Obituaries
Grace Hamilton Johnson
Sep 8, 2015
Tuesday, September 8, 2015, Grace Pauline Pettit Hamilton Johnson went home to be with the Lord. She was 98 years old. Now we are left the privilege of summing up a life well-lived for almost a century and pray we honor her with every word we write here. Grace Pauline Pettit was born in Fairmount, Georgia, to Samuel Bennett Pettit...
Ray S. Cannefax
Sep 6, 2015
Ray S. Cannefax Jr., 92, passed away peacefully in Conroe, Texas on Sunday, September 6, 2015. Born on July 19, 1923 in Brownwood, Texas, Ray attended school in Abilene and graduated from Abilene High. He served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army in WWII, seeing action in Europe. Returning to Abilene after the war, Ray married the former Juancy...
Joyce Gwendolyn Smith
Sep 6, 2015
Joyce Gwendolyn Smith, 84, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, September 6, 2015 at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene, Texas. She was born in Franklin, Texas on December 24, 1930. Joyce retired from Smitty’s Malt Bar in Abilene, and was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. Joyce was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey C....
Dorothy Marie Garrard
Sep 6, 2015
Dorothy M. Garrard age 81, of Hawley, Texas, left this earth to be with our Lord on September 06, 2015 in Hawley, Texas. Born in Durham, North Carolina, June 04, 1934, Dorothy was one of seven children born to Vander B. Williams and Myrtle I. (Epps) Williams, and the only daughter. Dorothy married Frank L. Garrard Sr. on May 26th...
Frances Martin
Sep 5, 2015
Frances Martin, 86, formerly of Abilene, Texas, died Saturday, September 5, 2015 in Odessa, Texas. Born in the Hodges Community in Jones County, Texas on February 26, 1929, Frances was the daughter of Ethel (Earnest) and Tom Vaughn. She married John W. Martin on August 8, 1946. She was a homemaker and a member of Brook Hollow Christian Church in...
Richard Lee Wildman
Aug 31, 2015
Richard (Dick) Wildman, 68, of Abilene, passed away on August 31, 2015. Visitation will be Thursday, September 3, from 6:00-7:30 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, September 4, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home with Brother Charles Love, a former missionary, officiating. Burial will...
Don Russell Allen
Aug 31, 2015
Don Russell Allen, age 27, of Clyde, Texas, passed away on August 31, 2015. Visitation will be Thursday evening, September 3, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Beltway Park Church Chapel, South Campus, 4009 Beltway South. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, September 4, at Beltway Park Church Worship Center, South Campus, 4009 Beltway South, officiated by Pastors...
Robert Lara Alvarez
Aug 31, 2015
Robert Lara Alvarez, 66, of Abilene, passed away Monday, August 31, 2015. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 am on Thursday, September 3, 2015 at the Buffalo Gap Cemetery. Rev. Richard Crosby will...
Joe Wayne Lanier
Aug 30, 2015
Joe W Lanier passed away Sunday August 30, 2015. Born April 13, 1931 in Eastland, TX, he was preceded in death by his parents GB and Verna Lanier and daughter Linda Jo Lanier. Joe leaves his devoted companion Maggie Smith, his son Leslie Lanier and wife Rosie, daughters Marlee and Lisa Lanier, grandson Justin Rowan and wife Kara, granddaughter Kami...
Christeen McDonald
Aug 28, 2015
Christeen McDonald, 85, of Abilene, passed away Friday, August 28, 2015. Funeral services will be at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Burial will follow in the Abilene Municipal Cemetery, Cedar Hill Section. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Tuesday at the funeral home....
Dale Farmer
Aug 25, 2015
Dale Farmer, 67, of Tuscola, Texas passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 in Mesa, Arizona. A native of Merkel, Texas, Dale was born on April 10, 1948 to Linnie Faye (Armstrong) and Walter Lewis Farmer. He was a graduate of Merkel High School and served in the US Marine Corps in Vietnam. Dale was a field technician for Hewlett...
'Lizabeth Roe
Aug 22, 2015
‘Lizabeth (Libby) Roe, 69, of Abilene entered the Kingdom of Heaven on August 22, 2015. ‘Lizabeth was born in San Antonio, TX to Major Donald G. and Margaret E. Thomason on September 25, 1945. She saw much of the world as a child before her father’s final assignment at Dyess Air Force Base. ‘Lizabeth graduated from Cooper High school in...
Danny Isbell
Aug 22, 2015
Daniel Allen Isbell was born on April 20, 1948 in Haskell, Texas to Allen (Jiggs) and Lyla Mary (Mickler) Isbell. He passed away on August 22, 2015 at Abilene Regional Medical Center due to medical complications. Danny attended Paint Creek Schools throughout his school career. When he was 16, Danny suffered a broken neck in a high school football game....
Mark Head
Aug 22, 2015
Mark Head, 57 years old, from Abilene, Texas, passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2015. His visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 26th (his 58th birthday) from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. The funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Thursday, August 27 at The Hamil...
Jennie B. Qualls
Aug 22, 2015
Jennie B. Qualls entered into the Courts of Heaven to be greeted by her Lord on Saturday, August 22, 2015 after a brief illness. She was born on October 15, 1925 to John Hodges Trigg and Sarah Clementine Bow Trigg in Wellman, Texas. She was a resident of Wesley Court and had lived in Abilene for most of her life....
Raquel Andrea Zipprich
Aug 17, 2015
On 27 September, 1998 Raquel Andrea Zipprich was born in the Republic of Panama to Tom and Irma Zipprich. As her father was moved by the Air Force, she moved as well going from one location to another until finally ending up in Abilene, Texas. Going into her Junior year at Wylie High School, she was a veteran member of...
Joey Alvarez Mariano
Aug 17, 2015
Joey Alvarez Mariano, 55, passed away peacefully at his place of residence in Cleveland, Ohio on Monday, August 17, 2015. Joey, "Papa J" was a wonderful husband, father, relative, and friend that will be loved and remembered always and never forgotten. His love for the outdoors, fishing, and family BBQ gatherings will always be how we knew him best! Papa...
Ashley Espree Abel
Aug 14, 2015
Ashley Espree Abel left this world to join her sister and best friend, Sara Elizabeth, in the next on August 14, 2015. She was blessed with the most kind and loving heart, and always was willing to help anyone in need. Ashley would put the needs of others ahead of herself. Because Ashley was so gentle and kind, she felt...
Ronald Gordon Bredemeyer
Aug 14, 2015
Ronald (Ron) G. Bredemeyer, 72, was received into the Kingdom of Heaven on Friday, August 14, 2015. Visitation will be held at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road on Sunday, August 16, 2015 from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. A celebration of Ron’s life will be at 1:00 p.m. Monday, August 17, 2015 at Wylie Methodist Church,...
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