Obituaries

Mickey  Cassle

Mickey Cassle

Dec 14, 2022

Mickey Howell Cassle passed away peacefully on December 14th, 2022, after a long and well lived life. She was born in Cisco, Texas on April 23, 1926, and lived her entire life as a West Texan. She graduated from Albany High School in 1943 and from Hardin-Simmons University in 1965. She married James Cassle on April 14, 1950, in Abilene...

MAJ. Charles Clyde Caldwell, USAF RET.

MAJ. Charles Clyde Caldwell, USAF RET.

Dec 13, 2022

Charles Caldwell, 94, of Abilene, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2022, in Athens, TX. He was born in Jackson, TN on November 2, 1928 to John Eli and Irene (Watt) Caldwell.

Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, December 15, at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral...

Michael Chad Montgomery

Michael Chad Montgomery

Dec 11, 2022

Michael Chad Montgomery, 50, of Abilene, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2022. He was born to Randal and Patricia Montgomery in Lubbock on January 31, 1972.

Chad’s family will receive friends and loved ones from 12:00 pm until 1:00 pm on Saturday, December 17, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, immediately followed by the funeral service at...

Bryan  Smith

Bryan Smith

Dec 10, 2022

H. Bryan Smith, devoted husband, father, brother and grandpa, left his earthy body on December 10, 2022 with his beloved wife of 57 years by his side.

Bryan was born in Abilene on January 1, 1944 to Herman and Juanita Smith. The middle of five children, Bryan kept everybody around him on their toes. He married the love of his life,...

Sue  Patton

Sue Patton

Dec 10, 2022

Sarah Sue Dennis Patton, 81, died peacefully at her home in Abilene, Texas on Saturday, December 10.

Sue was born on September 18, 1941, in Stamford, Texas.  She was the daughter of the late Raymond and Effie (Posey) Dennis of Rotan, Texas.  She spent all of her growing up years in Rotan, Texas and graduated from Rotan High School in 1960. ...

Joe Frank Longley

Joe Frank Longley

Dec 9, 2022

               Joe Frank Longley went home to be with the Lord on Friday, December 9, 2022, after a long battle with the after effects of cancer treatment.

               Joe was born on March 6, 1937, in Brownfield, TX to I. A. (Jack) and Annie Burnett Longley.

               Joe grew up on a cotton farm in Meadow, TX. His love was not farming,...

Patty   Clements

Patty Clements

Dec 9, 2022

Patty Clements, age 67 of Abilene, TX went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 9th after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

Patty was born in Ft. Worth to James Warren Flud and Frankie Casey on November 5, 1955.

Patty had a career in nursing and was passionate about her field in caring for the elderly and infirm.

To know...

Jim  Ritter

Jim Ritter

Dec 9, 2022

James “Jim” Ritter, 78, of Tye, passed away Friday, December 9, 2022.

Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Tuesday, December 13, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Wednesday, December 14 at Tye Baptist Church, with burial following at Round Mound Cemetery in Hamby.

Jim was born on...

Sara Luedtke Baack

Sara Luedtke Baack

Dec 6, 2022

Obituary not available.

Willie "Bill"  Spurgin

Willie "Bill" Spurgin

Dec 5, 2022

Bill was born in the Compere community in southern Jones County on November 21, 1931, to Will and Lu Viola Spurgin.

     He was a kind caring gentleman and loved by all. He passed into Heaven, to be with his Savior and all of those who have gone before him on Monday, December 5, 2022. He wished to be cremated and...

Brigitte  Henry

Brigitte Henry

Dec 4, 2022

Brigitte Kay Henry, 60, of Abilene, passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2022 in Abilene.

Brigitte was born in Abilene to Hubert Lynn and Patsy Ann (McDougal) Maddox on March 28, 1962. She went to school and graduated from high school in Abilene. She married Albert Henry in Abilene in May of 1988.

