Obituaries
Jimmy O. Johnson
Dec 27, 2020
Jimmy O. Johnson, Sr., 82, of Big Spring, Texas passed away on Sunday December 27, 2020 at his home in Merkel, Texas. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas. Jimmy was born on February 9, 1938 in Blackwell, Texas to M.L....
Carolyn Sue Gleason
Dec 27, 2020
Carolyn Sue Gleason, 57, of Tuscola passed away on December 27, 2020 at her home in Tuscola TX. Visitation will be Thursday, December 31, 2020 from 5-8 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 on Friday, January 1, 2021 at First Baptist Church in Tuscola; officiating will be Vick...
Eddie Don Keltner
Dec 27, 2020
Eddie Don Keltner passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2020 at Hendrick Medical Center. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 am on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at the Iberis Cemetery. John Fanning will officiate. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. He was born in Gainesville, Texas on October 10,...
Lee Wreyford
Dec 26, 2020
Lee Wreyford, 94, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2020 in Arlington, TX. There will be a graveside service Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at 1:00 PM in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Anson, TX. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd. Lee was born May 7, 1926 in Rochester, TX, Haskell County to Lawrence and...
Marvelyn Joy Deatherage
Dec 26, 2020
Marvelyn Joy Deatherage, of Abilene, passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2020 in Abilene, TX. Visitation with the family will be from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Elmcrest Baptist Church – 517 N. Pioneer...
Shirley Charlene Parmelly
Dec 26, 2020
Shirley Charlene Dodd Parmelly, 81, of Tye, Texas, left this earth to go to her Heavenly home on Saturday, December 26, 2020 in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be Tuesday, December 29, from 6 pm until 8 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, December 30 at...
Heather Lynn Crow
Dec 26, 2020
Beloved wife, mother, and friend Heather Lynn Jordan Crow, 47, of Abilene, passed away on December 26th, 2020, in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be from 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM, followed by the Rosary from 7:30 PM - 8:00 PM Friday, January 1st, 2021, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road Abilene, Texas 79606. Celebration of life...
Kristi McIver
Dec 25, 2020
Kristi Denice (Mulloy) McIver, 52, of Graham, Texas, passed away at home on December 25th, 2020. Graveside services will be held at 2:00pm Tuesday, December 29th, 2020 at Elmwood Memorial Park cemetery, 5750 US Hwy 277 South, Abilene, Texas. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Kristi was born in Stephenville,...
Betty Payne Forrest
Dec 24, 2020
Betty Payne Forrest, 82, of Abilene, passed away on December 24, 2020 from ovarian cancer. Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 28, at 2 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. Betty was born at home, in Gaines County, on April 19, 1938. Her parents were Lamar...
Jean "Granny" King
Dec 23, 2020
Jean King “Granny King”, 82, of Tuscola, passed away on December 23, 2020 in Abilene, TX. Funeral services will be held 10:00 AM Saturday December 26, 2020 at New Beginnings United Pentecostal Church, 5535 Buffalo Gap Rd. Abilene, TX, with the Reverend James E. King II and Reverend Jackie King officiating. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family...
Roger Mac Evans
Dec 23, 2020
Roger Mac Evans, age 80, passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2020. Roger was born on August 13, 1940 in Abilene, Texas to Murray C. Evans and Ila Mae (Johnson). He was proud to be known as one of the players on the 1956-57 Abilene High School State Baseball Championship team before graduating in1958. He continued his baseball career at...
Clifford Lee Smith
Dec 20, 2020
Clifford Smith loved sports. He was a gifted athlete that turned his passion for athletics and coaching into a life that impacted numerous individuals beyond the playing field. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon, December 23, 2020 at Westgate...
Ann Marie Kennedy
Dec 20, 2020
Ann M. Kennedy, 86, of Abilene, passed away on Sunday, December 20th in Abilene, TX. Ann Kennedy was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Memorial services will be at a later date at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Ann was born in Morgantown, WV to Arthur & Cecilia on November 19, 1934 Ann was...
Wilma Jean Cornelius
Dec 19, 2020
Wilma Jean "Jeanie" McBride Cornelius was born on July 13, 1939 in Jacksboro, Texas. She passed from this life on Saturday, December 19, 2020 in Abilene, at the age of 81. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at Elmwood Memorial Park with Pastor Jeff Hatcher, officiating. Services are under the direction of The Hamil...
Scotty Wood Lindley
Dec 14, 2020
Scotty Wood Lindley, 66, of Abilene, passed from this life on Monday, December 14, 2020 in Abilene. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday December 18, 2020 in the Chapel at Beltway Park Church, 4009 Beltway S. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Beltway Park Church South with David McQueen and Randy Turner,...
Inez Row Barefoot
Dec 13, 2020
Inez Barefoot, 83, of Abilene passed away Sunday, December 13, 2020. She was born Inez Row to Marion and Malissa Row on January 12, 1937 in Gouldbusk, TX. She graduated from Abilene High School, then married James Weldon Barefoot on September 7, 1956, and they spent almost 54 years together until his passing on May 30, 2010. Graveside service will...
Karl Otto Stingily, Jr.
Dec 10, 2020
Karl Stingily, Jr. passed away Thursday, December 10, 2020 at the age of 88. He was born October 26, 1932 in Oxford, MS to Karl Stingily, Sr. and Olga (Dye) Stingily. Arrangements for Funeral Services will be handled by Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in Meridian, MS. Local arrangements by The Hamil Family Funeral Home.
Jerry L. Collier
Dec 10, 2020
Jerry L. Collier, 82, of Abilene passed away on December 10, 2020 in Abilene TX. Visitation will be 5 to 7 pm on Thursday, December 17, 2020 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, Abilene. Funeral services will be at 10 am, Friday, December 18, 2020 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home. Mike Harkrider and Darrin Ray officiating. Burial will follow...
Barbara Jean O'Neill
Dec 8, 2020
Barbara Jean O'Neill, 88, of Abilene, died Tuesday, December 8, 2020. She was born August 27, 1932, in Haskell to Eddie Eugene Marr, Sr. and Connie Elvin Marr. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. She was preceded in death by her parents, Eddie and Connie Marr; husband, George Larkin O'Neill;...
Rayburn Erwin Davis
Dec 6, 2020
Rayburn Erwin Davis, 63, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2020 in San Angelo, Texas. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 9, 2020 in the Cedar Hill Section of the Abilene Municipal Cemetery with Danny Minton, officiating. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd. Rayburn was born on June 24,...