Obituaries
Eva Mabel Longuet
Sep 23, 2005
Eva Mabel Longuet, 93, passed away Friday at a local nursing center. Mrs. Longuet was born June 25, 1912 to the parents of Taylor Majors and Gertrude Flanders Majors in Pensacola, Florida. She was a switchboard operator at the San Carlos Hotel and The Citizen-People National Bank and a member of the Brownsville Assembly of God Church in Pensacola, Florida....
Bessie Loneta Smith
Sep 23, 2005
Bessie L. Smith, 95, passed away Friday at a local hospital. Funeral services will be in Leonard, Texas under the direction of Taylor Funeral Home. Local arrangements were made by The Hamil Family Funeral Home.
Alene Joyce Staggers
Sep 22, 2005
Alene Joyce Staggers, 93, died at a local nursing facility on Thursday, September 22, 2005. Visitation will be held on Friday, September 23, 2005 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Graveside services will be held at the Potosi Cemetery on Saturday, September 24, 2005, under the direction of The Hamil Family...
Andy J. Patterson
Sep 21, 2005
Dr. Andy J. Patterson, 76, passed away the morning of September 21st at Hendrick Medical Center. Dr. Andy J. Patterson, professor of music theory and composition, head of that department, and professor of woodwinds, began his career at HSU in 1959. His 40-year tenure was among the longest of University faculty. Dr. Patterson honored our University with his expertise, passion,...
Mary Hibbs
Sep 20, 2005
Mary "Caroline" Hibbs, 79, passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2005, in the Hospice Unit of Hendrick Health Systems. Mrs. Hibbs was born February 26, 1926, in Yakima, Washington, to Otis and Dorothy Stephenson. She married Guy Hibbs in 1946. Caroline was a loving and devoted mother and homemaker, as well as an accomplished businesswoman owning home accessory shops in St....
John C. Yancy
Sep 19, 2005
Long time resident of Abilene, John C. Yancy, 73, now of Austin, was carried by angels to heaven, on September 19, 2005 after a long battle with heart disease. John was joyously welcomed into Heaven by his mother and father, Emmitt and Vella Yancy and Brother Franklin Yancy. John was a blessing to all who knew him. The light of...
Betty Smith
Sep 17, 2005
Betty Smith, age 73, left this life Saturday, September 17, 2005 at Hendrick Hospice Care. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 20th, at 2:00 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Larry Tarver officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Monday, September...
L.N. Koen
Sep 16, 2005
L.N. Koen, age 83, died Thursday, September 15, 2005 at Wesley Court Nursing Center in Abilene. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 17th, at 1:00 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Jeff Ried and Jack Ridlehoover officiating. Burial will follow at 4:00 p.m. in the Gorman Oaklawn Cemetery in Gorman, Texas under the direction of...
Harvey L. Reynolds
Sep 16, 2005
Harvey Lee Reynolds, age 78, joined his Savior on Friday, September 16, 2005 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be held Monday, September 19th, at 1:00 p.m. at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church with Stan Allcorn, Jeff Reid, and Jack Ridlehoover officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home. Visitation will...
Bernice Hart
Sep 13, 2005
Bernice Hart, age 90, died Tuesday, September 13, 2005 at her residence in Abilene. The body will be cremated and the cremains will be entombed in the Columbarium at Church of The Heavenly Rest. A Memorial Service will be held at The Church of The Heavenly Rest Episcopal with Rev. Scott Mayer and Rev. Rosemary (Roz) Thomas officiating. Service day...
John Marquez
Sep 10, 2005
John Arthur Marquez, age 42 of Abilene, died Saturday, September 10, 2005 at St. Lukes Episcopal Hospital in Houston. Funeral Mass will be held Thursday, September 15th, at 2 p.m. at St. Vincent Pallotti Catholic Church with Father Terry Brenon officiating. Burial will follow in the City of Abilene Cemetery - Masonic Section under the direction of The Hamil Family...
Brandon John Singer
Sep 9, 2005
Brandon Singer, 29, of Abilene died Friday, September 9, 2005 at his home. Services will be 2 pm Tuesday, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. The Rev. Iziar Lankford, pastor of Plum Street United Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home. Brandon was born October...
William Jack Wilson
Sep 1, 2005
Jack Wilson, age 82, died Thursday, September 1, 2005 at Hendrick Health Systems. Graveside funeral services will be held Monday, September 5th, at 10 A.M. at the Buffalo Gap Cemetery with Rev. Shane Brue officiating and under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Sunday, September 4th from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Hamil...
Louis Oren May
Aug 30, 2005
Jack Wilson, age 82, died Thursday, September 1, 2005 at Hendrick Health Systems. Graveside funeral services will be held Monday, September 5th, at 10 A.M. at the Buffalo Gap Cemetery with Rev. Shane Brue officiating and under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Sunday, September 4th from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Hamil...
Narciso Reyes
Aug 27, 2005
NARCISO REYES Narciso Reyes, age 80, died Saturday, August 27, 2005 at a local hospital. A prayer vigil will be held Sunday, August 28, 2005 from 6:00 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd. Graveside services will be Monday, August 29th at 10 a.m. at Dudley Cemetery. Narciso Reyes was born on October 29, 1924 in Eagle...
Cary Alan Metts
Aug 25, 2005
Cary Metts, age 42, died Thursday, August 25, 2005. Funeral Services will be held Sunday, August 28th, @ 2 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Steve Parker officiating. Burial will follow in the Tuscola Cemetery under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Saturday, August 27th from 6 to 8 p.m....
Milford L. Prichard
Aug 23, 2005
Milford L. Prichard, Jr., age 76, died Tuesday, August 23, 2005, at Hendrick Health Systems in Abilene. Funeral Services will be held Friday, August 26th, @ 2 p.m. at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church with Dr. H. Bailey Stone, Dr. Phil Christopher and Dr. Jeff Ried officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park under the direction of The Hamil Family...
Mattie Marie Edwards
Aug 23, 2005
Mattie Marie Edwards, age 84, died Tuesday, August 23, 2005 at a local nursing center. A private family graveside service will be held on Friday, August 26, 2005 in the Johnson Memorial Cemetery in Munday, Texas. Services will be under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd., Abilene, Tx. Mattie Marie Edwards was born on...
Ruby Watts
Aug 20, 2005
Ruby Watts, 92 died Saturday, August 20, 2005 in Abilene. Funeral services will be held Monday, August 22, 2005 at 2:00 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Burial will follow in the Hamby Cemetery. Ruby was born December 1, 1912 in Callahan County to Henry Ellis Clemmer and Bessie Moore Clemmer. She married Austin Watts...
Dorothy Stokes
Aug 13, 2005
Dorothy Lynn (Dottie) Stokes, passed away Saturday, August 13, 2005 at her home in Abilene. Services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 16, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home. She was preceded in death by her parents, George Lynn (G.L.) and Wynelle Smartt Francis and brother, G.L. Francis, III. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. to...