Obituaries

Aubrey Shann Gibson

Aubrey Shann Gibson

Apr 9, 2017

Aubrey "Shann" Gibson, 70 years young, passed away on Sunday, April 9th, 2017. Visitation will be 2:00-4:00 p.m. Sunday, April 16th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Funeral services will be held 11:30 a.m. Monday, April 17th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home with Pastor Stan Allcorn of Pioneer Drive Baptist Church officiating. Burial will...

Viola Mills Cargile

Viola Mills Cargile

Apr 8, 2017

Viola Mills Cargile, 92, of Abilene, Texas, peacefully passed away into the arms of Jesus on Saturday, April 8, 2017. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at Elmwood Memorial Park Cemetery. Pastor David Cason will be officiating. Funeral arrangements are being handled by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene....

Rebecca Ann Smith

Rebecca Ann Smith

Apr 7, 2017

Rebeca "Becky" Hamilton Smith left this life to be with the Lord on April 7, 2017. Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M. Monday, April 10, 2017 with Tim Bench officiating. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Becky was born on September 14, 1942 in Abilene, Texas. She was the eldest...

Venita Ann Samford

Venita Ann Samford

Apr 7, 2017

Venita Ann Quattlebaum-Samford, 81, received the ultimate healing as she went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, forever on April 7, 2017. She was the daughter of George Leonard and Sylvia Estel Quattlebaum of Trent, Texas. She had one older brother Lyndel Quattlebaum also of Trent. Venita was born and raised in Trent, Texas where she...

Sue Elizabeth McAlister

Sue Elizabeth McAlister

Apr 5, 2017

Sue Elizabeth Wokaty McAlister, 70, of Abilene, passed away on April 5, 2017 in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be 3:00pm – 5:00pm Sunday April 9th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be held 11:30am Monday April 10th at First Baptist Church Abilene with Dr. Phil Christopher and C V Blake officiating....

Joseph Ray Myers

Joseph Ray Myers

Apr 5, 2017

Joseph Myers, 26, of Abilene, passed away on April 5th 2017 in Abilene. Memorial services will be held 10am on Tuesday April 11th at the hamil family funeral services, 6449 buffalo gap rd. Joseph is survived by terri Gibson spouse, and 3 children, donavan glover, Colton Myers, and autumn Myers.

Edwin Doyle Kerley

Edwin Doyle Kerley

Apr 1, 2017

Edwin Doyle Kerley, 81 of Abilene passed away Saturday, April 1, 2017. Ed was born November 3, 1935 in Coke County, Texas to Bruce Edwin Kerley and Annie Mae Smith Kerley. He was raised in Fluvanna, Texas where he attended school and played various sports and competed in rodeo, riding bulls and calf roping. He attended Texas Tech University and...

William Dean Grosvenor, Jr.

William Dean Grosvenor, Jr.

Apr 1, 2017

William "Billy" Dean Grosvenor Jr. of Abilene passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Saturday, April 1, 2017. Billy was born in Abilene, Texas on March 20th, 1949, was a graduate of Cooper High School and the University of Texas, and a member of First Central Presbyterian Church. After college, he lived in Mexico City for several...

Jean Estes

Jean Estes

Mar 30, 2017

Frances "Jean" Estes experienced the miracle of being absent from the body and being present with the Lord on Thursday night March 30, 2017. Many of her family and friends were by her side singing her favorite songs and hymns about Jesus and heaven. Jean was born in Winter, Texas on January 3, 1937 to Roy and Dola Evans. After...

William S. Wilson

William S. Wilson

Mar 28, 2017

William Stuart "Bill" Wilson, 72 was taken home to his Heavenly Father on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Memorial service will be 3:00 P.M. Saturday, April 1, 2017 at the Pioneer Drive Baptist Church with Dr. Jeff Reid officiating. Born in Taylor, Williamson County, Texas on September 30, 1944, Bill Was the son of Dr. William S. Wilson, Jr. and Flo...

Emma Gene Gore

Emma Gene Gore

Mar 28, 2017

Emma Gene Gore, 98, a longtime resident of Abilene, passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2017 in Farmersville, Texas. Born in Taylor County, Texas on December 30, 1918, she was the daughter of Annie (Brookshire) and Claude Gilbreth. Emma Gene was a 1932 graduate of Abilene High School and retired after a 30-year career as a supervisor with Southwestern Bell. Since...

Nancy Sinclair Saltsman

Nancy Sinclair Saltsman

Mar 26, 2017

Nancy Sinclair (Banks) Saltsman, died Sunday, March 26, 2017. Born in Ripley, Tennessee on March 9, 1935, Nancy was the daughter of Dorah Bowen (King) and Rodrick Sinclair Banks. She was 82 years old. Shortly after Nancy's birth, the Banks family moved to Florence, Alabama, later to District Heights, Maryland during World War II, and then returning to Florence, Alabama...

Dorcas Lavoyce Walker

Dorcas Lavoyce Walker

Mar 25, 2017

Dorcas Lavoyce Darnell Walker ended her earthly life on Saturday, March 25th 2017. She was lovingly known as “Nanny” by all who knew and loved her. Born on September 22nd 1920, she was the daughter of William and Dura Maylene Darnell. She married the love of her life, Clyde Walker, on April 8th 1937. They were married for 44 years....

Vanna Gay Fulton

Vanna Gay Fulton

Mar 25, 2017

Vanna Fulton, 70, of Abilene, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017 in Abilene. Graveside service will be 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, March 29th at the Trent Garden of Memories Cemetery with Rev. Glenda West officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 5:30 P.M. Tuesday, March 28th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Vanna was born in...

Susan Ann Hunt

Susan Ann Hunt

Mar 24, 2017

Susan Ann Foster Hunt, 64, of Abilene, Texas, went home to be with the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, March 24, 2017 after a lengthy battle with cancer. She passed away in her home in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March, 28, 2017 at the Southwest Park Baptist Church Fellowship...

Earl Howard Zeiger

Earl Howard Zeiger

Mar 24, 2017

Earl H. Zeiger, 85, of Abilene, formerly of Phelan, CA passed away in his sleep on Friday, March 24, 2017. He is now fishing on the Platte River in Saratoga, Wyoming with his brothers as he would so vividly remember in his dreams. Earl was born in Rawlins, WY to William Zeiger and Elizabeth Watts Zeiger on February 29, 1932....

Mary Jack Milliorn

Mary Jack Milliorn

Mar 23, 2017

Jackie Milliorn, age 87, of Abilene, TX, passed away on Thursday, March 23, 2017 in Tyler, TX. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Friday, March 31, 2017 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, TX. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am, Saturday, April 1, 2017 at North Park Baptist Church located...

Barbara Sue Cannon

Barbara Sue Cannon

Mar 22, 2017

Barbara Sue Cannon, better known as Sue, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at age 84. To celebrate her life and legacy, a memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 1, 2017, in the Chapel at First Baptist Church in Abilene, located at 1333 North 3rd in Abilene, Texas,...

Jacqueline Jennings

Jacqueline Jennings

Mar 20, 2017

Jacqueline "Jackie" Wells Jennings, 81, of Abilene passed away on March 20, 2017 in Abilene. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on Friday March 25th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home at 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd, Abilene Texas. Graveside services will be at 1:00 PM Saturday March 26th at the Coleman City Cemetery with Pastor Jim Ritter of...

Darold Warren Davis

Darold Warren Davis

Mar 17, 2017

Darold W. (Doc) Davis, age 96, of Abilene, TX passed away on Friday, March 17, 2017 in Abilene. Visitation will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Burial will be on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at 11 a.m. at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at...