Obituaries

Jess W. Cross

Jess W. Cross

Oct 31, 2013

Jess W. Cross, 95, died Thursday, October 31, 2013 at his residence in Abilene, Texas. Born in Estancia, New Mexico on July 16, 1918, Jess was the son of Dovie (Arnold) and Willie Franklin Cross. He served in the U. S. Army Air Corps, and later worked for the City of Sweetwater as Water Superintendent. He was a member of...

Robert Stoker

Robert Stoker

Oct 30, 2013

Robert Stoker, 60, died Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at his residence in Jones County, Texas. The son of the late Laverne (Steadham) and Calvin Carl Stoker, Robert was born on June 20, 1953 in Graham, Texas. He was a retired oil field worker. Survivors include his son, Marvin Stoker and his wife Linda of Abilene; two brothers, Carl Stoker and...

Shannon Jo Taylor

Shannon Jo Taylor

Oct 27, 2013

Shannon Jo Taylor My beloved daughter Shannon, 43, passed from my arms to God’s on Sunday, October 27, 2013 after a long battle with Huntington’s Chorea. Shannon was born August 29, 1970 to Barbara Boyce and W. H. Taylor, Jr. Shannon lived in Abilene, Albany and San Angelo. She graduated from Central High School in San Angelo. She was a...

Randy Polk

Randy Polk

Oct 26, 2013

Travis “Randy” Polk of Abilene Texas passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2013 at Abilene Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, Monday October 28, 2013 at The Hamil Family, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd; Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 12:30 pm, Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at First United Methodist Church, 202 Butternut St....

Patricia Charlene Farmer

Patricia Charlene Farmer

Oct 24, 2013

Patricia “Patti” Charlene Farmer, 60, of Tuscola, Texas, passed away Thursday, October 24, 2013 at Hendrick Medical Center. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, October 27, at Wylie United Methodist Church in Abilene, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd. in Abilene. Burial will follow in Buffalo Gap Cemetery. The family will receive friends from...

Louise Gretner

Louise Gretner

Oct 23, 2013

Frances Louise "Aunny" Gretner, 94, passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2013 in Abilene, Texas. Graveside services will be held Friday, October 25, at 2:00 p.m. in Elmwood Memorial Park in the Garden of Remembrance with Dr. Jeff Reid officiating, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Aunny was born November 5th, 1918 in Temple,...

Dorothy June Fletcher

Dorothy June Fletcher

Oct 16, 2013

Dorothy Jordan Fletcher, 80, Hardin-Simmons University’s former First Lady, died Wednesday, October 16, 2013, at Hendrick Medical Center after a long illness. A memorial service will be held at HSU’s Logsdon Chapel, 2:30 p.m., Monday, October 21, 2013. The service will be officiated by Dr. Phil Christopher, pastor of First Baptist Church Abilene; Dr. Russell Dilday, former President of Southwestern...

Grace Maxine Duryea

Grace Maxine Duryea

Oct 14, 2013

Grace Maxine Duryea, 87, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on October 14, 2013 in Haskell, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 17 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, with the Reverend Herb Wood officiating. Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Grace was born in Abilene, Texas to Tully Hardin...

Wanda Joy McIver

Wanda Joy McIver

Oct 11, 2013

Wanda Joy McIver, 78 of Abilene, passed away Friday, October 11, 2013 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Monday, October 14 at Wylie Baptist Church, with Rev. Donny Harbers officiating. Graveside services will follow at 2:00 pm at the Rockwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Sunday at The Hamil...

Eulalia Gray Donald Webb

Eulalia Gray Donald Webb

Oct 9, 2013

Eulalia Gray Donald Webb, 93, a lifelong resident of the Potosi and Abilene area died Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at Hendrick Medical Center. The daughter of Pasco (Putman) and James Wilson Gray, Eulalia was born on April 28, 1920 in Potosi, Texas. She attended school in both Potosi and Wylie, graduating from Wylie High School. She worked for Sears in...

