Obituaries
Bobby Joe Buford
Jan 3, 2010
Bobby Joe Buford, 75, a longtime resident of the Abilene area, died Sunday, January 3, 2010, at an Abilene nursing center. Born in Tecumseh, Oklahoma, on September 30, 1934, he was the son of Stella Irene (Scoggins) and Johnie R. Buford. In 1951, he graduated from high school in Tecumseh, OK. He married Delta Lamb on November 1, 1957 in...
Naoma Ditmore
Jan 2, 2010
Naoma Ditmore, 89, died Saturday, January 2, 2010, in Abilene, Texas. Born in Stephenville, Texas, on April 18, 1920, Naoma was the daughter of Alice (Davis) and Cy Cox. Since 1964, she had been a resident of Abilene, where she retired from the Abilene State School as a dorm supervisor. After her retirement, she worked for the Attorney General's office...
Mary Pinkston Bowman
Jan 2, 2010
Mary Virginia Bowman passed away on January 2, 2010, into her eternal reward at Hendrick Hospital. The celebration of her life will be on Wednesday, January 6, at 2:00 PM at Lawn Baptist Church. The Rev Larry Millican and the Rev. Price Mathieson will officiate the service. Burial will follow at Cedar Gap Cemetery directed by The Hamil Family Funeral...
Mary Helen Mulkey
Jan 1, 2010
Mary Helen Mulkey, 87, died January 1, 2010, in Abilene. She was born March 11, 1922, in Greenwood, South Carolina, the daughter of Robert and Lila Wilson. Helen graduated from Greenwood High School in 1938 and married George Marlowe Mulkey on July 21, 1940. In 1954, Helen and George moved with their family of five children to Abilene, where they...
Curtis Lewis Wheat
Dec 30, 2009
Curtis Lewis Wheat, 84, of Abilene, Texas passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2009. A celebration of his life and services will be at First Central Presbyterian Church at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, January 4th, preceded by a graveside service at 10:00 a.m. at Elmwood Memorial Park under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in...
James Willis Little
Dec 30, 2009
James W. "Jim" Little, 66, of Abilene, died Wednesday, December 30, 2009. Funeral services, with Rev. Stan Allcorn officiating, will be at 4:00 pm on Saturday, January 2, 2010 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. The family will receive friends during a visitation from 3:00 to 4:00 pm, prior to service time. Mr. Little will be...
Darlene Christine Rogers
Dec 29, 2009
Darlene Christine Rogers, 63, died Tuesday, December 29, 2009, at her residence in Abilene, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 5, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Born in Alturas, California, on September 1, 1946, Darlene was the daughter of the late Dorothy (Hurgett) and John Rogers....
Clara Weir
Dec 28, 2009
Born on August 24, 1913 in Cyclone, Texas, Clara Geistman Weir died at age 96 on December 28, 2009 in Abilene, Texas. She is survived by two children, Warren Weir of San Antonio and Karen (Steve) Henderson of Longmont, Colorado, 5 grandchildren (Scott and wife Karrie, Conn, Chuck, Bruce, and Carren), one deceased grandchild, Jack, and 5 great grandchildren, (...
Leo F. Scott
Dec 28, 2009
Rev. Dr. Leo F. Scott, 76, passed away on Monday, December 28, 2009. The Pre-Celebration Service, to include viewing and visitation, will be held at the New Light Baptist Church, 518 North 6th Street, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, January 1, 2010. The Celebration of Life and Memorial Service is scheduled for Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 12:00...
Willis Allen McDonald
Dec 27, 2009
Willis Allen (W.A.) McDonald, Jr., 81, died Sunday, December 27, 2009, at an Abilene medical center. The son of Frances Elaine (Shoup) and Willis Allen McDonald, Sr., he was born on November 4, 1928 in Abilene, Texas. He was a 1946 graduate of Abilene High School and attended college for one year. On May 11, 1978, he married Wanda Christeen...
Carolyn Perkins Brockman Gutzke
Dec 27, 2009
Carolyn Perkins Brockman Gutzke, 61, died Sunday, December 27, 2009, in Oklahoma City, OK. The funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, January 4, 2010, in The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel in Abilene, Texas. Interment will follow at 11 a.m. in the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene. Visitation will be 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, January 3, at...
Howard Thomas Wilkins
Dec 25, 2009
Howard Thomas Wilkins, Jr. of Abilene, Texas passed away from this world into the next on Friday, December 25, 2009. Celebration of his life and service will be at First Baptist Church of Abilene at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 30, 2009, preceded by family graveside rites at Elmwood Memorial Park. Visitation with family and friends will be 6:00 to...
Richard S. Bowser
Dec 19, 2009
Richard S. Bowser, 92, died Saturday, December 19, 2009, at an Abilene nursing center. No services are planned. Arrangements are being made by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Inurnment of his cremains will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, California. The son of the late Nell (Powell) and...
Barbrara Ann Tipton Rogers
Dec 18, 2009
Barbrara Ann Tipton Rogers, 65, died Friday, December 18, 2009, at an Abilene medical center. A memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 22, at Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, with Rev. Billy Bardin officiating. Born in Breckenridge, Texas on February 4, 1944, Barbrara, was the daughter of Lorene (Angel) and Lorenzo...
James F. Fry
Dec 18, 2009
James "Jimmy" Fry passed away at his residence in Abilene, Texas, on Friday, December 18, 2009. Private family interment will be at The Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. A memorial service in celebration of his life will be held at Faith Baptist Church in Abilene at...
Clara Guinn Campbell
Dec 16, 2009
Clara Guinn Campbell was born at home in Palestine, Texas on March 13, 1914 and died at home in Abilene on December 16, 2009. Her long life was crowned by love of family, service to others, worship in the Episcopal Church and having fun with friends. She was blessed with health and good spirits and seemed always to be in...
Lanny Kellen Bouldin
Dec 14, 2009
Lanny Kellen Bouldin, 58, of Abilene, passed away Monday, December 14, 2009 in Abilene, Texas surrounded by his friends and family. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Wednesday at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be at 9:30 am on Thursday, December 17, 2009 at the funeral home. Burial...
Mary Ann Haley
Dec 14, 2009
Mary Ann Haley, 77, was called home to be with the Lord on Monday, December 14, 2009 at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene due to cardiac arrest. Services will be held at The Hamil Family Funeral Home at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 with Bro. John Fanning officiating. Burial will follow in Haskell, TX where she will be...
Tiffany Jean Martin
Dec 6, 2009
Tiffany Jean Martin, 36, of Irving, Texas, died Sunday, December 6, 2009, at her residence. She was born on August 21, 1973 in Abilene, Texas, where she graduated from Cooper High School and grew up attending Pioneer Drive Baptist Church. Tiffany moved from Abilene to Irving in 1991. She was a medical assistant. Her mother, Barbara Canady Martin, preceded Tiffany...
Elizabeth Morris
Dec 3, 2009
Elizabeth Morris 88, died Thursday, December 3, 2009 at a nursing center in Abilene, Texas. The daughter of Winnie Gertrude (Norris) and John Loyd Wolfe, she was born on July 27, 1921 in Whitney, Texas. She graduated from high school in Spur, Texas in 1938, and attended Howard Payne University for one year. Elizabeth married Bob Morris in Waco, Texas...
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