Obituaries
Jack Taylor Menefee
Jul 6, 2007
J.T. "Jack" Menefee saw almost a century of change before he went home to meet the Lord on July 6, 2007. Graveside services will be at the Potosi Cemetery on Sunday, July 8, 2007 at 2:00 P.M. under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Jack was preceded in death by his parents, Jim and...
Emma Nell Bartlett
Jul 2, 2007
Emma Nell Bartlett died peacefully on Monday, July 2, 2007, truly knowing and believing that God is Love. Private family services were held Saturday, July 7 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, with Dorsie Wallace, Christian Science Practitioner officiating. Burial followed in the Elliott-Hamil Garden of Memories. Emmy was born in Cleburne, Texas, and attended the College of Industrial Arts...
Willie Mae Woolsey
Jun 29, 2007
Willie Mae Woolsey Willie Mae Woolsey, 87, of Abilene, died Friday, June 29, 2007. Funeral services, with Paul Matta and Donnie Voss officiating, will be at 11:00 am on Monday, July 2, 2007 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Burial will be at 3:00 pm in Baggett Cemetery in Comanche County, Texas. The family will receive...
Ella Pender
Jun 25, 2007
Ella Faye "Bopeep" Pender, of Abilene, passed away Monday, June 25, 2007, at the age of 84. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Thursday, June 28, 2007, at First Christian Church with Dr. Tom Lyda. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. Arrangements are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Bopeep...
Frances G. Barton Cadenhead
Jun 14, 2007
Frances Cadenhead passed from this life Thursday, June 14, 2007. Frances Barton Cadenhead was born March 17, 1922 to Horatio (Rash), and Lula Mary Jones Hardwick in Cleaton (Muhlenberg County) Kentucky. While Lula was seven months pregnant with Frances, she held her firstborn child, 18-month-old Ariel Denver, in her arms as he passed away from spinal meningitis. Rash was a...
Bobbie Nell Purvis
Jun 11, 2007
Bobbie Nell Purvis, 83, died Monday, June 11, 2007 at a local care facility. Funeral services, with Steve Thompson officiating, will be at 10:00 am on Friday, June 15 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Graveside services will be at 12:30 pm in the Cross Plains Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00...
Audra Estelle Fowler Williams
Jun 8, 2007
Audra Estelle Fowler Williams, 77, died Friday, June 8, 2007 at a local hospital. April 13, 1930, Audra was born to Arch and Audra Elizabeth "McIntire" Gafford in Turkey, Texas. She lived in Abilene for 13 years after moving from Benton, Arkansas. She retired from the Abilene State School where she worked in food service. Audra was preceded in death...
Beula Wynne Love
Jun 6, 2007
Beula Wynne Love, 84, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday, June 6, 2007. Funeral services will be June 9, 2007 at the Broadview Baptist Church at 2:00 pm. Officiating will be Brothers David Cason, Jack Ridlehoover, and Greg Rake. The family will be receiving friends Friday evening from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449...
Jeffrey Howard McCoy
Jun 5, 2007
Jeffrey Howard McCoy of Abilene, died June 5, 2007 at the age of 40. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Friday, June 8 at the Beltway Park Baptist Church with Sr. Pastor David McQueen officiating. Burial will follow at the Garden of Memories cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Thursday, June 7...
Maria Antonia Jennings
Jun 4, 2007
Toni Jennings, 50, died Monday, June 4, 2007 in a local hospital. Funeral Services with Dr. David Ray officiating, will be at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 6, 2007 at the River of Life Church. The family will be receiving friends and family on Wednesday morning 8:00 to 12:00 at the Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. August 24,...
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...