Obituaries
Fred Lynn Draper
Sep 25, 2008
Fred Draper, of Clyde, passed away Thursday, September 25, 2008 at the age of 76. Graveside services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, September 29, in Willow Cemetery in Haskell, Texas. Visitation will be from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. today, Sunday, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Fred was born in Haskell, Texas on November...
Lillie Lou Hagar
Sep 24, 2008
Lillie Lou Moore Hagar, 97, passed from this life to her heavenly home on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 27, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Rev. Rodney C. Watson will officiate. Memorial tributes will be given by her grandsons, Richard Richardson and...
Grady Lee Campbell
Sep 22, 2008
Grady Campbell, 81, of Abilene, died Monday, September 22, 2008 at a local hospital. Funeral services, with Rev. David Cason officiating, will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 26 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Burial will follow in the Potosi Cemetery. Born in Vernon, Texas, on August 30, 1927, Grady was born the son...
Dana Gay Rideout
Sep 21, 2008
Dana Gay Rideout, 54, passed away Sunday, September 21, 2008 at a local hospital. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:30 pm on Wednesday, September 24 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services, with Phil Ware, Steve Ridgell, Terry Chrane and Jonathan Straker officiating, will be at 2:00 pm on Thursday, September 25...
Dollie McCoy Walsh
Sep 20, 2008
Dollie McCoy Walsh, 89, of Abilene went to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 20, 2008. Funeral service will be held at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. Interment will be at Elmwood Memorial Park. Officiating will be Rev. Ken Murray, Rev. Garland Wallace and Rev. O.W. Wilson....
Claude Eugene Chadwick
Sep 18, 2008
Jiggs Chadwick passed away on Thursday, September 18, 2008 at his residence. Graveside services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 20 in Belvieu Cemetery in Rotan, Texas. Brother Jack Ridlehoover will officiate. Visitation for family and friends will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Friday, September 19, 2008 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap...
Ada Bunt Butler
Sep 17, 2008
Ada Bunt Butler, 72, of Hodges, passed away Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at a local hospital. The family will receive friends on Friday, September 19 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Ridgemont Baptist Church, 4857 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 20 at Ridgemont Baptist Church. Rev. Rudy Fambrough and Rev. Ron Shuffield will...
Peggy Joyce Wheless Darby
Sep 17, 2008
Peggy Joyce Wheless Darby went to be with her heavenly father September 17, 2008 after a courageous battle with cancer. Visitation will be Friday evening from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services, with Greg Rake officiating, will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, September 20 at funeral home. Burial will follow...
Lester Pete Massey
Sep 7, 2008
Lester Massey, of Abilene, died Sunday, September 7, 2008 at the age of 98. Graveside services will be today, Tuesday September 9, at 9:00 a.m. in Elmwood Memorial Park, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Rev. Wayne Oglesby will officiate. May 14, 1910, Lester was born the daughter of the late Willie and Ola (Hart)...
Elizabeth Katherine Bingham
Sep 3, 2008
Elizabeth Katherine Black Bingham passed away after a lengthy illness on September 3, 2008 at Hendrick Medical Center. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, September 5, 2008 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. A private family graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 6, at the Garden of...
Dorris Yates Tull
Sep 3, 2008
Having enjoyed a long, meaningful life, Dorris Yates Tull died September 3, 2008. She was born in Barstow, Texas on May 14, 1911. In about 1920, her parents arranged for her to move to Abilene to live with her sister, Ruth Mullins. The move was necessary to ease the travel from West Texas to Abilene for orthodontic visits, but the...
Chester Martin Kwiecinski
Sep 1, 2008
Chester Kwiecinski, of Abilene, passed away Monday, September 1, 2008 at the age of 84. Funeral services, with Rev. David Black officiating, will be at 4:00 p.m. Friday, September 5, at the First United Methodist Church, 202 Butternut Street, Abilene, Texas. Graveside services will be in the Hatcher Cemetery in Franklin, Tennessee. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m....
Donna Sue Barr
Aug 24, 2008
Donna Sue Pierce Barr, 70, of Abilene, passed away Sunday, August 24, 2008. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, August 26 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at University Church of Christ. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 27 at University Church of Christ, with Eddie Sharp and Bill Luttrell officiating. Burial will be beside her beloved...
Susanne Chalcraft
Aug 24, 2008
Susanne Chalcraft, 74, of Abilene, died on Sunday, August 24, 2008 at a local medical center. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 27 at St. Paul United Methodist Church, with Rev. Greg Kennedy officiating, assisted by Rev. Bob Gillette. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. The family visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m....
Annie Beatrice Sanders
Aug 19, 2008
Annie Beatrice Sanders, 88 of Abilene, died Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be held at 9:00 a.m. Thursday, August 21, 2008 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. The Family will receive friends from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 20, 2008...
Guanna Rattan Porter
Aug 17, 2008
Guanna Rattan Porter, 76, of Abilene, died Sunday, August 17, 2008 at a local Hospital. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas with Kevan O'Banion officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. The Family will receive friends from 6:00 ~ 8:00 p.m.,...
Dorothy Jean Leigh
Aug 16, 2008
Dorothy Jean Leigh, 71, of Abilene, Texas died Saturday, August 16, 2008 at her home with her family by her side. Born in Allen, Texas on January 11, 1937, she was the youngest of Toy and Lillian Sexton's six children. The family will receive friends and loved ones for visitation at Hamil Family Funeral Home at 6449 Buffalo Gap Road...
Elinor Sherman
Aug 14, 2008
Elinor Sherman Elinor Sherman, of Abilene, passed away Thursday, August 14, 2008 at the age of 69. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, August 18 at the Church of the Heavenly Rest, Episcopal. The Rev. J. Scott Mayer and The Rev. Mary Glover will officiate. Inurnment will follow at the church's columbarium. Arrangements are under...
Shirley Merlee Wilkinson
Aug 12, 2008
Shirley Merlee GrahamWilkinson, of Abilene, passed away Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at the age of 72. Funeral services, with Richard Melton officiating, will be at 10:00 am on Friday, August 15, 2008 in the chapel at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Burial will follow in the McBee Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to...