Obituaries
James Carter Cooke
Jun 28, 2013
James “Jim” Carter Cooke passed away on June 28, 2013 at his home in Midland, Texas. The family will greet friends Tuesday, July 2, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. until the service time at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. The funeral service will immediately follow at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel with Tod Brown officiating. Jim...
Robert Lee Oliver
Jun 28, 2013
Robert Lee (Bob) Oliver, 66, of Abilene, passed away on June 28, 2013 after a three year battle with cancer. Visitation will be held on Sunday, June 30, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 1, 2013 at The Hamil Family...
Vince Rangel
Jun 26, 2013
Vicente “Vince” Rocha Rangel, 53, of Abilene, Texas, died of cancer on June 26, 2013, at Hendrick Hospice in Abilene. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, June 28th, at Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, TX. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, June 29th, at Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel with...
Dorsie Bell Wallace
Jun 22, 2013
Dorsie Bell Wallace, loving wife of Billy Jack Wallace, passed away peacefully on June 22, 2013 in Abilene, TX. Dorsie was born in Stamford, TX to Clara and H.R. Jamar. In 1946 she married the love of her life to which she had two children Billy Jim and Clara Ann. Dorsie spent the early years of her marriage living in...
Gertrude Teresa Kuss McFaul
Jun 21, 2013
Gertrude Teresa Kuss McFaul, 80, of Abilene, passed away Friday, June 21, 2013. The family will receive friends beginning at 6:00 pm on Sunday, June 23 followed by a Rosary beginning at 7:00 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral mass will be at 9:30 am on Monday at Holy Family Catholic Church with Father...
Orrin W. Pearson
Jun 19, 2013
Orrin W. Pearson, 95, of Abilene, Texas went home to be with his Lord, on Wednesday, June 19, 2013. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, June 24, 2013 at the Temple Masonic Cemetery in Temple, Oklahoma, with Phillip Hart officiating. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road....
Aubrey William Bingham
Jun 14, 2013
Aubrey William (Bill) Bingham finished the earthly part of his eternal life on June 14, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 19,...
Billy Joe Holt
Jun 13, 2013
Billy Joe Holt, 58, formerly of Abilene, Texas, died Thursday, June 13, 2013. Born in Abilene, Texas on July 14, 1954, he was the son of Ada Pauline (Fillmon) and Theadore Ivan Holt. In the Abilene ISD, he attended Anson Jones, Ben Milam and Cooper High School for eleven years before enlisting in the military, serving his country for seven...
Clyde J. Gustafson
Jun 12, 2013
Clyde J. (Gus) Gustafson, 88, died Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at an Abilene medical center. Born in Mound City, Illinois on September 15, 1924, Gus was the son of Rosa (Washer) and Edward F. Gustafson. Mr. Gustafson worked as a pharmaceutical representative, first for McKesson & Robbins and later Texas Drug, for a career total of 65 years. He was...
Kelsey J. Starks
Jun 12, 2013
Kelsey J. Starks, 56, a longtime resident of Abilene, Texas, died Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at a local medical center. Born in Burkburnett, Texas on December 21, 1956, he was the son of Elizabeth (Reynolds) and Odis Starks. He was a graduate of Cooper High School in Abilene, and married Sharon Musick in Abilene. He was preceded in death by...
Frances Virginia Maxwell White
Jun 12, 2013
Frances Virginia Maxwell White was born in Abilene, Texas, on August 17, 1923, to Richard and Frances McLemore Maxwell and entered her eternal home on June 12, 2013. She was a graduate of Abilene High School and H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, coordinate women’s college of Tulane University, studying Art History. On February 16, 1946, she married Robert Graves White,...
J.D. Carter
Jun 11, 2013
J.D. Carter, 88, of Abilene, died Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at Hendrick Medical Center. The son of Sara Anna (Stewart) and Ernest C. Carter, J.D. was born on July 11, 1924 in Ovalo, Texas. A lifelong resident of Taylor County, Texas, he moved from Tuscola to Abilene in 1942. J.D. married Frances Jo Forrester on August 1, 1942 in Abilene....
Gerald Wade Ewing
Jun 9, 2013
Gerald Ewing died peacefully at home on June 9, 2013. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 at 2:30 p.m. at Bible Chapel (2549 N. Danville) with Pastor Mark Hewitt of Love and Care Ministries, officiating. Burial will be at Lemons Gap Cemetery, but there will not be a graveside service. Instead, the family will stay to...
Johnnie Faye Tibbs
Jun 8, 2013
Almost 70 years ago, Connally Barnett Tibbs, Jr. and Johnnie Faye Cluck decided to build a life together and they were married on November 20, 1943. On June 8, 2013 their eternal life together began, only separated from each other for four and a half hours. Connally Barnett Tibbs, Jr. was born December 28, 1925 at Stamford, Texas. Johnnie Faye...
Mary Frances Renfro Motes
Jun 8, 2013
Mary Frances Motes of Abilene, called "Grandma" by everyone that met her, passed peacefully into heaven on Saturday, June 8th 2013. Mary Frances was born December 6, 1932 to Eldon and Jewell Renfro of Cross Plains, Texas. Mary Frances married Dewayne Max Motes on December 6, 1959 in Abilene, Texas. She was employed by Timex Corporation for 15 years and...
Donald R. Duncan
Jun 8, 2013
Donald Randolph Duncan, 88, was called to rest on June 8, 2013 surrounded by his children in Fort Worth, Texas. He was born on October 7, 1924 to J.D.D. and Gladys (Glisan) Duncan in Thomas, West Virginia. He graduated from Thomas High School in Thomas, West Virginia in 1940 at the age of 16. Don attended West Virginia University in...
Connally Barnett Tibbs
Jun 8, 2013
Almost 70 years ago, Connally Barnett Tibbs, Jr. and Johnnie Faye Cluck decided to build a life together and they were married on November 20, 1943. On June 8, 2013 their eternal life together began, only separated from each other for four and a half hours. Connally Barnett Tibbs, Jr. was born December 28, 1925 at Stamford, Texas. Johnnie Faye...
Eveleta Brown
Jun 7, 2013
Eveleta "Leta" Cooper-Brown of Terrell, Texas, better known as "Nanny," passed into heaven June 7, 2013. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Thursday, June 13, 2013 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, with Dr. Jeff Reid officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 pm...
Eva M. Middleton
Jun 4, 2013
Eva M. Middleton Eva M. Middleton, 93, a longtime resident of Abilene died Tuesday, June 4, 2013 in Abilene. Eva was born Eva Marie Taylor on March 13, 1920 in Lexington, Texas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Taylor. She was the eldest of eight children. She lost two younger brothers during their childhood. In 1946, she met and married...
Betty Carl Brady
Jun 3, 2013
Betty Carl Brady, 71, of Abilene, died Monday, June 3, 2013 at Hendrick Medical Center. The daughter of Mary Katherine (Watts) and Carl Thomas Brady, Betty was born on February 22, 1942. A lifelong resident of Abilene, she was a 1960 graduate of Abilene High School and attended Hardin-Simmons University. During her working career, she worked for Timex, Banyon, Eastman-Whipstock,...
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