Obituaries
Gloria Swanson Sitton
Nov 24, 2013
Gloria Pace Sitton passed away Sunday, November 24, 2013 at Hendrick Medical Center. A private family burial service will be held on Wednesday, November 27, 2013, followed by a memorial service at 1:30 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Phil Sitton will officiate. Gloria was born in Laurel, Mississippi on July 23, 1930 to...
Cecil H. Blackburn
Nov 20, 2013
Cecil Blackburn, cherished dad, granddad and great granddad, passed away on November 20, 2013 at the age of 100. He was always happy, never met a stranger and was loved by all. Cecil was born in Elmdale on May 25, 1913 to George Harrison and Annie Blackburn. He was the oldest of six with three brothers and two sisters. He...
Henry Hill McGinty
Nov 11, 2013
Henry H. McGinty, 94, former Boy Scout Executive and Administrative Assistant at Abilene State School died at Hendrick Medical Center on Monday, November 11, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 15, at St. Paul United Methodist Church with Rev. Felicia Hopkins and Rev. Bill Libby officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park directed...
Pauline Hill
Nov 11, 2013
Pauline Hill, of Abilene and, formerly, Grand Prairie, Texas, died on Monday, November 11, 2013 at the age of 81. She was born September 19, 1932 in Burns City, Texas in Cooke County to Hilda and Otis Cason. She attended Cooke County schools, graduating from Collinsville High School in 1950. In 1953, she concluded her education at the University of...
Barbara Pitman
Nov 7, 2013
Barbara J. “Bobbie” Pitman, 72, died Thursday, November 7, 2013 at her residence in Abilene, Texas. Born in Vernal, Utah on September 25, 1941, Bobbie was the daughter of Molly (Clements) and Charles Hossack. After her marriage to Lowell “Bud” Pitman, the couple was stationed at various places during his 20-year career in the U. S Air Force. After his...
Mike Wheeler
Nov 6, 2013
Mike “Coach” Wheeler, 71, was released from the shackles of Alzheimer’s disease on Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at Windcrest Alzheimer’s Care Center in Abilene. Mike, a fifth generation Texan, was born February 26, 1942 in Vernon, Texas to Guy H. Wheeler, Jr. and Elouise Carver Wheeler. Mike grew up in Menard, Texas, where his father was a football coach and...
Clyde Ray Landers
Nov 6, 2013
Clyde Ray Landers Clyde Ray Landers went to meet his Maker, Lord, and Savior, November 6, 2013, while a resident in Wesley Court in Abilene, Texas. Ray was born April 16, 1921, to Clyde Russell Landers and Ethyl Butts Landers in Post, Texas. Following his graduation from Abilene High School, he moved to El Paso, TX to work for the...
Helen Louise Lambert
Nov 4, 2013
Helen Louise Lambert, 85, of Abilene, Texas, passed away November 4, 2013 in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, Wednesday, November 6, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Funeral service will be held at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, Thursday, November 7, at 10:00 a.m. with Dr. Jeff Reid officiating....
Betty Fink
Nov 3, 2013
Betty Fink, 82, of Abilene, passed away November 3, 2013 in Abilene. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike Woodard officiating. Burial will follow in Elliott-Hamil...
James Allen Stovall
Nov 3, 2013
James Allen Stovall, 79, died Sunday, November 3, 2013 at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene, Texas. James was born January 18, 1934 in Dallas, Texas to Jesse James Stovall and Fannie Gaston Stovall, both deceased. James graduated in 1951 from Crozier Technical High School in Dallas, where he studied printing, was a member of National Honor Society and the All...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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