Obituaries

Wanda Welch

Mar 10, 2023

Wanda Welch, 87, of Merkel, passed away on March 10, 2023 in Abilene, TX.

Memorial services will be held on Saturday, March 18th at 2:00 pm, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home with Kevin Kennedy of Trinity Baptist church officiating.

Family graveside services will follow at the Stith Cemetery.  Services under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449...

Mary Pyland

Mar 9, 2023

Mary Jo Pyland, 104, of Abilene, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2023.  Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Friday, March 17th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd. Funeral services will be at 3:00 pm on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Broadview Baptist Church, 2500 South 27th St., with burial following at Elmwood Memorial...

Emily Gainer

Mar 8, 2023

Emily Gainer, 75, of Abilene, passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2023 in Abilene. She was born on October 10, 1947, in San Angelo to Benjamin and Betsy Gainer.

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

Benjamin Zickefoose

Mar 7, 2023

Benjamin "Trey" Zickefoose, 64, of Abilene, passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2023. He was born on June 6, 1958, in Henderson, TN to Benjamin Zickefoose, Jr. and Nancy (Wallace) Zickefoose.

Visitation will be held Friday, March 10, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am...

Ed Terbush

Mar 6, 2023

Ed Terbush, 75, of Abilene, passed away on March 6, 2023 in Abilene.

Memorial services will be held at 2pm, on Friday, March 10, 2023, at Beltway Park Church South in the chapel.  Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.

Ed Terbush was born in Abilene, TX to Dorothy and Ed Terbush...

Wiley Wise

Mar 4, 2023

Wiley Mitchell Wise (85) was born June12, 1937 in Big Spring, Texas.  He went to see the Lord peacefully as he rested at home on March 4, 2023. 

Family visitation will be at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6-8 pm, Tuesday, March 7.  Funeral service will be held, 1:30pm, Wednesday, March 8 with Jeff Hatcher of Wylie Methodist Church,...

Carolyn Walter

Mar 2, 2023

Carolyn Jean Walter was 80 years old when she went to Heaven on March 2, 2023. 

Carolyn was born January 5,1943 in Goldsboro, North Carolina to George W. Davis and Alice M. Davis. She had three sisters and one brother, and she was the baby of the family. 

Carolyn was married 51 years to the late Russell E. Walter. They...

Darla Smedley

Mar 1, 2023

Darla Gay Smedley, 61, of Clyde, passed away on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, in Abilene.

Visitation will be 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Monday, March 6, 2023, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.

Graveside service will be held 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 7, 2023, at Caps Cemetery with Pastor Randy Turner officiating.

Darla...

Gordon Lee

Feb 27, 2023

Thomas “Gordon” Lee, 59, of Dudley, passed away on Monday, February 27, 2023, in an Abilene Hospital.

Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Friday, March 3, 2023, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.

Graveside service will be held 1:30 p.m., Saturday, March 4, 2023, at Dudley Cemetery with Randy Leek officiating.

Gordon was born in...

Wolfgang Knop

Feb 24, 2023

Wolfgang Paul Rudolf Knop, 94, of Abilene took his last earthly breath surrounded by family on Friday, February 24, 2023. A memorial service giving thanks for and honoring his long and eventful life will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 10, 2023, at Zion Lutheran Church with Pastor Clyde Kieschnick officiating.  Interment of ashes will take place on a...

Clifford "C.W." Stephenson

Feb 24, 2023

Clifford William (C.W.) Stephenson, Jr. of Tuscola, age 90, went to be with his heavenly Father on February 24, 2023. He was born on February 8, 1933 in Santa Anna, Coleman County, Texas to Clifford William and Ruby Rillus Richardson Stephenson.

The visitation will be Wednesday, March 1,2023 from 10:00-11:00 am with services following at 11:00 am at The...

Johnny Whisenhunt

Feb 23, 2023

Johnny Wayne (Whiz) Whisenhunt passed away on February 23, 2023, in Abilene Texas. 

Visitation will be on March 2, 2023, from 5:00-7:00 pm, and services will be at 2:00 pm on March 3, 2023, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, with the Reverend Scott Seymour officiating.

Johnny was born in Merkel Texas on December 27, 1945,...

JoAnn Yancy

Feb 23, 2023

JoAnn Gilbreth Yancy, 88, passed away in Kingwood, TX on Thursday, February 23, 2023. She was born on St Patrick’s day March 17, 1934, in Abilene, TX to Lucian and Pauline Gilbreth and raised from age 9 by her father and stepmother Ina Gilbreth.

JoAnn went to school at Abilene High and lived in Abilene, TX until 1978. During that...

James Lowell Blankenship

Feb 23, 2023

James Lowell Blankenship, 80, of Abilene, passed away Thursday, February 23, 2023 at his home in Abilene. He was born on January 16, 1943 in Abilene to Lowell and Thelma Jo Blankenship.

Memorial services will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, March 2, 2023 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, with Bro. David Cason officiating.

Claire Bell

Feb 22, 2023

Claire (Smith) Miller Bell  passed away on February 22,  2023 in Abilene, Texas, at the age of 92.   She was born in California and moved with her family to Texas where she attended schools in Gorman, Rankin and Hondo.  She moved to Clute, Texas, and married Norman Miller in 1958 and they had two children, Steven and Cheryl Miller.  She...

James "Jim" Cheek

Feb 21, 2023

James Lester Cheek, Sr., passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2023 in Abilene. He was born February 2, 1936 in Lee County, VA to Vashti Dean Cheek and Leonard Cheek.

Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Thursday, February 23, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm on Friday, February...

Shirley Pylant

Feb 20, 2023

Shirley Clark Pylant, 86, of Abilene, went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 20, 2023 in Abilene.

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, February 24 at Elmwood Memorial Park, with Dennis Burt officiating. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home.

Shirley was born in Abilene to Howard and Evalina Clark...

George Webb

Feb 19, 2023

George Walker Webb, Jr., age 82, peacefully passed February 19, 2023 in Abilene, TX.

A family directed memorial will be held under the pavilion of Atwell Cemetery, Atwell, TX on Saturday March 4, 2023 at 11:00 am.

George was born May 24, 1940 in Comanche, TX to George Webb, Sr. and Vivian Detta Webb. As a child, he loved...

Tony Dry

Feb 18, 2023

Tony Dale Dry, 68, of Abilene, passed away Saturday, February 18, 2023. He was born on August 18, 1954, in Bronte, TX to Charles and Bonnie Dry.

Memorial services will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, February 23 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, with Mark Young, the director of the Boys and Girls Club...

Linda Newhouse

Feb 16, 2023

Linda June Newhouse, 83, passed away on February 16, 2023 at 3:50 am in Abilene, TX. Linda was born in Knox City, TX to Clyde and Dorcas Walker on October 15, 1939. She graduated from Weinert High School and completed two years at Abilene Christian University.  There she met the love of her life Don Newhouse. The two met January...