Obituaries

Apr 24, 2021

Sandra Broesche went to be with her Lord and Savior on April 24, 2021 after a long illness.

Sandra was born in Abilene on October 6, 1940 to Herman and Wretha Whittle. She graduated from Abilene High School in 1958, after which she attended McMurry College. 

She married Edwin Broesche at University Baptist Church in July of 1962 and they left immediately...

Apr 23, 2021

Apr 20, 2021

David Earl Simpkins, 77, of Abilene passed away on Tuesday, April 20th, 2021 in Frisco, Texas. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, April 27th, 2021 at Buffalo Gap Cemetery.  Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.

David Simpkins was born in Anson, Texas to O.B. and Opal Simpkins on...

Apr 19, 2021

Malcolm Delvin Brown, 94, of Abilene, passed away on April 19, 2021. He was born on June 29, 1926 in Golden, TX. He was one of six children of Horace Edward and Georgia Elizabeth Massie Brown. He graduated from Golden High School and also attended Draughon's Business College in Dallas, TX. He later served in the United States Navy during...

Apr 19, 2021

Mary Eda Page Childress 95, of Abilene, passed from this life on Monday, April 19, 2021 in Abilene.

Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday April 22, 2021 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.

Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 23, 2021 at Elmwood Memorial Park with Chris McCurley, officiating. Services are under the...

Apr 18, 2021

Shelia Pinkston, 51, of View, passed away on Sunday, April 18, 2021 in Dallas.

Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene.

Funeral service wil be held 11:00 a.m., Thursday, April 22, 2021 at View Baptist Church in View with                Bro. Chris Fobb officiating. Burial will follow...

Apr 15, 2021

Obituary not available.

Apr 15, 2021

James Thomas Jack, Sr. (JT) of Albuquerque, NM passed away on April 15, 2021 in Abilene, TX.

 Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. May 15, 2021 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, Abilene, TX.

JT was born in Sulphur, OK to Tom and Dorothy Jack on August 3, 1939. He graduated from Highland High School in Albuquerque, NM and attended Oklahoma...

Apr 15, 2021

Obituary is being composed.

A memorial service will be held at 4:00 pm on Friday, April 30 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.

Apr 14, 2021

Carolyn Lee Hutton, 85, of Abilene, passed away on April 14, 2021 in Abilene, TX.

A private family memorial service will be held at 2:00pm, April 21, 2021 at Hamil Family Funeral Home with Reverend Clyde Kieschnick officiating. Interment will be 9:00 a.m., Friday May 21, 2021 at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, TX. Services are under the direction of...

Apr 13, 2021

Helen Chaney, 91, of Abilene, passed away on April 13, 2021 in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be held from 9:00 - 11:00 am, Saturday, April 17, 2021 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home in Abilene, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Private family graveside will follow, with interment at Elmwood Memorial Park. Helen was born in Effingham, Illinois to Victor Dean and...

Apr 13, 2021

Sharon Janice (Rogers) Scott

Sharon Janice Scott, age 82, of Abilene, passed away on April 13, 2021, in Abilene.

Graveside services will be held at 2:30pm, Sunday April 18, 2021, at Iberis Cemetery. Brother Rudy Fambrough, of Crescent Heights Baptist Church, 1902 N Mockingbird Lane, Abilene, Texas, presiding. Services are under the direction of the Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap...

Apr 11, 2021

John Keith Caddell, 68, passed from this life on April 11, 2021 in Abilene, Texas.

Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday April 13th, 2021 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday April 14th, 2021 at Beltway Park Church South with David McQueen and Mark Hewitt officiating. There will be...

Apr 7, 2021

Local pharmacist, friend and family man Ralph (Eddie) Krieger, 77, passed away on April 7, 2021 in Abilene, Texas.

Family graveside will be held at Dewey Cemetery with Jason Krieger officiating. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.

Eddie was born April 23, 1943 to Ralph and Jeane Robinson Krieger. Graduating from Abilene High...

Apr 7, 2021

David W. Thedford, 65, of Abilene, passed from this life on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at his home in Abilene.

David was born on April 24, 1955 to Jack and JoAnn (Schroeder) Thedford. He and Mary Elizabeth Hensley were married on August 15, 2013 in Abilene. Eager to begin his Law Practice, he moved to Abilene in 1984 from Houston.

In his...

Apr 6, 2021

Hilton E. (Tony) Morgan passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Tony was born February 2, 1926 in New Athens, Illinois.

He was a veteran of the Army Air Corps in WWII. He attended Southern Illinois University and graduated from Baylor University in Waco, TX in 1951, with a Master of Science Degree. Tony married Gwen Morgan in Ballinger, TX in 1949....

Apr 4, 2021

Billie Iris Todd age 88, of Abilene, Texas, passed away peacefully on April 4, in Abilene, following a three-month illness. Iris was a walking ray of sunshine and an encourager to everyone she knew. She loved on others in a profound way and she had a deep and abiding love for God, her friends, family, and community. She will be...

Apr 1, 2021

Barbara Sue Keber, loving mother and friend passed away at the age of 72. Barbara was born on December 27, 1948 in Memphis, Tennessee to James and Sue Stimpson. She met Ken Keber, who was enlisted in the Navy, in December of 1966 in Memphis and they were married June 8, 1967.  Soon after, she gave birth to Allen Keber...

Apr 1, 2021

Jared Adam Stevens, 39, of Abilene, TX, passed away peacefully at his residence on April 1, 2021 in Abilene, TX.

Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 PM Friday, April 9, 2021, at New Beginnings United Pentecostal Church, 5535 Buffalo Gap Rd, Abilene, TX.

Funeral services will be held 10:00 AM Saturday, April 10, 2021, at New Hope Church, 3122 S. Clack St, Abilene, TX...

Mar 29, 2021

Randy Keith Hoyle, 67 of Abilene, was surrounded by his family when he passed away peacefully on Monday, March 29, in Abilene.

Graveside services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday April 2, at Elmwood Memorial Park with Chris Shupe of Hendrick Hospice Care officiating. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.

Randy Keith...