Obituaries

O.B. Willeford

O.B. Willeford

Nov 21, 2012

Oliver Britton (Britt) Willeford, age 88, of Abilene passed away on Wednesday, November 21, 2012 in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, November 25, 2012 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, November 26, 2012 at Hillcrest Church of Christ Chapel with Terry Brown...

Billy R. Spraberry

Billy R. Spraberry

Nov 20, 2012

Billy "Bill" Robert Spraberry of Abilene, Texas, passed away peacefully on Tuesday November 20, 2012 at a local medical center after bravely confronting and fighting kidney cancer. Visitation will be on Friday, November 23, 2012 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m....

Shirley Faye Brown

Shirley Faye Brown

Nov 19, 2012

Shirley Faye Brown, 80, died Monday, November 19, 2012 at a medical center in Abilene, Texas. Born in Hancock, Wisconsin on November 11, 1932, she was the daughter of Myrtle (Aldrich) and Dennis Joel Clark. She had been a nurses aide. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Otis Brown, five brothers and one sister. Shirley is survived...

Leo Clarence Bradley

Leo Clarence Bradley

Nov 16, 2012

Leo Clarence Bradley, 82, died Friday, November 16, 2012 at an Abilene nursing center. The son of Uta Viola (Wright) and Clarence Bradley, Leo was born on December 2, 1929 in Lone Wolf, Oklahoma and graduated from Hobart High School. He was a U.S. Army Veteran, having served during the Korean Conflict. In 1969 he moved from Lawton, OK to...

Edgar Lee Wittie

Edgar Lee Wittie

Nov 15, 2012

Isaiah 40:31, "but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." Edgar Lee Wittie, 84, passed away Thursday, November 15, 2012 in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be Tuesday, November 20, at 1:00 p.m. at Hamil Family Funeral...

Brad Caudle

Brad Caudle

Nov 14, 2012

Obituary not available.

Ed Nusspickel

Ed Nusspickel

Nov 12, 2012

Ed Nusspickel, 76, passed away at an Abilene medical center on Monday, November 12, 2012. The second child of Frederick A. and Mary Ellen (Garvey) Nusspickel, he was born on October 27, 1936 in Jersey City, New Jersey. Ed grew up in Ossining, New York where he attended schools before serving in the United States Air Force from 1955 -...

Marsha Ruth King

Marsha Ruth King

Nov 10, 2012

Marsha Ruth King, AKA, Queenie of Tuscola, Texas went to be with her Lord and Savior on the morning of November 10, 2012. She was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas to Allen and Ruth Meeks. She graduated from West Anchorage High School in 1968 and then attended Angelo State University and Baylor University. She married her first love Tommy King...

J.L Edwards

J.L Edwards

Nov 9, 2012

J.L. Edwards, Jr., of Abilene, Texas passed away on Friday, November 9, 2012 in Tulsa, Oklahoma after a courageous 17 year fight with Parkinson's disease. Visitation will be from 5:00 - 7:00 PM on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, November...

John Howard Easter

John Howard Easter

Nov 5, 2012

John Howard Easter, 86, died Monday, November 5, 2012 at Windcrest Alzheimer's Care Center in Abilene. Born in Abilene, Texas on December 27, 1925, John was the son of the late Lola (Kelly) and Howard V. Easter. He graduated from Abilene High School, and after attending college taught Machine Shop at Borger High School in Borger, Texas and Abilene High...

Ozella Marie Fritts

Ozella Marie Fritts

Nov 4, 2012

Ozella Marie "Granny" Fritts Ozella Marie "Granny" Fritts, 95, of Abilene, Texas died Sunday, November 4, 2012 at a local medical center. The son of Haddie Nellie (Wicks) and William Fredreck Gardner, Marie was born on July 3, 1917 in Clyde, Texas, and graduated from Eula High School. Twelve years ago, she moved from Dallas to Abilene, where she was...

Larry D. Cole

Larry D. Cole

Nov 2, 2012

Larry D. Cole was born in Stamford, Texas March 24, 1940 and was promoted to Heaven November 2, 2012. Larry enjoyed retirement years in Cleveland, Tennessee and was formerly a resident of Abilene, Texas. Larry graduated from Abilene High School and attended Hardin Simmons University. Larry is survived by his devoted wife of 51 years Mary J. Cole, son Calvin...

Forrest Dean Roesler

Forrest Dean Roesler

Nov 2, 2012

Forrest Dean Roesler, 90, of Abilene, passed away Friday, November 02, 2012. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at Zion Lutheran Church, 2801 Antilley Road. Pastor Clyde Kieschnick will officiate. Crypt side services will be held at 11:30 am on Thursday, November 8 in the Abbey Mausoleum at Restland Memorial Park in Dallas. Services...

Walter Winkles

Walter Winkles

Oct 27, 2012

Walter "Dub" Winkles, 88, of Abilene, passed away Saturday, October 27, 2012. Funerals services will be at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at Hillcrest Church of Christ. Burial will follow in the Cedar Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Monday at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Dub...

Darwin Dale Loomis

Darwin Dale Loomis

Oct 23, 2012

Dale Loomis, 80, died Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at Windcrest Alzheimer's Care Center in Abilene. The son of Elizabeth (Watson) and Lester Weldon Loomis, Dale was born on September 2, 1932 in Woodward County, Oklahoma and graduated from high school in Gage, Oklahoma. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1952 to 1974 when he retired with the rank...

John Perkins

John Perkins

Oct 22, 2012

John Perkins, 73, of Abilene died Monday, October 22, 2012 at Hendrick Medical Center. A graveside service for interment of cremains will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 27, in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Merkel directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. John was born June 7, 1939 in Merkel, Texas to Floyd Vernon...

Billy N. Davis

Billy N. Davis

Oct 19, 2012

Rev. Billy N. Davis, 86, died Friday, October 19, 2012, at Abilene Regional Medical Center. Born in Brownfield, Texas on May 6, 1926, Billy was the son of Robert Allene (Brown) and James Robert Davis. He attended school in Baird, Texas and was a resident of the Big Country almost all of his life. He was a World War II...

Robert Lee Cockrell

Robert Lee Cockrell

Oct 16, 2012

Bob Cockrell, 94, of Albany, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, October 16th, 2012, in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be Thursday, October 18th, 2012 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m., at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas. A Graveside service will be held at the Albany Cemetery, Friday, October 19th, 2012 at 2:00 p.m., in Albany, Texas....

Harriett Fuller

Harriett Fuller

Oct 15, 2012

Harriett "Rett" Fuller, 67, of Abilene, passed away Monday, October 15, 2012 at Abilene Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, 4515 South 14th Street. Rev. Chris Turner will officiate. Burial will follow in the Buffalo Gap Cemetery. There will be a viewing beginning at 12:00 pm...

Sam Gorman

Sam Gorman

Oct 15, 2012

Sam Wesley Gorman of Abilene, Texas, passed away from this life on Monday, October 15, 2012, and entered into the presence of the Lord. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at Baker Heights Church of Christ. Steve Smith, Gary Montgomery and Wes Gorman will officiate. Burial will follow at 2:00 pm in the Murray Cemetery...