Obituaries
Delbert C. Ball
Apr 20, 2010
Delbert C. Ball, 76, died Tuesday, April 20, 2010, at an Abilene medical center. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Friday, April 23, in The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene officiated by Phil Ware, Richard Melton and Norm Archibald. Interment will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. The son of Betty (Wadkins) and O. J....
Aubrey Darrell Richardson
Apr 20, 2010
Aubrey Darrell Richardson, 79, of Abilene, died on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 in an Abilene medical center. Born in Santa Anna, Texas on August 9, 1930, Darrell was the son of Minnie (Williams) and George W. Richardson. After graduation from high school, he received an associate's degree. From November 1950 to August 1954, he served in the US Navy during...
Hattie Marguerite Alford
Apr 19, 2010
Hattie Marguerite Alford, 92, of Abilene, died Monday, April 19, 2010 at a local nursing home. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at the Rising Star Church of Christ with burial to follow in Elm Cemetery in Rising Star. Rodney Ashlock will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on...
Sarah Elizabeth Ray
Apr 18, 2010
Sarah Elizabeth Ray, infant daughter of Joshua and Rafaela Ray, passed away Sunday, April 18, 2010. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 am on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Burial was held on Monday at Elmwood Memorial Park. Sarah is survived by her parents, Joshua and Rafaela (DeSoto) Ray;...
Wilmath Carolyn Puckett
Apr 13, 2010
Wilmath Carolyn "Mimi" Groover Puckett, 84, walked, skipped, and ran into heaven April 13, 2010. She was born October 14, 1925, in Hartselle, Alabama, the second daughter of William Lee Groover and Ruth Chambers Groover. Known as Mimi since birth, when her older sister could not pronounce her name, she was a beautiful, giving, fun loving person. Her laugh was...
Lona Etna Monroe Carr
Apr 11, 2010
Lona Etna Monroe Carr passed from this life Sunday, April 11, 2010. Funeral services will be conducted at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, on Tuesday, April 13, at 2:00 p.m. officiated by Dr. Jeff Reid and Rev. Jason Wright. Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. Etna was...
Mavah A. Lawrence
Apr 10, 2010
Mavah Adeline Abernethy Lawrence, a 58-year resident of Abilene, passed away on Saturday, April 10, 2010. Mavah was born May 26, 1915, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Edward A. Abernethy, Sr., M.D. and Emma Pennington Abernethy. She grew up in Altus, OK, where she graduated from Altus High School in 1932. She graduated from Oklahoma Baptist University with both Bachelors...
Donald Ray Waldren
Apr 9, 2010
Donald Ray Waldren, 71, died Friday, April 9, 2010 at an Abilene medical center. Born in Baird, Texas on June 29, 1938, Ray was the son of Ora Mae (Clark) and Willis Dolphus "Dub" Waldren. He was a commercial insulator, working in commercial construction on pipes and ducts. Ray was self-employed for many years, and later worked for many years...
Melanie Jo Codrick
Apr 9, 2010
Melanie Jo Codrick passed away on Friday, April 9, 2010 in Abilene, Texas. The family will receive friends at a visitation from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Sunday, April 11, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. The funeral service will follow at 3:00 p.m. with Pastor Mike Hill officiating. Interment will be at a...
Nelda June Park
Apr 7, 2010
Nelda Park, 81, passed away in her home on Wednesday, April 7, 2010, surrounded by her family. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 10, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, with Rev. Richard Payne officiating. Born February 4, 1929 in Gorman, Texas, Nelda was the daughter of...
Robert Lyndon Todd
Apr 6, 2010
Robert "Bob" Lyndon Todd, 81, of Abilene passed away on April 6, 2010, after a courageous 14 year battle with Alzheimer's disease. Bob was born in Greenville, Kentucky on April 11, 1928, the only child of Robert and Sudie Todd. He played sports and lived the all American small town life growing up in Kentucky and graduating from Greenville High...
Jerry Wayne Hallford
Apr 5, 2010
Jerry Wayne Hallford Jerry Wayne Hallford, 60, of Abilene, died Monday, April 5, 2010 at a local hospital. Funeral services, with Rev. David Cason officiating, will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, April 8, 2010 in the chapel at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Wednesday at...
Geneva Mae Petty Adams
Apr 2, 2010
Geneva Mae Petty-Adams, 92, died Friday, April 2, 2010 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Graveside services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 9, 2010 in Elmwood Memorial Park, 5750 Highway 277 South, with Rev. David Cason officiating. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. The daughter of Effie Lee (Newby) and...
Ava Nell Antilley
Apr 2, 2010
Ava Nell Antilley, 92, of Abilene, passed away peacefully Friday, April 2, 2010 at Hendrick Medical Center. Nell was born September 2, 1917, in the Elmdale Community, Taylor County, Texas to George Harrison Blackburn and Annie (Underwood) Blackburn. She attended school at Elmdale, graduated from Abilene High School and received a degree from Hardin-Simmons in 1939. She was a lifelong...
Billyjo Roberson
Apr 1, 2010
Billyjo Roberson Billyjo Roberson, 84 of Floydada passed away Thursday, April 1 in Lubbock. She was born February 25, 1926 to Clint and Ruth Stewart of Capps, Texas. She graduated from Abilene High School in 1942 and entered college for a short time. She married Bev Roberson on December, 20 1947. They were married for 57 years. Education was very...
Iris Dell Osborne
Mar 29, 2010
Iris Dell (Whitaker) Osborne passed away peacefully March 29th, 2010 at Hendrick Medical Center. Iris, or "Two-Momma" as she was affectionately known to her grandchildren and many of her friends, was born in Rochelle, Texas, March 7, 1917, the second of six children born to Harvey and Oma Whitaker. She graduated from Rochelle High School in 1934. She married Grover...
James H. Smith
Mar 29, 2010
James H. Smith, 85, died Monday, March 29, 2010, at an Abilene medical center. The son of Zola (Blackstock) and James William Smith, James was born in Moran, Texas in Shackelford County. He had a strong bond with his family and the land owned by his family for over 100 years. He was a lifelong farmer, rancher, and resident of...
Bonnie Pauline McLeod
Mar 27, 2010
Bonnie Pauline Allard McLeod of Abilene, Texas, passed away on March 27, 2010. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, March 29, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 30, at First United Methodist Church with Rev. David Black officiating. Bonnie was born in...
Charles Edwin McCoy
Mar 27, 2010
Charles Edwin McCoy, 88, of Abilene, Texas, passed away Saturday, March 27, 2010 at Hendrick Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 31, 2010, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, Texas, with Rev. David Cason and Timothy Palmer officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be...
Donus Ray Belew
Mar 27, 2010
Donus Ray Belew, 81, died Saturday, March 27, 2010, in Abilene, Texas at his residence. The son of Minnie Opal (Scott) and James Cecil Belew, he was born on February 21, 1929 in Runnels County, Texas and graduated from high school in Winters, Texas. He served in the U.S. Army from November 19, 1950 to November 17, 1952, having attained...
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