Obituaries
Betty J. White
May 21, 2012
Betty J. White, 77, died Monday, May 21, 2012 at an Abilene medical center. The daughter of Virgie Elaine (Fowler) and Oscar Reagh, she was born on August 24, 1934 in Lee County, Mississippi, and graduated from high school in Belden, MS. Betty married Loyce White on July 17, 1954 in Tupelo, MS. In Abilene she was receptionist at the...
Myrtle Mae Halbert
May 20, 2012
Myrtle Mae Halbert, 83, died Sunday, May 20, 2012 in Abilene, Texas. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 26, at Sunset Funeral Home Chapel, 1701 Austin Hwy in San Antonio, Texas. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park. Visitation will be Friday, May 25, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Sunset Funeral home. Local arrangements are being made by...
Jean Rutledge
May 19, 2012
Jean Rutledge, 83, of Abilene, died Saturday, May 19, 2012, at a Fort Worth hospital. The daughter of late Lola (Harrison) and D. W. Rodgers, Jean was born on April 17, 1929 in Merkel, Texas. She graduated from Merkel High School and attended Draughn's Business College. She worked as a realtor for 20 years. She was a member of the...
Delwyen L. Lewis
May 19, 2012
Delwyen L. "Del" Lewis, 76, died Saturday, May 19, 2012, at an Abilene medical center. The son of Pearly Inez (Luna) and Leon Lewis, he was born on August 5, 1935 in Durant, Oklahoma. Following graduation from high school in Royce City, Texas, he enlisted in the United States Air Force. He was an electrical engineer on aircraft aviation instruments...
Eunice Thurman
May 16, 2012
Eunice Thurman, 88, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2012 in Abilene, Texas. Born in Denver, Colorado on July 15, 1923, Eunice was the daughter of Esther (Peterson) and David Carlson. She was a homemaker. She and her husband, George Eldon Thurman, moved from Marble Falls, Texas, to Abilene on October 1, 2007. Eunice was a member of First Baptist Church...
Detra Kaylene Howell
May 16, 2012
Detra Kaylene Howell (Miss Detra), 48, died Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at a local hospital. Born on July 28, 1963 in Salinas, California, Detra was the daughter of Pat and Zelma (Randolph) Howell. She was a former resident of the Corpus Christi State School, returning to Abilene in 1995 to be closer to those who loved and cherished her. She...
Marinell Watts
May 14, 2012
Marinell Watts, 67, died Monday, May 14, 2012, surrounded by family and friends in Abilene, Texas, after battling ovarian cancer. Funeral services, with Bill Luttrell and Terry Brown officiating, will be at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at the Hillcrest Church of Christ. Burial will follow at the Dudley Cemetery in Dudley, Texas. The family will receive friends...
Patricia Ann Aley
May 11, 2012
Patricia Ann Aley, 74, of Abilene, passed away Friday, May 11, 2012. Born in Hobbs, New Mexico on June 22, 1937, Pat was the daughter of Cecil Maurice Bell and Julia Mae Williams Bell. She attended school in New Mexico and Texas and finished high school in Denver City, Texas before attending and graduating from Sul Ross University. Pat married...
Virginia Wynona Cooley
May 9, 2012
Virginia Wynona Stott Cooley, 101, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, May 9, 2012. Born January 15, 1911 in Canton, Oklahoma to Frank and Ethel Stott, she was named after an Indian friend of her father's. Following high school, she received a typing scholarship and graduated from business college in 1929. She married Joe Cooley August 12, 1933, and...
Joyce Lynn Smith
May 8, 2012
Joyce Lynn Presswood Smith, 74, passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in Abilene. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am on Friday, May 11, 2012 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Burial will follow at 12:00 pm in the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:00 pm on...
George Jack Ogdee
May 6, 2012
George Ogdee, 93, formerly of San Benito, Texas, went to be with his Heavenly Father on May 6, 2012, in Abilene, Texas His memorial service will be held at All Saint's Episcopal Church in San Benito, Texas at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 9, with interment to follow immediately afterwards at Mont Meta Memorial Park. Henry Thomae Funeral Home, 701...
Magen Michelle Jones
May 4, 2012
Magen Michelle Jones, 17, died Friday, May 4, 2012, at her residence. Born in Palestine, Texas on April 6, 1995, Magen was the daughter of Belinda Kay (Crawford) and Carlos Jones. A junior at Wylie High School, she attended school in Clyde, Texas, for seven years before moving to Abilene three years ago. Magen was enrolled in dual credit classes...
Raymond L. Altum
May 1, 2012
Raymond Altum, 82, died Tuesday, May 1, 2012 in Abilene. The son of Etta Frances (Smith) and Samuel Leroy Altum, he was born on October 10, 1929 in May, Texas in Brown County, where he graduated from May High School in 1947. He proudly served in the U. S. Air Force. Raymond worked in oilfield equipment repair for Republic Supply,...
Lawrence E. Dooley
Apr 26, 2012
Lawrence (Larry) E. Dooley, 88, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2012 at Hendrick Medical Center. Funeral services will be 2 PM Monday, April 30, at First Baptist Church in Abilene. Burial will follow in Mount Hope Cemetery in Anson directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. The family will receive friends at a visitation...
Wilda Weedon Young Echols
Apr 19, 2012
Wilda Weedon Young Echols, 81, of Abilene and formerly of Canyon, passed away April 19, 2012. She was born to J. A. and Opal Young April 14, 1931, in Foard County, TX. Her young life was spent in the Amarillo/Canyon area, graduating from the West Texas State College Demonstration School in 1949. She attended West Texas State College and graduated...
Willadean Hicks
Apr 17, 2012
Willadean Hicks slipped peacefully into the arms of her heavenly father in the early morning hours of April 17, 2012 in Abilene, Texas. Funeral services for Willadean will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 20, 2012 at First Baptist Church of Hawley under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Visitation will be from 5-7...
Greg Kaiser
Apr 13, 2012
Greg Kaiser, of Abilene, died in Fredericksburg on Friday, April 13, 2012. He was 63. A visitation will be held Monday, April 16 at 6:30 pm, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Beginning at 7:00 pm, a prayer service will follow the visitation. Funeral services for Greg will be at 10:00 am on Tuesday, at the...
Frances Rae Bolen
Apr 12, 2012
Frances Rae Bolen, 87, a lifelong resident of Abilene, died Thursday, April 12, 2012 at an Abilene medical center. Born in Abilene, Texas on September 26, 1924, Frances was the daughter of Emelia Margaret (Krienke) and Raymond Choate. She was the owner of Frances's Salons and Boutique in Abilene for many years. She was a member of Southside Church of...
David Willard Newcombe
Apr 9, 2012
David Willard Newcombe, 83, died Monday, April 9, 2012 at an Abilene medical center. Born in Blanchard, Oklahoma on March 10, 1929, David was the son of Rose Mary (Yates) and Arnold E. Newcombe. A 1947 graduate of Lawton High School in Lawton, Oklahoma, he graduated from Oklahoma A & M in Stillwater, Oklahoma in 1951. He entered the U...
Burneal Don Watts
Apr 8, 2012
Burneal Don Watts, 75, completed his earthly journey and met his Savior on resurrection morning, Sunday, April 8, 2012, at his home. Formal visitation for family and friends will be Tuesday, April 10, from 6-8 p.m. at Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. The funeral service will be held at Calvary Baptist Church, 1165 Minter Lane, on Wednesday,...
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