Obituaries

Riley Winford Crawford

Riley Winford Crawford

Oct 10, 2010

Riley Winford Crawford, 85, died Sunday, October 10, 2010 at an Abilene care center. Born in Tye, Texas on February 11, 1925, Riley was the son of Tempie Mae (Fredrick) and Lemuel Newt Crawford. He was a U. S. Army veteran and a resident of Abilene most all of his life. Riley worked as a truck driver for both Dowell...

James E. Cowan

James E. Cowan

Oct 7, 2010

James E. "Jim" Cowan, 77, died Thursday, October 7, 2010, at an Abilene medical center. Born in Rule, Texas on December 4, 1932, Jim was the son of Myrtle (Norman) and James Brooks Cowan. He was a 1951 graduate of Plainview High School and attended Texas Tech University before enlisting in the U.S. Navy in 1953, serving until 1957. Highly...

Marlene Del Davis

Marlene Del Davis

Oct 6, 2010

Marlene Del Davis, 74, died Wednesday, October 6, 2010, at an Abilene care center. Born in Rock Hampton, Australia on October 8, 1935, Del was the daughter of Amy (Thomas) and John Henry Wiseman. She married Maxwell A. "Mac" Davis on October 6, 1966 in Sydney, Australia. After leaving Sydney, Del and her husband lived two years in Lake Charles,...

Ouida Dorothy Beauchamp Lindsey

Ouida Dorothy Beauchamp Lindsey

Oct 2, 2010

Ouida Lindsey, 92, devoted wife, mother, and daughter passed away at home in Dallas on October 2, 2010 surrounded by her family. Funeral services will celebrate her life on Monday, October 4, 2010, at 1:30 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas. A visitation will be held Monday from 12:00 Noon until service time....

Jack Morgan Smith

Jack Morgan Smith

Oct 1, 2010

Jack Morgan Smith, 53, of Abilene, passed away Friday, October 1, 2010. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Monday, October 4, 2010 at Southside Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Sunday, October 3, 2010 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Jack was...

Corrie Ann Hamer

Corrie Ann Hamer

Sep 30, 2010

Corrie Ann Hamer, 45, of Abilene passed away from the loving arms of her dear and beloved friends and coworkers at Abilene Regional Medical Center into the arms of the Lord on September 30, 2010. Visitation will be from 6-8 pm on Monday, October 4th, 2010 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be...

Floyd Lee Trawick

Floyd Lee Trawick

Sep 30, 2010

Floyd "Bo" Trawick, 73, of Merkel, Texas died Thursday, September 30, 2010 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be at 1:30 pm on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at the Tye Baptist Church with burial to follow in the Tye Cemetery. Rev. Ben Richardson and Rev. Jimmy Hatcher will officiate. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Friday...

Vera Frances Pillans

Vera Frances Pillans

Sep 28, 2010

Vera Pillans, 91, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed from this world, surrounded by her loving family, and into the arms of her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, September 28, 2010. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Thursday, September 30, 2010 in the chapel at First Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Atwell Cemetery in Callahan...

R. Kent Waddell

R. Kent Waddell

Sep 25, 2010

Kent Waddell peacefully passed away on Friday night, after living a long, full life. He died from a medical condition he proudly called TDO (too damn old). He was born in Manila, Philippines on December 17, 1916 to Cyrus and Golden Kelley Waddell, who were teachers at a school for Philippine children. His wife of 64 years, Kay, preceded him...

Deborah Dawn Sedberry Ivey

Deborah Dawn Sedberry Ivey

Sep 21, 2010

Deborah Dawn Sedberry Ivey lost her courageous three year battle with cancer at Hendrick Hospice September 21, 2010 surrounded by family. She fought her battle with such grace and dignity while enduring the endless pain and suffering. Deborah was born in Stamford, Texas on May 15, 1974, the daughter of Brenda (Hisey) Castleberry and Van Sedberry. She was a 1992...

