Obituaries
Ray Carrol Hudson
May 2, 2010
Ray Carrol Hudson, 71, of Abilene, passed away at his home on Sunday, May 2, 2010. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Thursday, May 6 at Crescent Heights Baptist Church, 1902 North Mockingbird Lane. Rev. Butch Pesch and Rev. Price Mathieson will officiate. Burial will follow in the Oplin Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to...
Dorothy Jane Wretman
May 1, 2010
Dorothy Jane Wretman, 89, of Abilene, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2010. She was born on June 27, 1920 in Albion, Iowa, the daughter of Willie and Blanche Underwood. She married Harold Nelson on December 27, 1942. He died at sea in 1945. Dorothy married Richard Paul Wretman on July 21, 1946 in Storm Lake, Iowa. They were married for...
Warren Edward Shaw
May 1, 2010
Warren Edward Shaw, 58 years old, resided in Scottsdale, Arizona, formerly of Abilene and Irving, Texas, died May 1, 2010 at the V.A. Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. Funeral services will be at Abundant Life Assembly of God Church, 6535 I-20 in Merkel, Texas 79536, on Saturday, May 15th, at 1:00 p.m. Pastor Joe Bushnell will officiate. Interment will follow in...
Frank William Burger
Apr 30, 2010
Frank William Burger, 88, Abilene resident since 1959, independent oil operator and drilling contractor, died at his home Friday, April 30, 2010. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, May 3, 2010 at the Llano Cemetery in Amarillo, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 4, at First Central Presbyterian Church, at...
Linda Ruth Blaydes
Apr 30, 2010
Linda Ruth Blaydes, 71, of Abilene, died Friday, April 30, 2010, at local hospital. Funeral services, with Russell Smith presiding, will be at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 in the chapel at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. A private family graveside service will be held on Thursday where Linda will be laid to rest...
Rodney Holder
Apr 29, 2010
Rodney Tomlinson Holder, 50, a 28-year veteran of the Abilene Police Department, died Thursday, April 29, 2010, in Abilene, Texas. Born in Auburn, Alabama, on April 18, 1960, Rodney was the son of Lillian (Ramsey) and Worth E. Holder. In 1963 at the age of three, he moved to Abilene, where he attended Austin Elementary, Madison Junior High, and graduated...
Karen Ann Siewert Yancy
Apr 29, 2010
Karen Ann Siewert Yancy has finally won her battle with cancer and has gone to live with her Heavenly Father. She is now at peace and will be waiting for all of her dear family and friends with Jesus when he calls for them. Born on December 8, 1950, to Clarence Lee and Elizabeth 'Ann' Siewert, Karen had one son,...
Gerald Allan Chupka
Apr 28, 2010
Gerald Allan Chupka, of Abilene, formerly of Detroit, Michigan, passed away on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 in Abilene. A memorial service will be held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 4th, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. A burial service will be held 2:00 p.m. the same day at The Texas State Veterans Cemetery at...
Leon Barr
Apr 22, 2010
Harvey Leon Barr, 73, of Abilene, died Thursday, April 22, 2010 in Fort Worth Texas. The son of Melba (Rutherford) and William Paschall Barr, Leon was born on September 11, 1936 in Eula, Texas, and graduated from Clyde High School before attending Baylor University and McMurry University. He was a rancher and worked for Tony Lama as a boot salesman...
Ola B. Cook Pruitt
Apr 22, 2010
Ola B. Cook Pruitt, 86, died Thursday, April 22, 2010, at an Abilene nursing home. The daughter of Pearl (Rittenberry) and John Watts, Ola was born on November 8, 1923 in Hamby, Texas, and graduated from Abilene High School. She was the owner and operator of coin-operated laundries and a member of Hawley United Methodist Church. Mrs. Pruitt was preceded...
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...
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