Obituaries

Jack Taylor Menefee

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Brenda Joyce VanDunk

Brenda Joyce VanDunk

May 20, 2007

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Paula Brian Caton Taylor

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

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

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

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...