Obituaries

Marcia Joy Mears

Marcia Joy Mears

Mar 18, 2009

Our beloved Marcia Joy Mears, 56, died Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at Abilene Regional Medical Center. The daughter of Devona (Berry) and Edwin Muckleroy, Joy was born on December 16, 1952 in Burnett, Texas, and graduated from Abilene High School. Forty-six years ago, she moved from Comanche, Texas to Abilene where she married Carl Douglas Mears on June 16, 1972....

Juanita M. Harris

Juanita M. Harris

Mar 15, 2009

Juanita M. Harris, 93, died Sunday, March 15, 2009, at an Abilene medical center. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday in Elmwood Memorial Park with Rev. C. W. Sexton officiating, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Born in Jayton,...

Joyce Jennings Maxwell

Joyce Jennings Maxwell

Mar 13, 2009

Joyce Jennings Maxwell, 81, died Friday, March 13, 2009, at Windcrest Alzheimer's Care Center in Abilene. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Monday at Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel , 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, with Gary Montgomery officiating. Burial will be in Clyde Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Born...

Gary L. Adcock

Gary L. Adcock

Mar 13, 2009

Gary Lee Adcock, age 62, joined our Heavenly Father, Friday, March 13, 2009. Gary was born in Merkel, Texas, January 2, 1947 to Waymon and Johnnie Adcock. He graduated from Merkel High School in 1965. After graduation, Gary obtained an Associate Degree from Cisco Jr. College. He attended Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science (Gupton Jones) and graduated with a Diploma...

Bob T. Bruce

Bob T. Bruce

Mar 13, 2009

Bob T. Bruce, 74, retired travel editor of the Abilene Reporter-News, died at 3:15 a.m. on Friday, March 13, 2009, at University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. Burial will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 16th, at Elmwood Memorial Park in Abilene, under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Following the burial,...

Dorris Charlene Funk

Dorris Charlene Funk

Mar 9, 2009

Charlene Funk, 83, of Abilene died Monday, March 9, 2009 at home in the loving care of her family. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 11 at the Fifth and Grape Church of Christ. Graveside services follow at 2:00 p.m. in the Rule Cemetery. Family visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on...

Mozelle Holloway Thomas

Mozelle Holloway Thomas

Mar 7, 2009

Mozelle Holloway Thomas died, March 7, 2009 in a Fort Worth hospital. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 12, 2009 in the Potosi Cemetery. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at the Wylie Baptist Church with Rev. Lee Fuller and Dr. Bob Cullen officiating, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449...

John C. Campbell

John C. Campbell

Mar 4, 2009

Longtime Abilene teacher and organist Dr. John Campbell died Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at his home after battling cancer since last summer. A memorial service for Dr. Campbell will be held at First Baptist Church Saturday, March 7, at 2 p.m. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road....

Larry Mike Landers

Larry Mike Landers

Mar 3, 2009

Larry 'Mike' Landers, 61, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2009, at his home in Abilene of complications from lung cancer. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 6, 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 8:00 p.m. on...

William Allen Jones

William Allen Jones

Mar 2, 2009

Retired Air Force Colonel William Allen Jones, 75, passed away on March 2, 2009, at his home in Abilene. Allen was born in Bradshaw, Texas, on July 23, 1933, to Willie and Era Jones. After 30 years of distinguished service in the United States Air Force, he retired in 1983. In 1951 Allen graduated from Clyde High School where he...

Alan Duncan Wheeler

Alan Duncan Wheeler

Feb 27, 2009

Alan Duncan Wheeler, 48, died Friday, February 27, 2009, at an Abilene medical center. The graveside service will be 2 p.m. Monday in Iberis Cemetery under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Born in Abilene, Texas, on July 20, 1960, Alan was the son of Blanche (Duncan) and Jeff Alan Wheeler. He was a...

Frank Charles O'Neil

Frank Charles O'Neil

Feb 27, 2009

Frank Charles O'Neil, Jr., 66, died Friday, February 27, 2009 at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene. Services will be 9 a.m. Wednesday at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, with Rev. Darrell Wood officiating. The graveside service will follow at 2 p.m. in the Dallas/Fort Worth National Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to...

R. Dewayne Crossland

R. Dewayne Crossland

Feb 25, 2009

R. Dewayne Crossland, of Abilene, Texas, died Wednesday, February 25, 2009, at his home in the loving care of his beloved wife, Terri Christiansen. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 28, 2009 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. He is survived by the children of his heart, Jeremy and Eric,...

C. D. Leon

C. D. Leon

Feb 24, 2009

Born in tiny Rule, Texas, the seventh child of Henry Joseph Leon and Margaret Ann Server, he was one of the most successful film exhibitors and theater owners in the Southwest. An influential businessman in West Texas and New Mexico for almost a century, he was a pioneer in big time movie theaters, successful horse breeding, resort development, real estate,...

Donna Fowler

Donna Fowler

Feb 21, 2009

Donna Fowler, 61, passed from this life on Saturday, February 21, 2009, in Abilene. Her vibrant love of life, family and friends was contagious. Her outward beauty mirrored the inward beauty of her flamboyant, free-spirited personality, bringing a joyful response to all who knew her. Donna's glowing light is not extinguished. It has been elevated to shine down from Heaven...

Margaret Mae Wilson

Margaret Mae Wilson

Feb 20, 2009

Margaret Mae Wilson, 90, beloved mother and grandmother who lived a life of service to others, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 20, 2009. An Abilene visitation will be on Saturday, February 21, from 5 to 7 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas. Visitation in Fort Worth will be on Sunday, February 22,...

Jack James Chaney

Jack James Chaney

Feb 19, 2009

Jack James Chaney, 81, of Abilene died Thursday, February 19, 2009. Born in Abilene, Texas on October 21, 1927, Jack was the son of the late Stella (Maples) and H. H. Chaney, Sr. He was a lifelong resident of Abilene, where he had been self-employed in H. H. Chaney Concrete Contractors with his father and brother, H. H. Chaney, Jr....

Kevin Don Bradshaw

Kevin Don Bradshaw

Feb 18, 2009

Kevin Don Bradshaw, 46, and his son, Conner Redford Bradshaw, 4, died Wednesday, February 18, 2009. A memorial service will be held 10 a.m. Saturday at Southwest Park Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Woodard officiating, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Kevin was born on December 31, 1962, in Spur, Texas, to Nancy Ann (Hale)...

Conner Redford Bradshaw

Conner Redford Bradshaw

Feb 18, 2009

Kevin Don Bradshaw, 46, and his son, Conner Redford Bradshaw, 4, died Wednesday, February 18, 2009. A memorial service will be held 10 a.m. Saturday at Southwest Park Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Woodard officiating, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Kevin was born on December 31, 1962, in Spur, Texas, to Nancy Ann (Hale)...

Jo Ellen Lawler

Jo Ellen Lawler

Feb 18, 2009

Jo Ellen Lawler, age 76, died on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 after a lengthy illness with her loving children by her side. She was one of ten children born to Ross and Nellie Glasgow in Temple, Oklahoma. She moved to Texas as a young bride and came to love all things Texan, especially the Texas Rangers and Dallas Cowboys. She...