Obituaries
Evelyn Templeton Fletcher
Jan 10, 2013
Evelyn Templeton Fletcher, 88, of Abilene, passed away Thursday, January 10, 2013 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be at 1:30 pm on Saturday, January 12, 2013 at Hillcrest Church of Christ. Dr. Eddie Sharp and Roger Gee will officiate. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. There is no scheduled visitation. Services are under the direction of The...
Dorothy Jacqueline Scott
Jan 10, 2013
Dorothy Jacqueline Eaton Scott, 86, of Abilene, TX, passed away on January 10, 2013 in Abilene. Viewing will be from 8am-8pm on Tuesday, January 15 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am, Wednesday, January 16 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, with Phil...
Patricia Ramsey Curry
Jan 8, 2013
Patricia Carolyn Ramsey Curry, of Abilene, passed away on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 in Abilene, Texas. Funeral services, with Rev. Stan Allcorn officiating, will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, January 12, 2013 at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church. Burial will be a private ceremony. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road....
Delma Brasher
Jan 7, 2013
A light has gone out in this world and Heaven now shines all the brighter. That cherished light was Delma Mae Inman Brasher, who passed on to Glory on Monday, January 7, 2013. Born in 1919 to Virgil and Ruth (Cordell) Inman in Sherman, Texas, Delma was given the nickname “Dude” by her siblings Virgil, Edward, Tom, Thelma, Rudolph and...
LaWanda Lewis
Jan 4, 2013
LaWanda Lewis, 81, of Abilene died Friday, January 4, 2013 at Care Inn of Abilene. Born on a farm in western Taylor County on August 21, 1931, LaWanda was the daughter of Presley and Thelma (Windham) Thornton. She attended school in Abilene, and worked at Girling Home Health Care for a number of years. LaWanda was active at Rose Park...
Farrell F. Hogg
Jan 2, 2013
Farrell Fillmore Hogg, 85, of Abilene, Texas, went to be with his Lord on January 2, 2013. Visitation will be on Friday from 5-7 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Hillcrest Church of Christ with Terry Brown officiating. Burial will...
Leonard Carmichael
Jan 2, 2013
Leonard Carmichael, 92, died on Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at an Abilene medical center. Born in Idalou, Texas on July 18, 1920, Leonard was the son of Emma Amanda (Lamb) and James William Carmichael. He grew up in Lubbock and served in the US Army during World War II (1942-1945). Leonard was an optical technician, having worked for Broome Optical...
Terri Lyn Wheat
Jan 1, 2013
Terri Lyn Wheat, 57, passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at her residence in Abilene. The daughter of Berta “Pete” (Selman) and Bob Runnels, Terri was born on October 31, 1955 in Abilene, Texas, where she graduated from Abilene High School. She married Robert Dennis Wheat on December 12, 1986 in Abilene and was a homemaker. Terri Lyn is survived...
Brent Webb Burris
Dec 29, 2012
Brent Webb Burris, born December 12, 1964 to June and Earl Burris, went to be with his Lord December 29, 2012. He was preceded in death by his mother and father. He is survived by his children Nathanial, Candace, Ashley (Cody), and Ciera; his grandchildren Katie, Braydon and Blake; and his brother Bruce and sister Melissa; along with nieces, nephews...
Martha Helen Pender
Dec 29, 2012
Martha Helen Pender, 85, died Saturday, December 29, 2012 in Abilene. Martha was born on November 8, 1927 in Abilene, Texas. She graduated from Abilene High School and initially attended Hardin-Simmons University before transferring to North Texas State University, where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Vocal Performance. She developed her vocal talents and became an accomplished opera...
George Nickolas Davis
Dec 27, 2012
Nick Davis, 63, died on Thursday, December 27, 2012, at Baylor Cancer Hospital in Dallas after a 16-month battle with Leukemia. Services will be held Sunday, December 30th, at 2:00 p.m. in The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas, with Mickey Early officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Merkel, Texas. Nick was...
Harold Jones
Dec 25, 2012
Harold Jones, 77, passed away on Tuesday, December 25, 2012 in Abilene. Born in Sipe Springs, Texas on May 5, 1935, Harold was the son of Thelma (Trice) and Melvin Gordon Jones. He served two tours of duty in the U. S. Army. Harold married Joyce JoAnn Tyler on May 12, 1956 in Cross Plains, Texas, and moved from Cross...
Scott Leeth Taliaferro
Dec 24, 2012
Scott Leeth Taliaferro, 90, of Abilene, TX passed away on December 24, 2012 in his home surrounded by family. Memorial service will be held at Church of the Heavenly Rest, Episcopal on Friday, December 28, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. David Romanik officiating. The family will receive friends at a visitation from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, December 27,...
William Joe Smith
Dec 23, 2012
William Joe Smith, 92, of Abilene, passed away Sunday, December 23, 2012 at a local nursing center. Committal Services will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Mr. Smith was born Friday, June 18, 1920 in Eastland, Texas...
Glen Allen Rutherford
Dec 22, 2012
Glen Allen Rutherford, 59, of Abilene, passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2012. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Thursday, December 27th at Beltway Park Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Wednesday, December 26th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Glen was born November 28, 1953...
Catherine Louise Poe
Dec 21, 2012
Catherine Louise Poe, 88, of Abilene, Texas passed away on December 21, 2012 in Abilene. Funeral services will be held 9:00 a.m. Saturday, December 22, 2012 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Officiating will be her sons Bill Poe of Marietta, Georgia and Rev. Tom Poe of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Burial will follow in...
Joe Taylor Moak
Dec 21, 2012
Joe Taylor Moak, 86, of Abilene, peacefully finished the race, and having fought the good fight and kept the faith entered the presence of his Savior on December 21, 2012. Joe was born at Bogue Chitto, Mississippi on September 17, 1926, the seventh and last child of J.E. “Jake” and Lucy Moak. He became a Christian as a boy and...
W. Rufus Sivley
Dec 18, 2012
W. Rufus Sivley, 90, a longtime Abilene resident and building contractor passed away on Tuesday, December 18, 2012, in Abilene. The son of Dr. Walter Register Sivley and Allie Wilson Sivley, Rufus was born on September 26, 1922 in El Paso, Texas. He was an Abilene High School graduate and attended Hardin Simmons University before graduating from Rice University in...
Elizabeth Ann Phillips
Dec 17, 2012
Elizabeth Ann Beyer Phillips, 92, died Monday, December 17, 2012, at an Abilene nursing home. The daughter of Mary (Vyvial) and Lewis Anton Beyer, Elizabeth was born on June 12, 1920 in Hamby, Texas. She graduated from St. Joseph Academy as class valedictorian and lived most all of her life in the Abilene area. Elizabeth married Morris S. Phillips on...
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