Obituaries

Nelda June Park

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

B W Aston

B W Aston

Mar 25, 2010

Dr. B W Aston (El Jefe) This is the day the Lord has made I will rejoice and be glad in it. (Ps. 118:24) B W Aston, 73, died Thursday, March 25, 2010. He was born April 27, 1936 in Fort Worth, Texas to Ernest Roy Aston and Mural Aston, You might say B W grew up on the streets...

Howard Weldon Johnson

Howard Weldon Johnson

Mar 24, 2010

Howard Weldon Johnson Howard Weldon Johnson, 77, of Potosi, passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 pm on Saturday, March 27, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Bobby Isbell and Kenneth Longley will officiate. Burial will follow in the Oplin Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00...

Haskell Waldrop

Haskell Waldrop

Mar 23, 2010

Haskell Drucilla Waldrop Haskell Drucilla Waldrop, of Abilene, passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at the age of 102. Graveside services will be today, Thursday, March25, 2010 at 2:00 pm at the Cedar Hill Cemetery under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. June 9, 1907, Haskell was born in Yeager, Oklahoma to John Nelson...

Donna Marie Potts

Donna Marie Potts

Mar 22, 2010

Donna Marie Potts, 86, of Abilene, loving wife and mother passed away Monday, March 22, 2010 in Oklahoma City. Services will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. Donna was born to Arthur and Helen Alley in Holdrege, Nebraska on...

Raymond William Tice

Raymond William Tice

Mar 22, 2010

Raymond William Tice, Jr., 76, died Monday, March 22, 2010, at an Abilene medical center. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 24, at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene with Pastor Michael Reed and friend, Wayne Palmer, officiating, under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. The family will receive...

Leonard David Rockwell

Leonard David Rockwell

Mar 20, 2010

Leonard "Rocky" Rockwell, 74, died Saturday, March 20, 2010 at an Abilene medical center. Services will be10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 24, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd. in Abilene. Military rites will follow in the Masonic Section of the Abilene Municipal Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 23, at...

Clayton Wilson Shipp

Clayton Wilson Shipp

Mar 20, 2010

Clayton Wilson Shipp, 76, of Abilene, died Saturday, March 20, 2010 at a local nursing home. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Graveside services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday at Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene, officiated by Bishop Dennis White. The son of...

Joseph A. Broderick

Joseph A. Broderick

Mar 19, 2010

Joseph Broderick, 71, of Abilene died Friday, March 19, 2010. The funeral service will be 4:00 p.m. Monday, March 22, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, Texas with Chris McCurley officiating. Born in Brooklyn, NY on May 1, 1938, he was the son of Gertrude Grace (Wheeler) and Joseph M. Broderick. He received...

Hollis Troy Buchanan

Hollis Troy Buchanan

Mar 19, 2010

Hollis Troy Buchanan, age 91, of Abilene passed away on Friday, March 19, 2010. Services will be 3:00 p.m. Sunday at Wylie Baptist Church with Richard Petree officiating. Burial will be in Caps Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Saturday evening at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Hollis was a lifetime...