Obituaries
Paul R. Ellis
Oct 6, 2009
Paul R. Ellis died in Abilene, Texas on October 6, 2009. Mr. Ellis was born in Quincy Illinois to Lucian and Alta Mae Ellis on December 10, 1921. His one elder brother, Lucian, died during World War II. Mr. Ellis graduated from the United Sates Military Academy at Westpoint in 1943 and immediately entered the war as a member of...
Virlent Marion Whaley
Oct 5, 2009
Virlent Marion Whaley, Jr., 64, of Abilene, died Monday, October 5, 2009 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Thursday, October 8, 2009 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Wednesday at the funeral home. Following the funeral service, Mr. Whaley...
Edythe Virginia James
Oct 4, 2009
Edythe Virginia James, 84, died Sunday, October 4, 2009 at an Abilene medical center.
Born in Port Arthur, Texas on January 29, 1925, she was the daughter of Jewell Virginia (Blackman) and Clyde Smith. A retired school teacher, Mrs. James served with her husband doing missionary work for many years for the Church of Christ in various places including Guatemala, Panama,...
Hazel Thomas
Oct 3, 2009
Hazel Thomas, 92, of Abilene, passed away Saturday, October 3, 2009 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Tuesday, October 6, at Ft. Phantom Baptist Church. Pastors Mike Bradford, Bill Dixon and Dave Douglas will officiate. Burial will follow at Central Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Monday at...
Charles Howard Annett
Sep 23, 2009
Charles Howard Annett of Abilene, Texas, went home to be with his Lord, on Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009. He was surrounded by his family and a host of beloved friends along with his caregivers from Hendrick Medical Center. Charles fought the fight, finished the race and kept the faith. Visitation will be Friday, September 25th, from 5:00 - 7:00 at...
Paul Grohman
Sep 21, 2009
Paul Grohman, 83, died Monday, September 21, 2009, at an Abilene medical center. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday in Masonic Section of the Abilene Municipal Cemetery with Larry Bailey officiating, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. There will be viewing from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home....
Betty Jo Siewert
Sep 19, 2009
Betty Jo Siewert, 83, rejoined missing family and friends in the presence of her Savior Jesus on Saturday, September 19, 2009. A service celebrating her life will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, September 21, 2009 at Zion Lutheran Church, 2801 Antilley Road, with Pastor Bob Boyce officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. Services are under the...
Montie Beth Mead Odom
Sep 18, 2009
Montie Mead Odom, lifelong resident of Abilene, died Friday, September 18, 2009 after 90 active years. Visitation will be held from 2:00 to 3:30 pm today, September 20, 2009, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. All are welcome to attend a memorial celebration of her life at 11:00 am Monday, at Aldersgate United Methodist Church following...
George Vletas
Sep 18, 2009
George "Pete" Vletas, 78, life-long resident of Abilene, died Friday, September 18, 2009 at his home. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at the Church of the Heavenly Rest, Episcopal. The Rev. Mary Glover, The Rev. Bill Wright and The Rev. Roz Thomas will officiate. Burial will follow in the Cedar Hill Cemetery. The...
Tony Allen McMillan
Sep 15, 2009
Tony Allen McMillan, 71, died Tuesday, September 15, 2009, at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene, Texas. The son of Eva Lorena (Williams) and Ruben Arnold McMillan, Tony was born on November 20, 1937 in Marietta, Oklahoma. In 1955, he graduated from Gruver High School in Gruver, Texas, and in September, 1955, moved to Abilene to attended Abilene Christian College, now...
Kathleen Pulliam
Sep 14, 2009
Kathleen Pulliam, 80, died Monday, September 14, 2009, at her residence in Abilene, Texas. The daughter of Thelma (Blodgett) and John E. Kenney, Kathleen was born on November 8, 1928, in Spearman, Texas. She married O. A. "Slick" Pulliam on October 9, 1970, in Clayton, New Mexico, and in 1971 moved from Perryton, Texas to Abilene. She was a homemaker...
Shirley Ann Tevebaugh
Sep 14, 2009
Shirley Ann Tevebaugh, 68, died Monday, September 14, 2009, at her residence in Tye, Texas. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, September 19, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, with Father Robert Bush officiating. Interment will follow in Tye Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Friday at...
Robert Mouser
Sep 14, 2009
Robert "Bob" Mouser died Monday, September 14, 2009 in Abilene, Texas. Born in East Alton, Illinois, Bob graduated from Tullahoma High School in Tullahoma, Tennessee, and moved to Abilene to attended Abilene Christian College. He graduated from ACC with an accounting degree in August of 1959. He worked in accounting firms before establishing his own practice, Mouser & Young, CPA's,...
Joyce Thompson
Sep 12, 2009
Joyce Thompson, 78, died Saturday, September 12, 2009, at an Abilene medical center. The daughter of Selma (Kunkel) and Charles Manske, Joyce as born on September 21, 1930 in Ballinger, Texas, where she married Wayne Pearson Thompson on March 31, 1951. He preceded her in death on January 3, 2006. She was a homemaker. Joyce was a member of Wylie...
Charley Bradley Sconyers
Sep 12, 2009
Charley B. Sconyers, 87, of Abilene died Saturday, September 12, 2009, at Hendrick Medical Center. Charley was born in Ft. Towson, Oklahoma on October 10, 1921 to Lon and Emma Sconyers. He served in the U. S. Army during World War II, and was the recipient of a Purple Heart. Charley was an electrician for Sconyers Electric until his retirement...
Gus August Glenewinkel
Sep 11, 2009
Gus August Glenewinkel, Jr., 86, passed away on Friday, September 11, 2009, in Big Spring, Texas after a lengthy illness. He was born near Merkel, Texas to Gus August Glenewinkel, Sr. and Martha Lappard Glenewinkel on July 21, 1923. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II (February 4, 1943 to November 13, 1945), having served at Omaha...
Chrystell McElroy Carter
Sep 10, 2009
On September 10, 2009, Chrystell McElroy Carter stepped into the arms of Jesus after 86 years. Visitation will be 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, September 13, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, Texas. The funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday at Trinity Baptist Church in Abilene with Rev. Kevin Kennedy...
Charles Edward Wheelock
Sep 4, 2009
Charles Edward Wheelock, 84, of Abilene died Friday, September 4, 2009. Graveside services were held on Tuesday, September 8, 2009, in Fairview Cemetery in Gainesville, Texas, with Brother Thomas Jeffers officiating, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Charles was born in Cook County on March 20, 1925 to Roy and Julia (Hedges) Wheelock. He owned...
Henry Clay Snow
Aug 30, 2009
Henry Clay "Hank" Snow, 91, of Abilene, Texas, died Sunday, August 30, 2009, in Flagstaff, Arizona. Born in Coalgate, Oklahoma, on August 19, 1918, he was the son of the late Nellie Grace (Cochran) and Charlie Wilburn Snow. A United States Army veteran of World War II (1939-1945), he was stationed at Pearl Harbor when it was bombed and served...
Buster Frederick Foy Gholson
Aug 28, 2009
Buster Frederick Foy Gholson, 87, died Friday, August 28, 2009, at an Abilene medical center. Born in Haskell, Texas on February 20, 1922, Buster was the son of J. W. and Beulah Foy Gholson. He began working in Haskell for his dad in the grocery business at age 13, and continued in the grocery business until his retirement at 71...
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