1942 in Hamilton, Ohio. Sara was a homemaker. In 1979, she moved from Hamilton, Ohio to the Abilene, Texas area. Her husband,...
Craig Schuman
Mar 17, 2011
Craig Schuman, 42, died Thursday, March 17, 2011, at an Abilene medical center. Born in San Saba, Texas on July 31, 1968, he was the son of Donna (Mellon) and Roger "Butch" Schuman. For 32 years, Craig had been a resident of Abilene and graduated from Wylie High School. He was president of Schuman Equipment and attended River of Life...
Robert Baxter Childress
Mar 16, 2011
Robert Baxter Childress, 89, passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2011, in Abilene, Texas at Hendrick Medical Center. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at Oldham Lane Church of Christ with Chris McCurley and Lowell Maxey officiating. Interment will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. The family...
Bill Bleiker
Mar 15, 2011
Bill Bleiker, 78, died Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at his residence in Abilene, Texas. Born in Texline, Texas, on March 12, 1933, he was the son of Vera Inez (Sewell) and Lewis Bleiker. In 1951, Bill graduated from high school in Clayton, New Mexico before receiving a Bachelor of Science degree from New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. Bill...
Charles Wendell Music
Mar 12, 2011
Charles Wendell Music, 73, died Saturday, March 12, 2011 at Windcrest Alzheimer's Care Center in Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 18th, at Watkins Memorial United Methodist Church in Louisville, Kentucky directed by Highlands Funeral Home in Louisville. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday evening, March 17th, at Watkins...
Mable Dewbre Alvord
Mar 12, 2011
Mable Dewbre Alvord, age 87, died Saturday, March 12, 2011 at Abilene Regional Medical Center. The daughter of Iown (Wright) and Odus Dewbre, she was born on July 22, 1923 in Holder, Brown County, Texas, and graduated from high school in Comanche, Texas. She was a longtime resident of Abilene where Mable and her husband, David, owned and operated Malone...
Raymond Clifford Gillett
Mar 8, 2011
Raymond Clifford "Dutch" Gillett passed from this world on March 8, 2011, he was 81. Raymond was a husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Born August 26, 1929 in Guthrie, Oklahoma, Raymond was the third son of Earl and Irene Gillett. He graduated from Guthrie High School and joined the U.S. Air Force, serving in Korea in 1953. Raymond married Beverley...
Wallace Gene McNeil
Mar 8, 2011
Wallace Gene McNeil, 78, died Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at an Abilene medical center. Born in Lamesa, Texas on August 8, 1932, he was the son of Willie Lee (Faulkenberry) and Iral Canada McNeil. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Texas Tech University and served in the U. S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He retired from the...
Anita Adair Bowley
Mar 8, 2011
Anita Adair Ault Bowley (Nino), resident of Abilene, TX, passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at the age of 94. Nita was born to Percy and Bertha Davis on December 6, 1916 in Mineral Wells, Texas. She was a graduate of Abilene High School and went on to become one of the City of Abilene's first female office managers....
Patricia A. Basden
Mar 5, 2011
Patricia Anne Boss Basden passed away in Abilene on March 5, 2011. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Monday, March 7, 2011 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Graveside services will be at 10:00 am on Tuesday at the Hamby Cemetery. Pat was born in Ben Franklin, Texas on April 24,...
Virginia Tatum
Mar 4, 2011
Virginia Tatum, 89, of Abilene, affectionately known to her family and friends as "MeMe", peacefully passed away to be with her Lord and Savior on March 4, 2011 in Abilene, Texas at Hendrick Medical Center. Funeral services, with Dr. Phil Christopher of First Baptist Church officiating, will be at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at The Hamil Family...
Marsha Belle Fenner Marrs
Mar 3, 2011
Marsha Belle Fenner Marrs of Hodges passed away on March 3, 2011 in Abilene, Texas. A Funeral Mass will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, March 7, 2011 at Holy Family Catholic Church with Rev. Msgr. Fred Nawarskas officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. Sunday, March 6, prior to...
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