Brigitte was preceded in death by her parents.

Brigitte is...

Charlene Mitchell Heatly

Charlene Mitchell Heatly

Dec 1, 2022

Charlene Heatly, 93, of Abilene, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2022.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, December 5, at Lytle South Baptist Church, 1125 E Industrial Blvd, Abilene, TX 79602, officiated by Rodney Watson. Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd.

Charlene...

Hideko Kayama Massey

Hideko Kayama Massey

Dec 1, 2022

Hideko Kayama Massey, 88, of Yokosuka, Japan, passed away on December 1, 2022, in Abilene, Texas.

Hideko Kayama Massey was born in Yokosuka, Japan to Tamagi and Tomi Kayama on February 28, 1934. She married Jack Carter Massey on August 9, 1962, in Yokosuka, Japan. She worked as a seamstress for most of her adult life while living in Yokosuka, Japan,...

Dorothy Catherine Ingram

Dorothy Catherine Ingram

Nov 29, 2022

On November 29, 2022, Dorothy ‘Dotty’ Catherine Poe Ingram, after a 15 year battle with cancer, went to the loving arms of Jesus.

A memorial service will be held December 2 at 1:30 at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church in Abilene.  A reception/visitation time, also at Pioneer Drive, will follow immediately after her service.

Dotty was born December 16, 1953 in Independence, Missouri to William O. Poe...

Mary Alice Young

Mary Alice Young

Nov 28, 2022

Mary Young, 96, of Coleman passed away Monday, November 28, 2022. She was born in Merkel, Texas on April 11, 1926, to Henry W. and Cora Lee Hester and was the youngest of five children.

Mary met Billy Carter Young and they married November 27, 1946.  She was a homemaker, raising two daughters.  She was an active member of Lytle South...

Robert Eugene Broughton, Sr.

Robert Eugene Broughton, Sr.

Nov 28, 2022

Robert Eugene Broughton, Sr. (Big Blade Bob), 71, of Nevada, Missouri, passed on November 28, 2022, in Abilene, Texas.  He is remembered by his family as being a devoted husband, father, and grandfather.  He loved fishing and enjoyed turning wrenches, which was passed down to all three of his sons.    

Visitation will be 2:00 – 4:00, Sunday, December 4, 2022,...

Patsy Martin Ford

Patsy Martin Ford

Nov 28, 2022

Patsy Martin Ford, daughter of Sandford and Mertha (Drake) Martin, passed away on Monday, November 28, 2022 in Abilene, TX.  Pat was born on December 23, 1929 in Tahlequah, OK.  She married Robert E. Ford in Tahlequah on December 28, 1949.  Pat and Bob lived and taught school in several towns in Kansas and Oklahoma and ultimately moved to Ponca...

Donald Ray Caudill

Donald Ray Caudill

Nov 27, 2022

Donald Ray Caudill, 89, of Abilene, passed away on November 27, 2022, in Abilene, Texas.

Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 PM, Friday, December 2, 2022, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, December 3, 2022, at Elmwood Memorial Park Cemetery with Pastor David Cason officiating.

Donald Ray Caudill was born in...

Shirley Jean Messenger

Shirley Jean Messenger

Nov 27, 2022

Shirley Jean Messenger, 76, of Abilene, passed away Sunday, November 27, 2022.

Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Wednesday, November 30, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Thursday, December 1, at Broadview Baptist Church, with David Cason and Wes Terry officiating. Burial will follow at Abilene...

Mary Mildred Boardman

Mary Mildred Boardman

Nov 27, 2022

Our mother, life coach, and friend was born in Marshall, Missouri on November 25,1932

and departed this world peacefully on November 27, 2022. Her battle with chronic illness has

now transitioned into a new adventure she had been preparing for her entire life. Preceding her

in death were her parents (Rev Byron Hester & Mary Wheeler Hester), husband (Darwin Rice

Boardman,Sr.), son (Darwin Rice...