Obituaries

Annette Saverance

Annette Saverance

Dec 14, 2015

Annette Saverance was born March 6, 1944 in San Angelo, Texas and died December 14, 2015 in Abilene, Texas. She is survived by Sid, her husband of 53 years; daughters Paige Schmedemann and husband John of Boerne, Texas and Lee Wallace and husband Rickey of Abilene; her sister, Lori Sims, and husband Phil, of Irving, Texas; her twin grandchildren, Nick...

Donald Lee Roe

Donald Lee Roe

Dec 11, 2015

Donald Lee Roe, 84, passed away on Friday, December 11, 2015 in Abilene, Texas. The son of Georgia (Mapes) and A. J. Roe, Sr., Donald was born on November 3, 1931 in Phumprey, Texas, and moved to Robert Lee, Texas, where he was reared and attended school. He married Sharon Leigh Aarons on June 1, 1951 in Childress, Texas. He...

Betty Jean Trammell

Betty Jean Trammell

Dec 10, 2015

Betty Jean Trammell, 86, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2015 in Abilene, Texas. Born in Sherman, Texas on May 21, 1929, Betty was the daughter of Pearl (Strickland) and Horace Caraway. She met the love of her life, Joseph Van Buren Trammell, in Abilene through his cousin while they were switchboard operators at ATT. After serving in the U. S....

Virginia L. Oldham

Virginia L. Oldham

Dec 9, 2015

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Harry D. Hamilton

Harry D. Hamilton

Dec 8, 2015

Harry D. Hamilton, 86, of Abilene, passed away December 8, 2015 at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene. Visitation will be Thursday, December 10th from 5:00 to 6:30 P.M. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 P.M. Friday, December 11th at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church with Dr. Jeff Reid, Rev....

George E. Glenn

George E. Glenn

Dec 6, 2015

George Edward Glenn, age 82, of Abilene, passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2015 in Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 am on Thursday, on December 10, 2015 at Zion Lutheran Church with Pastor Clyde Kieshnick officiating. Burial will follow at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00...

Robert Blake Tenison

Robert Blake Tenison

Dec 6, 2015

Robert B. Tenison, 91, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on December 6, 2015 in Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be held at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road on Thursday, December 10, 2015 at 2:00 pm. Burial will follow at Elliott-Hamil Gardens of Memories. Robert Tenison was born in Houston, Texas to Jack and Auban Tenison on...

Richard Lewis Jones

Richard Lewis Jones

Dec 6, 2015

Richard Lewis Jones, 80, known by many of his friends as “Deacon Jones”, passed away Sunday December 6, 2015 in Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at St. Paul United Methodist Church with Rev. Bill Libby officiating, assisted by Rev. Felicia Hopkins. Entombment will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. The family will...

Denise Reneau

Denise Reneau

Dec 5, 2015

Denise Reneau, 57, of Abilene, passed away on Saturday, December 5th in Abilene. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 8th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Committal services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 9th at the pavilion in the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene with Pastor G. Frank Estes officiating....

Ella Sue Sumner

Ella Sue Sumner

Dec 4, 2015

Ella “Sue” Sumner, 82 years old, passed away on December 4, 2015 at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene, Texas after a short illness. Visitation will be Sunday, December 6, 2015 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, December 7, 2015 at Potosi...

Daine Edward Beasley

Daine Edward Beasley

Dec 4, 2015

Daine Edward Beasley, 68 of Abilene passed away on Friday, December 4, 2015 in Abilene. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Monday, December 7 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Funeral service will be held 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 8 at the Second Baptist Church with Bro. Steven W. Parker officiating. Burial will follow...

Glenn Hicks

Glenn Hicks

Dec 3, 2015

Glenn Conway Hicks, 93, of Abilene, passed away on December 3, 2015 at Mesa Springs Healthcare Facility following a short illness. In accordance with Glenn’s wishes, there will be no funeral or service. His remains will be laid to rest next to his beloved wife, Pauleta, at Riverside National Cemetery in California. Glenn was born to Clarence E. Hicks and...

Jo Carter

Jo Carter

Dec 2, 2015

Frances Jo Carter, 91 of Abilene, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M. Saturday, December 5 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, with Rev. Doug Roysden & Bruce Campbell officiating. Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park Cemetery. Jo was born in Abilene to...

Donald O. Copsey

Donald O. Copsey

Dec 2, 2015

SMSgt Donald O. Copsey, Retired Donald Copsey, 81, of Abilene, Texas, peacefully went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 2, 2015, while in Hendrick Hospice Care. Funeral services will be at 9:30 am on Friday, December 4, 2015 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Dr. Jeff Reid will officiate, assisted by Pastor Jesse Morton....

William Henry Kidwell

William Henry Kidwell

Dec 1, 2015

W. H. “Bill” Kidwell, 91, died Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at an Abilene nursing home. Born in Abilene, Texas on August 26, 1924, Bill was the son of Katie (Hines) and Ollie Kidwell. He served in the U. S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He married Anna Marie Rice in 1948. Early in the 1980’s, Bill retired from...

Edwin Enzor

Edwin Enzor

Nov 30, 2015

Ed Enzor, age 80, of Abilene, Texas, passed away suddenly on Monday, November 30, 2015, at his home in Abilene. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 pm on Friday, December 4, 2015, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home at 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, December 5, 2015, at...

Faye Jolene Norman

Faye Jolene Norman

Nov 29, 2015

Faye Jolene Varner Norman, 96, a former longtime resident of Abilene, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2015 at A Touch of Home Assisted Living in Round Rock, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, December 3, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, with Lynn Anderson officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. Faye...

Jack H. Longbotham

Jack H. Longbotham

Nov 28, 2015

Dr. Jack Henry Longbotham Dr. Jack Henry Longbotham, 85, of Clyde, TX, went to be with our Lord on November 28, 2015 in Brownwood, TX. Funeral services will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, December 4, 2015, at First Baptist Church, Fort Davis, TX with Terrell O’Brien officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Fort Davis, TX. Arrangements are...

Karie Elizabeth Best

Karie Elizabeth Best

Nov 27, 2015

Karie Elizabeth (Olney) Best, 80, of Abilene, went to be with her heavenly father on Friday, November 27, 2015. Karie passed away at her home surrounded by her family after an extended battle with lung disease. Services will be on Wednesday, December 2nd, at 2:00 pm at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church. Rev. Jack Ridlehoover and Dr. Jeff Reid will officiate....

James G. Batson

James G. Batson

Nov 27, 2015

Jim Batson, lifetime Radio and Television Professional, has come to the end of the broadcast day. Jim passed peacefully into the next life Nov 27, 2015 and is now reunited with Family and Friends. Visitation will be Saturday Dec 5 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd, Abilene. The Family is...