Obituaries
Robert Ruben Short
Jun 24, 2016
Robert R. Short, 62, of Seibert, CO, passed away on 24 June, 2016 in Abilene, TX. A memorial service will be held at Community of Christ Church located at 108 Iowa Ave in Seibert, CO on Saturday, 9 July at 2:00 pm. He was born in Flagler, CO on 15 December 1953 to Harley and Eleanor (McGriff) Short. He graduated...
Erma Jean Loveland
Jun 22, 2016
Erma Jean Loveland, 79, of Abilene, TX passed away at home on Wednesday, June 22, 2016. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 pm, Saturday, June 25th, 2016 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, June 26th, 2016 at Hillcrest Church of Christ, 650 East Ambler Ave. A...
Phillip Mitchell Mauldin
Jun 19, 2016
Phillip Mauldin, 63, of Tecumseh, passed away Sunday, June 19th at his residence. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Monday, June 20th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Graveside services will be 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, June 21st at the Tecumseh Cemetery. Phillip was born in Merkel, TX to Roy and Maxine Mauldin. He married...
Barry Wayne Arthur
Jun 17, 2016
Barry Arthur passed away on Friday, June 17, 2016 at his home in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be on Sunday, June 19, 2016 from 5 - 7 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, June 20, 2016 at the Hamil Family Funeral Home 6649 Buffalo...
Jessie Eugenia Trammell
Jun 14, 2016
Jeanne Trammell, 82, of Abilene, passed away on June 14th, 2016. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Friday, June 17th at Hamil Family Funeral Home at 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 2pm on June 18th at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church with Pastor Stan Allcorn officiating. Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial...
Sydney Elmo Niblo
Jun 9, 2016
Sydney Elmo Niblo, 80, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on June 9, 2016 in Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be held on Monday, June 13, 2016 at 11 a.m. at The Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest at 602 Meander with the Rev. Eric Mancil and The Rt. Rev. Claude E. Payne, Seventh Bishop of Texas, officiating. Inurnment will follow...
Bobbie Hines
Jun 8, 2016
Bobbie Hines, 92, passed away Wednesday June 8, 2016 in Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 10, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene with Dr. Phil Christopher and Dr. Mike Stedham officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. Born in Burkburnett, Texas on September 25, 1923, Bobbie was the...
Katie Rhea Poer
Jun 4, 2016
Katie Newman Poer, 85, met her Lord and Savior June 4, 2016 in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 9, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 11, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home with Chaplain Paul Matta officiating. Burial will follow...
Wanna Monette Yarbrough
Jun 4, 2016
Monette (Geno) Yarbrough went to be with the Lord on June 4, 2016. Funeral services will be 3:00 P.M. Thursday, June 9th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene with Rev. Burtis Williams officiating. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, June 8th. Burial will be in the Iberis Cemetery. She was a Realtor...
Esther Lee Lankford
Jun 3, 2016
Esther Lee Clark Lankford was born to Daniel Smith Clark and Elsie Hayhurst Clark in Dudley on December 3, 1916. She is survived by one son, Hugh Clark Lankford and wife Bobbie of Lubbock; three daughters, Carolyn Sordahl and husband Don of Kennewick, WA., Gwen Bever and husband Tommy of Belton, and Jennie Hampton and husband Mike of San Antonio;...
Mildred Lerlene Dupree
Jun 2, 2016
Mildred Dupree, 89, died Thursday, June 2, 2016 in Abilene, Texas. Born in Hamby, Texas on February 4, 1927, Mildred was the daughter of Flossie D. (Hindsley) and Perry O. Copeland. She attended Abilene High School and married Tommy M. Dupree on June 1, 1946 in View, Texas. She worked at T.G. & Y. and Timex. She was a member...
George Byron Wright
Jun 1, 2016
George Byron Wright of Abilene, Texas, age 87, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 3, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Funeral services will be 9:00 a.m. Saturday, June 4, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home chapel with Dr. Jeff Reid officiating. Burial will follow...
James Robert Christopher
May 31, 2016
James Robert (Bob) Christopher passed away May 31, 2016 in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 pm on Friday, June 3, 2016 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, June 4, 2016 at Highland Church of Christ, 425 Highland Ave., Abilene, TX 79605...
Mary Judith Fahey
May 31, 2016
Mary Judith (Judy) Trocano Fahey, of Abilene, Texas, moved into her mansion in heaven on May 31, 2016 in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM Sunday, June 5. The rosary will be said at 7:00 PM. The funeral will be at 10:30 AM Monday,...
Cecelia La Von Scott
May 27, 2016
Cecelia La Von (Von) Scott, 68, of Abilene, Texas stepped into heaven with a new and perfect body on Friday, May 27, 2016 with her family by her side at Hendrick Medical Center, Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be from noon to 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 29, 2016 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene....
James Belcher
May 27, 2016
Jim Belcher, 64, of Abilene, TX passed away on Friday, May 27th, 2016 in Abilene. Visitation will be 5:00 - 6:30 PM on Monday, May 30th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd. in Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, May 31st at the Southern Hills Church of Christ. Burial will follow...
Betty Jo Smith
May 26, 2016
Betty Jo "BJ" Naranjo-Smith, A Vivacious Light, Dies at 76. BJ was born Betty Jo Rice on July 26, 1939 in Aley, Texas, the third child of Lawrence and Mary "Gussie" Rice. At an early age the family moved to Pottsville, Texas. When BJ was four, the family home was destroyed by a tornado with the family inside. For the...
Charles Lee Hobbs
May 25, 2016
Charles "Charlie" Hobbs, 86, passed away, May 25th, 2016 in Abilene, Texas. Charlie had strong ties to Taylor County. He was born in Elmdale and raised in Potosi. Growing up in the depression era in a farm family, Charlie saw many changes that grew him into the determined, hardworking man he was. In high school, Charlie participated in baseball, basketball,...