Obituaries

Ruby Atriel Rutherford

Ruby Atriel Rutherford

Nov 19, 2016

Ruby Atriel Mason Rutherford, 74, passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2016, in Abilene. Visitation will be on Monday, November 21, 2016, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, at 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be held on, Tuesday, November 22, 2016, at 11:00 a.m., at Oldham Lane Church of Christ, 5049 Oldham...

Jerry Wendell Marshall

Jerry Wendell Marshall

Nov 17, 2016

Jerry Wendell Marshall, age 66, of Abilene, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Hendrick Medical Center after a long illness. Visitation will be held at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, on Sunday, November 20, 2016 from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Monday, November 21, 2016...

Julia Jones Matthews

Julia Jones Matthews

Nov 17, 2016

A long and storied chapter in the history of Abilene has come to a close. On November 17, 2016, Julia (Judy) Jones Matthews completed her lifetime of benevolence and blessings in her beloved hometown. She was born December 13, 1918, the eldest daughter of Percy and Ruth Legett Jones, pioneer Abilenians who were early day leaders in the business, cultural...

Randy Springer

Randy Springer

Nov 12, 2016

Eddie Randall (Randy) Springer passed away on November 12, 2016 in Abilene, Texas. Randy was born in Merkel, Texas to Molly (McLeod) and Bill Springer on the 10th of March, 1948. He attended schools in Abilene and graduated from McMurry University in 1974 with a degree in Finance. Randy married his love Susan Warren in 1966 at St. Paul United...

Dorthy Ella Meador

Dorthy Ella Meador

Nov 7, 2016

Dorthy Ella Meador, 81 of Abilene, passed away Monday, November 7, 2016 in Abilene. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8:00 P.M. Friday, November 11th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Services will be 1:00 P.M. Saturday, November 12th in the funeral home chapel followed by a graveside service at 3:30 P.M. in the Gouldbusk...

James Michael Whitt

James Michael Whitt

Nov 7, 2016

James Michael "Mike" Whitt, 62, of Moran, Texas, passed away on Monday, November 7, 2016 in Abilene, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 12, at Gunsight Baptist Church with Charles Kuhn officiating. Arrangements are by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Mike was born in Jones County, Texas...

Billie Ann Lofton

Billie Ann Lofton

Nov 6, 2016

Billie Ann Smith Lofton, 71, of Abilene, passed away on Sunday, November 6, 2016. Visitation will be Wednesday, November 9th from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, November 10th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home with Rev. Darrin C. Ray of Wylie...

Rev. Donny  Harbers

Rev. Donny Harbers

Nov 4, 2016

Rev. Donny Harbers, 59, of Abilene passed away Friday, November 4, 2016. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Monday, November 7, 2016 at Wylie Baptist Church with Brother Steve Peace and Russ Ponder officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:30 pm on Sunday at Wylie Baptist Church. Services...

Sharon Leigh Roe

Sharon Leigh Roe

Nov 3, 2016

Sharon Leigh Aaron Roe of Abilene went to be with our Lord Jesus Christ on November 3rd, 2016 at Hendrick Medical Center. She was 83 years old. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Monday, November 7, 2016 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on...

Chestney Dwane Faulkenberry

Chestney Dwane Faulkenberry

Nov 1, 2016

Chestney "Chet" Dwane Faulkenberry, 78, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, November 1, 2016 in Abilene, Texas. Chet was born on January 17, 1938 in Eastman, Oklahoma. Chet, who held both a B.A. and M.A., was a teacher for 30 years in Merced, California at Merced High School and Merced College. At Merced College...

H. A. Middlebrooks

H. A. Middlebrooks

Nov 1, 2016

One of life's most wonderful characters H.A. "Ham" Middlebrooks left us on Tuesday, November 1, 2016. A native of Abilene, Ham amassed a long and distinguished list of accomplishments in his 87 years here but, more importantly, he lived an incredible life full of adventure and the most interesting people. Services for Ham will be Saturday, November 5, 2016, 1...

Gertrude Cook DeRusha

Gertrude Cook DeRusha

Oct 26, 2016

Gertrude Cook DeRusha, 103, died Wednesday, October 26, 2016, in Abilene, Texas at Hendrick Medical Center. Born in Noodle, Texas on October 2, 1913 in a half dugout, Gertrude was the daughter of the late Etta (Ely) and George Nathan Cook. As a small child, Gertrude traveled by wagon to Lea County, New Mexico, where her family homesteaded for several...

Regena Gay Weaver

Regena Gay Weaver

Oct 22, 2016

Regena Gay Weaver, 59, of Abilene Texas, passed away October 22, 2016 in Abilene Texas. Visitation will be held from 12 to 1:45 PM with services to follow at 2 PM on Wednesday, October 26th at The Hamil Family Funeral home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Minister James Crim will be officiating the service. Regena Gay Weaver was born in...

William Hudson Shoultz

William Hudson Shoultz

Oct 19, 2016

William (Bill) Hudson Shoultz passed away October 19, 2016 in Abilene, Texas. A graveside service will be held at Seaton Cemetery on Saturday, October 22nd at 11:00 am. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm Friday, October 21st at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Bill was born in Ft Worth, Texas but lived in...

Lou Adams

Lou Adams

Oct 18, 2016

Lou Marvin Adams, 80, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on October 18, 2016 in Abilene. Visitation will be from 5:30-7:00pm on Thursday, October 20, 2016 at Hamil Family Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 1pm Friday, October 21, 2016 at Aldersgate United Methodist Church with Amy Feltz of Aldersgate, officiating. Burial will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery in...

Bob Sutphen

Bob Sutphen

Oct 17, 2016

Bob L. Sutphen, 84, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on October 17, 2016. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 PM Monday, October 24, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 AM on Tuesday, October 25, at Hillcrest Church of Christ with Terry Brown officiating. A private burial will follow. Bob...

Joan Brooks Jones

Joan Brooks Jones

Oct 16, 2016

Joan Brooks Jones, 81, a beloved wife, sister, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, on October 16, 2016, at Grace Hospital in Lubbock. Visitation will be on Friday, October 21, from 6 p.m.- 8 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. A celebration of her life will...

Grace King

Grace King

Oct 14, 2016

Grace (Gracie) King, 89, passed away Friday, October 14, 2016 in Tuscola, Texas. Grace was born in Louisville, Kentucky to William and Cova Rouse on August 7, 1927, and attended school in Davis County, Kentucky. She married Miller King in Abilene, Texas on her birthday, August 7th. Grace worked for Dillard's Department Store for 12 years before she retired, having...

Kathryn Lula Young

Kathryn Lula Young

Oct 8, 2016

Kathryn Young, 94, of Abilene, passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2016 in Weatherford, Texas. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am on Friday, October 14, 2016 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Rev. Larry Baird will officiate. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on...

Valeta  Wendel

Valeta Wendel

Oct 7, 2016

Valeta Goins Wendel, age 93, passed away on October 7, 2016 in Abilene, Texas. Grave side services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at Cherry Spring, Texas in the Dietrich-Rode Cemetery. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas. Valeta was born in Brown County, Texas to...