Obituaries
Melvin Douglas Koonsman
Oct 1, 2008
Melvin Douglas "Doug" Koonsman, 43, of Abilene, passed away Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at a local hospital. Funeral services, with Rev. David Cason officiating, will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 4, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Burial will follow in the Potosi Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 pm Friday in the...
Richard Paul Wretman
Sep 30, 2008
Richard Paul "Dick" Wretman, 90, died September 30, 2008 at a local hospital. Private services will be held at a later date. Dick was the son of Rueben Wretman and Ruth Eckstrom and was born August 17, 1918, in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He attended public schools in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Dick was with the USAAF during World War II serving...
Opal Mae Morris
Sep 28, 2008
Opal Morris, 90, of Abilene, passed away Sunday, September 28, 2008 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 30 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Graveside services will follow at 3:30 p.m. in the Coleman City Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday at...
Waymon Carroll Tyson
Sep 28, 2008
Waymon Carroll, "Red," Tyson, beloved husband of Susie, joined his loved ones in heaven on September 28, 2008 at a local hospital. Memorial services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at Lytle South Baptist Church. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Waymon was born August 30, 1940...
Dale Franklin Johnson
Sep 27, 2008
Dr. Dale F. Johnson, a prominent retired pediatrician in Abilene, Texas, has left us to be with his angels. A kind and gentle man, he was much loved by his wife of 66 years, Lucille LaBue Johnson, his daughters Carol Ann Strickland, Ginger Sanda, and Tricia Rudd Miller, now deceased, along with son Frank Johnson, and their families. Dale and...
Betty Grissom Polk
Sep 26, 2008
Betty H. Polk, of Abilene, passed away Friday, September 26, 2008 at the age of 69. The family will receive friends today, Sunday, September 28, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Private graveside services, for family only, will be held Monday in the Caps Cemetery. August 3, 1939, Betty was born...
Douglas George Ayers
Sep 25, 2008
Douglas George Ayers, 74, passed away Monday, September 22, 2008 at a local hospital. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Wednesday, September 24 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services, with Mark Aldriedge, Greg Pavlik and Foy Mills officiating, will be at 2:00 pm on Thursday, September 25 at the Hamby Church...
Fred Lynn Draper
Sep 25, 2008
Fred Draper, of Clyde, passed away Thursday, September 25, 2008 at the age of 76. Graveside services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, September 29, in Willow Cemetery in Haskell, Texas. Visitation will be from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. today, Sunday, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Fred was born in Haskell, Texas on November...
Lillie Lou Hagar
Sep 24, 2008
Lillie Lou Moore Hagar, 97, passed from this life to her heavenly home on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at her residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 27, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Rev. Rodney C. Watson will officiate. Memorial tributes will be given by her grandsons, Richard Richardson and...
Grady Lee Campbell
Sep 22, 2008
Grady Campbell, 81, of Abilene, died Monday, September 22, 2008 at a local hospital. Funeral services, with Rev. David Cason officiating, will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, September 26 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Burial will follow in the Potosi Cemetery. Born in Vernon, Texas, on August 30, 1927, Grady was born the son...
Dana Gay Rideout
Sep 21, 2008
Dana Gay Rideout, 54, passed away Sunday, September 21, 2008 at a local hospital. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:30 pm on Wednesday, September 24 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services, with Phil Ware, Steve Ridgell, Terry Chrane and Jonathan Straker officiating, will be at 2:00 pm on Thursday, September 25...
Dollie McCoy Walsh
Sep 20, 2008
Dollie McCoy Walsh, 89, of Abilene went to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 20, 2008. Funeral service will be held at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. Interment will be at Elmwood Memorial Park. Officiating will be Rev. Ken Murray, Rev. Garland Wallace and Rev. O.W. Wilson....
Claude Eugene Chadwick
Sep 18, 2008
Jiggs Chadwick passed away on Thursday, September 18, 2008 at his residence. Graveside services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 20 in Belvieu Cemetery in Rotan, Texas. Brother Jack Ridlehoover will officiate. Visitation for family and friends will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Friday, September 19, 2008 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap...
Ada Bunt Butler
Sep 17, 2008
Ada Bunt Butler, 72, of Hodges, passed away Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at a local hospital. The family will receive friends on Friday, September 19 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Ridgemont Baptist Church, 4857 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 20 at Ridgemont Baptist Church. Rev. Rudy Fambrough and Rev. Ron Shuffield will...
Peggy Joyce Wheless Darby
Sep 17, 2008
Peggy Joyce Wheless Darby went to be with her heavenly father September 17, 2008 after a courageous battle with cancer. Visitation will be Friday evening from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services, with Greg Rake officiating, will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, September 20 at funeral home. Burial will follow...
Lester Pete Massey
Sep 7, 2008
Lester Massey, of Abilene, died Sunday, September 7, 2008 at the age of 98. Graveside services will be today, Tuesday September 9, at 9:00 a.m. in Elmwood Memorial Park, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Rev. Wayne Oglesby will officiate. May 14, 1910, Lester was born the daughter of the late Willie and Ola (Hart)...
Elizabeth Katherine Bingham
Sep 3, 2008
Elizabeth Katherine Black Bingham passed away after a lengthy illness on September 3, 2008 at Hendrick Medical Center. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, September 5, 2008 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. A private family graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 6, at the Garden of...
Dorris Yates Tull
Sep 3, 2008
Having enjoyed a long, meaningful life, Dorris Yates Tull died September 3, 2008. She was born in Barstow, Texas on May 14, 1911. In about 1920, her parents arranged for her to move to Abilene to live with her sister, Ruth Mullins. The move was necessary to ease the travel from West Texas to Abilene for orthodontic visits, but the...
Chester Martin Kwiecinski
Sep 1, 2008
Chester Kwiecinski, of Abilene, passed away Monday, September 1, 2008 at the age of 84. Funeral services, with Rev. David Black officiating, will be at 4:00 p.m. Friday, September 5, at the First United Methodist Church, 202 Butternut Street, Abilene, Texas. Graveside services will be in the Hatcher Cemetery in Franklin, Tennessee. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m....