Obituaries
Irene Pope
Oct 9, 2011
Irene Pope, 89, died Sunday, October 9, 2011 at her residence in Abilene, Texas. Irene Tyler Pope was born April 18, 1922, to Travis William Tyler and Berton Johnson Tyler in Burkburnett, Texas, during the oil boom. She graduated from Henrietta High School and attended Texas Tech University in Lubbock. She took and enjoyed theology classes at McMurry University. Irene's...
Sharon Marie Winn
Oct 9, 2011
Sharon Marie Winn, 62, died Sunday, October 9, 2011, at her residence in Abilene. The daughter of Glenda (Van Zandt) and James Clinton Winn, Sharon was born on August 23, 1949 in Abilene, Texas. She graduated from Wylie High School in the Class of 1967. Sharon had worked at Buffalo Gap Steak House where she made onion rings and salads....
Ernest Eugene Reynolds
Oct 5, 2011
Ernest Eugene Reynolds, 91, of Abilene, passed away Wednesday, October 5, 2011. Visitation will be from 7:00 to 9:00 pm on Friday, October 7, 2011 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be at 11:00 am on Saturday at the Church of the Heavenly Rest, Episcopal with The Rev. N. Luke Back and The...
Betty Lee Garrett
Oct 3, 2011
Betty Lee Garrett, 87, of Abilene, passed away Monday, October 3, 2011. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am on Thursday, October 6, 2011 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Rev. Bob Ford will officiate. Graveside services will be at 2:00 pm in the Colorado City Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00...
Gaye Roberts Morris-Griffith
Oct 3, 2011
Our beloved Gaye Morris Griffith, 72, of Abilene, passed away Monday, October 3, after a short illness, surrounded by her family and loved ones. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Friday, October 7, 2011 at Beltway Park Baptist Church. A.L. Teaff and Pastor Mike Hill will officiate. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. The family will receive...
Ronald A. McKnight
Oct 1, 2011
Ronald A. McKnight, SMSgt USAF (Ret), 68, of Abilene, died Saturday, October 1, 2011. Funeral services will be at 9:30 am on Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Roy Blackwell will officiate. Burial will be at 11:00 am at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene. The family will receive friends from...
William Ruck Sibley
Sep 29, 2011
Dr. William Ruck "Dub" Sibley, Jr. was born May 16, 1921 in Abilene, Texas. He was the son of "Ruck" Sibley, former Chief of Police of Abilene, and Mollie Mead of Abilene. He had two sisters, Melba and Alma Jean, both deceased. Dr. Sibley died Thursday, September 29, 2011 in Abilene. Dub attended schools in Abilene, graduating from Abilene High...
Melita D'Lynn Warmbold
Sep 21, 2011
Melita D'Lynn Warmbold, age 3, of Abilene died Wednesday, September 21, 2011, at an Abilene medical center. The daughter of Lita Lynne (Brewer) and Christopher Dale Warmbold, Melita was born on September 3, 2008 in Abilene, Texas. She attended All God's Children Child Development Center at Zion Lutheran Church. Melita is survived by her parents, Lita and Christopher Warmbold of...
Sue Fite
Sep 20, 2011
Sue Fite passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2011 in Abilene, Texas. Memorial Services will be held Monday, September 26, at 11:00am at St. Paul United Methodist Church with Dr. Eduardo Rivera officiating, assisted by Rev. Ross Whiteaker. The family will receive friends from 5:00-7:00pm Sunday at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. There will be...
Ora Gertrude Vanderhider
Sep 19, 2011
Ora Gertrude Vanderhider, 97, of Abilene, passed away Monday, September 19, 2011. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, September 22, 2011 in the Fairlawn Cemetery in Liberty, Texas; directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Gertrude was born January 17, 1914 in Bryan, Texas. She was one of twelve children in her...
Donna Irene Jay
Sep 19, 2011
Donna Irene Muffett Jay,78, of Abilene, passed away Monday, September 19, 2011 at a local hospital. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Tuesday, September 20 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. A second visitation will be held on Wednesday from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at Higginbotham Funeral Home, 219 West...
Charles David Grissom
Sep 19, 2011
Charles David Grissom, 74, died Monday, September 19, 2011 in Abilene, Texas. Private family graveside rites will be held under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Survivors include two sons, one daughter, one daughter-in-law, one son-in-law, one sister, seven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and two nephews. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial...
Minnie Ola Fortson
Sep 16, 2011
Minnie Ola Fortson, 94, of Abilene, passed away Friday, September 16, 2011. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Tuesday, September 20 at Grace Baptist Church. Pastor Chuck Reynolds will officiate. Burial will be at 2:00 pm in the Cedar Point Cemetery in Brown County. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Monday, September 19...
Robert Harry Johnson
Sep 9, 2011
Robert Harry "Bob" Johnson, 89, of Abilene, died Friday, September 9, 2011 at his residence. Born in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota on June 16, 1922, Bob was the son of Mary Harriet (Hancock) and Harry Ivar Johnson. He served in the U.S. Air Force for over 21 years. He was a veteran of both World War II and the Korean Conflict,...
Ted Newberry
Sep 9, 2011
Ted Newberry, 84, of Austin, TX, was called by the Lord on September 9, 2011, to join his beloved wife, Joan. A memorial service will be held at 1:30 PM, Wednesday, September 14, at the First Central Presbyterian Church, 400 Orange Street in Abilene, with Dr. Clifford Stewart officiating, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road....
Billy Don Riddle
Sep 9, 2011
Billy Don Riddle, 84, died Friday, September 9, 2011, at an Abilene medical center. Born in Abilene, Texas on November 6, 1926, Don was the son of Sibyl Gladys (Erwin) and John Ervin Riddle. He graduated from Abilene High School in 1944, and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from Oklahoma University. Mr. Riddle first worked for 26...
John Lockett Shelton
Sep 8, 2011
John Lockett Shelton, Jr., of Abilene, Texas, passed away on September 8, 2011. A memorial service will held at the Church of the Heavenly Rest, Episcopal, 602 Meander Street, Abilene, at one o'clock p.m. on Saturday, September 10. Family and friends will gather in the church's Parish Hall following the service. Arrangements are being made by The Hamil Family Funeral...
Andrew Rudy Silva
Sep 8, 2011
Andrew Rudy Silva, 55, of Abilene, died Thursday, September 8, 2011 in Belen, New Mexico. Born in Belen, New Mexico on January 15, 1956, he was the son of Beatriz (Jiron) and Gilbert Silva. He was a graduate of West Oso High School in Corpus Christi, Texas, and attended college for two years. He was an aircraft electrician in the...
Larry Don McKinney
Sep 7, 2011
Larry Don McKinney, 53, of Abilene, passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at his home. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at North Park Baptist Church with Rev. Louis Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in the Abilene Municipal Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Friday at The Hamil...