Obituaries

Cory Day

Jun 9, 2023

Cory Don Day, of Surprise, Arizona passed away on June 9th.

Visitation will be held at The Hamil Family Funeral Home 6449 Buffalo Gap Road., Abilene, Texas 79606 on Thursday, June 15th from 6pm to 8pm.

Cory was born in Abilene, TX. to Sammy Day and Becky Weatherby on February 16, 1977. He went to Wylie...

Mark Smith

Jun 9, 2023

 

Mark Steven Smith, 77 years old, passed away unexpectedly on June 9, 2023 in Abilene, Texas. He is remembered by his family as a devoted husband, brother, father and grandfather.

Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 pm on Wednesday, June 14th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.

Mark was born in Omaha, Nebraska to Walter and Harriet...

Jan Jones

Jun 8, 2023

Belva “Jan” Jones, 72, went to be with her Lord and savior on Thursday, June 8, 2023 in Abilene, TX. Funeral services will be held Friday, June 16th, 2023 at 2:00 PM at Zion Lutheran Church, 2801 Antilley Rd Abilene, TX 79606 with Clyde Kieschnick officiating. Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. 

 

Jan was born on August 18, 1950 at Hendrick Hospital...

Bobbie Bland

Jun 8, 2023

Bobbie L. Giddens Bland, 91, of Abilene, Texas went home to be with the Lord on June 8, 2023. Bobbie's life will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m., Monday, June 12, 2023, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., Sunday, June 11, 2023...

William "Bill" C. Warlick

Jun 6, 2023

William C. "Bill" Warlick, 84, of Abilene, passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2023. He was born on May 17, 1939 to John and Selma Warlick in Merkel.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Monday, June 12 at Hodges Baptist Church, with burial following at Midway Cemetery. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home,...

Darrow Brooks

Jun 6, 2023

Darrow Brooks, 62, of Buffalo Gap, TX, went to be with his Lord and Savior on June 6, 2023, in Abilene, TX.

Visitation will start at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.

Funeral services will immediately follow at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at The Hamil Family Funeral...

Pearline McElyea

Jun 5, 2023

Leaving a legacy that spans 10 decades, Louise Pearline Taylor McElyea passed away on June 5, 2023, at 93-years-old. The beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend was petite in stature – standing just 5' tall – but her heart, hugs and love for helping people know Jesus was bigger than the Texas sky she loved.

Pearline was born on...

Homer Joseph Jannise

Jun 4, 2023

Homer Joseph Jannise, 95, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on June 4, 2023, in Abilene.

Graveside services will be held at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene, 7457 West Lake Road, on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at 2:00 pm.  Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.

Homer Jannise was born in...

Sue Bradshaw

Jun 4, 2023

Sue Bradshaw, 79, passed away on June 4, 2023, in Abilene, TX due to injuries sustained in a fall.

Visitation will be on Thursday, June 8, 2023, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m.

Funeral services will be held at Clear Fork Baptist Church, Hawley, TX, on Friday, June 9, at 10:00 a.m. with burial to...

Helen Elkins

May 30, 2023

Helen Marie Lee Elkins, age 92 of Abilene, TX passed away on May 30, 2023, in Abilene.  Visitation will be held from 5:00 -7:00 p.m., Friday, June 16 and funeral services will be held Saturday, June 17, 2023, at 10:30 a.m., both at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, TX.  Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial...

Virginia K. Martin Wright

May 26, 2023

 

Virginia Martin Wright, age 100, widow of prominent Abilene banker and civic leader John A. Wright, passed away May 26, 2023 in College Station Texas. 

 

There will be an inurnment at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, June 17, 2023, in the Columbarium at The Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest, 602 Meander St. Abilene.  

 

Mrs. Wright was born...

David May Jr. DDS

May 25, 2023

Amos David May, Jr. DDS 77 of Abilene, Texas passed away on May 25th, 2023 in Abilene, Texas at Lyndale Abilene Memory Care.

Visitation will be 11:00-12:00, Wednesday, May 31st at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, TX 79606.

Celebration of Life will be on Wednesday, May 31st immediately following visitation at Hamil Family...

Resa Reedy

May 21, 2023

Resa Kidd Reedy, age 60, of Tuscola, passed away on May 21, 2023, at her home in Tuscola surrounded by the love of family and friends.

Visitation will be from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, TX 79606.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m....

Russell Sullivan

May 14, 2023

Russell Sullivan, 72, of Abilene, TX, passed away on May 14, 2023, in Abilene.

Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. on June 24th at Remington Ridge Church of Christ. 138 Remington Rd., Abilene, TX, 79602.

Russell was born on August 3, 1950, to James and Balance Sullivan in Nashville, Tennessee. He graduated from Abilene High and then went...

Rosemary Horton

May 9, 2023

Rosemary Anne Horton, 74, passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at her residence surrounded by her loving family.

Graveside services will be 10:00am Friday, May 12, 2023 at Elmwood Memorial Park.

Rosemary was born September 23, 1948 in Austin, TX. to William Raymond and Beatrice (Emerson) Flesher.

She was a homemaker and a member of Holy Family Catholic Church.

Rosemary...

Andrea Kerley

May 5, 2023

Andrea Lyn Kerley, 59, of Abilene, passed away Friday, May 5, 2023.

A Celebration of Andrea’s life will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday, May 13 at Southern Hills Church of Christ, with Ty Kerley officiating.

Andrea was born on October 10, 1963, in Deming, NM to Stanley and Doris Ruebush. Andrea moved to Abilene in 1977. She graduated...

John Beall

May 5, 2023

John Carroll Beall, 72, of Abilene, passed away Friday, May 5, 2023. He was born on September 15, 1950, in Gorman, TX to John Earl and Ruby Esther Beall.

John grew up in Albany, TX and graduated from Albany High School in 1969. He received his bachelor's degree from Howard Payne University in 1973. John married Debbie Allen on June...

Alexandra Coor

May 2, 2023

Alexandra Coor, 32, passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2023 in Dallas, TX. She was born to Whitney and Holli Coor in Kansas City, MO on July 23, 1990.

Memorial services will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, May 6, at Beltway Park South in the chapel.

Elbert "Bert" Rains, Jr.

May 2, 2023

Elbert “Bert” Rains Jr. passed away May 2, 2023, at the age of 86.

Visitation will be on Sunday, May 7, 2023, from 4:00 to 6:00 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd. A family burial will take place at Elmwood Memorial Park.

Bert was born on March 11, 1937, in Cisco, TX to Elbert and...

Stephanie Reynolds

Apr 30, 2023

Stephanie Lynn Parsons Reynolds, 61 years of age of Knoxville, Tennessee, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on April 30, 2023, in Corsicana, Texas.

The visitation will be 1:00 PM, Saturday May 6, 2023, at The Hamil Family Funeral home in Abilene, Texas. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 PM, Saturday, May 6th at Elmwood Memorial...