Obituaries

Sharon Sue Wartes

Sharon Sue Wartes

Jul 29, 2018

Sharon Wartes, 54, of Abilene, passed away Sunday, July 29, 2018.

Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m., Thursday, August 2, 2018 in the First Baptist Church dining hall, 1333 N. 2nd Street. Her body will lie in state at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene.

A celebration of Sharon's life will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, August...

Mary Anne  Brody

Mary Anne Brody

Jul 29, 2018

Mary Anne Williams Brody, 74, of Abilene, passed away on Sunday, July 29, 2018 in Abilene. Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 2, 2018 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel.

Mary...

Charlene  McLeod

Charlene McLeod

Jul 28, 2018

Charlene McLeod passed from this earth on July 28, 2018 surrounded by loving family.  She was born January 26, 1938 at Graham, Texas to Gifford Othar and Grace Pauline Hamilton.  Her father was killed in an accident when she was five years old and her mother married James R. Johnson in 1946.  The family moved to Abilene in 1946 and...

Juana June Goodwin Petty

Juana June Goodwin Petty

Jul 28, 2018

June Goodwin Petty, 93, went to be with our Lord Jesus Christ on Saturday, July 28, 2018 in Waxahachie, Texas.  She was born June 19, 1925, to Lewis V. Goodwin and Velma Cooper Goodwin in Roby, Texas.

June met her husband, Herman Petty, while attending Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene.  They were married October 24, 1943, in Dothan, Alabama, while Herman was...

Mary Ruth Morgan

Mary Ruth Morgan

Jul 27, 2018

Mary Ruth Adian Morgan, 94, of Rising Star, Texas passed away on July 27, 2018 at her home in Rising Star.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, with Dr. Jeff Reid officiating.  Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park, 5726 US-277, Abilene, Texas.  Visitation...

James Laney Ricker

James Laney Ricker

Jul 21, 2018

James Laney Ricker, age 87, of Abilene passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 21, 2018 at his home in Abilene, Texas.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 27, 2018 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, with Pastor Jeff Reid of Pioneer Drive Baptist Church officiating. Burial will follow in the Eagle Colony...

Gary Dean Latham

Gary Dean Latham

Jul 21, 2018

Gary D. Latham, beloved husband, father and Pops, passed from this life on Saturday, July 21, 2018.

Family visitation will be Wednesday, July 25th from 6:30pm to 8:00pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene.  Funeral services will be Thursday, July 26th at 10:30am at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel with James Greer officiating.  Burial will...

Barbara Ann Cocke

Barbara Ann Cocke

Jul 20, 2018

Barbara Ann Cocke, 82, died Friday, July 20, 2018 in Abilene, Texas

A memorial service will be held at 2:00PM Thursday, July 26, 2018 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene.  Pastor Geoffrey Turner will officiate. 

Born in Bay City, Texas on March 8, 1936, Barbara Ann was the daughter of Robert Henry Lane and Allie Mae (Johnson)...

Michael Scott Cocke

Michael Scott Cocke

Jul 20, 2018

Michael Scott Cocke, 58, died Friday, July 20, 2018 in Dallas, Texas.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00PM Thursday, July 26, 2018 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene.  Pastor Geoffrey Turner will officiate.

The son of William Frank Cocke and Barbara Ann (Lane) Cocke, he was born on July 20, 1960 in Shreveport, Louisiana.  He...

Rhonda June Doan

Rhonda June Doan

Jul 15, 2018

Rhonda Doan, 66, of Ovalo, Texas, passed away on July 15, 2018 in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, Tuesday, July 17th, 2018 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, July 18th, at Lawn Baptist Church, Lawn, Texas with Mark Moore and Diane...

Billy Esko Loyd

Billy Esko Loyd

Jul 15, 2018

Bill Loyd, 89, passed away on Sunday, July 15, 2018.  The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Tuesday, July 17th a Bill’s home, 2721 Charter House Drive in Abilene.  Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Burial will follow in Elmwood...

Nat Eugene Clardy

Nat Eugene Clardy

Jul 15, 2018

The angel chorus gained a voice on July 15, 2018, when Nat Eugene “Gene” Clardy, 90, of Lovington, NM, San Angelo and Abilene, TX, was called to eternal rest. Celebrations of his life will be held at St. Luke United Methodist Church in San Angelo, TX, on Friday, August 24, at 2:00 p.m., and at First United Methodist Church in...

Fannie Elsie Box

Fannie Elsie Box

Jul 13, 2018

Fannie Box, age 101, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on Friday, July 13, 2018.  Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Monday, July 16th, 2018 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Rev. Wes Terry will officiate. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park.  The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Sunday,...

Tommie Vonne Allen

Tommie Vonne Allen

Jul 12, 2018

Tommie Allen, age 82, passed away on Thursday, July 12, 2018 in her home.  Tommie was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Cecil Leroy Allen, Retired Colonel US Army Reserves.  Mrs. Allen was born May 2, 1936 to Troy (Tony) and Lucile Grubbs of Abilene. She attended Wylie High School where she met her husband as a...

William Henry Hughes

William Henry Hughes

Jul 11, 2018

William “Bill” Hughes, 80, passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at a nursing home in Baird, Texas.

Born in Rising Star, Texas on August 28, 1937, Bill was the son of the late Ruth Ann (Cunningham) and W. L. Hughes.  He a U.S. Air Force veteran and had been self-employed in clothing sales.  He was a member of Elmdale Baptist Church. ...

Louis D Stites

Louis D Stites

Jul 8, 2018

Louis David Stites breathed his first breath of life on May 14, 1938 and was welcomed into this world by his parents Hazel Irene Hall Stites and George Walter Edward Stites in Bakersfield, California. He breathed his last breath of life on July 8th, 2018 with the love of his life his wife Mary and his two children, exactly where...

Melba Ruth Burch

Melba Ruth Burch

Jul 7, 2018

Melba Ruth Beauchamp Burch passed away on Saturday, July 7, 2018, at the age of 91 in Abilene, TX.

Visitation will be Sunday, July 8, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm.

Graveside services will be held in the Mount Hope Cemetery in Anson, TX on Monday, July 9, at 9:30 am. ...

Pamela Denise Harris

Pamela Denise Harris

Jul 6, 2018

Pamela (Pam) Denise Harris, 59, passed away Friday, July 6, 2018 in Abilene, Texas.

The daughter of Burl and Wynona (Stringer) Harris, Pam was born on September 21, 1958 in Abilene, Texas, where she graduated from Cooper High School in 1976 before attending college. She loved to travel and had an adventurous spirit. She was very artistic and used her skills...

Douglas Eugene Price

Douglas Eugene Price

Jul 4, 2018

Douglas (Doug) Eugene Price passed away on July 4, 2018, at the age of 76. He was born on March 30, 1942 in Wheeler, Texas, to Kit and Alma Price. He graduated from Ardmore, Oklahoma High School in 1960.

After attending architectural school, Doug enlisted in the Navy and served for six years. He started his career in research and development...

Harold Dean Wicker

Harold Dean Wicker

Jul 2, 2018

Harold Dean Wicker, Abilene, Texas, died July 2, 2018 at home surrounded by his loving family.  Services will be at First Baptist Church Abilene on Friday, July 6 at 10:00 a.m. with Dr. Phil Christopher and Brad Helbert officiating.  Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park.  The family will receive friends at a visitation at The Hamil Family Funeral Home,...