Obituaries
Patsy Ruth Branch
Feb 10, 2013
Patsy Ruth Branch, 83, of Abilene passed away on February 10, 2013 in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 pm, Tuesday, February 12, 2013, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm, Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at Hillcrest Church of Christ, with Terry Brown officiating. Burial will follow at...
Winnona Herring
Feb 9, 2013
Winnona “Bee” Herring, local business woman and beloved Mother, died peacefully in her sleep with her children gathered around her at the age of 95 early Saturday morning at her home in Abilene. Bee was born in Pampa, Texas on December 16, 1917. She grew up during the depression and knew the value of hard work and of saving her...
John M. Howard
Feb 9, 2013
John Morris Howard age 76 of McKinney, TX passed away on February 9th in Dallas, TX. The visitation will be Wednesday, February 13, 2013 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, TX 79606. Funeral services will be held at Beltway Park Baptist Church, 4009 Beltway South in Abilene, on Thursday, February...
Jerrell Kenneth Drummond
Feb 8, 2013
Jerrell Kenneth Drummond, Sr. (J.K.), 87, passed away Friday, February 8, 2013 at a Ft. Worth hospital. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Martha, of 64 years, his parents and other relatives. He was born in Caps, Texas on September 13, 1925. Kenneth was the son of Carrie Dail (Booth) Drummond and Arthur Henry Drummond. He was...
Pedro Hernandez Sanchez
Feb 2, 2013
Pedro Hernandez Sanchez, 91, of Abilene, passed away Saturday, February 2, 2013 at Hendrick Hospice Care. A Rosary will be held Tuesday evening at 7:00 pm at St. Francis Catholic Church. Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 am on Wednesday, February 6 at St. Francis Catholic Church with graveside services at 3:00 pm Wednesday afternoon in the Coleman City Cemetery....
Christine Opal Driver Alden
Jan 29, 2013
Christine “Chris” Opal Driver Alden, 86, passed away on January 29, 2013 at Charlton Methodist Hospital. A service celebrating her life will be held at 2pm Saturday, February 2nd at Hamil Family Funeral Home in Abilene, Texas. The family will be available to receive friends one hour prior to the service. Chris was born on a farm near Claytonville, Texas...
Eaton Umberger
Jan 29, 2013
Eaton Umberger, infant son of Chelsea and Evan Umberger, passed away on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 in Abilene. Celebrate Eaton Umberger's Life with Evan and Chelsea! Beginning at 3:16 PM, Beltway Park Baptist Church will be hosting this Celebration of Life on Friday, February 1st. Please join us at 4009 Beltway South, Abilene, TX 79606 OR CelebrateEatonsLife.com at 3:16 PM...
W.M. Hunt
Jan 27, 2013
W. M. (Bill) Hunt, Jr. of Abilene, Texas peacefully passed away at his home on Sunday morning, January 27, 2013. The family will receive visitors from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday evening, January 30, 2013 at Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday morning, January...
Grace Elizabeth Pourron Sadler
Jan 26, 2013
Grace Elizabeth Pourron Sadler, 81, died Saturday, January 26, 2013 at Mesa Springs Health Care Center in Abilene. Memorial services will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 2, 2013, at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Abilene with Rev. Chris Turner officiating, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial gifts...
Dan Holt
Jan 24, 2013
Dan Holt, 89, of Abilene, Texas and formerly of Snyder, died Thursday, January 24, 2013 in Abilene. The son of Alberta (Hubbs) and Ruffus Lee Holt, Dan was born on January 13, 1924 in Gouldbusk, Texas, and graduated from Forsan High School. He served in the U. S. Army Air Corp and owned Arrow Construction in Snyder. He had been...
Leighton Allan Witt
Jan 24, 2013
Leighton Allan Witt, 54, died Thursday, January 24, 2013 at an Abilene medical center. The family will receive friends at a visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, January 28, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, January 29, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home...
Jarrett Phillip Schulle
Jan 22, 2013
Jarrett Phillip (Pete) Schulle Jarrett Phillip (Pete) Schulle, 92, passed away in Abilene, Texas on Tuesday, January 22, 2013. Graveside services were held on Friday, January 25, in Potosi Cemetery under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. J.P. (Pete) Schulle was born on February 5, 1920 in the Fisk Community in Coleman...
Abraham Lincoln Lindley
Jan 20, 2013
Abraham Lincoln “A.L.” Lindley, 86, of Abilene, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2013. Funeral services will be at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at the Church of the Heavenly Rest, Episcopal. Burial will follow at 3:30 pm at the Breckenridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Tuesday at The Hamil Family Funeral...
Marie Hart Holladay
Jan 19, 2013
Marie Hart Holladay, 91, of Abilene, passed away Saturday, January 19, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at Potosi Baptist Church. A graveside service will follow at 2:00 pm in the Clear Fork Cemetery, Lueders, Texas. Rev. Keith Clifton will officiate. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on...
Shirley Elsie Witkowski
Jan 17, 2013
Our beloved Mother, Shirley Elsie Witkowski, finished her race on January 17, 2013 after courageously battling Alzheimer’s. She was a dedicated Mother to all six of us children. She was a loving source of encouragement and support to us all throughout our lives. She epitomized unconditional love and acceptance to all who came across her path; always lovingly encouraged and...
Martha LaNell Blackburn Drummond
Jan 14, 2013
Martha LaNell Blackburn Drummond, 82, died Monday, January 14, 2013 at an Abilene nursing home. Born in Elmdale, Texas on July 25, 1930, Martha was the daughter of Maudie LaVern (Antilley) and Walter Harrison Blackburn. A lifelong resident of the Abilene area, she was the wife of a farmer, welder and rancher in Caps for many years. She also had...
Bobby Lee Self
Jan 13, 2013
Bobby Lee Self, 64, of Abilene, passed away on January 13, 2013 in Abilene, Texas. Bobby was born in Rotan, Texas to J.P. & Estelle Self on April 17, 1948. He graduated from McCaulley High School in McCaulley, TX. He attended Tarleton State University and Abilene Christian University. Bobby worked in the oil industry both domestically and internationally. Bobby loved...
Robert Bagley
Jan 11, 2013
Robert “Bob” Bagley, 51, of Abilene died Friday, January 11, 2013 at a local medical center after a three-month, courageous fight with cancer. The son of Patsy (Kelly) and William Henry Bagley, Bob was born on April 26, 1961 in Abilene, Texas, and graduated from Abilene Cooper High School before attending college. For 23 years he worked in automobile sales...
Mary Kathleen Short
Jan 10, 2013
Mary Kathleen “Kathee” Short Mary Kathleen Short passed away Thursday, January 10, 2013. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Monday, January 14, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 15th, at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church with Rev. Stan Allcorn officiating. The burial will follow in Elmwood...