Obituaries
Evelyn Owens
Oct 10, 2025
Evelyn Ruth Owens stepped peacefully into her heavenly home on Friday, October 10, 2025. Memorial services will be held Thursday October 23, 2025 at 9:30 am, at Broadview Baptist Church, with Rev. Wes Terry officiating. Burial will be held at 11:00 am at The Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral...
Clifton Hug
Oct 9, 2025
Augie has now finished his race, his earthly course, and we celebrate his glorious graduation into the presence of Jesus Christ.
Augie was born in San Jose California to David and Lynn Hug on January 22, 1956. He went to school at Holy Rosary in Woodland, California and Holy Cross in Broderick, California. He graduated from Ponderosa High School in Shingle...
Dustin Williams
Oct 9, 2025
Celebration of Life
Dustin, 45, of Abilene Texas, passed away, October 9, 2025,, after a courageous battle with cancer and other health issues.
Visitation will be 6:00pm to 8:00pm Thursday, October 23, 2025, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd. Abilene, TX.
Funeral service will be 11:00am Friday, October 24, 2025, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home with Senior Pastor...
Ann Hollandsworth
Oct 9, 2025
Ann Elizabeth Hubbard Hollandsworth, 70, of Abilene, passed away on Thursday, October 9, 2025, in Abilene.
A memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at The Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest, 602 Meander St., Abilene, Texas, with Rev. David Romanik officiating. Inurnment will follow in the Columbarium of The Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest.
Ann was...
Jessie "Jess" Usrey
Oct 9, 2025
Jessie Burton Usrey, of Lelia Lake Texas, passed away on October 9, 2025 In Abilene Texas.
Visitation will be at 10:00 am, October 20, 2025 at Hamil Family Funeral Home.
Celebration of Life will be held 11:00 am, October 20, 2025 at Hamil Family Funeral Home with Terry Brown of Hillcrest Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will follow at VA cemetery. Services...
Wanda Mae Spurgin
Oct 9, 2025
Wanda Mae Smith Thetford Sorell Spurgin was born to J.V. Smith and Essie Pearl Jones Smith on October 30, 1935 in Ballinger, Texas. Wanda grew up in Ballinger and attended McMurry University in Abilene, Texas. She took piano, organ, and voice lessons from age six into her adult years.
Wanda married Benjamin Ray Thetford on November 15, 1952 - the Lord...
William Peacock
Oct 6, 2025
William Timothy "Dub" Peacock, 83 of Abilene, Texas, passed away on Monday, October 6, 2025 in Abilene, Texas.
Visitation will be 1:00pm before the service. Funeral services, celebration of life, will be held 2:00pm Sunday, October 26, 2025 at Hamil Family Funeral Home with Joel Tobey, Pastor of Denton Valley Baptist Church of Clyde, Tx directing services. Burial will follow at...
Robert Lee Bolick
Oct 5, 2025
Robert Lee Bolick, 82, of Abilene, passed away on October 5th 2025 in Abilene.
Visitation will be 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM Wednesday & Thursday October 8th & 9th and 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Friday October 10th at Hamil Funeral Family Home.
Robert Lee Bolick was born in Burgaw, North Carolina to Robert Hugh Bolick & Bertha Croom Bolick on April...
Evelyn Steckly
Oct 5, 2025
Evelyn Joyce Rabe Steckly went to her heavenly home peacefully on October 5, 2025, in Abilene Texas.
Memorial services will be held 10:00am on Saturday, October 11, 2025, at Grace Lutheran Church at. 1202 S Pioneer Dr, Abilene, TX. Burial will be at the San Jose Burial Park, 8235 Mission Rd, San Antonio, TX 78214.at a later date. Arrangements are with The...
James "Allen" Young
Oct 3, 2025
James “Allen” Young, 66, of Abilene, TX, passed away on October 3, 2025, in Abilene, Texas.
