Obituaries
William Nelson Smith
Dec 6, 2005
William Nelson "Ned" Smith William Nelson Smith, 88, passed away Tuesday, December 06, 2005 at a local hospital. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm Friday, December 9, 2005, with Dr. Tom Lyda and Rev. Chris Diebel officiating, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Mr. Smith was born March 21, 1917 in Lancaster, Texas...
Clarence Edward Porter
Dec 5, 2005
C. E. "Port" Porter Clarence Edward Porter, 88, passed away Monday, December 5, 2005 in Abilene. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 am Saturday, December 10 2005, with Chaplain Matthew Incorvaia officiating, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Mr. Porter was born September 12, 1917 in Sparkman, Arkansas to Joe Hunter Porter and Mary...
Selma Winter Tyree
Nov 28, 2005
Selma Winter Tyree Selma Tyree, 81, passed away Monday, November 28, 2005 in Abilene. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Tuesday, November 29, 2005 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm Wednesday, November 30, 2005 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Rose Hill...
Mary Ann Blankenship
Nov 22, 2005
Mary Ann Blankenship Mary Ann Blankenship passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2005 in Abilene, Texas after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Friday, November 25, 2005 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Major James E. Parrish will officiate. Burial will follow at Elliott-Hamil Garden of Memories. Mary Ann...
Minnie Marie Richardson
Nov 21, 2005
Minnie Richardson, 93, passed away Monday, November 21, 2005 at a local nursing center. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Friday, November 25, 2005 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. Minnie was born on January 26, 1912 in Santa Anna, Texas to Pete & Mattie Williams. She...
Janet Ruth McLennan
Nov 19, 2005
Janet Ruth McLennan Janet Ruth McLennan passed away November 19, 2005. Funeral services will be held at the First Christian Church at eleven o'clock on Tuesday, November 22, with Dr. Tom Lyda and Dr. Chris Diebel officiating. Burial will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery. A visitation is scheduled from 5:00-7:00 Monday evening at The Hamil Family Funeral Home. Janet was...
George Reppen Lager
Nov 18, 2005
George R. Lager George Lager, 87, passed away Friday, November 18, 2005 in Abilene, Texas. A memorial service will be held on Monday, November 21, 2005 at 7:00 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, November 26, 2005 at the Chester T. French Memorial Chapel in...
Hazel Louise Tedford
Nov 17, 2005
Hazel Young Tedford Hazel Tedford, 73, passed away Thursday, November 17, 2005 at a local hospital. Visitation will be Friday, November 18, 2005 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be Saturday, November 19, 2005 at 3:00 pm at Broadview Baptist Church, with Rev. David Cason officiating. Burial will...
Jack Sherwin Haynes
Nov 15, 2005
Dr. Jack Haynes, 78, passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2005 in Abilene. A visitation will be held Thursday, November 17, 2005 from 4:00 to 6:00 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be Friday, November 18, 2005 at 2:00 pm at St. Paul United Methodist Church, with Dr. Phil Christopher officiating, assisted by...
Robert Joseph Springer
Nov 15, 2005
Robert (Bob) Springer, 86, died on Tuesday, November 15, at Hendrick Hospital, following a stroke. He was born on May 1, 1919, in Detroit, Michigan to Herman and Frances Springer. Bob had seven brothers and sisters, and the family lived most of his early years in Rochester, New York. In 1941 he graduated from the University of Rochester with a...
Preble Elizabeth Lowe
Nov 13, 2005
Preble Elizabeth Lowe, 86, passed away Sunday, November 13, 2005 in Woodland Park, Colorado. A visitation will be on Thursday, November 17, 2005 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Graveside services will be Friday, November 18, 2005 at 2:00 pm, with Rev. H.B. Terry officiating, at Elmwood Memorial Park, under the...
George Marshall Hooper
Nov 7, 2005
George Marshal Hooper, 93, passed away Monday, November 7, 2005 at a local nursing center. Graveside services are scheduled for today, Thursday, November 10, 2005 at 3:00 pm at the Blackwell Cemetery, with Leroy Mason officiating, under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Mr. Hooper was born in Blackwell, Texas to Austin Hooper and...
Elma Sinclair
Nov 1, 2005
Elma Sinclair, 88, passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2005 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm, Monday, November 7, 2005 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. The family will receive friends prior to service time from 12:00 to 2:00 pm. Burial will follow at Fort Phantom Hill Cemetery. Elma was born January...
Wanda Lou McKeever
Nov 1, 2005
Wanda Lou McKeever, 79, went to be with her Lord Tuesday, November 1, 2005 at Windcrest Alzheimer's Care Center. The family will receive friends Thursday, November 3, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be held Friday, November 4, 2005 at 2:00 pm at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church, with...
Madison Lynn Reese
Oct 31, 2005
Madison Lynn Reese, infant daughter of Travis Wayne and Amber Stoots Reese, died October 31, 2005 in a local hospital. Graveside services, with Reverend Scott Baird officiating, will be at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, November 3, 2005 in Elmwood Memorial Park under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Madison is survived by her parents of...
Jack Gentry
Oct 27, 2005
Jack Gentry, 57, passed away Thursday, October 27, 2005. Graveside services will be held Saturday, October 29, 2005 at 10:00 am at Elmwood Memorial Park with Dr. Tom Lyda officiating, under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. A memorial service will be held Monday at 2:00 pm at The Abilene State School Chapel with...
Doris Aline Goldsmith
Oct 26, 2005
Doris Goldsmith, 81, passed away Wednesday, October 26, 2005, at a local hospital. Services will be held Friday, October 28, 2005 at 2:00 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, with David Rix and Dr. Jeff Reid officiating. Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service time...
Laurie Ann Stevens
Oct 26, 2005
Laurie Stevens, 55, prominent Abilene civic leader and energetic supporter of the city's arts community, passed away on October 26 following a massive brain aneurism. The former host of KRBC-TV's "Mid-Day with Laurie," and the first female recipient of the Abilene Jaycee's Outstanding Young Abilenian award, she is survived by husband Bill Stevens, executive vice-president of Texas Alliance of Energy...