Obituaries
Helen Cox
Jun 28, 2009
Helen Cox, 81, died Sunday, June 28, 2009, in Abilene, Texas. Private graveside services will be held for family. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Paul United Methodist Church, with Dr. Eduardo Rivera and Rev. Archie Echols. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap...
Thomas James Martin
Jun 27, 2009
Tom Martin, 57, died Saturday, June 27, 2009, at his residence in Clyde, Texas. Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, on September 29, 1951, Tom was the son of Jewel (McMillan) and Acie Martin. In 1962, he moved from Corpus Christi to Abilene. As an Abilene firefighter for 33 years, Tom protected his community and always put his fellow man before...
Jimmy Ray Stayton
Jun 27, 2009
Jimmy Ray Stayton, 53, died Saturday, June 27, 2009 at his residence in Killeen, Texas, after a short bout with liver cancer. Born in Abilene, Texas on August 17, 1955, he was the son of Margaret (McGaha) and Glen Roy Stayton. Since the late 1990's, Jimmy had been a resident of Killeen, where he had been employed by Dependable Paint...
Carol Grace Silver Darby
Jun 18, 2009
Sometimes life takes an unexpected turn, and that happened on June 18, 2009 when Carol Darby died at an Abilene medical center. A service to celebrate her life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 20, 2009 at Church of the Heavenly Rest, Episcopal with The Reverend Dr. William Wright and The Reverend Mary Glover officiating, directed by...
Loyd E. Weaver
Jun 17, 2009
Loyd E. "Gene" Weaver, 89, died Thursday, June 17, 2009, at his residence in Abilene. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday June 20th, at the First Baptist Church Chapel in Abilene, officiated by Dr. Phil Christopher and Rev. Palmer McCown. The family will receive friends from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at The Hamil Family Funeral...
Betty Ruth Vestal Wheelock
Jun 17, 2009
Betty Ruth Vestal Wheelock, 82, of Abilene, died Wednesday, June 17, 2009, at an Abilene medical center. Graveside services were held on Saturday, June 20, 2009, in Fairview Cemetery in Gainesville, Texas, with Brother Thomas Jeffers officiating, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Born in Cooke County, Texas on May 8, 1927, she was the...
JoAnn McKinney Brown
Jun 14, 2009
Jo Ann McKinney Brown Jo Ann McKinney Brown was born October 4, 1928, in Como, Texas. She married Malcolm Brown in 1947. She was the daughter of Lester and Theo McKinney. After graduating from Carthage High School, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree from East Texas Baptist University and a Master of Education from Hardin Simmons University. She did...
Robert D. Tyler
Jun 13, 2009
Having been privileged to live a long, productive life, blessed by God's grace and a loving family, Robert "Dock" Tyler passed away Saturday, June 13, 2009 at his home. He was 93, a few days shy of age 94. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church. Dr. Jeff Reid...
Wanda Montgomery
Jun 11, 2009
Wanda Montgomery, 81, passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2009, at her home with her two daughters by her side into the loving arms of her Lord and her husband. Wanda Blankenship was born July 26, 1927, as the only child of LoRena and J.D. Blankenship. She was reared and attended school in Denton Valley, where she played basketball and...
Lockilou Bynum
Jun 10, 2009
Lockilou Bynum, 81, of Abilene passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at a local nursing center. Graveside services, with Rev. Ronnie Freeman officiating, will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 13, 2009 at the Abilene Municipal Cemetery, Cedar Hill Section. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. on Friday at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449...
Marvin J. Smith
Jun 9, 2009
Marvin J. "Smitty" Smith, 78, of Abilene, died Tuesday, June 09, 2009 at a local hospital. Funeral services, with Rev. Larry Tarver officiating, will be at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 12, 2009 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m....
Viola Thelma Bearden
Jun 8, 2009
Viola Willett Grubbs Bearden, 84, died Monday, June 8, 2009, at her residence in Abilene. Born in Satanta, Haskell County, Kansas, on August 24, 1924, Viola was the daughter of Lydia Alice (Maurer) and Loris Owen Willett. She graduated from Satanta High School in Satanta, Kansas, as Valedictorian, and attended Kansas State at Emporia, Emporia, Kansas. Viola married Walter B....
Noah Moreland
Jun 6, 2009
Noah Moreland died June 6, 2009, in Abilene at his home. He was born on November 28, 1983 in Abilene, Texas, and attended Abilene High School and graduated from McMurry University. His parents are Mike and Betty of Abilene; brother, Michael and his wife Laurie Dromgoole and daughter Meredith Moreland of Houston; grandparents, Bill and Sylvia Moreland of Anson and...
Marguerite Ann Griner Melson
Jun 6, 2009
Marguerite Ann Griner Melson was born January 19, 1927, in Dallas, Texas. The only child of Heidt Harper Griner and Marie Blanton Griner, she moved with her parents to Houston in 1936, and live there 33 years of her life. She graduated from Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri in 1946, and from Southern Methodist University in 1948. She married J. Edwin...
Calvin Dewitt Wade
Jun 5, 2009
Calvin Dewitt Wade, 80, died Friday, June 5, 2009, at Hendrick Medical Center following a lengthy illness. One of twelve children of Liza (Doby) and James B. Wade, Sr., Calvin was born on May 26, 1929, in Plainview, Texas in Jones County, and was reared in Trent-Merkel area along Sweetwater Creek. He married Betty Lang on January 8, 1949 in...
Billy James Marsh
Jun 2, 2009
Bill Marsh, 76, died Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at his residence in Buffalo Gap, Texas. The son of the late Eunice (Notgrass) and William Marsh, he was born on August 1, 1932 in Nimrod, Texas, and was reared in Cisco, Texas. After graduation, he served for two terms in the U. S. Air Force before being discharged in 1960. An...
Joel Charles Wilson
May 30, 2009
Joel "J.C." Wilson, 91, of Abilene, died Saturday, May 30, 2009 at a local nursing home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, June 4, 2009 at the Church of the Heavenly Rest, Episcopal. The Rev. Mary Glover will officiate. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Wednesday...
Leslie Ann Wright Merritt Frazier
May 28, 2009
Leslie Ann Frazier, 54, passed peacefully from this life in her sleep at her home near Chapel Hill, North Carolina on Thursday, May 28, 2009. Leslie was born in Austin, Texas on April 26, 1955 to Bill and Jerry Wright. The family moved to Abilene, Texas when Leslie was a year old. She attended Abilene Christian Schools, graduating from Abilene...
Lisa Cay Simpson
May 28, 2009
Lisa Nichols Simpson, age 50, loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend, left her earthly home in Friendswood, Texas on Thursday, May 28, 2009, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at 2:00 pm at Elmwood West United Methodist Church, in Abilene, Texas. Holding the service will be the Rev. Robert...
Malinda Kay Calhoun
May 28, 2009
Malinda Calhoun, 51, passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2009, at an Abilene medical center. Born in Wichita Falls, Texas on May 6, 1958, Malinda was the daughter of Bobbie (Musgrave) and Zearl Gilbreath, Jr. She married Terry Calhoun on October 24, 1991, in Wichita Falls, and moved from Iowa Park, Texas to Abilene in 1993. She and her husband...
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