Obituaries
Alice Jo Thulin
May 12, 2010
Alice Jo Thulin Alice Jo Thulin, 66, died Wednesday, May 12, 2010, at an Abilene nursing center. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 14, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, Texas. She will be cremated. The daughter of Ollie (Melton) and Russell Martin, she was born on January...
Jarold D. Comer
May 11, 2010
Jarold D. Comer, 76, died Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at his residence in Abilene, Texas The son of the late Neva (Ellis) and Clarence Comer, he was born on June 7, 1933 in Longview, Texas, and graduated from high school in Pampa before attending college. Jarold joined American National Insurance Company in 1957 as an agent in its Pampa district...
Dorothy J. Cranfill
May 8, 2010
Dorothy J. Cranfill, 87, died Saturday, May 8, 2010 at an Abilene nursing center. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, May 10, in Elmwood Memorial Park with David Cranfill and Richard Melton officiating, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Dorothy was the daughter of Bertha (Bragewitz) and Herman W. Cathey. She was...
Pauline Bontke
May 4, 2010
Pauline Bontke, of Abilene, died at her home on Tuesday, May 4, 2010. The daughter of Etta Elise (Nolte) and Alois Thomas Bontke, Jr., Pauline was born on November 12, 1933, in Abilene, and graduated from Abilene High School. She graduated from St. Johns College and Hardin-Simmons University. Pauline taught in Abilene, Dallas and Midland. From 1969 to 2006, she...
Lucille Mary Johnson
May 3, 2010
Lucille LaBue Johnson, a longtime resident of Abilene and Horseshoe Bay, died peacefully on May 3, 2010, in Austin, Texas. A Memorial Mass will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 7, 2010, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Abilene, with the Msgr. Fred Nawarskas officiating, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene....
Ray Carrol Hudson
May 2, 2010
Ray Carrol Hudson, 71, of Abilene, passed away at his home on Sunday, May 2, 2010. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Thursday, May 6 at Crescent Heights Baptist Church, 1902 North Mockingbird Lane. Rev. Butch Pesch and Rev. Price Mathieson will officiate. Burial will follow in the Oplin Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to...
Dorothy Jane Wretman
May 1, 2010
Dorothy Jane Wretman, 89, of Abilene, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2010. She was born on June 27, 1920 in Albion, Iowa, the daughter of Willie and Blanche Underwood. She married Harold Nelson on December 27, 1942. He died at sea in 1945. Dorothy married Richard Paul Wretman on July 21, 1946 in Storm Lake, Iowa. They were married for...
Warren Edward Shaw
May 1, 2010
Warren Edward Shaw, 58 years old, resided in Scottsdale, Arizona, formerly of Abilene and Irving, Texas, died May 1, 2010 at the V.A. Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. Funeral services will be at Abundant Life Assembly of God Church, 6535 I-20 in Merkel, Texas 79536, on Saturday, May 15th, at 1:00 p.m. Pastor Joe Bushnell will officiate. Interment will follow in...
Frank William Burger
Apr 30, 2010
Frank William Burger, 88, Abilene resident since 1959, independent oil operator and drilling contractor, died at his home Friday, April 30, 2010. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, May 3, 2010 at the Llano Cemetery in Amarillo, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 4, at First Central Presbyterian Church, at...
Linda Ruth Blaydes
Apr 30, 2010
Linda Ruth Blaydes, 71, of Abilene, died Friday, April 30, 2010, at local hospital. Funeral services, with Russell Smith presiding, will be at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 in the chapel at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. A private family graveside service will be held on Thursday where Linda will be laid to rest...
Rodney Holder
Apr 29, 2010
Rodney Tomlinson Holder, 50, a 28-year veteran of the Abilene Police Department, died Thursday, April 29, 2010, in Abilene, Texas. Born in Auburn, Alabama, on April 18, 1960, Rodney was the son of Lillian (Ramsey) and Worth E. Holder. In 1963 at the age of three, he moved to Abilene, where he attended Austin Elementary, Madison Junior High, and graduated...
Karen Ann Siewert Yancy
Apr 29, 2010
Karen Ann Siewert Yancy has finally won her battle with cancer and has gone to live with her Heavenly Father. She is now at peace and will be waiting for all of her dear family and friends with Jesus when he calls for them. Born on December 8, 1950, to Clarence Lee and Elizabeth 'Ann' Siewert, Karen had one son,...
Gerald Allan Chupka
Apr 28, 2010
Gerald Allan Chupka, of Abilene, formerly of Detroit, Michigan, passed away on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 in Abilene. A memorial service will be held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 4th, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. A burial service will be held 2:00 p.m. the same day at The Texas State Veterans Cemetery at...
Leon Barr
Apr 22, 2010
Harvey Leon Barr, 73, of Abilene, died Thursday, April 22, 2010 in Fort Worth Texas. The son of Melba (Rutherford) and William Paschall Barr, Leon was born on September 11, 1936 in Eula, Texas, and graduated from Clyde High School before attending Baylor University and McMurry University. He was a rancher and worked for Tony Lama as a boot salesman...
Ola B. Cook Pruitt
Apr 22, 2010
Ola B. Cook Pruitt, 86, died Thursday, April 22, 2010, at an Abilene nursing home. The daughter of Pearl (Rittenberry) and John Watts, Ola was born on November 8, 1923 in Hamby, Texas, and graduated from Abilene High School. She was the owner and operator of coin-operated laundries and a member of Hawley United Methodist Church. Mrs. Pruitt was preceded...
Delbert C. Ball
Apr 20, 2010
Delbert C. Ball, 76, died Tuesday, April 20, 2010, at an Abilene medical center. Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m. Friday, April 23, in The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene officiated by Phil Ware, Richard Melton and Norm Archibald. Interment will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. The son of Betty (Wadkins) and O. J....
Aubrey Darrell Richardson
Apr 20, 2010
Aubrey Darrell Richardson, 79, of Abilene, died on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 in an Abilene medical center. Born in Santa Anna, Texas on August 9, 1930, Darrell was the son of Minnie (Williams) and George W. Richardson. After graduation from high school, he received an associate's degree. From November 1950 to August 1954, he served in the US Navy during...
Hattie Marguerite Alford
Apr 19, 2010
Hattie Marguerite Alford, 92, of Abilene, died Monday, April 19, 2010 at a local nursing home. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at the Rising Star Church of Christ with burial to follow in Elm Cemetery in Rising Star. Rodney Ashlock will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on...
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