Obituaries
Larry Wayman Cook
Apr 12, 2018
Larry Wayman Cook, age 69, of Anson, Texas, passed away Thursday April 12, 2018 in Abilene, Texas. Larry was born December 14, 1948 in Anson, Texas to Paul J. and Lillie A. (Rister) Cook. He served in the US Navy aboard the USS Vesole DD-878. Larry was a member of the Anson Golf Club and a resident of Anson most...
Mary Olvera Luna
Apr 11, 2018
Mary Olvera Luna, 77 of Abilene, passed away on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 in Abilene. Visitation will be from 7:00 to 9:00 P.M. Sunday, April 15th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Monday, April 16th at The Holy Family Catholic Church with Father Adam Droll officiating. Burial will follow at the Abilene Municipal Cemetery....
Theodore William Kuschel
Apr 11, 2018
Theodore "Ted" Kuschel, 75, died Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at his home in Abilene, Texas. Born in Washington, D.C., Ted was the son of Evelyn (Cummings) and Glenn Kuschel. He moved from Melissa, Texas to Abilene twelve years ago. He worked for Classic BMW in Plano, Texas as used car sales manager. He was a member of Lavon Drive Baptist...
Doris Fillpot Jay
Apr 11, 2018
Doris Fillpot Jay, 87, passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2018 in Abilene, Texas. Born in Lamesa, Texas, in 1930, Doris Fillpot Jay was the daughter of George and Hazel (Jones) Fillpot. Doris and her four siblings were raised on a cotton farm in Dawson County. Surviving Doris are her two brothers, James Fillpot (Jean) of San Angelo, Texas; Ed Fillpot...
Andrew Alan Kissko
Apr 10, 2018
Andrew Alan Kissko, 24, passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2018. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Wednesday, April 11th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 am on Thursday, April 12th at Holy Family Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. Andrew was born...
Kenneth Ralph Lyle
Apr 10, 2018
Kenneth R. Lyle, Sr., 81, of Abilene, TX, passed away on April 10, 2018 in Abilene, TX.
Visitation will be from 5-7 PM, Friday, April 13 at the Welcome Center of the First Baptist Church of Abilene.
A Celebration Service will be held at 10 AM, Saturday, April 14 at the First Baptist Church of Abilene with the Rev. John Moore...
Jack Wade Qualls
Apr 6, 2018
Jack Wade Qualls, 97, longtime Abilene home builder, entered his Heavenly home on Friday, April 6, 2018 at Wesley Court. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am on Friday, April 13, 2018 at Southern Hills Church of Christ, 3666 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas, with Jackie V. Qualls, grandson, officiating. Burial will follow at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery...
James Bobby Trail
Apr 6, 2018
James (Jim) Trail has been called home for a family meeting with his mom, Frances Taylor, his dad, Stillwell Trail, his brothers, Donald Trail, Carl Trail and his younger brother, Glenn Taylor who all preceded him in death.
Jim was born in Ardmore, Oklahoma, but we never held that against him because he got to Texas as fast as he could....
Sylvia Ashby
Apr 5, 2018
In Loving Memory of Sylvia Dorothy Honor Waldock Ashby Sylvia Ashby was born April 30, 1923 in Abbington Piggotts, near Royston Herts, England to Arthur and Annie Waldock. She passed away in her 95th year on April 5, 2018 in Rockwall, TX. Sylvia grew up in a small village near London, England. She joined the English Army during WWII and...
Joe Delton Betts
Mar 31, 2018
"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord….will award to me on that day." 2 Timothy 4:7, 8 On March 20, 2018 (Wilma) Ruth Betts (86) finished her race and received her crown. Eleven days later, on March...
Pansy Boyer
Mar 29, 2018
Pansy Mae Alexander Boyer of Sutherlin, Oregon, 90, died peacefully on March 29, 2018, in Roseburg, Oregon. Pansy is survived by her sons Mike Boyer and wife Debbie of Katy, TX, and Randy Boyer and wife Katie of Sutherlin, OR; her grandchildren Gary Boyer and Mike of Portland, OR, Amy Bissonnette and husband Bo of Salem, OR, and Ashley Panahi...
Mary Frances Martin
Mar 28, 2018
Mary Frances Martin, 94, of Abilene, passed away on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 in Abilene. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Friday, March 30, 2018 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, March 31, 2018 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home with Dr. Jeff Reid of Pioneer Drive Baptist Church officiating....
Henry Gene Pinkston
Mar 26, 2018
Henry Gene Pinkston, 79, of Abilene, passed away Monday, March 26th, 2018. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00PM on Wednesday, March 28th, 2018 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. A graveside service will be at 1:00PM on Thursday, March 29th at the Drummond Cemetery, followed by a memorial service at 2:00PM at View...
Rose Elizabeth Mayhall
Mar 24, 2018
Rose Elizabeth "Beth" Mayhall was preceded in death by the love of her life, Ken Mayhall, her parents and eleven brothers and sisters. Those left here to celebrate her life include three daughters: Debbie Pesnell of Burleson, husband Don, granddaughter Erin Sones, her husband Michael and three great-grandchildren Abigail, Elijah and Liam; daughter Dr. Dana Mayhall and granddaughter Valerie of...
June Audrey Kaminski
Mar 23, 2018
June G. Kaminski left this world on March 23, 2018, in Abilene, Texas. She approached herdeath exactly as she approached her life; by her own rules and on terms she defined for herself.
In her 87 years, June accepted unique challenges and conquered familiar stereotypes. In theend, the words left to define one’s life could be somber and, understandably, sentimental butthat...
Mildred Ranels Thomas
Mar 22, 2018
Mildred Ranels Thomas, 89, of Abilene, Texas passed away on Thursday, March 22, 2018 in Abilene, Texas. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Monday, March 26, 2018 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Tuesday, March 27th at Hillcrest Church of Christ with Terry...
Philip Charles Nichols
Mar 21, 2018
Philip Charles Nichols, 76 of Abilene died surrounded in loving light at Hendricks Hospice Care on the first full day of Spring last Wednesday, March 21. He follows his parents George Hart "Pope" Nichols Sr. and Myrtle "Mickey" Nichols along with his younger brother David into the afterlife.
Mr. Nichols was born in Kansas City, MO June 16, 1941 and moved...
Glenn Gene Beard
Mar 21, 2018
Longtime Abilene businessman, Glenn G. Beard, 90, passed away on March 21, 2018, surrounded by his family. Glenn was born in Beggs, Oklahoma to John Russell Beard and Minnie Taber Beard on February 18, 1928. The family soon moved to West Texas and he graduated from Kermit High School in 1945. He attended Texas A&M College and lettered in football...
Wilma Ruth Betts
Mar 20, 2018
"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness which the Lord….will award to me on that day." 2 Timothy 4:7, 8 On March 20, 2018 (Wilma) Ruth Betts (86) finished her race and received her crown. Eleven days later, on March...
Mary T. Clark
Mar 20, 2018
Mary T. Clark, 93, died Tuesday, March 20, 2018 in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00PM Thursday, March 22, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Services will be 2:00PM Friday, March 23, in The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel with Rick Grant of Wylie Baptist Church officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial...
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