Obituaries

Adam M. Flores

Adam M. Flores

Nov 13, 2014

SFC (Ret) Adam Flores, 83, of Abilene and formerly of Merritt Island, Florida, passed away on 13 November 2014. He was surrounded by his family and died peacefully at home. The family will receive friends at a visitation at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene on Sunday, November 16, from 6 to 7 p.m. followed...

Lavanda Russell Dobbins

Lavanda Russell Dobbins

Nov 10, 2014

Lavanda Russell Hayward Dobbins, 74, of Abilene and formerly of Winters, TX. , went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, November 10, 2014. Funeral Services will be at 1:30 p.m., on Friday, November 14, 2014 at Belmont Baptist Church, 2117 Palm St., Abilene, TX, with Rev. Jimmy Griffith and Rev. David Cason officiating. Burial will follow...

Ellon B. Leggett Monk-Jones

Ellon B. Leggett Monk-Jones

Nov 8, 2014

Ellon, 92, of Abilene passed away on Saturday, November 8, 2014. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at South Side Baptist Church. Visitation will be Monday, November 10, 2014 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd. Burial will be at Elmwood Memorial Park. Ellon is...

John Francis Meloy

John Francis Meloy

Nov 7, 2014

John Francis Meloy, Sr., 92, of Abilene passed away on Friday, November 7, 2014, in Abilene. Visitation will be held 6:30 – 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at 1:00...

Col. Leroy Earle Powell

Col. Leroy Earle Powell

Nov 5, 2014

Lt. Col. Leroy Earle Powell, USAF (Ret.) Leroy “Lee” Earle Powell, 91, of Abilene passed away on Wednesday, November 5, 2014. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 8, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest. Lee Powell is survived by his wife, Carroll Reiley March Powell of 68 years, and four children and their spouses:...

Tom Harvey

Tom Harvey

Oct 31, 2014

Tom Harvey, 74, of Potosi, Texas passed away on October 31st, 2014 in Abilene, Texas. A memorial service will be held on November 15th, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, with Rev. Charles Dunnam of Potosi United Methodist Church officiating. Tom was born in Kenton, Ohio to Madeline and...

Evelyn Monroe

Evelyn Monroe

Oct 31, 2014

Evelyn Monroe, 85, passed away on Friday, October 31, 2014 in Abilene. The family will receive friends at a visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, November 3, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 4, at Wylie Baptist Church with Rev. Donny Harbers and Rev....

Billy D. Boren

Billy D. Boren

Oct 26, 2014

Dr. Billy D. Boren, PhD, age 68, of Abilene, passed away on Sunday, October 26, 2014 at Abilene Regional Medical Center after a lengthy illness. As Bill requested, a formal funeral service was not held, but several friends and family did attend his burial at Monahans Memorial Cemetery in Monahans, TX on Wednesday, October 29. Services were directed by The...

Ray Overbey

Ray Overbey

Oct 24, 2014

Ray Overbey, 59, passed away on October 24th, 2014, in Abilene, TX. Ray Overbey was born in Childress, TX on November 7th, 1954. He graduated from Childress High School. He received his undergraduate degree from McMurry University, and obtained his MBA from Abilene Christian University. Ray married Shelley Overbey on September 12th, 1997, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ray primarily worked...

Roger Dale Chittum

Roger Dale Chittum

Oct 24, 2014

Roger Dale Chittum, 64, passed away Friday, October 24, 2014 in Abilene, Texas. He was born to the late G.J. Chittum and Sadie Whitehurst Chittum O’Bar on April 19, 1950. Roger attended Hawley Schools. He married Marilyn K. O’Kelley on March 29, 1968 in Abilene, Texas. They recently celebrated their 46th anniversary. Roger spent his entire life around cars and...

Hubert Scott Hays

Hubert Scott Hays

Oct 22, 2014

One of God’s faithful servants was called home on October 22, 2014. Hubert S. Hays died at Hendrick Hospice Care after a two-week hospital stay. Hubert was born on January 9, 1932 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Hubert S. Hays and Willie Mae Hooper Hays. His childhood years were spent in Abilene and Dallas, and he graduated from Abilene High...

Joseph Edwin Burnam

Joseph Edwin Burnam

Oct 22, 2014

Joseph Edwin (Joe Ed) Burnam, III, age 78, died Wednesday, October 22, 2014 in Hendrick Medical Center. Funeral services will be Monday, October 27, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church with the Rev. Stan Allcorn and Dr. Jeff Reid officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap...

Coy S. Cole

Coy S. Cole

Oct 18, 2014

Coy S. Cole, 60, died Saturday, October 18, 2014, at his residence in Abilene, Texas. Born in Norfolk, Virginia on April 9, 1954, Coy moved to Abilene where he graduated from both Abilene High School and Hardin-Simmons University. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps, 1st Marine Division, from 1972 to 1974. On August 22, 1975, Coy married Janie D....

Cheryl Crawford Macinnes

Cheryl Crawford Macinnes

Oct 18, 2014

Cheryl Crawford Macinnes, 63, died Saturday, October 18, 2014 at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene. Born in San Diego, CA, on December 6, 1950, Cheryl was the daughter of Bobbie Nell (Reagan) Crawford and the late Milton Edgar Crawford. Cheryl was involved in many activities in high school. She played the clarinet in the band for seven years, having won...

Alice Bell Stevens

Alice Bell Stevens

Oct 15, 2014

Alice Bell Stevens, 96, a former longtime resident of Abilene died Wednesday, October 15, 2014, in Big Spring, Texas. Born in Oklahoma City, OK, Alice was the daughter of Edith (Hale) and James Craib. Having lived most of her life in Abilene, she moved in 1994 to Big Spring where she was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church. She was...

Donivan DeWayne Hurst

Donivan DeWayne Hurst

Oct 10, 2014

Donivan “Don” Dewayne Hurst, 89, of Abilene passed away on Friday, October 10, 2014. The family will receive friends 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Monday, October 13, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. The graveside service will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 14, in the Elliott-Hamil Garden of Memories. Don was born to Henry R....

Jessie B. Patterson

Jessie B. Patterson

Oct 7, 2014

Jessie Bernice (Pat) Patterson, 94, formerly of Abilene, passed away in Wichita Falls, Texas on October 7, 2014. The family will receive friends 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, October 12, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. The graveside service will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 13, in the I.O.O.F. Section of the Abilene Municipal...

Alice L. Long

Alice L. Long

Oct 6, 2014

Alice L. Long, 91, of Abilene, passed away on Monday, October 6, 2014, in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 8th, 2014, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home at 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Thursday, October 9th, in Elmwood Memorial Park with...

Bill Reed

Bill Reed

Oct 5, 2014

Bill Reed, 76, died Sunday, October 5, 2014 at Abilene Regional Center in Abilene. Bill Reed grew up in the northern Panhandle of Texas in the town of Borger, where he was born. His parents were Joe and Elma Reed. Bill’s father, known as Papa Joe, was a local butcher who later became a Wholesale Beer Distributor in 1952 selling...

Andrew Billie Vlahakos

Andrew Billie Vlahakos

Oct 4, 2014

Andrew Billie Vlahakos passed away on the 4th of October 2014, with his wife JoAnna by his side. He was just several weeks from turning 84 yrs old. He was born to Ageliki and Billie George Vlahakos on October 22, 1930, in Hillsboro, Texas. He was one of four boys including George Vlahakos, Tony Vlahakos, and his identical twin Johnny...