Obituaries
Iva Dell Blackburn
Jun 2, 2007
Iva Dell Blackburn, of Abilene, passed away Saturday, June 2, 2007 at the age of 92. Funeral services, with Les McGalliard officiating, will be at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, June 5 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Burial will follow in the Potosi Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Monday...
Leonetta Marguerite Ussery
Jun 2, 2007
Lee Ussery, 61, of Abilene died Saturday, June 02, 2007 at a local hospital. The family will receive friends at their home, 2926 Wyndrock Drive, on Monday from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. No service will be held. Arrangements are by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. October 29, 1945, Lee was born to Santo DiDomenico and Leonetta...
Darris Leon Egger
Jun 2, 2007
Dr. Darris Leon Egger, Sr., of Abilene, went to be with his Lord and Savoir Saturday, June 2, 2007, at the age of 87. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Wednesday, June 6, 2007, at St. Paul United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the Garden of Memories Cemetery. Reverend Robert Ford, Reverend Robert Monk, Reverend Jon Sims...
Gary Glenn Chrane
May 31, 2007
Gary Glenn Chrane, 44, of Abilene, passed away Thursday, May 31, 2007 after a courageous 8 ½ year battle with cancer. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Saturday, June 2, 2007 at Highway 36 Church of Christ with Jon Schwiethale officiating. Burial will follow in the Dudley Cemetery. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral...
Perry W. Scott
May 29, 2007
Perry W. Scott, Sr., 84, of Clyde, died Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Friday, June 1 at Woodlawn Church of Christ. Burial will follow in the Fort Phantom Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 pm on Thursday at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449...
Paula Brian Caton Taylor
May 16, 2007
Paula Caton Taylor, 45, of Abilene, went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 after a brief illness. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Saturday, May 19 at the Hamby Church of Christ, with Rev. Harold Barnes, Jay Estes and Ronny Vinson officiating. Burial will follow at the Hamby Cemetery. The family will receive friends...
Fleta McDonald Forsman
May 15, 2007
Fleta Forsman, of Abilene, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2007, at the age of 93. There will be a memorial service at a later date in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Local arrangements are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. February 7, 1914, Fleta was born in Neosho, Missouri to Thomas Franklin McDonald and Lenora...
Vernis Ray Parkinson
May 12, 2007
Vernis Parkinson, 89, died Sunday, May 13, 2007 in Big Spring, Texas. Graveside services will be at 3:00 pm today, Tuesday, May 15, 2007, at Elmwood Memorial Park, under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Rev. Larry Baird will officiate. Vernis was born October 23, 1917 in Paint Rock, Texas to Elmer Edward Parkinson...
Kenneth D. Perry
May 11, 2007
Kenneth D. Perry, 72, died Friday, May 11, 2007 in College Station, TX. Visitation will be held on Monday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday in the funeral home chapel with Morris Chancey, brother-in-law of Kenneth, officiating. Burial will be in...
Cheryl Lynn Smith
May 10, 2007
Cheryl Lynn Smith Cheryl Lynn Smith passed away Thursday, May 10, 2007 at a local hospital at the age of 60. Funeral services, with Rev. Larry Tarver officiating, will be at 10:00 am on Saturday at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Cheryl was born on March 15, 1947 to William Lewis Tarver and Alyce (Phoebe) Lucille...
Alfred Samuel Waldrop
May 7, 2007
Sam Waldrop lived his whole life for this one moment?entrance into heaven. Graveside services will be at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, May 9, 2007 in Elmwood Memorial Park, followed by a memorial service at 3:00 pm at the First Baptist Church Sanctuary. Dr. Phil Christopher will officiate. The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 6:00 pm on Tuesday at...
Marvine Cook Williams Hogsett
May 5, 2007
Marvine Williams Hogsett died Saturday, May 5, 2007 in a Dallas hospital after a lengthy illness. She was born to Madelyn and Marvin Cook, on the family ranch in Mills County, Texas on July 28, 1934 which was her father's birthday. Marvine grew up in Goldthwaite and graduated from Goldthwaite High School in 1951. Later that year her family moved...
John Robert Gross
May 4, 2007
John Robert Gross died Friday, May 4, 2007, at a local hospital, surrounded by his family. He was truly an original, living life his way to the end. John was born in Humboldt, Tennessee, on December 6, 1944, to Marion T. and Maggie (Hayes) Gross. He graduated from Greeneville, Tennessee High School and Lambuth University in Jackson, Tennessee. He served...
Mary McWilliams
May 2, 2007
Mary McWilliams, 64, of Abilene, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2007. A private family burial service will take place at Talpa Cemetary on Saturday, May 5, 2007. Following the burial service, a Memorial service celebrating her life will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, 2007 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd., with Rob...
Sharron Kaye Witt
Apr 30, 2007
Sharron Kaye Starks Witt, 48, died Monday in Abilene. A visitation will be held on Thursday, May 3, 2007 from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. A funeral service will be held Friday, May 4, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. in the Funeral Home Chapel. Her body will be cremated. Sharron was born...
Aaron Wayne Wilson
Apr 30, 2007
Aaron Wayne Wilson, 56, died Monday, April 30, 2007 in Abilene. A funeral service, with Reverend Truman Johnson officiating, will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 4, 2007 in The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. There will be a visitation at The Funeral Home on Thursday afternoon from 5:00...
Jerry Allan Lane
Apr 30, 2007
Jerry Allan Lane, 38, died Monday, April 30, 2007 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 3 at Champions Church with Richard Humphries and Mark Rector officiating. The family will receive friends from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. prior to the funeral service. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home,...
Evelyn Shipman
Apr 29, 2007
Long time Abilene chiropractor, Willie Evelyn Shipman passed away April 29, 2007 at the age of 90. A graveside service, with Reverend Kevin Kennedy officiating, will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, May 3, 2007 in Elmwood Memorial Park under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. There will be a visitation at the funeral home...
David Chase
Apr 29, 2007
David Chase, Jr., 82, died Sunday, April 29, 2007 in a local care center. A funeral service, with Reverends John Sanders, Paul Byars and Jack Dominguez officiating, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 3, 2007 in Tye Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the Tye Cemetery under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap...