Obituaries
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,...
Emali Shirlene Jones
May 23, 2016
On Sunday, May 22nd, Emali Jones was welcomed into heaven following a lifelong battle with illness. Her final moments were spent surrounded by her loved ones that cherished the gift from God that she is. Too many, Emali's life may seem short, but those who were touched by her courage and tenacity understand that the quality of existence far exceeds...
Charles Williams Garraway
May 23, 2016
Dr. Charles Williams Garraway, 78, of Abilene, passed away on Monday, May 23rd 2016. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 pm Friday, May 27th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 28th at 1:00 pm at the First Baptist Church of Abilene Chapel with Dr. Phil Christopher of First Baptist Church of Abilene officiating. Burial...
Lester Tauey Cheney
May 22, 2016
Lester Tauey Cheney Longtime Abilene resident Lester Cheney passed from this life on May 22, 2016 from kidney cancer. He was born May 1, 1930 in Hot Springs, Arkansas to Raymond and Alleta Hollis Cheney. He grew up in Longview, Texas and graduated from Longview High School in 1948. He told the story of playing football against Marshall High School...
Lynnette Ann Simpson
May 18, 2016
Lynnette Ann Simpson, 82, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on May 18, 2016 in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 pm, Friday May 20, 2016, at Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas Memorial services will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at First Baptist Church Chapel, Abilene, Texas with Rev....
Ollie Bradford Stephens
May 18, 2016
O.B. Stephens, Jr., 88, a lifelong resident of Abilene, passed away on May 18, 2016 in Abilene at his home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 21 at the Heavenly Rest Episcopal Church, 602 Meander St. with the Reverend Luke Back, officiating. Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park, 5726 Hwy 277 S. Services are under...
Kenneth Fred Jones
May 16, 2016
Kenneth Fred Jones was born on September 6, 1929 in Slaton, Texas. He was welcomed into this world by his parents Benjamin Fred Jones and Celia Berta Olive Jones and his older sister, Geraldine. He passed away on May 16, 2016 in Abilene, Texas. Fred and Celia Jones returned to Abilene, their home, soon after Kenneth's birth. He attended school...
Elizabeth Rosalie Kennamer
May 14, 2016
Elizabeth Rosalie "Betty Rose" Kennamer, born on October 9, 1921, to Ira B. Henthorn and Rhoda A. Henthorn in Hillyard, Washington (a suburb of Spokane), left this earthly life and went to her eternal home with the Lord on Saturday, May 14, 2016. Betty moved to Abilene from Kansas City, KS to attend Abilene Christian College in 1939. She met...
Les White
May 13, 2016
Les White, 87, of Abilene, passed away Friday, May 13, 2016. Funeral services will be at 3:00 pm on Monday, May 16, 2016 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Dr. Cliff Stewart will officiate. Interment will be at a later date at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Les was born in Seymour, Texas to...
Anna Ruth Franklin
May 13, 2016
Anna Ruth Franklin, 89, passed away Friday, May 13, 2016, at her residence. Born in Elmdale, Texas on November 11, 1926, Anna was the daughter of Maude (Payne) and W. A. Byram. She was a homemaker and a member of Highway 36 Church of Christ. She was a loving mother and grandmother, and a woman of God. She was preceded...
Laura Jeanette Parris
May 12, 2016
Laura Jeanette Hancock Parris, 81, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2016 in Abilene, Texas. The daughter of Ollie Ophelia (Taylor) and William Robert Hancock, she was born on October 4, 1934 in Wingate, Texas, and was a 1952 graduate of Wylie High School. She worked 45 years in the business office at Hendrick Health Systems as an insurance and...
Jim Malone
May 12, 2016
Jim Malone, 63 of Abilene passed away peacefully on May 12, 2016 after a brave battle with brain cancer. Jim was born on April 27, 1953 in Abilene, the only child to Omer Dee and Geraldine Boyd Malone. A lifelong resident of Abilene, Jim spent his childhood playing little league baseball and running around with his buddies. The bonds he...
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