Obituaries
Carolyn O'Kelley Donaldson
Nov 13, 2007
Carolyn Ann Donaldson, of Abilene, died Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at the age of 62. Funeral services, with Rowland Gregory officiating, will be at 2:00 pm on Friday, November 16 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Carolyn was born December 21, 1944 in Abilene, Texas to Carroll O'Kelley, Sr. and Marian (Harvey) O'Kelley. She graduated from...
Alan Kent Potts
Nov 13, 2007
Alan "Kent" Potts went home to be with his Maker on Tuesday, November 13, 2007, at a local hospital. He was 45 years old. Funeral services will be today at 2:00 pm at the First United Methodist Church of Abilene, 202 Butternut. Graveside services will follow at the Potosi Cemetery, under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449...
Sybil Jo McLean
Nov 9, 2007
Sybil Jo McLean, of Abilene, passed away Friday, November 9, 2007, on her birthday, at the age of 85. Graveside services will be at 10:00 am Monday, November 12 in Elmwood Memorial Park, 5750 Highway 277 South. Bill Eason will officiate. Friends may pay their respects on Sunday at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Sybil was...
Rodger Barnard Haglund
Nov 8, 2007
Rodger Barnard Haglund, M.D. Rodger Barnard Haglund, M.D., of Abilene, died Thursday, November 8, 2007 at the age of 75. Funeral services, with Rev. Lee Fuller officiating, will be at 10:00 am on Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at Wylie Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Monday at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449...
Mark Alan Hay
Nov 5, 2007
Mark Alan Hay, 44, passed away Monday, November 5, 2007. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Thursday, November 8, with Chaplain David Takacs officiating, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. The family will receive friends at 1:00 pm prior to the service. Mark was born January 3, 1963 in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania to Joseph...
James Michael Edwards
Nov 4, 2007
James Michael Edwards, 22, passed away Sunday, November 4, 2007. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Wednesday, November 7, at Broadview Baptist Church, with Rev. David Cason officiating, assisted by Randy Packwood. Burial will follow in the Garden of Memories Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm today, Tuesday, November 6, at The Hamil Family Funeral...
Thomas W. Bever
Nov 4, 2007
Thomas Wayne Bever, Sr., 88, died Sunday, November 4, 2007 at Hendrick Medical Center, with his children by his side. He was born August 18, 1919 in New Salem, Indiana to Ozro and Stella Humes Bever. He grew up in Indiana, graduating from New Salem High School in 1937. He was drafted into the United States Army on March 29,...
Sondra M. Cromley Roy
Nov 1, 2007
Sondra Cromley Roy passed away Thursday, November 1, 2007 at Hendrick Medical Center with loved ones at her side. She was 72 years old. Sandy was born to Margaret Smoller and Phil Brito on February 5, 1935 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She married T. Thomas Cromley in 1953 in Michigan. Tom and Sandy had four children; Linda, Tom, John, and Chris...
Lillian Frances Wright
Oct 31, 2007
Lillian Frances Bruyere Wright Lillian Wright was born to Horace Albert Bruyere and Myrtle Watkins Daniel Bruyere in Waco, Texas, August 3, 1909, and passed away in Abilene, Texas, October 31, 2007. Lillian graduated from high school in Waco and attended Baylor University where she was named a Baylor Beauty. She married William Parker Wright, November 30, 1929, and they...
George Ballard Crain
Oct 31, 2007
George Ballard Crain, Jr., of Abilene, died Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at the age of 67. Funeral services were at 10:00 am on Friday, November 2, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Burial was in the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Sweetwater, Texas. Born February 11, 1940 in Comstock, Texas, George was the son of George...
Dalpha Rex Reeves
Oct 30, 2007
Sam Reeves was born on January 31, 1933 in Sweetwater, Texas. He graduated from University of North Texas in 1954 with a business degree. He died on October 30, 2007 in Abilene, Texas at Hendrick Hospital. Sam had an unwavering spirit to give. His passion for giving to the community and his gift of leadership were demonstrated by his serving...
Mary Nell Buck
Oct 28, 2007
Mary Nell Buck Mary Buck of Abilene, Texas passed away on October 28, 2007 after a long but courageous battle against cancer. Born and raised in Greenville, Alabama, Mary was the daughter of Marion and Beatrice Riley. She married Vincent "VK" Buck, in 1949 and began her "tour" as an Air Force wife with their first assignment in Germany. Thirty...
Lawrence Eugene Beall
Oct 28, 2007
Lawrence "Larry" Beall died at his home in Abilene on October 28, 2007, after a lengthy illness. Born on July 12, 1935, in Abilene, Texas, he was the son of Samuel Kirby and Myrtle Carrie Beall. Larry grew up in Abilene, but lived all over the United States and several other countries during his life. In the 1950's, Larry excelled...
John Ellis Moore
Oct 23, 2007
John E. Moore, Jr., of Abilene, passed away Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at the age of 85. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday at Wylie Baptist Church, with Rev. Lee Fuller officiating, assisted by Rev. Oscar Fanning. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Thursday...
Stephen Meade Rinard
Oct 21, 2007
Stephen Meade Rinard passed away Sunday, October 21, 2007. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Monday, October 29, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be at 4:00 pm on Tuesday, October 30, at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church. A military burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. Stephen Meade Rinard was born in...
Lila Joy Henderson
Oct 19, 2007
Lila Henderson, 81, died Friday, October 19, 2007 at a local hospital. Visitation will be from 3:00 to 5:00 pm on Sunday, October 21 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Monday in the chapel at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. August 2, 1926,...
Samuel James Baron
Oct 19, 2007
Sam Baron, 73, died Friday, October 19, 2007 at his home. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 9:00 pm on Tuesday, October 23 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Services will be at 3:00 pm on Wednesday at the Tabernacle in the Alameda Cemetery in Eastland County, Texas. July 12, 1934, Sam was born to Ventura...
Lee Roy Hargrove
Oct 12, 2007
Lee Roy Hargrove, 74, died Friday, October 12, 2007 in a local hospital. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm Tuesday, October 16, in the chapel at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm Wednesday, October 17, 2007. Burial will follow in the Garden of Memories Cemetery. Lee was born...
Amelia Denise McCarty
Oct 10, 2007
Amelia Bozarth McCarty, 39, died in Avon Park, Florida, October 11, 2007. A prayer service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Following the prayer service, the family will receive friends until 9:00 pm at the funeral home. A Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday,...