Obituaries

Lee Thomas Williamson

Lee Thomas Williamson

Aug 17, 2007

Dr. Lee Williamson died August 17, 2007. The body will be cremated. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Tuesday, August 21, 2007 at the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest under the direction of the Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. The cremains will be placed in the church Columbarium following the funeral service. Lee Thomas...

John Glenn Pilgrim

John Glenn Pilgrim

Aug 16, 2007

John Glenn Pilgrim, 85, of Abilene died August 16, 2007. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 pm on Saturday, August 18, 2007 at the First Christian Church with Dr. Tom Lyda officiating. Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Friday, August 17 at the Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449...

Margaret Lucile Kincannon

Margaret Lucile Kincannon

Aug 8, 2007

Margaret Lucile Kincannon passed away in Plano, Texas Wednesday, August 8, 2007 at the age of 90. A private graveside service will be held at Elmwood Memorial Park, under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. September 12, 1916, Margaret was born in Alliance, Nebraska. She grew up and graduated high school in Duncan, Oklahoma....

Grace McClendon

Grace McClendon

Aug 5, 2007

Grace Gardner McClendon, 102, passed away August 5, 2007. She was born February 24, 1905 in Arkansas City, Kansas to Harry and Ida Gardner. She moved to Amarillo when she was 4 years old. After her marriage in 1932, Grace and her husband lived in several West Texas cities until World War II. They spent the war years in Atlanta,...

Dorothy Myers

Dorothy Myers

Aug 3, 2007

Dorothy Myers, 90, died in a local hospital, Friday, August 03, 2007. A funeral service, with Brother Jack Ridlehoover and Brother Stan Allcorn officiating, will be held Monday, August 6 at 10:00 am. The family will receive guests on Sunday, August 5 from 2:30 to 4:00 pm. The service and the visitation will be at the Hamil Family Funeral Home,...

W.A. Griffin

W.A. Griffin

Jul 29, 2007

W. A. "Bill" Griffin, age 75, passed away Sunday, July 29, 2007 at a local hospital. A memorial service, with Father Fred Nawarskas officiating, will be at 11:00 am on Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at Holy Family Catholic Church. Visitation will be from 7:00 to 9:00 pm on Tuesday at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Bill...

Virgil L. Wright

Virgil L. Wright

Jul 28, 2007

Virgil "Vernon" Wright, of Tuscola, passed away Saturday, July 28, 2007 at the age of 61. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, July 31, 2007, at Southwest Park Baptist Church, with Rev. Mike Woodard officiating. Burial will follow in the Buffalo Gap Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:30 on Monday at The Hamil...

Theresa Hannagan Hall

Theresa Hannagan Hall

Jul 28, 2007

Terry Hall passed away at her home on July 28, 2007, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Tuesday, July 31, 2007, at the Church of the Heavenly Rest, Episcopal. The Reverend J. Scott Mayer and The Reverend Mary Glover will officiate. Burial will follow in the Buffalo Gap Cemetery. Services are under the...

Bonnie Lou White

Bonnie Lou White

Jul 27, 2007

Bonnie Lou White joined with her Lord in His Humble Abode on Friday July 27, 2007 at the age of 74. Her battle with cancer lasted over thirteen years, and she was finally victorious and joined the Lord with a smile, while surrounded by her loving family. Bonnie Lou Ellinger was born to John Henry and Dana Ruth Ellinger of...

Frances English Stanley

Frances English Stanley

Jul 24, 2007

Frances English Stanley, of Abilene, passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at the age of 87. Funeral services will be at 1:00 pm on Friday, July 27, 2007, in the chapel at First Baptist Church. Dr. Phil Christopher and Rev. Russell Stanley will officiate. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00...

Paul Fulton Sims

Paul Fulton Sims

Jul 24, 2007

Paul Fulton Sims, age 63, of Abilene, passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2007, at his residence after a battle with cancer. Funeral services will be at 2:30 pm Thursday, July 26, 2007 at Zion Lutheran Church with Rev. Clyde Kieshnick officiating, assisted by Rev. E. F. Schoenborn of San Antonio. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. Visitation for family...

Marjorie Hendrick Urban

Marjorie Hendrick Urban

Jul 24, 2007

Marjorie Hendrick Urban, of Abilene, passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at the age of 73. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Thursday, July 26, 2007 at St. Paul United Methodist Church, with Dr. Bob Monk, Rev. Bill Libby and Rev. Laird Cross officiating. Burial will follow in the Garden of Memories Cemetery. The family will receive friends...

Imogene Neill

Imogene Neill

Jul 24, 2007

Imogene Neill went to be with her Heavenly Father on Monday, July 16, 2007. Graveside services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 19, 2007 at Dorn Cemetery at Lake Colorado City, Texas, with Pastor Tom Lyda officiating. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 18th, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road,...

Virginia S. Cockrell

Virginia S. Cockrell

Jul 20, 2007

Virginia S. Cockrell died on Friday, July 20, 2007 at Hendrick Healthcare Center after an extended illness. Family graveside service, with Phil Ware officiating, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 24 at Colorado City Cemetery under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home. Virginia was born November 7, 1923 in the Westover Community in Baylor County to...

Bethany Gabrielle Cloud-Reynolds

Bethany Gabrielle Cloud-Reynolds

Jul 20, 2007

Bethany Gabrielle Cloud-Reynolds, infant, was stillborn Friday, July 20, 2007. Graveside services, with Rev. Rodney Watson officiating, will be on Friday, July 27, 2007 at 10:00 am in the Garden of Memories Cemetery, under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Bethany is survived by her mother, Joy Susanna Cloud, her father Jason Reynolds, two...

Lois Caldwell Peck

Lois Caldwell Peck

Jul 19, 2007

Lois Caldwell Peck, 77, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2007 in Abilene. A celebration of her life will be Monday, July 23 at 11:00 a.m. at the First Central Presbyterian Church with Reverend Janice Six. The family will be receiving friends, Sunday 5:00-7:00 pm at the Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Lois was born on March 9,...

Robert Wayne Oetting

Robert Wayne Oetting

Jul 14, 2007

Robert Wayne "Bob" Oetting of Abilene, passed away Saturday, July 14, 2007 at the age of 64. Graveside services, with Military Honors, will be held at 10:00 am on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at the Garden of Memories Cemetery. A memorial service will follow at 11:00 am at Southern Hills Church of Christ. Steve Ridgell and Phil Ware will officiate....

Bettye Lu Cole Lawler

Bettye Lu Cole Lawler

Jul 11, 2007

Bettye Lu Cole Lawler, age 80, died in Abilene, Texas Wednesday, July 11, 2007. Bettye was born in Temple, Texas February 12, 1927 to Doyle and Lucille Cole. She graduated from Temple High School and attended business school in Temple. The family moved to Abilene in 1945. In Abilene, Bettye was a secretary at Banner Creamery. She married Gerald G....

Judy O'Bar DeShazo

Judy O'Bar DeShazo

Jul 8, 2007

Judy O'Bar DeShazo, of Abilene, died Sunday, July 8, 2007 at the age of 58. Funeral services, with Rev. Jimmy Griffith officiating, will be at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, July 11 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Burial will follow in the McBee Cemetery in South Taylor County. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to...

Betty Jean Cockrell

Betty Jean Cockrell

Jul 7, 2007

Betty Jean Cockrell died on Saturday, July 7, 2007 at Hendrick Healthcare Center after an extended illness. A family Graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 10 at the Colorado City Cemetery under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home. Betty Jean was born on December 16, 1928 in Megargel, Texas to Herschel and Mary Emma...