Obituaries
Millard Freeman McKnight
Jul 1, 2010
Millard Freeman (Mid) McKnight Jr., 87, "slipped the surly bonds of earth...reached out his hand and touched the face of God" on Thursday, July 1, 2010, at 3:05 a.m. Mid was born April 7, 1923, on a sandy land farm near Dunlap (Cottle County), TX, to M. F. McKnight Sr. and Verdie Smyth McKnight. In 1925 he moved with his...
Tom Gordon
Jun 28, 2010
Tom Gordon of Abilene, Texas, died Monday, June 28, 2010. He was 97 years old. Mr. Gordon was born in Palestine, Texas. He graduated from Palestine High School and continued his undergraduate and law school education at the University of Texas, Austin. While attending law school, he served as a legal investigator for the Attorney General's office under the administration...
Jo Ann Elliott Hamil
Jun 26, 2010
Jo Ann Elliott Hamil, 74, of Abilene, passed away Saturday, June 26, 2010 at the Seventh Floor Hendrick Hospice. Born November 16, 1935 in Abilene, Texas she was the only child of Pete and Mittie Elliott who founded Elliott's Funeral Home in Abilene, Texas in 1933. She was raised in a small house next door to the original Elliott's Funeral...
Sarah Joe Allen
Jun 22, 2010
Sarah Joe Allen, 86, died Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at an Abilene medical center. The daughter of Della Higginbotham Wragg and George Riley Wragg, Sarah Joe was born on Thursday, November 1, 1923, in Abilene, Texas. She was a 1941 graduate of Abilene High School and received her Master's Degree in Education from Hardin-Simmons University. Sarah Joe married Charles Austin...
Lynn Wade Stevens
Jun 22, 2010
Lynn Wade Stevens, 59, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on June 22, 2010, in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 24, 2010 at Southwest Park Baptist Church, 2901 South 20th...
Bridgette Carole Miller
Jun 21, 2010
Bridgette Burns Miller, 34, died Monday, June 21, 2010, in Abilene. The daughter of Carolyn (Simmons) and Timothy I. Burns, Bridgette was born on August 19, 1975 in Abilene, Texas, and graduated from Wylie High School in 1994. She attended South Plains College in Levelland, Texas, and American Airlines Travel Academy in Dallas. Bridgette worked in sales in the cosmetic...
Bobby Hammond Love
Jun 21, 2010
Bobby Hammond "Bob" Love, 72, died Monday, June 21, 2010, at an Abilene medical center. The son of Thelma Christeen (Bivens) and Woodrow Hammond Love, Bob was born on September 24, 1937 in Paris, Texas, where he was reared and attended school. He served in the U.S. Army Reserves while living in Paris, and in 1958 moved from Paris to...
Doris Jack Blair Horowitz
Jun 20, 2010
Doris Jack Blair Horowitz, 88, died at an Abilene nursing center on Sunday, June 20, 2010. She was born in Killeen, TX on August 4, 1921, to Andrew Jackson (Jack) Blair and Willie Mae Elmore Blair. The family moved to Abilene, Texas in December of 1928. She was baptized in 1934 at South Side Baptist Church in Abilene, where she...
Christopher Falcatan Festejo
Jun 18, 2010
Christopher Festejo, 52, died Friday, June 18, 2010 at Abilene Regional Medical Center in Abilene, Texas. The son of Natividad (Falcatan) and Vicente Festejo, Christopher was born on August 29, 1957 in Corcuera, Philippine Islands. Fifteen years ago, he moved from the Philippines to Abilene where he was employed by Abilene State School as a physical therapist. He was a...
Matthew James Kennedy
Jun 15, 2010
Matthew James "Matt" Kennedy, 28, formerly of Abilene, went to be with his Lord whom he loves so much on Tuesday, June 15, 2010, in Nacogdoches, Texas. Matt was born on September 5, 1981 in Dallas, Texas. He graduated from Cooper High School in Abilene in 2000, and attended college for one year. Matt served in the U. S. Air...
Irvin Ray Shields
Jun 14, 2010
Irvin Ray Shields, 78, died Monday, June 14, 2010, at his residence in Abilene, Texas. Born on October 26, 1931 in Woodville, Oklahoma at his Grandmother Ray's home, Irvin was the second of four children of Emma and Bun Shields. He was reared in Holliday, Texas, and later moved to Vernon, Texas, where he graduated from high school in 1948....
Edithe Mae Easter
Jun 12, 2010
Edithe Mae "Daisy" Dobbyn Easter, 87, of Abilene, died Saturday, June 12, 2010. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Jim Harcourt will officiate. Born March 29, 1923 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Edithe was the daughter of Harry Wesley Dobbyn and Lillian Wheeler Dobbyn....
Claud Leo Champion
Jun 10, 2010
Claud Leo Champion, 70, of Abilene, passed away Thursday, June 10, 2010 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Monday, June 14 at Southern Hills Church of Christ. Pete Knight will officiate. Burial will follow at Garden of Memories Cemetery, 5701 Highway 277 South. The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 9:00 pm on...
Barbara Jean Ham Schwalb
Jun 3, 2010
Barbara Jean Ham Schwalb, 72, died Thursday, June 3, 2010, at her residence in Abilene. The daughter of the late Mary Edith Achee and George Samuel Ham, Jr., Barbara was born on June 22, 1937 in Plaquemine, Louisiana. She lived in Winnfield, Louisiana, and in 1964 moved to Baton Rouge. She attended Dufrocq Elementary, and graduated from Baton Rouge High...
Kenneth Lee Montfort
May 30, 2010
Kenneth Lee Montfort, 79, a longtime resident of Abilene passed away on Sunday, May 30, 2010, at Hendrick Medical Center. The son of Vera Stephens Montfort and Matt Harris Montfort, Kenneth was born on July 17, 1930, in Graham, Texas, where he was raised. Kenneth's family moved from Graham to Wichita Falls where he graduated from high school. He then...
Kyla Jean Stevenson
May 30, 2010
Kyla Jean Stevenson, 19, of Tye, died Sunday, May 30, 2010 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Thursday, June 3 at the Tye Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Caps Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Wednesday at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Kyla was...
James Weldon Barefoot
May 30, 2010
James Weldon Barefoot, 75, of Abilene, Texas passed away Sunday May 30, 2010 in a local hospital. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Rev. David Cason will officiate. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00...
Clifford Enoch Ashton
May 22, 2010
Clifford Enoch Ashton, 78, died Saturday, May 22, 2010, at an Abilene nursing home. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 26, in The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, Texas. Burial will be in Valley Memorial Gardens in Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas. The son of the late Lillie Mae (Virdell) and Thomas Ashton,...
Charlotte Elizabeth Davis Rose
May 21, 2010
Charlotte Elizabeth Rose, 79, a longtime resident of Abilene, passed away on May 21, 2010 at Hendrick Medical Center. The daughter of Lois Watkins and Lee Davis, Charlotte was born on February 5, 1931 in Minden, Louisiana. Charlotte grew up in Texarkana, Texas, moved to Abilene and graduated from Hardin-Simmons University in 1952. She met and married her husband of...
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