Obituaries

Sep 1, 2023

 

Toi Ann (Pinkston) Sanders, 62 years old of Abilene, passed away peacefully on September 1st, 2023 in Abilene. 

 

Visitation will be 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Thursday September 7th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene.

 

Funeral services will be held 1:00 – 2:00pm (Central Time), Thursday September 7th 2023

at The Hamil...

Aug 30, 2023

 

Joe Edward Foreman 88, of Abilene, Texas, passed away at home on August 30, 2023.

Visitation will be 6:00pm to 8:00pm on Monday, September 4, 2023, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00am, Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home with Bro. David Cason, officiating. Burial with military honors will...

Aug 27, 2023

 

Annette Broyles, 66, went to be with her beloved pets on August 27, 2023.  Visitation will be Friday, September 1, 2023, 6-8 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. 

Annette was born July 25, 1957, to Bill M. and Betty J. Broyles in Abilene, TX.  She graduated from Abilene High School in 1975 and...

Aug 24, 2023

Ken "Bruno" Bryant, 78, passed away Thursday, August 24, 2023, in Abilene. He was born on June 5, 1945, in Ranger, TX to Millard and Juanita Bryant.

Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Saturday, September 2, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 am on Sunday, September...

Aug 22, 2023

On Tuesday August 22nd, our beloved Beatrice Marie Garner went to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She was halfway through her 74th trip around the sun and will be dearly missed.

We welcome friends and family to celebrate her life with us at The Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest, Saturday Sept 2nd at 4:00 PM, with...

Aug 21, 2023

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Aug 16, 2023

Linda Faye Jean Clarke Crisp, age 79, of Abilene Texas passed from this life peacefully at home on August 16, 2023.  She was born May 3, 1944 in Gorman Texas to William and Loraine Clarke. She married Joe Frank Crisp in October of 1962 who preceded her in death in 2020.   She graduated from Rising Star.  Linda worked and owned...

Aug 13, 2023

Jerry Morris, 64, passed away August 13, 2023 in Abilene. He was born to Manley and Helen Morris on June 2, 1959, iun Coshocton, OH.

Cremation arrangements are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home.

Aug 11, 2023

Houston Taylor Rankin, age 89, died on August 11, 2023 in Abilene. Inurnment of his remains will be in the Texas State Veterans Cemetery. A memorial service will be held at Logsdon Chapel on the campus of Hardin-Simmons University at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, the 18th of August. Visitation will follow in the reception room at Logsdon Chapel.

Taylor was...

Aug 7, 2023

Ruthanne Davis Johnston, 84, of Abilene, passed away Monday, August 7, 2023 in Abilene. She was born to Wallace and Anastaschia Kaye on June 20, 1939, in Boston, MA.

Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Thursday, August 10, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home...

Aug 5, 2023

Marilyn June Smith, 73, of Abilene, passed away on August 5, 2023, following a brief illness.

Visitation will be at 10AM, Wednesday August 9th at First Methodist Church, 202 Butternut Street, Abilene. The funeral service will follow at 11AM with Senior Pastor Scott Seymour officiating. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home.

Marilyn was born in...

Aug 4, 2023

John LaVert Johnson, 90, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on August 4, 2023, in Abilene.

Committal service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 8, 2023, at The Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene, 7457 West Lake Road, Abilene, Texas, with Pastors Jeff Hatcher and Billy Crim of Wylie Methodist officiating. Burial will follow. Services are under the...

Jul 29, 2023

Jefferson Drew Fooshee

Drew Fooshee, age 64, went to be with his Savior Jesus Christ on July 29, 2023 in Dallas, Texas. The oldest of five, he was born on December 7, 1958 in Abilene, Texas to Dale and Barbara Wooten Fooshee and attended schools in Highland Park and Marshall, Texas, graduating high school in 1977. Drew's years at Texas...

Jul 23, 2023

Glenn Ralph Tuttle, 91, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on July 23, 2023 in Abilene, Texas.

Visitation will be at 5:00-7:00pm, Friday, July 28 at Hillcrest Church of Christ.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00pm, July 29, 2023, at Hillcrest Church of Christ with Terry Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Elliott-Hamil Garden of Memories Cemetery. Services are under...

Jul 21, 2023

 

Bill C. Ross of Tyler, Texas ended a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease on July 21, two days after his 92nd birthday and ten days following the sudden death of his wife, Carolyn. 

Billy Charles Ross was born in Stephenville, Texas to Gladys and Charlie Ross.  Much of his early childhood was spent by his father’s side as the...

Jul 20, 2023

Zachary Bradley, 36 of Abilene, passed away Thursday July 20, 2023.

Celebration of Life will be held July 23, 2023. 7pm at 1409 Westway Dr. Abilene, Tx. Come and go as you please. Dress as you normally would.

Zach was born in Rome, New York on August 30, 1986 to Tommy and Sherry Paul. He went to Cooper High School....

Jul 16, 2023

Jimmy Don Queen, age 66, was called home on July 16, 2023 after a short battle with cancer.

Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Wednesday, July 19 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 am on Thursday, July 20 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, with burial...

Jul 15, 2023

Kelly Michelle Paige, 54, of Abilene, passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2023, in Abilene, Texas.

 

Visitation will be from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Thursday, July 20, 2023, at the Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.

 

A Memorial Service celebrating Kelly’s life will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, July 21, 2023, at First Central...

Jul 12, 2023

Albertine "Waggi" Halsted passed away on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. She was born on May 27,1935 to Sebastian Kressierer and Albertine Keller Kressierer in Munich, Germany. She had two siblings, Terese and Alfred Kressierer. She married Benjamin Donald Halsted (USAF Major Retired) on March 3,1951 in Munich where Ben was stationed. They have three children Gisela Halsted Hughes, Deborah Diane...