Obituaries
Shirley Cumings-McElyea
Apr 17, 2016
Our beloved mother, sister, and grandmother, Shirley Cumings McElyea, 74, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, April 17, in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Friday, April 22, 2016 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Shirley was born in Nacogdoches, Texas to Dorothy and Barham Campbell on...
Samuel Allen Walker
Apr 15, 2016
Samuel Allen Walker, 87, of Buffalo Gap passed away on April 15, 2016 in Abilene, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 pm Sunday, April 17, 2016 at Buffalo Gap Church of Christ with minister Kerry Jones officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Sam Walker was...
Ted Sitton
Apr 15, 2016
Charles Ted Sitton passed away Friday, April 15, 2016 in Abilene, Texas. A private family burial will be held on Monday, April 18, 2016, followed by a memorial service at 1:30 p.m. at University Church of Christ. Ted’s grandsons, Colby Freeman and Kirby Freeman, will officiate the service. Arrangements are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449...
Donald Munson
Apr 15, 2016
Donald Wayne Munson, 83, of Abilene, Texas went home to be with the Lord on Friday, April 15, 2016 with his family by his side at The Heart Hospital Baylor in Plano, Texas. Rosary will be held at 5:30 p.m. followed by visitation from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 in the Chapel at The Hamil Family...
Buddy R. Dulin
Apr 12, 2016
Buddy R. Dulin, 84, of Abilene, passed away Tuesday, April 12th in Abilene. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, April 15th at the Oldham Lane Church of Christ. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Thursday, April 14th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Burial will be in the Elmwood Memorial Park Cemetery....
Harold Nixon
Apr 10, 2016
Harold Dean Nixon, age 89 years, passed from this life into eternal life with Jesus Christ on Sunday, April 10, 2016, with his loved ones surrounding him. A celebration of his life and legacy will be held on Friday, April 15th at 1:00 pm at First United Methodist Church, 202 Butternut. Pastor Jeff Zirkle will officiate. Burial will follow at...
Ruth Chase Newton Clark
Apr 9, 2016
Ruth Chase Newton Clark, 85, of Abilene, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2016. Graveside services will be at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at the Tye Cemetery. Rev. Corey Graham will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Monday, April 11 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Ruth was...
Mary Elizabeth Rasco Williams
Apr 7, 2016
Mary Elizabeth Rasco Williams known to her family and friends as Betty, age 86, of Abilene, passed from this world to her eternal home with Jesus on April 7, 2016 Visitation will be from 6:30 to 7:30 P.M. on Friday, April 8th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 10:00...
Hollis Newberry
Apr 7, 2016
Hollis Newberry, 91, of Abilene, passed away suddenly on Thursday, April 7, 2016 in Bedford, Texas. Funeral services will be at 11:00 am on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Rick Grant will officiate. Burial will follow in the Potosi Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on...
Santos Sosa
Apr 3, 2016
Santos Sosa, 67, of Abilene, passed away on April 3, 2016. Santos was in born Haskell, Texas to Ramon and Felisitas Sosa on September 15, 1948. He attended Abilene High School. He graduated from Abilene Christian University with a Bachelors degree in Psychology in 1979. He married Elva Villarreal on September 21, 1979 in Abilene. He was the Director of...
Inge Laird
Apr 2, 2016
Inge Laird, 76, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on 2 April 2016. Visitation will be 5pm to 7pm, Thursday, 7 April 2016 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Memorial Service will be held at 11am, Friday, 8 April 2016, at First Baptist Church of Abilene with Pastor Phil Christopher officiating. Inge Laird was born on...
Benny Preston Barker
Mar 31, 2016
Benny Preston Barker, 78, passed from his earthly restraints to reside with his Lord in Heaven on March 31, 2016. He died peacefully in his sleep on his beloved ranch near Drasco, Texas. Funeral services and celebration of his life will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, April 4, 2016, at the First Baptist Church in Winters, Texas, officiated...
Linda Ann Murphy
Mar 30, 2016
Linda Ann (Johnson) Murphy died peacefully on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in Hendrick Hospice Care at Hendrick Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. Her life was built upon a solid foundation of faith, family and friends, and she was blessed throughout her life with an abundance of all three. Linda was born in Ardmore, Oklahoma, to George Kenneth...
Virgil L. Stewardson
Mar 29, 2016
Virgil L. Stewardson, 90, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at home. Virgil was born in Santa Anna, TX to John and Willie B. (Scarbrough) Stewardson on October 1, 1925. He graduated from Santa Anna High School, enlisted in the Navy and went straight into WWII. He was assigned to the USS Custer, manning a landing...
Evelyn Sleeper
Mar 22, 2016
Evelyn Chesbro Sleeper died peacefully on March 22, 2016 in Abilene, Texas at the age of 82. Evelyn was born on May 12, 1933 in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada to John and Mabel Chesbro. She married Drew Cutter Sleeper, 2nd Lieut. of the U.S. Air Force, of Scarsdale, New York in 1952. Evelyn spent the first 30 years of marriage supporting...
Leroy Ates
Mar 22, 2016
Leroy “Lee” Ates, 91, died Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at his residence in Abilene, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 25, in Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene, 7457 W. Lake Road, with Rev. Jim Ritter officiating, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Visitation will be 6 to...
Joan Hallum Blackwell
Mar 21, 2016
Joan Hallum Blackwell died peacefully on Monday, March 21, 2016, after a brief illness. She was 74. Joan was many things to many people: wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother and beloved friend. She lived for more than 50 years on Victoria Street with her husband, Eddie, who passed away in 2012. She made the people in her life happy. Born...
Dorothy Eloise Crowell
Mar 14, 2016
Dorothy Eloise Newman Crowell of Abilene, Texas passed away at age 98 on Monday, March 14, 2016 in Abilene. Dorothy was born in Roby, Texas to Elmer and Jesse James Newman. She graduated from Abilene High School at age 16 and McMurry College at age 19. After college she taught elementary school in Roby for several years. In 1939 Dorothy...
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