Obituaries
Kenneth Lee Montfort
May 30, 2010
Kenneth Lee Montfort, 79, a longtime resident of Abilene passed away on Sunday, May 30, 2010, at Hendrick Medical Center. The son of Vera Stephens Montfort and Matt Harris Montfort, Kenneth was born on July 17, 1930, in Graham, Texas, where he was raised. Kenneth's family moved from Graham to Wichita Falls where he graduated from high school. He then...
Kyla Jean Stevenson
May 30, 2010
Kyla Jean Stevenson, 19, of Tye, died Sunday, May 30, 2010 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Thursday, June 3 at the Tye Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Caps Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Wednesday at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Kyla was...
James Weldon Barefoot
May 30, 2010
James Weldon Barefoot, 75, of Abilene, Texas passed away Sunday May 30, 2010 in a local hospital. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Rev. David Cason will officiate. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00...
Clifford Enoch Ashton
May 22, 2010
Clifford Enoch Ashton, 78, died Saturday, May 22, 2010, at an Abilene nursing home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 26, in The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, Texas. Burial will be in Valley Memorial Gardens in Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas. The son of the late Lillie Mae (Virdell) and Thomas Ashton,...
Charlotte Elizabeth Davis Rose
May 21, 2010
Charlotte Elizabeth Rose, 79, a longtime resident of Abilene, passed away on May 21, 2010 at Hendrick Medical Center. The daughter of Lois Watkins and Lee Davis, Charlotte was born on February 5, 1931 in Minden, Louisiana. Charlotte grew up in Texarkana, Texas, moved to Abilene and graduated from Hardin-Simmons University in 1952. She met and married her husband of...
Evelyn Frances Newell Watkins
May 20, 2010
Evelyn Frances Newell Watkins, 90, died May 20, 2010 in a local hospital. The daughter of Cora Lee (Hicks) and George Newell, she was born on March 28, 1920 in Dallas, Texas. She was a homemaker and a member of Hope Chapel Foursquare Gospel Church in Abilene. She attended Rose Park Senior Citizens Center and had been a resident of...
David M. Thomas
May 20, 2010
David M. Thomas, 57, of Houston, Texas, formerly of Abilene, passed away on Thursday, May 20, 2010 in Midland. Funeral Service will be 2:00 p.m. on Monday, May 24, at Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, with Pastor Phillip Thomas officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. David was born in Ranger, Texas to...
Peggy Lou Poe
May 17, 2010
Peggy Poe, 73, died Monday, May 17, 2010 at a local nursing home. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Thursday, May 20, 2010 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Rev. David Cason will officiate. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. There is no scheduled visitation. Born September 27, 1936 in San Saba, Texas,...
Zachary Leonidas Ely
May 17, 2010
Zachary Leonidas Ely, 21 month old son of Rusty and Samantha Ely, passed away Monday, May 17, 2010 at Cook Children's Hospital in Fort Worth. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 22, 2010 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Merkel. The family will receive friends...
Hazel Marie Conklin
May 16, 2010
Hazel Marie Conklin Hazel Conklin, 96, died Sunday, May 16, 2010 at a local nursing home. Funeral services, with Rev. Burtis Williams officiating, will be at 10:00 am on Thursday, May 20, 2010 at the First Baptist Church in Tuscola. Burial will follow in the Drummond Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Wednesday at...
Lawrence Lee Evans
May 15, 2010
Lawrence Lee (Nuett) Evans, 86, of Abilene, died Saturday, May 15, 2010 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am on Wednesday, May 19 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:00 pm on Tuesday at the funeral...
Oscar J. Sitzes
May 15, 2010
Oscar J. (Gene) Sitzes went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, May 15, 2010. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church with Rev. Stan Allcorn and Rev. Jack Ridlehoover officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on...
Patricia Marie Rowe
May 14, 2010
Patricia Marie Rowe, 59, of Abilene, passed away Friday, May 14, 2010 at home after a 10 year battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, May 19, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, Texas. She will be cremated. The daughter of Silvio and Ruth Rossi of Braintree,...
William Louis Tarver
May 13, 2010
William Lewis (Bill) Tarver, 89, former Midland Fire Marshal, passed away at his home in Rockport, on Thursday, May 13, 2010. The family will receive friends from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. prior to the service at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, May 17, 2010 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Nephew, Rev. Larry Tarver, of Clear Fork...
Alice Jo Thulin
May 12, 2010
Alice Jo Thulin Alice Jo Thulin, 66, died Wednesday, May 12, 2010, at an Abilene nursing center. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 14, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, Texas. She will be cremated. The daughter of Ollie (Melton) and Russell Martin, she was born on January...
Jarold D. Comer
May 11, 2010
Jarold D. Comer, 76, died Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at his residence in Abilene, Texas The son of the late Neva (Ellis) and Clarence Comer, he was born on June 7, 1933 in Longview, Texas, and graduated from high school in Pampa before attending college. Jarold joined American National Insurance Company in 1957 as an agent in its Pampa district...
Dorothy J. Cranfill
May 8, 2010
Dorothy J. Cranfill, 87, died Saturday, May 8, 2010 at an Abilene nursing center. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, May 10, in Elmwood Memorial Park with David Cranfill and Richard Melton officiating, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Dorothy was the daughter of Bertha (Bragewitz) and Herman W. Cathey. She was...
Pauline Bontke
May 4, 2010
Pauline Bontke, of Abilene, died at her home on Tuesday, May 4, 2010. The daughter of Etta Elise (Nolte) and Alois Thomas Bontke, Jr., Pauline was born on November 12, 1933, in Abilene, and graduated from Abilene High School. She graduated from St. Johns College and Hardin-Simmons University. Pauline taught in Abilene, Dallas and Midland. From 1969 to 2006, she...
Lucille Mary Johnson
May 3, 2010
Lucille LaBue Johnson, a longtime resident of Abilene and Horseshoe Bay, died peacefully on May 3, 2010, in Austin, Texas. A Memorial Mass will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 7, 2010, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Abilene, with the Msgr. Fred Nawarskas officiating, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene....
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