Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Jack Lee Cress
Mar 27, 2013
Jack Lee Cress, 65, of Abilene, Texas, died Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at Hendrick Medical Center. Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on May 5, 1947, Jack was the son of Jessie (Williamson) and H.L. (Jack) Cress. He graduated from high school in Center Point, Iowa in 1965 and received his Associates Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Community College in Marshalltown,...
David McClure
Mar 27, 2013
James David McClure, 78, of Ovalo, Texas, died Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at an Abilene care center. David was born in Caps, Texas on September 10, 1934. He graduated from Eula High School in 1953 and received his Bachelor of Education from McMurry University. He married Rosa Lee Brock on March 5, 1955 in Eula, Texas. He was a member...
Walter Edwin Christen
Mar 26, 2013
Walter Edwin Christen, 90, of Abilene, Texas, died Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at his residence. He was born in Paden City, West Virginia, January 7, 1923 to parents, Walter U. Christen and Hattie Mae (Kirby) Christen. He had one sister, L. Imogene (Imy) (Christen) Kemper of Wellsburg, WV, and a brother, Chauncey M. (Bud) Christen of Canton, OH, both deceased....
Olive Miriam Bush
Mar 25, 2013
Olive Miriam Bush, 95, passed away on March 25, 2013 in Abilene, Texas. Funeral arrangements will be handled by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, TX. Burial will be at a future time at Schoeneck Moravian Cemetery in Nazareth, PA. Olive was born in Bushkill Township, PA, to Robert L. Colver and Mary J. Colver...
Ona Maude Gaston
Mar 23, 2013
Ona Maude Gaston, 97, passed away March 23, 2013 in Abilene. A celebration of her life will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, at Wylie United Methodist Church, 3430 Antilley Rd., Abilene, with the Reverend Jeff Hatcher officiating. Burial will be in Buffalo Gap Cemetery directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd., Abilene. Maude...
Donald Lee Foster
Mar 22, 2013
Don Foster, 83, passed away Friday, March 22, 2013 in Buffalo Gap, Texas. The son of Cary Virginia (Gardner) and Sollie Foster, Don was born on November 28, 1929 in Happy Valley, Texas near Wingate. He served in the U. S. Army in Korea with the 45th Infantry Division. He was the recipient of three Bronze Service Stars, the National...
Reba Boyd Smith
Mar 21, 2013
Reba Boyd Smith, 91, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2013 in Abilene. Reba was born in El Dorado, Arkansas to Martha Elizabeth (Hornaday) and Charles Orval Blanton on September 4, 1921. She graduated from Odessa High School in 1938. Reba attended Howard Payne University and Hardin-Simmons University for two years. She worked in the educational systems...
Milton B. Fletcher
Mar 20, 2013
Milton Fletcher Milton Birdwell Fletcher spent his life investing in others. Born March 14, 1925, Milton passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2013, six days after his 88th birthday, in Fort Worth, Texas. He was one of four children of Mr. & Mrs. W. L. Fletcher, Jr., grew up in Hamlin, Texas, and his leadership skills were evident early. Milton served...
James Roe
Mar 18, 2013
James Cecil (Jim) Roe, 70, of Abilene passed from this life on March 18, 2013 in Crowley, TX. Jim was the son of Cecil and Mary Roe born in Oklahoma City, OK on January 26, 1943 and was raised in Abilene. After graduating from Abilene High, he entered the Army and served as a Military Policeman. Jim married ‘Lizabeth Thomason...
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