Cathren Ann Kennedy

Cathren Ann Kennedy

Sep 17, 2010

Cathren Ann Kennedy, 60, of Abilene, Texas passed away Friday September 17, 2010 in Abilene, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday September 21, at the Church of the Heavenly Rest, Episcopal with The Reverend Luke Back officiating. After the service all attendees are invited back to the home of Chase and Shanna Gamble for a...

Owen Hansell Sherrill

Owen Hansell Sherrill

Sep 17, 2010

Owen Hansell Sherrill, Jr., 69, was welcomed into the arms of his Lord and Savior on Friday, September 17, 2010. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 7:00 pm on Monday, September 20, 2010 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Graveside services will be at 11:00 am on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at the Cedar...

Jacklyn Louise Rogers

Jacklyn Louise Rogers

Sep 17, 2010

Jacklyn Louise Rogers passed from this life to life with Jesus on Friday Morning, September 17, 2010 in Panhandle Texas. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, September 20, 2010 at the Iberis Cemetery. Rev. Rudy Fambrough will officiate. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Jacklyn Louise Rogers...

Joel Carr Gotcher

Joel Carr Gotcher

Sep 14, 2010

Joel Carr "J.C." Gotcher, Sr., 85, of Wylie, Texas, passed away on September 14, 2010 at his daughter's home surrounded by his loved ones in Buda, Texas. Graveside services will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 18, 2010 at the Oplin Cemetery in Oplin with Eddie McHugh of Wellman Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are being handled by Hamil...

Lucile H. Clinton

Lucile H. Clinton

Sep 13, 2010

Our precious mother, Lucile Clinton, left this earthly world on Monday, September 13, 2010 to be welcomed home by her heavenly Father, at the age of 91. The funeral service for Lucile Clinton will be held at Oldham Lane Church of Christ at 2:00 P.M. Friday, September 17, 2010, with Chris McCurley officiating, assisted by son-in-law, Mark Brown and great-son-in-law,...

Michael Lee Herron

Michael Lee Herron

Sep 12, 2010

Mike Herron, age 64, passed away at his home on Sunday, September 12, 2010. A military graveside service will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, September 17, 2010, at the Texas State Veteran's Cemetery, 7457 West Lake Road, Abilene. Rev. Mike Woodard of Southwest Park Baptist Church will officiate. A visitation with the family will be Thursday evening, September...

Hiram Evans Whitaker

Hiram Evans Whitaker

Sep 12, 2010

Hiram Evans "Eddie" Whitaker, born to Harvey and Oma Whitaker in the McCulloch County town of Rochelle, Texas, passed away at the age of 85 on September 12, 2010. After growing up In Rochelle, Eddie graduated from Rochelle High School in 1942. At seventeen years of age, Eddie served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific during World War II....

Riley Sparks

Riley Sparks

Sep 10, 2010

Riley Loyce Sparks, infant son of Stephanie and Keith Sparks, died Friday, September 10, 2010, in Abilene, Texas. Riley was born in Abilene on February 24, 2009. Survivors include his parents, Stephanie (Catrett) and Keith Sparks and brother Aiden Bradley Sparks all of Abilene; grandparents, Melissa Sparks of Abilene, Steve Catrett of Azel, and Scott and Cindy Washburn of Abilene;...

Glenda Kaye Snyder

Glenda Kaye Snyder

Sep 10, 2010

Glenda Kaye Snyder, 65, of Hawley, Texas, passed away Friday, September 10, 2010 in Hospice Care at Hendrick Medical Center. A graveside memorial service will be held in Cedar Hill Section of Abilene Municipal Cemetery at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 15, with Bro. David Cason officiating, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd. in Abilene. Glenda...

James E. Lauw

James E. Lauw

Sep 8, 2010

James Edgar Lauw, 82, passed away on September 8, 2010 in Abilene, Texas. The family will receive friends at a visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, September 9, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday, September 10, at Grace Lutheran Church, 1202 South Pioneer Drive,...