Obituaries

Joseph A. Broderick

Joseph A. Broderick

Mar 19, 2010

Joseph Broderick, 71, of Abilene died Friday, March 19, 2010. The funeral service will be 4:00 p.m. Monday, March 22, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, Texas with Chris McCurley officiating. Born in Brooklyn, NY on May 1, 1938, he was the son of Gertrude Grace (Wheeler) and Joseph M. Broderick. He received...

Hollis Troy Buchanan

Hollis Troy Buchanan

Mar 19, 2010

Hollis Troy Buchanan, age 91, of Abilene passed away on Friday, March 19, 2010. Services will be 3:00 p.m. Sunday at Wylie Baptist Church with Richard Petree officiating. Burial will be in Caps Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Saturday evening at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Hollis was a lifetime...

Curtis Weldon Owen

Curtis Weldon Owen

Mar 18, 2010

Curtis Weldon Owen passed away on March l8, 2010 in Abilene, Texas. Curtis was born on December 30, 1931 in Sylvester. Texas. Curtis was the third child of William Homer Owen and Hettie Mae Gee Owen. His childhood was characterized by early indicators of his curiosity and lively intelligence. His scientific interests and early experiments are legendary in his family....

Sandra Johnson Mattingly

Sandra Johnson Mattingly

Mar 18, 2010

Sandra J. Mattingly, 77, of Abilene, passed away on March 18, 2010 after an extended bout of courageously fending off the many afflictions of her cancer. Visitation will be 3:00 to 5:00 pm on Sunday, March 21, 2010 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 on Monday, March...

Mildred Harley Hill

Mildred Harley Hill

Mar 15, 2010

Mildred E. Harley Hill I'm in heaven, dear ones, and oh so happy! So many here I know; John Harley, my daddy, my mother, Linnie Lou Upton Harley, and five of my siblings. My husband, Howard and our godson, Brad, were waiting telling me to hurry 'cause the fish are really biting. My 96 plus years there with you were...

William E. Shriver

William E. Shriver

Mar 12, 2010

Obituary not available.

Mary Jo Montgomery

Mary Jo Montgomery

Mar 10, 2010

Mary Jo Montgomery, 52, died Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at an Abilene medical center. The daughter of Noreen (O'Malley) and Thomas Francis Kearney, she was born on August 9, 1957, in Evergreen Park, Illinois. Mary Jo married Dale R. Montgomery on April 7, 1984 in Oak Lawn, Illinois. She moved in 1988 from Huntsville, Texas to Abilene, where she was...

Rayford Baldwin

Rayford Baldwin

Mar 5, 2010

Rayford Baldwin, 92, of Abilene, completed his earthly journey on March 5, 2010, moving on to his heavenly home with his Lord. He was born in Jean, Texas, on December 11, 1917, to E. L. and Mary (Stringer) Baldwin. Visitation will be Sunday evening from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Rayford...

Pamela Sue Wheeler

Pamela Sue Wheeler

Mar 4, 2010

Pam Wheeler, age 62 of Abilene, Texas, passed away on March 4, 2010 in Abilene, Texas surrounded by her family and many friends. A memorial service will be held at 11am, March 8th in the main worship center of Pioneer Drive Baptist Church in Abilene, with Rev. Stan Allcorn, Dr. Jeff Reid and Rev. Burtis Williams officiating. Arrangements are being...

Gene Margaret Knapp

Gene Margaret Knapp

Mar 1, 2010

Gene Margaret Magnus Knapp, 74, died Monday, March 1, 2010, at her residence in Abilene. Born in Waterbury, Vermont, on May 21, 1935, Gene was the daughter of Susan Nichols and William Eugene Magnus. She received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Russell Sage College in Troy, New York. Gene married Morgan C. Knapp, Jr. on October 19, 1957...

Hal Arthur Pender

Hal Arthur Pender

Mar 1, 2010

Hal Arthur Pender, 87, a lifelong resident of Abilene died Monday, March 1, 2010, at his residence. Born in Abilene, Texas on November 16, 1922, Hal was the son of Mary Paxton and Herman Arthur Pender. He was a graduate of Abilene High School and received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Hardin-Simmons University. Hal served in the U...

Charles Roy Hollingsworth

Charles Roy Hollingsworth

Feb 27, 2010

Charles Roy Hollingsworth, 76, of Abilene, Texas, died Saturday, February 27, 2010, at an Abilene medical center. The son of Lucille (Hukill) and Charles Henry Hollingsworth, Charles was born on July 1, 1933 in Claude, Texas. He was a graduate of Amarillo High School and a USMC veteran of the Korean Conflict. On August 14, 1954, he married Willa Ubben...

Harriet Gaynell Welch

Harriet Gaynell Welch

Feb 26, 2010

Harriet Gaynell Welch, 92, of Abilene, died Friday, February 26, 2010 at an Abilene medical center. The daughter of Anna Jane (Wade) and Friend Thaddius West, Harriet was born on Wednesday, December 5, 1917, in Wileyville, West Virginia. She married John Joseph Welch on August 8, 1939 in Rochester, Pennsylvania. Harriet was a beautician, and in 1990 moved from New...

George Preston Ellington

George Preston Ellington

Feb 23, 2010

George Preston Ellington, 88, of Abilene, Texas passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 pm on Friday, February 26 at Resthaven Cemetery in Lubbock with Michael Wright of Fellowship Baptist Liberty Hill officiating. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap...

Beth Andre O'Laughlin

Beth Andre O'Laughlin

Feb 21, 2010

Obituary not available.

Leonard Ross Johnson

Leonard Ross Johnson

Feb 20, 2010

Leonard Ross Johnson lived 71 years of a life of service to others through education, before he quietly slipped into the arms of his heavenly father at 8:45 PM, Saturday, February 20, 2010. Visitation will be from 5:30 to 7:00 pm on Monday, February 22 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be at...

Bob J. Cook

Bob J. Cook

Feb 20, 2010

Bob J. Cook, of Dudley, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2010 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be at 11:00 am on Wednesday, February 24 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Rev. David Cason will officiate. Burial will follow in Mt. Hope Cemetery in Anson. Bob was born September 27, 1929 in Lawn, Texas to...

Bennie Ray Jones

Bennie Ray Jones

Feb 20, 2010

Bennie Ray Jones, 83, of Abilene, passed away on February 20, 2010, in Abilene. A private burial ceremony will be held at Buffalo Gap Cemetery in Buffalo Gap, Texas, on Tuesday, February 23rd followed by a memorial service at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Abilene at 2 pm. Officiating will be Dr. Eddie Rivera, Reverend Bill Libby and Reverend...

Agnes Bertha Byron

Agnes Bertha Byron

Feb 19, 2010

Obituary not available.

Don G. Clemmer

Don G. Clemmer

Feb 17, 2010

Don G. Clemmer, 79, died Wednesday, February 17, 2010, at an Abilene medical center. Born in Callahan County, Texas at Hamby, he was the son of Jessie Bell (Windland) and Robert Edward Clemmer. He graduated from Eula High School and attended college for two years. Don married Recia Smith on March 19, 1950 in Anson, Texas. Don was yard manager...