Joe K. Smith

Joe K. Smith

Oct 9, 2013

Joe K. Smith, 77, of Abilene, passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at Wisteria Place Nursing Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am on Monday, October 14, 2013 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. A committal service will follow at 12:00 pm at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene. The family will receive...

Weldon Beasley

Weldon Beasley

Oct 8, 2013

Weldon Beasley, 79, passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2013 in Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be held Friday, October 11, 2013 at 2:00pm at Trent United Methodist Church with Reverend Rex Mauldin and Reverend Glenda West officiating, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Burial will follow in Trent Cemetery in Trent, Texas. Visitation...

Goldie Hallford Monroe

Goldie Hallford Monroe

Oct 8, 2013

Goldie Hallford Monroe, 87, died Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at an Abilene nursing center. The daughter of Lorea (Seymore) and Thomas Andrew Hallford, Goldie was born on September 9, 1926 in Brown County, Texas, and graduated from Bangs High School. She married S. D. Monroe, Jr. on January 14, 1955 in Tuscola, Texas. She was a telephone operator for Southwestern...

Johnnie L. Stevens

Johnnie L. Stevens

Oct 6, 2013

Johnnie L. Stevens, 92, died Sunday, October 6, 2013 at an Abilene medical center. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 9, at Baker Heights Church of Christ. Arrangements are being made by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene.

Jack L. Smithson

Jack L. Smithson

Oct 6, 2013

Jack L. Smithson, 84, died Sunday, October 6, 2013 at his residence in Potosi. Born in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma on July 8, 1929, he was the son of the late Ella (Forrister) and Auther Smithson. Jack graduated from high school in Cabiness, OK before attending college two years. He was a veteran of the U. S. Marine Corps. He was...

Trina Darlene Patrick Reyes

Trina Darlene Patrick Reyes

Oct 3, 2013

Trina Darlene Patrick-Reyes, 48, passed away at her home in Abilene Thursday, October 3, 2013 after a courageous battle with cancer. Trina’s life journey was one of wisdom and love. Her laugh could brighten a room, and her smile always reached her eyes. Born on October 16, 1964 in Sweetwater, Texas, Trina was the daughter of Betty Hubbard and Charles...

Janice Marie Dennis

Janice Marie Dennis

Oct 1, 2013

Janice Marie (Gilliam) Dennis of Lubbock, TX passed away on October 1st, 2013 at the age of 37 at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD due to complications from a long and heroic battle with cancer. Janice was born to Barney J. Gilliam and Huei-Jen Gilliam on April 29th, 1976 in Little Rock, AR. She was the first child of...

James Rector Johnson

James Rector Johnson

Oct 1, 2013

James “Jim” Rector Johnson, 96, of Abilene, died, Tuesday, October 1, 2013 in Abilene. Jim was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania on December 23, 1916, lived in Ohio until the age of 10, then moved to Breckenridge, Texas around 1926. It was there that he met Grace, who had moved with her family from Georgia. His family moved to Abilene, Texas...

Charlsie Hester Ervin

Charlsie Hester Ervin

Sep 24, 2013

Charlsie Hester Ervin, 81, passed away Tuesday, September 24, 2013 in Abilene, Texas. The daughter of Willie Mae (King) and William Martin Waller, she was born on March 24, 1932 in Diboll, Texas, and moved to Abilene in 1968. At the time of her retirement, Charlsie had been a cashier at Wes-T-Go for six years. She previously worked at Casey’s...

W.E. Sims

W.E. Sims

Sep 24, 2013

W.E. Sims, 92, died Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at The Oaks at Radford Hills Nursing Home in Abilene, Texas. The son of Lillie (Carter) and Lonnie Sims, W.E. was born on April 28, 1921 in Gatesville, Texas. He moved from Stanton, Texas to Abilene in 1940. W.E. was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, having served in World War II in...