Obituaries

May 22, 2019

Harold D. Frymire, 87, went 'South' one last time, Wednesday morning, May 22, 2019, in Abilene, Texas.

The son of Willie Alex Frymire and Nancy Rufina (Adams) Frymire, Harold was born on their farm East of Lawn, Texas, on April 28, 1932. He went to school at Lawn, Ovalo and South Taylor High School in Tuscola before he left to join...

May 21, 2019

ABILENE- Joe Kerr Varnado, 75, of Abilene passed away on Monday, May 24, 2019 at Hendrick Hospital. Joe was born on December 26, 1943 in Jefferson County, Texas to Joseph Howard and Grace Kerr Varnado. He spent his youth in the Beaumont area and moved to Abilene in 2007. He joined First Baptist Church in Abilene in 2007 and attended...

May 21, 2019

Margret Rosemarie Elizabeth “Sam” Madison, 81, of Abilene, passed away on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 in Abilene.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 25, 2019 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel with Father Frederick Nawarskas, officiating.   Interment will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap...

May 20, 2019

Roger Bauernfeind, 88, of Abilene died on May 20, 2019 in Abilene, TX. Visitation will be on Wednesday, May 22, 2019, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home on Buffalo Gap Road. A service celebrating his life will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 23, 2019, at Aldersgate United Methodist Church with the Reverend Gary...

May 19, 2019

Charles Edward Kennedy, beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather died May 19, 2019 in Abilene, Texas at the age of 95. Funeral services will be held Friday, May 24, 2019 at 10:00 A.M. at the First Baptist Church Chapel, 1333 N. 3rd St. in Abilene, Texas. Burial will be at 3:00 P.M. in the Tahoka Cemetery in Tahoka, Tx Arrangements...

May 16, 2019

Max Clemmis Reid died at home in Lawn, outside Abilene, on May 16, 2019, on the morning after his 99th birthday; the occasion had been celebrated over the preceding weekend at a large family reunion.

Familiarly known as "Clem," Max C. Reid was born on May 15, 1920, in nearby Oplin, to Walter and Lela (Armor) Reid. (The town has now vanished.)...

May 16, 2019

May 15, 2019

Sammy Tally, 76, of Hurst, TX, passed away May 15th due to complications arising from cancer. Graveside services will be held Saturday, May 18th, 2019 at 11:00 AM at the Buffalo Gap Cemetery. Reverend Philip Rhodes, friend and senior pastor of First United Methodist Church Hurst, will officiate. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449...

May 15, 2019

Lora Langford, 88, died Wednesday May 15, 2019 in Abilene, Texas.

Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday May 20, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene with Amy Wilson Feltz of Aldersgate Methodist Church officiating. Interment will take place at 1:00 p.m. at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene. Visitation will be...

May 14, 2019

Lavern Rhine Donnell Roeder, 89, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2019, in Abilene, Texas.

Born in Floyd County, Texas on October 5, 1929, Lavern was the daughter of the late Luther and Lavera Jones Rhine. She attended West Texas State College, Texas Tech University, and Lubbock Memorial Hospital School of Nursing (1947-50). She was a Registered Nurse in hospitals in Lubbock...

May 14, 2019

John Patrick “Pat” Gilmore, 90, of Mobile, Alabama, passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 in Abilene, Texas.

Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, May 17, 2019 at the Coleman City Cemetery in Coleman, Texas with David Cason, officiating. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas.

Pat was born...

May 8, 2019

Don Bledsoe, 78, of Abilene, passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 in Abilene.

Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, May 13, 2019 at the Aldersgate United Methodist Church with Amy Wilson Feltz, officiating. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.

Don was born on February 27, 1941 in Abilene, Texas...

Apr 30, 2019

Linda Havner Clark, 73, of Zephyr, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 in Abilene.

Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday May 2, 2019 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.

Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 4, 2019 at the Bangs Church of Christ with Michael Light, minister, officiating. Services are under...

Apr 27, 2019

Edward (Eddie) Palmer, Jr. 92, passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2019. Funeral service will be 12:00 P.M. Thursday, May 2, 2019 at Wylie Baptist Church. Burial will follow at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 1st from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. He...

Apr 25, 2019

Beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Shirley Sue Blackwell Blackburn, 82, of Abilene went home to her Lord on April 25, 2019 here in Abilene. Funeral services and burial will be held on Saturday, May 4 at 1 pm at Elmwood Memorial Park with Pastor Emeritus David Cason of Broadview Baptist Church and close friend Nadell Mangum of First Baptist,...

Apr 23, 2019

Margaret Mills Ward, 101, of Abilene, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 in Abilene.

Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 27, 2019 in the Greenleaf Cemetery in Brownwood, Texas with Tom Washburn, minister of the Austin Ave Church of Christ, officiating.  Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.

Memorial services will...

Apr 21, 2019

Carl Frederick Roeder, 63, of Abilene, TX, went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019.

For those wishing to join the celebration of Carl's life, memorial services will be held Saturday, May 4th, at 2:00 pm, at First Central Presbyterian Church, 400 Orange St. Officiating the service will be Dr. Clifford Stewart and Dr. Janice...

Apr 21, 2019

Ruth Blackburn, 90, passed away Sunday, April 21, 2019 in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Friday, April 26th at Elmdale Baptist Church. Pastor Mike Patrick will officiate. Burial will follow in Elmwood...

Apr 20, 2019

Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jimmy Burton Pickens, 83, of Abilene, Texas, went to be with his Lord and Savior on April 20, 2019, in Abilene, Texas.

Visitation will be from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home at 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas, 79606.

Funeral services and burial will be held at 11:00 AM,...

Apr 20, 2019

Surrounded by his family, Ken Hollandsworth passed away Saturday, April 20, 2019 at age 65 in Abilene, Texas.

Ken was born in Big Spring, Texas on October 17, 1953, to Francis and Gladys Carletta (Bradshaw) Hollandsworth. He graduated from Forsan High School in 1972 and is a Veteran the United States Army. He worked as an Electrician for the Federal Bureau...