Obituaries

Roy Wayland Kesler

Roy Wayland Kesler

Dec 23, 2008

Roy Wayland Kesler, 70, went to be in the arms of his loving Savior on Tuesday, December 23, 2008. A private graveside service will be held in Zephyr on Monday, December 29, 2008 followed by a memorial service at 2:00 p.m. at St. Paul United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, December...

Agnes Varner Neill

Agnes Varner Neill

Dec 22, 2008

Agnes Varner Neill Agnes Varner Neill, 90, of Abilene, died Monday, December 22, 2008 at a local nursing center in Abilene. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 27, 2008 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Burial will follow in the Rose Garden at Elmwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 5:00...

Catherine Genelle Jennings

Catherine Genelle Jennings

Dec 20, 2008

Catherine Genelle Jennings, of Abilene, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2008 at the age of 100. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. today, Monday, December 22, 2008, at the First Baptist Church Chapel, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. November 15, 1908, Genelle was born in Abilene, Texas to the late William...

Pauline Chapple Nelson

Pauline Chapple Nelson

Dec 17, 2008

Pauline "Polly" Chapple Nelson, of Abilene, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at the age of 96. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 20, 2008 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Graveside services will be at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 21, 2008 at Seaside Memorial Park in Corpus Christi, Texas. Visitation...

Vickie Lynn Davis

Vickie Lynn Davis

Dec 17, 2008

Vickie Lynn Davis, 59, of Abilene, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at a local hospital. Viewing will be today, Friday, December 19, 2008, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Graveside services will follow at 2:00 p.m. at the Garden of Memories Cemetery, 5701 Highway 277 South, in the Garden...

Russell Ray McDonald

Russell Ray McDonald

Dec 14, 2008

Russell Ray McDonald died on Sunday, December 14, 2008 in Abilene, Texas at the age of 43 years. He was born in Abilene on February 5, 1965 to LeNell (Nichols) McDonald and Ronnie McDonald. Russell attended school in Abilene, graduating from Cooper High School. He was also a graduate of Action Career Training and Security Training School. He had worked...

Glenna Mangrum

Glenna Mangrum

Dec 9, 2008

Glenna Harber Mangrum, of Abilene, passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at a local hospital. Funeral services, with Dr. Jeff Reid officiating, will be at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, December 12, 2008 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. There is no set visitation. April 24, 1919, Glenna was...

Louise Cole Glenewinkel

Louise Cole Glenewinkel

Dec 9, 2008

Louise Cole Glenewinkel, of Abilene, passed away Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at the age of 86. Graveside services, with Don Cauble officiating, will be at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, December 12, 2008 at Elmwood Memorial Park in the Garden of Memories Section. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. today, Thursday, December 11, 2008, at The Hamil...

Viola Frances Harvey

Viola Frances Harvey

Dec 6, 2008

Viola Frances Harvey, 91, died Saturday, December 6, 2008 at a local hospital. She was born Yolanda Epifania Mazza on January 6, 1917 in Long Branch, New Jersey. In 1943 she married John F. Harvey, who was at that time, an Army lieutenant stationed at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. Mrs. Harvey was a homemaker and a long time volunteer at...

Tatsuko Ishii MacDougall

Tatsuko Ishii MacDougall

Dec 6, 2008

Tatsuko Ishii MacDougall, 80, passed away Saturday, December 6, 2008 at a local hospital. She was born November 18, 1928 in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan to Kiyoshi Fujii and Ayako (Ishii) Fujii. In 1944, she graduated from Nursing School in Japan. In March of 1964, Tatsuko entered the United States and in September of 1966 became a United States Citizen. She...

Alvis Ray Cox

Alvis Ray Cox

Dec 6, 2008

Alvis Ray Cox, 87, of Abilene passed away Saturday, December 6, 2008. Private graveside services will be held for family. A memorial service will be held today, Monday, December 8, 2008 at 1:00 p.m at St. Paul United Methodist Church. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. November 15, 1921, Ray was...

James Donald Dennis

James Donald Dennis

Dec 4, 2008

James Donald "Don" Dennis, 79, passed away Thursday, December 04, 2008 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 6, 2008 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Rev. Stan Alcorn and Brother H.B. Terry will officiate. Burial will follow in the Garden of Memories Cemetery. The family will receive friends...

Christopher Scott Norris

Christopher Scott Norris

Dec 4, 2008

Sergeant Christopher Scott "Chris" Norris, U.S. Army, passed from our lives on Thursday, December 4, 2008 in Abilene, Texas. Chris was a brilliant young man with unlimited potential who put a smile on the face of everyone he met. He lived life like he wanted to enjoy every minute. Chris was born on January 28, 1987 in Shreveport, Louisiana. He...

LaFaun Morgan

LaFaun Morgan

Dec 2, 2008

LaFaun Morgan, former resident of Park Hill, peacefully went to be with her Lord on December 2, 2008 at a care facility in Abilene, Texas. A memorial service for LaFaun will be held at the Keys Church of Christ near Tahlequah, Oklahoma on Saturday, January 17, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. Her nephew, John Lindsay and grandson, Matthew Morgan, will be...

Robert Avery Mayfield

Robert Avery Mayfield

Dec 1, 2008

Robert Avery Mayfield, 81, passed away Monday, December 1, 2008 at Hendrick Medical Center after a battle with cancer. Funeral services, with Rev. Lee Fuller officiating, will be today, Wednesday, December 3, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Entombment will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 1:30...

Stefanie Stephenson

Stefanie Stephenson

Dec 1, 2008

Stefanie Ard Stephenson passed away in the early morning hours of December 1, 2008 after a courageous battle with cancer. Family visitation will be at The Hamil Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas on Wednesday December 3, 2008 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. A memorial service will be at 10:00 am on Thursday, December 4, 2008, at St....

Henry E. Pittman

Henry E. Pittman

Nov 27, 2008

Henry E. Pittman, 78, went peacefully to be with his Lord and Savior on November 27, 2008. He was the husband of Frances, with whom he shared 56 wonderful years. Born on April 9, 1930 in Wise County, Texas, he was the son of the (late) Captola and (late) Mace Green of Oktaha, Oklahoma and the (late) Earl and Florene...

Roland T. Marcee

Roland T. Marcee

Nov 23, 2008

Roland T. Marcee, of Abilene, died Sunday, November 23, 2008 at River Hills Health & Rehab Center in Kerrville, Texas at the age of 75. Funeral services, with Tom Wilkins, of Amarillo and Mike Herrington, of Kerrville, officiating, will be at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Those that...

Walter A. Danko

Walter A. Danko

Nov 23, 2008

Walter "Bud" Danko, of Abilene, passed away Sunday, November 23, 2008 at the age of 59. Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 26, at Holy Family Catholic Church. Father Fred Nawarskas will officiate. Burial will follow in the Garden of Memories Cemetery. There will be a visitation at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap...

William Franklin Agnew

William Franklin Agnew

Nov 21, 2008

William F. Agnew passed away at Hendrick Memorial Center on November 21, 2008, after a brief and unexpected illness. He was better known to his family, friends, and all who loved him, as "Bill." Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at the University Church of Christ. Dr. Bill Young, assisted by Dr. Don Wilson,...