Obituaries

Andrew Clark Urban

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Don Wilson Estes

Don Wilson Estes

Dec 6, 2010

Don Wilson Estes, Sr. had an abundant entrance into heaven Monday night with his family by his side singing together, December 6, 2010. Don was born August 10, 1937 to Wilson and Virginia Estes. He came to Abilene as a child in 1947. He Graduated from Abilene High School and attended Hardin Simmons. Don was married to his loving wife...

Scotty Bob Slaughter

Scotty Bob Slaughter

Dec 5, 2010

Scotty Bob Slaughter, 81, of Hawley, Texas, formerly of Amarillo, died Sunday, December 5, 2010, at an Abilene, Texas medical center. Born in Callahan County, Texas on August 25, 1929, he was the son of Marvel L. (Ferguson) and Claude A. Slaughter. He was a 1945 graduate of Abilene High School and served from 1951 to 1955 in the U....

Patsy Stephenson Henson

Patsy Stephenson Henson

Dec 1, 2010

Patsy Little Stephenson Henson ascended to Heaven as a Saint on December 1, 2010. She was born on November 24, 1934 to JY and Alyeene (Ault) Little in Alice, Texas. Though her middle name was the same as her mother, a friend dubbed her to be Patsy Pearl and most people thought that was her real name. Her family including...

O. H. Kemp

O. H. Kemp

Dec 1, 2010

Omer Harvey "Hal" Kemp, 81, died Wednesday, December 1, in Abilene, Texas. The son of Ola (Waldrip) and O. H. Kemp, Hal was born on December 17, 1928 in Sunset, Texas. He graduated from Lorenzo High School and attended Hardin-Simmons University. Hal was a Baptist. Hal's career as a broadcaster began in radio in 1963 on stations in Missouri and...

Blanche Foster

Blanche Foster

Nov 27, 2010

On November 27, 2010 Leila Blanche Foster was gently and lovingly carried from this life on earth to her eternal glory, by her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Early in her life Blanche accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior, was baptized, and lived a life of love and service to God and others. She constantly encouraged family and friends to...

Glenn A. Rucker

Glenn A. Rucker

Nov 25, 2010

Glenn A. Rucker, 85, of Abilene, died Thursday, November 25, 2010 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Saturday, November 27, 2010 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. His cousin, Rev. Harold Rucker will officiate, assisted by Rev. Bob Cheatham. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. The family will receive...

Ellis Wimsatt

Ellis Wimsatt

Nov 24, 2010

Ellis Eugene Wimsatt Sr., 90, of Abilene, passed away Wednesday, November 24, 2010 in a Merkel Nursing Home. Graveside services with military honors will be held at 10:00 am on Monday, November 29, 2010 at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene, 7457 West Lake Road. Rev. Rodney Watson will officiate. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 6:00...

Bill R. Proctor

Bill R. Proctor

Nov 22, 2010

Bill R. Proctor, 80, died Monday, November 22, 2010 at an Abilene medical center. Born in Hamlin, Texas on August 18, 1930, Bill was the son of the late Arrebell (Blair) and O. B. Proctor. He had been a resident of Abilene since 1945, graduating from Abilene Christian High School and attending college one year. He married Betty Bond on...

Lillian Douglass Handlin Strouhal

Lillian Douglass Handlin Strouhal

Nov 21, 2010

Lillian Douglass Handlin Strouhal went to the arms of Jesus at 10:05 P.M., November 21, 2010 at Windcrest Alzheimer's Care Center, cuddled in the arms of her beloved grandson. She was born on the Flower Dale Farm, south of Dallas, TX on April 2, 1919, the second of four daughters, to William Andrew and Florence Elizabeth (Holman) Douglass. A celebration...