Obituaries

Irvin Roy Behney

Irvin Roy Behney

May 17, 2013

Irvin "Rich" Roy Behney, 83, of Abilene, passed away on May 17, 2013 in Abilene. Visitation will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, 2013 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel located at 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd., Abilene, TX 79606. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, May 20, 2013 at...

Jewell Frances Williams

Jewell Frances Williams

May 17, 2013

Jewell Frances Perkins Williams, 84, died Friday, May 17, 2013, at an Abilene medical center. The daughter of Lucy Elizabeth (Hill) and R. H. Perkins, she was born on May 31, 1928 in Ward, Arkansas in Lonoke County and graduated from Lonoke High School in 1948. She married Alvin W. Williams on December 28, 1955 in Yuma, Arizona. In 1969,...

Robna Claire Moore Rinehart

Robna Claire Moore Rinehart

May 14, 2013

Robna Claire Rinehart was born on February 19, 1931, in Knox County, Texas and passed from this life on May 14, 2013 in Weatherford, Texas after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s disease. The only child of Robert and Ruth Nix Moore, she moved to Abilene in 1940 and graduated from Abilene High School in 1948. Robna married Walter Vernon Rinehart,...

Velores Duke

Velores Duke

May 11, 2013

Velores “Lois” Duke, 90, of Abilene, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2013 at Hendrick Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 in Memory Park Cemetery in Longview, Texas. Lois...

Patricia Hein

Patricia Hein

May 7, 2013

Patricia “Pat” Hein, 86, died Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at an Abilene nursing home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 9, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, with Rev. Msgr. Fred Nawarskas officiating. Interment will follow in Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene. Born in Hammond, Indiana on April 24, 1927,...

Letha Lee White

Letha Lee White

May 4, 2013

Letha Lee White, 96, was born on January 4, 1917, at Shep, Taylor County, Texas, to Glenn and Lillie Jackson. She passed from this life and into the arms of her Savior on May 4, 2013. She grew up and attended school at Shep. Letha married the love of her life, Audie White on July 19, 1935, and they eventually...

Myrtis Lenore Baker

Myrtis Lenore Baker

May 2, 2013

Myrtis Lenore Baker, 88, of Abilene, passed away on May 2nd, 2013. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sunday, May 5th at Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. A memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 6th at First Baptist Church Chapel, Abilene with Dr. Phil Christopher, Palmer McCown, and Bob Weissinger,...

G. Norman Weaver

G. Norman Weaver

May 1, 2013

Dr. G. Norman Weaver, 91, of Abilene, Texas passed away May 1, 2013. Visitation will be 2-4pm Sunday, May 5 at Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Burial will be 9am, Monday, May 6 at Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene, followed by a Memorial Service at 10:30am at Wesley Court Retirement Community officiated by Rev....

Charles Thomas Hudgins

Charles Thomas Hudgins

May 1, 2013

Charles Thomas (Tom) Hudgins, 81, of Abilene, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at Hendrick Medical Center. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 pm on Saturday, May 4, 2013 at Elmwood Memorial Park, 5750 Hwy 277 South. The family will receive friends from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm, prior to the graveside service, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home,...

Robert William Dennis

Robert William Dennis

May 1, 2013

Robert William “Bob” Dennis, 82, of Abilene, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at a local hospital. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Friday at 51 Pebble Beach. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, May 4, 2013 at Elliott-Hamil Garden of Memories Cemetery, 5701 Hwy. 277 South. Services are under the...

Doyle Ray Agnew

Doyle Ray Agnew

Apr 21, 2013

Doyle Ray Agnew, 63, of Abilene passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2013 in Abilene. He was born in Colorado City, Texas to Earl Agnew and Elizabeth (Read) Agnew on January 15, 1950. He served in the U. S. Army as a carpenter. He worked as a painter and carpenter for many years, as well doing various other jobs. Most...

Betsy Jane Lawlis

Betsy Jane Lawlis

Apr 21, 2013

Betsy Jane Fulwiler Lawlis Our Mother, Betsy Jane Fulwiler Lawlis, was born on April 9, 1940 to William James Fulwiler, Jr. and Betsy Mangum Fulwiler in Abilene, Texas several minutes after her identical twin sister, Barbara Jean Fulwiler. They were known as the Fulwiler twins and were often mistaken for one another. Jean and Jane were blessed with a sister,...

Willard Davis

Willard Davis

Apr 20, 2013

Willard Davis, of Abilene, passed away on April 20, 2013 in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be 5 - 7pm Monday, April 22 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd. in Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 2pm Tuesday, April 23, at First Baptist Church, Hawley with Dr. Mark Riley of Connell Baptist Church in Fort Worth,...

Travis Edwin Bruton

Travis Edwin Bruton

Apr 19, 2013

Travis Edwin Bruton, 80, passed away Friday, April 19, 2013 at an Abilene medical center. Travis Edwin was born to Nettie Hopkins and Emmett Hiram Bruton on March 27, 1933 in Hodges, Texas. He lived in Abilene most of his life and graduated from Wylie High School in 1951. He served in the United States Army for two years from...

R. L. McCarty

R. L. McCarty

Apr 17, 2013

Roscoe Lee McCarty completed his journey early Wednesday Morning, April 17, 2013 with his wife of 50 years, Tennie and his grandson Spencer, by his side with other family members present in the home. R.L. was born September 29, 1930 in Colorado City, Texas to Edna Earl Jackson and Roscoe Lee McCarty Sr. At the age of nine, R.L. was...

C.W. Dulin

C.W. Dulin

Apr 11, 2013

C.W. “Dub” Dulin was welcomed into the arms of his Savior and America lost another great World War II veteran on April 11, 2013. C.W. was born to Guy Alan and Ada Lee Dulin on February 7, 1921 in Mitchell County. He was the eldest son of ten children born to G.A. and Ada. C.W. joined the United States Army...

Lupe Arellano Burns

Lupe Arellano Burns

Apr 8, 2013

Lupe Arellano Burns, age 81, of Castroville formerly of Abilene, Texas, passed away April 8, 2013 in Castroville, Texas. She was born Sept. 6, 1931 in Ballinger, Texas to Jose Perez Arellano and Josefina Gonzalez Arellano. Lupe was baptized on Nov. 8, 1931 at Saint Mary Star of the Sea in Ballinger, TX. As a teenager Lupe devoted much of...

Mandy Joy Dobbs

Mandy Joy Dobbs

Apr 7, 2013

Mandy Joy Dobbs, 80, died Sunday, April 7, 2013 at an Abilene medical center. Born in Goldsboro, Texas on October 7, 1932, Mandy was the daughter of Eula B. (Belyeu) and George Lamb. Mandy enjoyed her days as a school bus driver for Odessa ISD. She enjoyed handcrafting special items for her loved ones. The many special treats always showed...

Oleta M. Whitaker

Oleta M. Whitaker

Apr 4, 2013

Oleta M. Whitaker, 81, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 4, 2013 in Abilene. Services will be at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 6, with Rev. Stan Allcorn officiating. Burial will follow in McBee Cemetery in South Taylor County. Visitation will be 6 to 7...

Wade H. Meadows

Wade H. Meadows

Mar 29, 2013

Wade H. Meadows, Jr., 91, died Friday, March 29, 2013 in Abilene at his residence. Born in Abilene, Texas on September 17, 1921, Wade was the son of Inez (Huddleston) and Wade Hampton Meadows, Sr. He graduated from Abilene High School in 1938 and credited his later success in the business field to the experience he gained as business manager...