Obituaries
Bobby Franklin Owen
Oct 31, 2008
Bobby Franklin Owen, of Abilene, died Friday, October 31, 2008. He was 23. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, November 3, 2008 at Beltway Park Baptist Church. Mike Hill will officiate. Burial will follow in the Garden of Memories Cemetery. Visitation will be today, Sunday, November 2, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road....
Harry Eugene Campbell
Oct 30, 2008
Harry Eugene Campbell, of Abilene, formerly of Venus, Texas, passed away Thursday, October 30, 2008 at the age of 95. Graveside services will be today, Saturday, November 1, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. at Laurel Land Cemetery in Dallas, Texas, under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. David Tarbet will officiate. H.E. (Gene) was born...
Ruth Ann Cleveland
Oct 29, 2008
Ruth Ann Cleveland, of Abilene, passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at the age of 58. Graveside services will be held on Monday, November 3, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 7:30 pm on Friday, October 31, 2008 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Ruth Ann...
James Moses Brooks
Oct 28, 2008
J.M. Brooks, age 96, died Tuesday, October 28, 2008 in Abilene. Graveside services will be at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, October 31, 2008 at Elmwood Memorial Park in the Garden of Peace. Rev. Rodney Watson will officiate. The family visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 30, 2008 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo...
Gladwyn Mae Moore
Oct 23, 2008
Gladwyn Mae Moore, of Abilene, passed away Thursday, October 23, 2008 at the age of 90. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 26, 2008 at Grace United Methodist Church, with Rev. Greg Kennedy officiating. Arrangements were handled by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. October 1, 1918, Gladwyn was born in Carpio,...
Bettie Jewel Broyles
Oct 20, 2008
It is with our deepest sorrow that we announce the death of our dearly loved Bettie Jewell Broyles, also known by friends and family as Bobbie. God called Bobbie home on October 20th, 2008 at age 78; she left us following a courageous battle with cancer. Bobbie was born August 3rd, 1930, in the Town of Breckenridge, Texas to the...
Werner H. Ritz
Oct 18, 2008
Werner H. Ritz, of Abilene, passed away Saturday, October 18, 2008 at the age of 71. Funeral services, with Rev. Lee Fuller officiating, will be at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, October 20, 2008 at Wylie Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday at The Hamil Family...
John Clifton Little
Oct 7, 2008
Dr. John Clifton Little, a retired professor from Abilene Christian University went to be with the Lord around midnight between Monday, October 6 and Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at the age of 71. Visitation will be Friday, October 10 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Graveside services will be...
Virginia Johnson
Oct 4, 2008
Funeral services for Virginia Pearce Johnson (Mrs. Walter F. Johnson) will be held at St. Paul United Methodist Church on Wednesday, October 15, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. with the Rev. Greg Kennedy presiding. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. Tuesday evening at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo...
Mary Lou Ross
Oct 4, 2008
Mary Lou Ross, of Abilene, passed away Saturday, October 4, 2008 at the age of 91. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 8, 2008 in the First Baptist Church Chapel with Dr. Phil Christopher officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. Mary Lou was born October 27, 1916 in Peacock, Texas to Lawson Howard Goodwin and Edna...
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...