Obituaries
Vern Frydendall PAC
Jan 20, 2010
Ray was born September 1, 1947 in Klamath Falls, Oregon. He attended Western Oregon University, graduating in 1969 with a degree in Biology. He was drafted into the US Air Force. His career took him to South East Asia, then to Medical school, training him as a Physician Assistant. He practiced in Abilene and Wichita Falls, Texas, until a stroke...
Erma Pauline Hermann
Jan 16, 2010
Mrs. Erma Pauline (Trimble) Hermann, 96, passed from this life on January 16th, 2010 at Coronado Nursing Home, Abilene. She was born on April 9, 1913 in Augusta, Texas to Julius Adolphus (Doc) Trimble and Maude Lee (England) Trimble. The middle child of nine - four brothers and four sisters - Pauline was the sole survivor. Mrs. Hermann had 2...
Homer C. Parris
Jan 13, 2010
Homer C. Parris, 73, died Wednesday, January 13, 2010, at an Abilene care center. A Taylor County native, Homer was born in Bradshaw, Texas on October 14, 1936, the son of Addie Lorraine (Meador) and Floyd Walker Parris. He graduated from South Taylor County High School, now Jim Ned High School, and attended Hardin-Simmons University. He served for six years...
Velma B. Cosper Sutton
Jan 10, 2010
Velma Baker Cosper Sutton, 87, of Abilene, passed away Sunday, January 10, 2010. Graveside services, with Mike Hill officiating, will be at 2:00 pm on Thursday, January 14, 2010 at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Velma was born on November 9, 1922 in Hawley, Texas to James...
Gordon Montgomery
Jan 7, 2010
Gordon Montgomery, 85, died Thursday, January 7, 2010, at an Abilene medical center. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 9, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Stan Allcorn officiating, assisted by Rev. John Curry. Interment will follow in Blackwell Cemetery in Blackwell, Texas. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at...
Virginia Evelyn Wehmeyer
Jan 4, 2010
Virginia Evelyn (Lyder) Wehmeyer was born on April 23, 1922 in Brooklyn, New York to Edward and Grace (Morgan) Lyder. She passed from this life on January 4, 2010 to join her beloved mother and husband in the arms of the Lord. Abandoned by her father, Virginia was raised by her mother in New York City during the Great Depression....
Brody Ashton Bradshaw
Jan 4, 2010
Brody Ashton Bradshaw, infant son of April Fisher Bradshaw and Clay Ashton Bradshaw, died Monday, January 4, 2010, at an Abilene medical center. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 9, in Elmwood Memorial Park directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene.
Bobby Joe Buford
Jan 3, 2010
Bobby Joe Buford, 75, a longtime resident of the Abilene area, died Sunday, January 3, 2010, at an Abilene nursing center. Born in Tecumseh, Oklahoma, on September 30, 1934, he was the son of Stella Irene (Scoggins) and Johnie R. Buford. In 1951, he graduated from high school in Tecumseh, OK. He married Delta Lamb on November 1, 1957 in...
Naoma Ditmore
Jan 2, 2010
Naoma Ditmore, 89, died Saturday, January 2, 2010, in Abilene, Texas. Born in Stephenville, Texas, on April 18, 1920, Naoma was the daughter of Alice (Davis) and Cy Cox. Since 1964, she had been a resident of Abilene, where she retired from the Abilene State School as a dorm supervisor. After her retirement, she worked for the Attorney General's office...
Mary Pinkston Bowman
Jan 2, 2010
Mary Virginia Bowman passed away on January 2, 2010, into her eternal reward at Hendrick Hospital. The celebration of her life will be on Wednesday, January 6, at 2:00 PM at Lawn Baptist Church. The Rev Larry Millican and the Rev. Price Mathieson will officiate the service. Burial will follow at Cedar Gap Cemetery directed by The Hamil Family Funeral...
Mary Helen Mulkey
Jan 1, 2010
Mary Helen Mulkey, 87, died January 1, 2010, in Abilene. She was born March 11, 1922, in Greenwood, South Carolina, the daughter of Robert and Lila Wilson. Helen graduated from Greenwood High School in 1938 and married George Marlowe Mulkey on July 21, 1940. In 1954, Helen and George moved with their family of five children to Abilene, where they...
Curtis Lewis Wheat
Dec 30, 2009
Curtis Lewis Wheat, 84, of Abilene, Texas passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2009. A celebration of his life and services will be at First Central Presbyterian Church at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 4th, preceded by a graveside service at 10:00 a.m. at Elmwood Memorial Park under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in...
James Willis Little
Dec 30, 2009
James W. "Jim" Little, 66, of Abilene, died Wednesday, December 30, 2009. Funeral services, with Rev. Stan Allcorn officiating, will be at 4:00 pm on Saturday, January 2, 2010 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. The family will receive friends during a visitation from 3:00 to 4:00 pm, prior to service time. Mr. Little will be...
Darlene Christine Rogers
Dec 29, 2009
Darlene Christine Rogers, 63, died Tuesday, December 29, 2009, at her residence in Abilene, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 5, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Born in Alturas, California, on September 1, 1946, Darlene was the daughter of the late Dorothy (Hurgett) and John Rogers....
Clara Weir
Dec 28, 2009
Born on August 24, 1913 in Cyclone, Texas, Clara Geistman Weir died at age 96 on December 28, 2009 in Abilene, Texas. She is survived by two children, Warren Weir of San Antonio and Karen (Steve) Henderson of Longmont, Colorado, 5 grandchildren (Scott and wife Karrie, Conn, Chuck, Bruce, and Carren), one deceased grandchild, Jack, and 5 great grandchildren, (...
Leo F. Scott
Dec 28, 2009
Rev. Dr. Leo F. Scott, 76, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2009. The Pre-Celebration Service, to include viewing and visitation, will be held at the New Light Baptist Church, 518 North 6th Street, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, January 1, 2010. The Celebration of Life and Memorial Service is scheduled for Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 12:00...
Willis Allen McDonald
Dec 27, 2009
Willis Allen (W.A.) McDonald, Jr., 81, died Sunday, December 27, 2009, at an Abilene medical center. The son of Frances Elaine (Shoup) and Willis Allen McDonald, Sr., he was born on November 4, 1928 in Abilene, Texas. He was a 1946 graduate of Abilene High School and attended college for one year. On May 11, 1978, he married Wanda Christeen...
Carolyn Perkins Brockman Gutzke
Dec 27, 2009
Carolyn Perkins Brockman Gutzke, 61, died Sunday, December 27, 2009, in Oklahoma City, OK. The funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, January 4, 2010, in The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel in Abilene, Texas. Interment will follow at 11 a.m. in the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene. Visitation will be 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, January 3, at...
Howard Thomas Wilkins
Dec 25, 2009
Howard Thomas Wilkins, Jr. of Abilene, Texas passed away from this world into the next on Friday, December 25, 2009. Celebration of his life and service will be at First Baptist Church of Abilene at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 30, 2009, preceded by family graveside rites at Elmwood Memorial Park. Visitation with family and friends will be 6:00 to...
Richard S. Bowser
Dec 19, 2009
Richard S. Bowser, 92, died Saturday, December 19, 2009, at an Abilene nursing center. No services are planned. Arrangements are being made by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Inurnment of his cremains will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California. The son of the late Nell (Powell) and...
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