Obituaries
Betty Jo Mann
Aug 29, 2013
Betty Jo “BJ” Mann Betty Jo Mann of Abilene, Texas passed away on August 29, 2013 peacefully at her home. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 31, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Burial will follow in Bronte Cemetery in Bronte, Texas. Betty Jo was born July 18, 1923...
Jennie Margaret Lee
Aug 29, 2013
Jennie Margaret Schwartz Lee, 96, died Thursday, August 29, 2013 at Care Inn of Abilene. The daughter of Sadie (Moore) and Walter Henry Schwartz, Margaret was born on March 18, 1917 in Dawson County, Texas, and graduated from Crews High School. She married Doyle Rupert Lee on February 9, 1939 in Crews. She worked at Abilene State School as a...
Norma Delores Brickner
Aug 29, 2013
Norma Delores Brickner, 77 passed away on August 29th, 2013 in Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be at First Baptist Church Chapel, at 2:00 pm on Sunday, September 1st, 2013 with Palmer McCown officiating. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. She was born on January 16th, 1936 in Abilene, Texas to...
Annie Jewell Willis
Aug 28, 2013
Annie Jewell Fawver Willis Exodus 23:25-26 “Worship the LORD your God, and his blessing will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness from among you, and none will miscarry or be barren in your land. I will give you a full life span.” Annie Jewell Fawver Willis did Worship the Lord...a full life she lived, 101...
Preston Clayton Porter
Aug 28, 2013
Preston C. Porter, of Abilene, died, Wednesday, August 28, 2013. Born in San Marcos, Texas, Preston was the son of Abigail (Payne) and Edwin Porter. After graduation from high school, he served his country in the U.S. Navy. Preston was a master electrician, and for many years owned Preston Porter Electric in Abilene. At the time of his retirement, he...
Ronald Barrett Carroll
Aug 27, 2013
Ronald Barrett Carroll, 80, of Abilene, Texas, passed away in his home on August 27, 2013 after a short battle with lung cancer. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, August 29, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 30, at Elmwood West United...
Marvin Lee Malaer
Aug 23, 2013
Marvin Lee Malaer, 74, of Abilene, Texas lost his battle with cancer at his home surrounded by his family on August 23, 2013. Marvin was born on August 14, 1939 in Luling, Texas to Marvin Glyn and Claudia Ophelia Malaer. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force for almost 21 years, retiring in 1977. He then...
Jimmy Lewis Floyd
Aug 23, 2013
Jimmy Lewis Floyd, 81, a native of the Big Country, passed away Friday, August 23, 2013 at an Abilene medical center. The son of the late Pinkie (Milligan) and David Matthew Floyd, Jimmy was born on December 21, 1931 in Merkel, Texas, and graduated from Merkel High School. He served in the National Guard. Jimmy was an electrician, and retired...
Vedous Victoria Striplin
Aug 20, 2013
Vedous Victoria (Vicki) Striplin Vedous (Vicki) Striplin, age 93, of Abilene, went to be with the Lord peacefully Tuesday, August 20th at Hendrick Medical Center, Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be from 10:00-11:00 A.M., Friday, August 23rd at the church directly preceding the funeral service. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday August 23rd at Oldham Lane Church...
Evelyn Elizabeth Price
Aug 20, 2013
Evelyn Elizabeth Price of Abilene, Texas, passed away on August 20, 2013. A private family memorial service will be held. Arrangements are being made by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Evelyn was born in Abilene, Texas, to Welburn and Daisy Curry on July 30, 1920. She graduated from Abilene High School. She was married...
Helen Grace Eplen
Aug 18, 2013
Helen Grace Eplen, 96, a longtime resident of Abilene, passed away on Sunday, August 18, 2013 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Thursday, August 22, 2013 at First Baptist Church-Chapel. Dr. Phil Christopher will officiate. Burial will follow in the Cedar Hill Section of the Abilene Municipal Cemetery. Services are under the direction...
Peggy Forsman Trotter
Aug 18, 2013
Peggy (Forsman) Trotter, 79, of Abilene passed away Sunday, August 18, 2013. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Wednesday, August 21, 2013 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. A private family burial will be held at a later date. She was born December 14, 1933 to Fleta (McDonald) Forsman and Otto...
Kenneth Cameron Short
Aug 18, 2013
Kenneth Cameron Short II, 61, of Abilene passed away Sunday, August 18, 2013. Funeral services will be at 4:00 pm on Friday, August 23, at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church officiated by Rev. Stan Allcorn and Dr. Jeff Reid. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Thursday, August 22, at The Hamil...
Martha Ann West Vletas
Aug 16, 2013
Martha was born at home on March 1, 1930 to Cody Thomas and Sula Mae Ratliff West in Haskell County, Texas. At the age of sixteen, she began her studies in education at Hardin-Simmons University where she also became a HSU Cowgirl. Many veterans were returning home from WWII to continue their education at this time and in 1948, she...
Brenda Jo Kincanon Mitchell
Aug 15, 2013
Philippians 4:13: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” was the verse that guided our sweet mom throughout all of her life’s journeys. Jo was born in Odessa, Texas to Louis and Joy Kincanon on September 28, 1951. She was welcomed into the kingdom of Heaven and received her wings on August 15, 2013, in Abilene, TX....
Warren Glenn Thaxton
Aug 14, 2013
Warren Glenn Thaxton, 81, of Abilene, Texas, passed away at 3:23 p.m., August 14, 2013, at Windcrest Healthcare Center. Interment will be in Elmwood Memorial Park, Garden of Peace, 5750 Hwy. 277 South, Abilene, at 11 a.m. Monday, August 19, followed by a family lunch provided by friends at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church. A memorial service will be held at...
Allen Roy Kiser
Aug 11, 2013
Allen Roy Kiser Allen Roy Kiser, 73, passed away Sunday, August 11, 2013, in Abilene. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, August 12, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church, 701 S. Pioneer Drive at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 13, with Dr. Jeff Reid and...
Mary Ann Elder Mara
Aug 6, 2013
Mary Ann Mara, 77, died Tuesday, August 6, 2013, at Abilene Regional Medical Center in Abilene, Texas. The daughter of Josie (Clemons) and J.W. Elder, Sr., Mary Ann was born on December 22, 1935 in Valley Mills, Texas, and graduated from Ranger High School in 1954. She was a homemaker, having married Bob Mara on November 28, 1953 in Ranger,...
Helen Hogan Davis
Aug 6, 2013
Helen Davis passed away on August 6, 2013, in Hendrick Medical Center Hospice. Visitation will be at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, August 9, 2013. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, August 10, at Ridgemont Baptist Church, with grandson, Tate Ellison, and friend, Rudy Fambrough officiating. Burial will follow at...
Jean Brabbin
Aug 5, 2013
Doris Jean Brabbin, 85, of Abilene, passed away Monday, August 5, 2013. The daughter of Gwendoline (Jenson) and Roy George, she was born on August 1, 1928 in Cisco, Texas. Jean worked as a receptionist and was a member of Southern Hills Church of Christ in Abilene. She was a loving wife and mother. Jean was preceded in death by...
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