Obituaries
Zoie Brantley Durham
Mar 25, 2009
Registered nurse, anesthetist and Mason county native, Zoie Brantley Durham, 89, died at home March 25, 2009, in Abilene. Mrs. Durham graduated from Brady Hospital School of Nursing in 1939, later completing post graduate work in inhalation anesthesia at Cook County (Chicago) Graduate School of Medicine. During WWII she married Army Air Corps pilot Marshall Durham. Following the war, Mr....
Arthur Clark
Mar 24, 2009
Arthur B. "Buddy" Clark passed away on March 24, 2009. He was 87 years of age. He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Wanda Clark. He was close to his children - Prissy Jackson and husband, Larry from Round Rock, Mark Clark and wife, Janet of Highland Village, Errol Clark of Abilene, and Shelly Beale and husband,...
Kenneth Varner
Mar 24, 2009
Kenneth Varner, 41, of Abilene died Tuesday, March 24, 2009 in Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be at 10:30 am on Saturday, March 28 at Highland Church of Christ. Bob Scott will officiate. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo...
Stella Mae Fogle
Mar 23, 2009
On March 23, 2009 Stella Mae Fogle was reunited with her beloved A E. and met her precious Lord Jesus. She dedicated her life and energies to her husband of almost 65 years, her three children, nine grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and her church. The funeral service will be Thursday, March 26 at 2:00 p.m. in Abilene's First Baptist Church Sanctuary...
Janelle Stone Blackstock
Mar 23, 2009
Janelle Stone Blackstock, loving wife, mother and Nana to eight beautiful grandchildren, passed away on Monday, March 23, 2009, at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene. A memorial service will be held at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road on Thursday, March 26th, at 2 p.m. Janelle was born to Bill and Jean Stone on October 21, 1949,...
James Harper Starr Cooper
Mar 22, 2009
James Harper Starr Cooper, 81, died Sunday, March 22, 2009, at an Abilene care center. A private graveside service will be held in the Garden of Memories Cemetery with Rev. Larry Tarver officiating, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. A native of Abilene, Texas, James was born on July 27, 1927, the son of Dr....
Carlos Galindo Flores
Mar 22, 2009
Carlos Galindo Flores, Jr., 66, died Sunday, March 22, 2009, at an Abilene medical center. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, with Randy Jackson officiating. A prayer service will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home chapel. Born in Fort Stockton, Texas on November 6,...
Marcia Joy Mears
Mar 18, 2009
Our beloved Marcia Joy Mears, 56, died Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at Abilene Regional Medical Center. The daughter of Devona (Berry) and Edwin Muckleroy, Joy was born on December 16, 1952 in Burnett, Texas, and graduated from Abilene High School. Forty-six years ago, she moved from Comanche, Texas to Abilene where she married Carl Douglas Mears on June 16, 1972....
Juanita M. Harris
Mar 15, 2009
Juanita M. Harris, 93, died Sunday, March 15, 2009, at an Abilene medical center. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday in Elmwood Memorial Park with Rev. C. W. Sexton officiating, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Born in Jayton,...
Joyce Jennings Maxwell
Mar 13, 2009
Joyce Jennings Maxwell, 81, died Friday, March 13, 2009, at Windcrest Alzheimer's Care Center in Abilene. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Monday at Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel , 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, with Gary Montgomery officiating. Burial will be in Clyde Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Born...
Gary L. Adcock
Mar 13, 2009
Gary Lee Adcock, age 62, joined our Heavenly Father, Friday, March 13, 2009. Gary was born in Merkel, Texas, January 2, 1947 to Waymon and Johnnie Adcock. He graduated from Merkel High School in 1965. After graduation, Gary obtained an Associate Degree from Cisco Jr. College. He attended Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science (Gupton Jones) and graduated with a Diploma...
Bob T. Bruce
Mar 13, 2009
Bob T. Bruce, 74, retired travel editor of the Abilene Reporter-News, died at 3:15 a.m. on Friday, March 13, 2009, at University Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas. Burial will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 16th, at Elmwood Memorial Park in Abilene, under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Following the burial,...
Dorris Charlene Funk
Mar 9, 2009
Charlene Funk, 83, of Abilene died Monday, March 9, 2009 at home in the loving care of her family. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 11 at the Fifth and Grape Church of Christ. Graveside services follow at 2:00 p.m. in the Rule Cemetery. Family visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on...
Mozelle Holloway Thomas
Mar 7, 2009
Mozelle Holloway Thomas died, March 7, 2009 in a Fort Worth hospital. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 12, 2009 in the Potosi Cemetery. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at the Wylie Baptist Church with Rev. Lee Fuller and Dr. Bob Cullen officiating, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449...
John C. Campbell
Mar 4, 2009
Longtime Abilene teacher and organist Dr. John Campbell died Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at his home after battling cancer since last summer. A memorial service for Dr. Campbell will be held at First Baptist Church Saturday, March 7, at 2 p.m. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road....
Larry Mike Landers
Mar 3, 2009
Larry 'Mike' Landers, 61, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2009, at his home in Abilene of complications from lung cancer. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 6, 2009 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on...
William Allen Jones
Mar 2, 2009
Retired Air Force Colonel William Allen Jones, 75, passed away on March 2, 2009, at his home in Abilene. Allen was born in Bradshaw, Texas, on July 23, 1933, to Willie and Era Jones. After 30 years of distinguished service in the United States Air Force, he retired in 1983. In 1951 Allen graduated from Clyde High School where he...
Alan Duncan Wheeler
Feb 27, 2009
Alan Duncan Wheeler, 48, died Friday, February 27, 2009, at an Abilene medical center. The graveside service will be 2 p.m. Monday in Iberis Cemetery under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Born in Abilene, Texas, on July 20, 1960, Alan was the son of Blanche (Duncan) and Jeff Alan Wheeler. He was a...
Frank Charles O'Neil
Feb 27, 2009
Frank Charles O'Neil, Jr., 66, died Friday, February 27, 2009 at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene. Services will be 9 a.m. Wednesday at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, with Rev. Darrell Wood officiating. The graveside service will follow at 2 p.m. in the Dallas/Fort Worth National Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to...
R. Dewayne Crossland
Feb 25, 2009
R. Dewayne Crossland, of Abilene, Texas, died Wednesday, February 25, 2009, at his home in the loving care of his beloved wife, Terri Christiansen. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 28, 2009 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. He is survived by the children of his heart, Jeremy and Eric,...