Obituaries
Harry Root, Sr.
Jun 25, 2017
SMSgt (RET) Harry M. Root, Sr., 86, of Abilene, Texas, passed away at home surrounded by his family on Sunday, June 25th, 2017 in Abilene.
Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 28, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene.
Funeral services will be held at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, June 29, at The Hamil Family Funeral...
Piney Ray Scott
Jun 24, 2017
Piney Scott was born in Slaton Texas, on June 23, 1934 to the parentage of Charlie Parker and Susie Johnson Parker. Piney departed this life on June 24, 2017, at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene, Texas, one day after her eighty-third birthday. Piney graduated from Dunbar High School in Lubbock, Texas, in 1951, where she was a star basketball player,...
Gerald Edward Stephens
Jun 23, 2017
Gerald Stephens, 87, passed into eternal life on Friday, June 23, 2017 in Abilene, Texas.
Gerald was born on March 9, 1930, near Lawn, Texas in South Taylor County, the fourth of five children of Claude Edward and Linnie Ada Stephens. He married Minnie Loyce Wellborn on April 21, 1978. He was co-owner and operator of Stephens Martin Paving with partner...
Phyllis L. Chappell
Jun 22, 2017
Phyllis L. Chappell, 86, passed away Thursday, June 22, 2017 in Abilene, Texas. Born in El Paso, Texas on February 19, 1931, Phyllis was the daughter of Velma (Swindler) and Amos Arnett. It is said that Phyllis earned four degrees, two from McMurry University, one from Midwestern State University and one from UT Permian Basin. She was a retired law...
Pamela Lynn Antilley
Jun 22, 2017
Pamela Lynn Antilley, 69, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on June 22, 2017 at her home in Abilene, Texas. Visitation-Memorial will be 3:00 p.m. Sunday, July 16, 2017 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Pam was born in Abilene, Texas to Joe and Mozelle Antilley on August 3, 1947. Pam was a graduate of Abilene...
Barbara Jean Morgan
Jun 13, 2017
Barbara, 81, of Abilene, entered Heaven's gates on Tuesday, June 13th at Hendrick Hospice Care.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 o'clock p.m. on Friday, June 16th with Dr. Robert Ellis officiating at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene.
Barbara Jean Rowe was born on May 21, 1936 in Hampton, Virginia to Alfred and Mildred Rowe....
Bill Sims
Jun 12, 2017
Bill Sims, 83, died Monday, June 12, 2017 in Hawley / Abilene, Texas.
Born in Roby, Texas on May 3,1934, Bill was the son of Mary Williams and Charles W. Sims. After the death of his mother at the age of three, he was raised by an uncle and aunt, Jim and Belle Williams. Following high school, he served in the...
Willie M. Parsons
Jun 11, 2017
Willie Mae Parsons (Bill) passed away in her home in Abilene, Texas on Sunday, June 11, 2017. She was 107 years, 6 months, and 26 days young.
Visitation will be Tuesday, June 13, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene.
Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, June 14, in Moran Cemetery...
Glenn R. Lawrence
Jun 9, 2017
Glenn Rae Lawrence, age 74, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on June 9, 2017, with his family by his side.
Visitation will be held at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, on Sunday, June 11, 2017 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. A short memorial service and burial will follow at the Cross Plains Cemetery on Monday,...
Charlie Clifton Weatherl
Jun 9, 2017
Charlie Clifton (Cliff) Weatherl of Abilene, TX passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, June 9, 2017. Cliff was 90 years old. He was born in Miller, Oklahoma on April 3, 1927, the third of nine children born to Otis and Kathleen Weatherl. Cliff attended Pine Springs School in Oklahoma. World War II took him away from his...
Elizabeth Roxy Loomis
Jun 5, 2017
Roxy Loomis, 86, passed away Monday, June 5, 2017, at a medical center in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday, June 9, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, June 10, at New Hope Church, 3122 S. Clack in Abilene, with Rev....
W. Joye Comontofski
Jun 5, 2017
W. Joye Comontofski, age 85, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on Monday, June 5, 2017, in Abilene, Texas. Our beautiful mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend went to her heavenly home where once again her body is healed and free of pain and confusion.
A memorial service will be held at 1:45 pm on Thursday, June 15, 2017 at Fort Sam...
Shirley M. Jones
Jun 3, 2017
Shirley M. Jones, 80, of Abilene passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2017 in Abilene. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Tuesday, June 6th, 2017 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Graveside services will be at 10:00 am, Wednesday, June 7th at Tecumseh Cemetery. Shirley Marie Nobles was born to Louise Nobles on...
Dwight Lewis Kinard
Jun 3, 2017
Dwight Lewis Kinard, 92, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, June 3, 2017. A memorial service will be held on Friday, June 9, 2017, at 2:00 pm at First Baptist Church, 1333 North 3rd, Abilene, Texas. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 6:30 pm on Thursday, June 8, 2017 at The Hamil Family Funeral...
Clinton Doyle Maxwell
Jun 2, 2017
Clinton Doyle Maxwell, 82, of Abilene passed away on June 2, 2017 in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be 5:00 – 7:00 pm Monday June 5, 2017 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be held 12:00 pm Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at Baker Heights Church of Christ with Gary Montgomery and Ron...
Sandra Lee Hollis
Jun 2, 2017
Sandra Lee Hollis, 72, of Hodges, passed away on Friday, June 2, 2017 at her home in Hodges. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at Midway Cemetery. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Sandra was born in Abilene, Texas to Buster and Frankie Vaughn...
Peggy Lou Hardcastle
Jun 2, 2017
Peggy Lou Hardcastle, 84, of Abilene and formerly of Fort Worth, died Friday, June 2, 2017 in Abilene. A graveside service will be at 11:00 a.m. on June 5, 2017, at the Buffalo Gap Cemetery, with a visitation from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.
Ms. Hardcastle was born August 16, 1932,...
Dickie Loraine Haggard
May 31, 2017
Dickie Loraine Willis Haggard, 92, of Abilene, passed away on May 31, 2017 in Abilene. Visitation will be 2:00-4:00 p.m. Sunday, June 4th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held 2:00, Monday, June 5th at Elmwood Memorial Park Cemetery with John Thomas Willis officiating. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449...
Gloria Williams
May 27, 2017
Gloria Williams, 87, of Abilene, Texas passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2017. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, May 30, at 10:00am in the Wesley Court Atrium with Dr. Jeff Reid officiating. The funeral service will be held Wednesday, May 31, at 10:00am at Wylie Baptist Church with Bro. Jack Ridlehoover officiating. Burial will be in Dallas at...
Marylou Levrets
May 21, 2017
Marylou Levrets, 83, of Abilene, Texas passed away on May 21, 2017 in her home at Lyndale Abilene. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. A graveside service will be Thursday, May 25, 2015 at 9:30 am in Drummond Cemetery, View, TX. A memorial service...