Obituaries

Susan Stark Reeves

Susan Stark Reeves

Feb 14, 2009

Susan Stark Reeves passed away February 14, 2009 after battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis for the last two years. She was 69. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 21, 2009 at St. Paul United Methodist Church, 525 Beech Street. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Susan...

Deborah Lynn DeBerry

Deborah Lynn DeBerry

Feb 13, 2009

Deborah Lynn Zanchettin DeBerry, 53, of Abilene, passed away Friday, February 13, 2009 at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock. Funeral services will be at11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at Beltway Park Baptist Church. Mark Hewitt, Doug Roysden and Chad Mitchell will officiate. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00...

Virginia Mae Sadler

Virginia Mae Sadler

Feb 12, 2009

Virginia M. Sadler, 85, of Abilene died Thursday, February 12, 2009 at a local hospital. Graveside services, with David Black officiating, will be today, Saturday, February 15, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. at the Oakwood Cemetery in Hamilton, Texas. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. July 29, 1923, Virginia was born in...

David Wilkerson

David Wilkerson

Feb 9, 2009

David Griffitts Wilkerson, 45, died Monday, February 9, 2009 in Conroe, Texas. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, February 13, 2009 at Elmwood Memorial Park. Terry Brown will officiate, assisted by Everett Ferguson. Family visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 12, 2009 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap...

Charles James DeMone

Charles James DeMone

Feb 9, 2009

Lt. Col. Charles J. DeMone U.S. Army (Ret.) Lt. Col. Charles J. DeMone, U.S. Army (Ret.) passed away on Monday, February 9, 2009 at a local nursing facility. He was 92 years old. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 12, 2009 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Burial will follow in Elmwood...

Bertha Pearl Linahan

Bertha Pearl Linahan

Feb 9, 2009

Funeral services will be at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 12, 2009 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Reverend Janice Kahl, Reverend Doris Miller and Jim McKenzie will be officiating. Burial will follow at the Round Mound Cemetery on FM 1082 in Hamby. Shorty was promoted from this earth on February 9, 2009 at the age...

George Farmer

George Farmer

Feb 4, 2009

George Farmer, 82, of Abilene, died Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at a local hospital. Funeral services, with Dr. Cliff Stewart and Rev. Janice Six officiating, will be at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 7, 2009 at the First Central Presbyterian Church. Military honors will follow funeral services at the church. The family will receive friends today, Friday, February 6, 2009,...

Ben Moses

Ben Moses

Feb 2, 2009

Ben Moses Ben Moses passed from this life on Monday, February 2, 2009. He was 81. Funeral services with Rev. Kevin Kennedy and Dr. Randy Cotton officiating will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, February 5, 2009 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 5:00...

Velma Ada Howell

Velma Ada Howell

Jan 29, 2009

Velma Howell, of Abilene, formerly of Dallas, passed away Thursday, January 29, 2009 at the age of 97. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. today, Friday, January 30, 2009 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm Saturday, January 31, in the Laurel Land Chapel,...

Krystal Lynn Young

Krystal Lynn Young

Jan 25, 2009

Krystal Lynn Young, 26, of Abilene passed away Sunday, January 25, 2009 at Abilene Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm Thursday, January 29th at Broadview Baptist Church located at 2500 South 27th Street. Burial will immediately follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5:30 – 7:30 pm on Wednesday, January 28th at the Hamil...

Lessie Jean Scarborough

Lessie Jean Scarborough

Jan 22, 2009

Lessie "Humpy" Scarborough, 80, of Abilene, died Thursday, January 22, 2009 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 26, 2009 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Burial will follow in the Potosi Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home....

M. R. Naylor

M. R. Naylor

Jan 22, 2009

M. R. Naylor, 81, died Thursday, January 22, 2009 at a local nursing home. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 24, 2009 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Rev. Stan Allcorn and Dr. Jeff Reid will officiate. Burial will follow at 4:00 p.m. in Highland Cemetery in Iowa Park. The family will...

Wanda Joyce Choate

Wanda Joyce Choate

Jan 21, 2009

Wanda Joyce Choate, 76, of Abilene, died Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 24, 2009 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Rev. David Cason will officiate. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park in the Garden of Faith. The family will receive friends from...

Dorothy Lee Dunlap

Dorothy Lee Dunlap

Jan 17, 2009

Dorothy Dunlap, 76, passed away Saturday, January 17, 2009 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at Ft. Phantom Baptist Church with burial to follow in the Fort Phantom Hill Cemetery. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Dorothy was born on January...

Parthena Dell Warren

Parthena Dell Warren

Jan 16, 2009

Dell Warren, 80, of Abilene, passed away Friday, January 16, 2009 at a local hospital. Graveside services will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at Elmwood Memorial Park, followed by a memorial service at 11:30 a.m. at the Church of the Heavenly Rest, Episcopal. Rev. Mary Glover and Deacon Jennifer Rowley will officiate. Services are under the direction...

Charles Brewster Davis

Charles Brewster Davis

Jan 12, 2009

On January 12, 2009, Charles B. Davis joined the love of his life, Mary Tom Lawson Davis, at home, in God's glorious heaven. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 15, 2009 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. John Fanning and Joey Light will officiate. Oscar Fanning will serve as the honorary...

Jerry Dewayne Smith

Jerry Dewayne Smith

Jan 11, 2009

Jerry Smith, 49, of Abilene, died Sunday, January 11, 2009 at a local hospital. A private memorial service was held on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at the family home. Arrangements were handled by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. April 13, 1959, Jerry was born in Portageville, Missouri to Jim Ed Smith and Lois Lena Benthal Smith....

Alice William Durant

Alice William Durant

Jan 9, 2009

Alice "Tincy" Durant, 91, left to be with our Lord on January 9, 2009, at Hendrick Medical Center, after a brief illness. Born Alice William Bardin on December 19, 1917 in Rush Springs, Oklahoma to Benjamin Sheridan Bardin and Bertha Lee Worbus Bardin. On August 19, 1936, Alice married John Scott Durant in Winters. Funeral Services will be held at...

Marsha Turnbull Harris

Marsha Turnbull Harris

Jan 6, 2009

Marsha Harris, 56, of Abilene, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2009. A family graveside service will be held at 1:30 pm on Friday, January 9, 2009 at the Garden of Memories Cemetery. A memorial service will follow at 3:00 pm at St. Paul United Methodist Church with Rev. Greg Kennedy and Sam Brinkman officiating. The family will receive friends from...

Wayne J. Crow

Wayne J. Crow

Jan 5, 2009

Wayne J. Crow, 73, of Abilene, died Monday, January 5, 2009 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 8, 2009 at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church. Rev. Stan Allcorn, Dr. Jeff Reid and Rev. Jack Ridlehoover will officiate. Burial will follow in the Cedar Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m....