Obituaries

Jun 1, 2018

Mary Margaret (Miggie) Kinard, 90, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, June 1, 2018. A Visitation/Celebration of her life will be held on Thursday, June 7th from 3:30 until 5:30 PM at the First Baptist Church Chapel, North 2nd and Orange Street in Abilene, Texas, with the Celebration service beginning at 4:30 PM.  Services are under...

May 30, 2018

Alice Wright, 84, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, May 30th in Abilene, after a long and courageous battle with Lewy Body Dementia.

Alice was born in Vernon, Texas to Olin Cecil Everett and Georgia (Joy) Virginia Cadle Everett on June 29th, 1933.  As a child, she moved with her family to Abilene and attended Abilene public schools, graduating from...

May 28, 2018

Paula Coe, 70, passed away on May 28, 2018 in Abilene, Texas.

Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 31 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 1 at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church with Rick Wilson officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. Services...

May 20, 2018

James A. Brown, 73, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2018.  A committal service will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery, 7457 West Lake Road.  Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.

James was born in Detroit, Michigan on September 22, 1944 to James...

May 20, 2018

Joyce Ann Shipman Sutphen was born in San Antonio, Texas on August 15, 1933, and passed from this life in Abilene on May 20, 2018. She was a graduate of Odessa High School and Abilene Christian College. On April 2, 1953 she married Bob L. Sutphen, and they were married for 63 years until his death on October 17, 2016....

May 20, 2018

Lawrence Edward “Larry” Tatum, 60, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2018.  The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.  A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday at First Central Presbyterian Church.  Dr. Cliff Stewart and Dr. Janice Six will...

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May 15, 2018

Bernice Greenway, 76, of Abilene, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2018. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Friday, May 18, 2018 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Dr. Don Greenway will officiate, assisted by Dr. Bill Hillier. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8:00 pm...

May 11, 2018

Charlotte "Shotti" Burton passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 11th at Lyndale of Abilene. She was a loving mother, wife, aunt and friend to everyone she knew. She was 86 years old.

Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 pm Wednesday at Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Graveside services are set for 10 am Thursday at Elmwood...

May 9, 2018

2nd Lt. Millie Jane Broome died May 9, 2018, at the age of 95.  She was born in rural Mississippi and grew up in a small Arkansas town. 

Visitation will be from 7:00 to 8:00 pm on Friday, May 18, 2018 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas.  Graveside services will be at 10:00 am on...

May 4, 2018

Jack Henry Fulwiler, 82, passed away on Friday, May 4, 2018 at his home in Abilene.  Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 12, 2018 at Elmwood Memorial Park with Adrianna Golden-Smith, Chaplain of Hendrick Hospice, officiating.  Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. 

Jack Henry was born...

May 3, 2018

Written with a broken heart . . . Willodene  “Dene”  Frances Donald Atkinson went to her eternal home on Thursday morning,  May 3, 2018.  Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Dennis McKinley will officiate.  Burial will follow at 2:00 p.m. in the Texas State Veterans...

May 2, 2018

Dorothy Kendrick, 99, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2018 in Austin, Texas. Dorothy Jean Mees was born August 24, 1918, in Charlotte, NC to Beulah Howell and Curtis Mees. She lived there until moving to San Francisco in 1929 where her father, a civil engineer, was hired along with others from across the country to desalinate San Francisco Bay. When...

May 2, 2018

Bill Beard, 80, of Abilene, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2018.  Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Grace United Methodist Church, 1402 Grape Street. Rev. Ronnie Newton will officiate. Burial will follow in the Cedar Hill Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Friday, May 4th  at The...

May 2, 2018

Ronald Glynn Martin, 69, of Breckenridge, TX, died May 2, 2018. He battled cancer on his own terms and truly did it "His Way." Ron was born August 27, 1948 to James Morris Martin and Molly Francis Beasley Martin at St. Ann's Hospital in Abilene, TX. He spent his youth riding and performing tricks of "great feats" with his brother,...

May 2, 2018

Mark Todd Daniel Moss, 56, of Abilene, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2018.  Funeral services will be at 3:00 pm on Saturday, May 5th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.  Cory Graham will officiate.  Memories will be shared by Tony Terry, Doug Simmons, Cyndi Rusnak and Paige Moss. Todd will be laid to rest next to...

Apr 30, 2018

Jasper Lanier (Jack) Meeks, 90 years old, passed from this life on his birthday, April 30, 2018 in Abilene, Texas.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM Thursday, May 3, 2018 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, with Rev. Jim Ritter of Hamby Baptist Church and Rev. T.C. Melton officiating.  Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial...

Apr 30, 2018

Ira "Bill" Livingston, 87, died Monday, April 30, 2018 in Abilene, Texas.

Funeral services will be 2:00PM Wednesday, May 2, at Southwest Park Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Woodard officiating, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park.

Born in Ranger, Texas on October 13, 1930, Bill was the son of...

Apr 29, 2018

Anders Busk Pedersen, 42 years old, of Randers, Denmark, passed away on Saturday, April 28, 2018, in Abilene Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, May 3, 2018 at Hamil Family Funeral...