Obituaries

Shirley Juanice Bowlin

Shirley Juanice Bowlin

Feb 6, 2010

Our loving Mother and Grandmother, Shirley Juanice Bowlin went to meet her heavenly father on February 6, 2010, at 8:05 p.m. She passed away in an Abilene nursing facility after a valiant fight with a lengthy illness. Visitation will be today, February 8th at 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Hamil Family Funeral Home with the family in attendance. Funeral services...

Walter Robert Carlile

Walter Robert Carlile

Feb 4, 2010

Walter Robert "Wally" Carlile Walter Robert "Wally" Carlile, of Abilene, died Thursday, February 4, 2010 at a local hospital. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm on Sunday, February 7, 2010 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Wally was born March 10, 1945 in Liverpool England to Walter Robert Carlile and Ivy (Lewis) Carlile....

Mary Lou Galloway

Mary Lou Galloway

Feb 2, 2010

Mary Lou Galloway, 89, died Tuesday, February 2, 2010, at an Abilene nursing center. Born in Fort Worth, Texas on November 17, 1920, she was the daughter of Oscar Hartwell Pribble and Carrie Lou Pribble. She attended TCU in Fort Worth. Mary Lou was a longtime member and loyal supporter of First Baptist Church in Abilene, and a longtime supporter...

Faylene Hickey

Faylene Hickey

Feb 2, 2010

Faylene I. Hickey, 85, passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at Wisteria Place Nursing Center in Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 6, in The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, officiated by Norman McVey. Interment will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. Faylene was born on August 17, 1924 to Roy...

Jason Louis St John

Jason Louis St John

Feb 1, 2010

Jason St John, 29, died Monday, February 1, 2010, at an Abilene medical center. Born in Portland, Oregon on November 1, 1980, Jason moved in 1987 to the Abilene area, where he graduated from Clyde High School. He loved working on anything mechanical or electrical, especially cars. He attended Arizona Automotive Institute, and worked many years in Abilene as an...

Bob J. Morris

Bob J. Morris

Jan 29, 2010

Bob J. Morris, 83, died Friday, January 29, 2010, at an Abilene nursing center. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. today, January 30, in Elmwood Memorial Park Garden of the Good Shepherd Section in Abilene with Rev. Palmer McCown officiating, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Bob was born in Waco, Texas on...

Billy Wayne Hollowell

Billy Wayne Hollowell

Jan 26, 2010

Billy Wayne "Bill" Hollowell, 70, died Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at his residence Abilene. Born in Hendricks, Oklahoma on September 27, 1939, Bill was the son of Beatrice (Chappell) and Woodrow Hollowell. He graduated from Pascal High School in Fort Worth and attended University of Texas at Arlington. He worked a long time in pharmaceutical sales and for Clayton Chemical...

Staci Elizabeth Eaton

Staci Elizabeth Eaton

Jan 24, 2010

Staci Elizabeth Eaton, 46, of Abilene died suddenly at her home on Sunday, January 24, 2010. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 27, in the chapel at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Pastor Thomas Humphries of Champions Church will officiate. Staci was born in Abilene, Texas on July 26, 1963. She...

Dorothea Elizabeth Ravinowich

Dorothea Elizabeth Ravinowich

Jan 23, 2010

Dorothea Elizabeth Ravinowich, 81, of Des Moines, Iowa, passed away on January 23rd 2010 in Abilene, Texas. Dorothea, "Dottie" went to be with the Lord on Friday the 23rd of January 2010. Visitation will be held on Saturday January 30, 2010 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. There will be a...

Vern Frydendall PAC

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...