Obituaries

Terrence Michael Pringle

Terrence Michael Pringle

Dec 5, 2020

Terry Pringle, 73, of Abilene, passed from this life on December 5th, 2020. Following his wishes, there will be no visitation or funeral service. He will be cremated and his ashes will be scattered by his family per his direction. Terry was born in Jackson, Mississippi to Charles and Wanda Pringle on November 5th, 1947. He graduated from Silsbee High...

Marcia L. McDonald

Marcia L. McDonald

Dec 2, 2020

Marcia L. McDonald, 57, of Abilene, passed from this life on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 in Abilene. Marcia was born on February 13, 1963 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She is the daughter of the late Loma and Maxine (Seablom) Carter. She was raised in Portales, NM and graduated from Portales High School. After graduation, she attended Eastern New Mexico University...

Thomas Vaughn Sanders

Thomas Vaughn Sanders

Nov 30, 2020

Thomas Vaughn "Tom" Sanders, 78, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on November 30th, 2020 in Abilene Texas. Tom was born in Cameron, Texas to Mary and Pat Sanders on August 5, 1942. He graduated from C.H. Yoe High School in Cameron and attended University of Texas earning a Batchelor of Business Administration degree. He married Vicki on December 29 in...

Harold Gene Williamson

Harold Gene Williamson

Nov 30, 2020

Harold “Gene” Williamson, 68, of Abilene, passed away on Monday, November 30, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving wife and children. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Friday December 4, 2020 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 5, 2020 at the Hamby Baptist Church...

Michael Austin Swaim

Michael Austin Swaim

Nov 27, 2020

Michael Austin Swaim, 62, of Abilene passed away, Friday, November 27, 2020, after a ten-year battle with cancer. Visitation will be Monday, November 30, 2020 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Following a private graveside service, a memorial service will be held Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Southwest...

Robert Barr McDaniel

Robert Barr McDaniel

Nov 26, 2020

Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home.

Tommy Foy Gunter

Tommy Foy Gunter

Nov 25, 2020

Tommy Gunter passed away into the arms of his Lord on November 25, 2020, after battling COVID-19. A memorial service will be held at 5 pm on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Officiating will be Jimmy Griffon of Belmont Baptist. Time for visiting will follow at the funeral home until 7...

Cara Ann Tucker

Cara Ann Tucker

Nov 22, 2020

Cara Ann Tucker was born November 17, 1959 and went to see her friend Jesus on November 22, 2020. Growing up, Cara loved to sing at church and in the car. As a young girl, she found great joy in taking dance classes and being able to showcase what she had learned for her family and friends. In her later...

Donald Wayne Jones

Donald Wayne Jones

Nov 21, 2020

Donald Wayne Jones, 85, of Abilene, went to meet his Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday, November 21, 2020 in Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel with Rodney Watson and Mark Moore, officiating. Interment will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park under the direction of The Hamil Family...

Maudie LaVern Blackburn Landers

Maudie LaVern Blackburn Landers

Nov 18, 2020

Maudie LaVern Blackburn Landers, 98, of Abilene, passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 in Carrollton, Texas.

Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Saturday, November 28, 2020 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, November 29, 2020 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel with Bob Cheatheam, officiating. Interment will...

Earnest Wayne Collins

Earnest Wayne Collins

Nov 16, 2020

Earnest Wayne “Earnie” Collins, 73, of Trent, passed away on Monday, November 16, 2020 in San Antonio, Texas. Graveside services will be held 2:00 p.m., Friday, November 27, 2020 at Elmwood Memorial Park with Clark Collins IV officiating. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Earnie was born in Memphis, Tennessee to...

Wendy Huu Johnson

Wendy Huu Johnson

Nov 14, 2020

Devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother Wendy Huu Johnson (formerly, Nguyen Thi Huu) passed away Saturday, November 14, 2020 at her home in Abilene. She was 79 years old and surrounded by her loving family when she left this earth that she had blessed daily. She loved cooking for not only her large family, but for everyone she met. She...

M.L. "Chuck" Tarver

M.L. "Chuck" Tarver

Nov 14, 2020

M.L. “Chuck” Tarver, 92, of Abilene, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2020 in Abilene. He was born on September 30, 1928 in Roscoe to William B. Tarver and Myrtle May (Fry) Tarver. Visitation will be Monday, November 16, from 6 pm until 8 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be 1 pm...

Anna Dell Smith

Anna Dell Smith

Nov 14, 2020

Anna Dell Koontz Smith, 96, of Abilene, passed away on November 14, 2020 in a local hospital. Visitation will be held at The Hamil Family Funeral Home on Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, Texas, on Monday, November 23, from 4 until 6 PM. The Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday November 24, from 2 until 3 PM with David...

Paula Guerrero Gonzales

Paula Guerrero Gonzales

Nov 13, 2020

Paula Guerrero Gonzales, 74, of Abilene, passed away Friday, November 13, 2020. A memorial service will be held at a later date in George West, Texas at a later date. Paula was born January 26, 1946 to Equiterio Guerrero and Maria Anita Martinez Guerrero in George West, Texas. She was a home-health caregiver. She was preceded in death by her...

Bushra  Ury

Bushra Ury

Nov 13, 2020

Bushra Ury, 52, of Abilene, passed away suddenly due to complications from the chemotherapy treatment she was receiving for her fight against breast cancer on Friday, November 13, in Dallas. She was born on October 8, 1968 in Lahore, Pakistan to Ghulam Ali and Afroza Begum. Visiting hours for friends and loved ones will be from 6 pm to 8...

Donald Lee Wehmeyer

Donald Lee Wehmeyer

Nov 12, 2020

Donald L. Wehmeyer, M.D. was born on August 9, 1945, to George and Virginia Wehmeyer and passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2020. He was raised in High Ridge, Missouri and graduated from Northwest High School in 1963. Don attended the University of Missouri at Columbia where he was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. It was there he...

Curtis Grady Robertson

Curtis Grady Robertson

Nov 12, 2020

Curtis Grady Robertson, 64, of Abilene, passed away on November 12 in Rockwall, TX. Visitation will be Wednesday, November 18 from 6-8 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Thursday, November 19 at First Baptist Church with C.V. Blake officiating. Burial will follow at Elmwood Funeral Home and...

Linda M. Hamilton

Linda M. Hamilton

Nov 11, 2020

Linda M. Hamilton, 69, of Abilene, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2020. She is survived by her husband, three children and three grandchildren.

Charlie Ray Merrell

Charlie Ray Merrell

Nov 10, 2020

Charlie R. Merrell, age 92, of Abilene, died Tuesday, November 10, 2020. A graveside service will be held 11 am Friday, November 13 at Elmwood Memorial Park with Rev. Mike Woodard officiating. Mr. Merrell was born in Corsicana, TX on August 16, 1928 to Curtis and Etta Merrell. He was a resident of Abilene for 40 years – since 1970....