Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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...