Visitation will be held from 5:00PM to 7:00PM Friday, October 10th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene TX.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30PM Saturday, October 11th at Beltway Park Church Chapel, 4009 Beltway South, Abilene, TX with Dustin Pearce...
Helen F. Andrews
Oct 1, 2025
Helen F. Andrews, Devoted Educator and Matriarch of a Greek-American Legacy, Dies at 100
Helen Frances (Vletas) Andrews, whose beautiful smile could light up the whole room, and whose steadfast devotion to family, faith, and education left an indelible mark on all those she met, died peacefully on October 1, 2025. She was 100.
Born on December 8, 1924, in...
Laurence Duggan
Sep 29, 2025
Laurence Irving Duggan, "Larry," passed away peacefully on Monday, September 29, 2025, at the age of 91 years, while under hospice care at his home in San Angelo, Texas.
Larry lived every moment of his life with unshakable faith and enormous love for his family, his neighbors and the Catholic church. He had a great sense of humor, and loved hunting...
Betty Jo Rankin
Sep 25, 2025
Betty Jo Rankin passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side the way she wanted on September 25, 2025, at the age of 96.
Visitation will be held from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd.
Funeral Service will be 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at The...
Marylyn Sue Fraser
Sep 23, 2025
Marylyn Sue Fraser, 76, of Abilene, passed away on September 23, 2025.
Marylyn was the epitome of a loving and selfless caregiver. Throughout her life, she devoted herself to caring for others in their times of hardship. She was a compassionate, humble, and nurturing presence to all who knew her. She will be remembered as one of the kindest and most...
Donna Weldon
Sep 21, 2025
Donna Lee Weldon
June 30, 1948 - September 21, 2025
Donna Sue (Lee) Weldon, a devoted mother, loving sister, proud grandmother & great grandmother, passed on September 21, 2025. Donna is survived by her daughters Michelle “Shelly” Adams and Jennifer “Shea” Sawyer – including Shea's husband Brad Sawyer, grandsons Justin Burk, Jonathan Burk, Graham Sawyer, Jake Adams, Justin’s wife Shana Burk and...
Rose Mary Williams
Sep 21, 2025
Rose Mary Williams, 86 of Abilene, Tx., went home to be with the Lord on September 21, 2025.
Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00pm, Friday, September 26, 2025, at the Hamil Family Funeral Home.
Graveside service will be held at 10:00am, Saturday, September 27, 2025 in the Hamby Cemetery.
A celebration of life will follow at 11:30am, at First Methodist Church with Rev....
Sammy Lynn Fulgham
Sep 20, 2025
Sam Fulgham, 83, a lifelong resident of Texas, passed away Saturday September 20, 2025 in Abilene.
Visitation will be 4:00pm to 6:00pm on Wednesday September 24, 2025, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home. The family asks the attendees to wear red, white and blue to honor a true Texan at heart.
Sammy Lynn was born in Nugent, Texas to Tommy and Lenora...
Gary Morris
Sep 19, 2025
Gary Mack Morris, 82, of Abilene, Texas, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family and friends. Born October 18, 1942, to Virgil and Callie Merle Morris in Abilene, the 4th of seven children and the first member of his family born at the hospital in town. He attended Valley View Elementary, North Junior, and graduated from Abilene High School...
Waylan Jackson
Sep 17, 2025
Waylan Jackson, 81, of Tuscola, TX passed away September 17, 2025, in Abilene, TX.
Visitation will be Wednesday, September 24 from 6pm-8pm at Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd, Abilene, TX 79606
Funeral services will be held Thursday, September 25 at 1:30pm at Beltway Park Church - South Campus, 4009 Beltway S, Abilene, TX 79606 with Mike Hill officiating. Service...
Molyan Haynes
Sep 14, 2025
Molyan Martin Haynes, age 97, passed away peacefully at her home on September 14th, surrounded by her loving family.
Funeral services will be held at First Baptist Church on Wednesday, September 17th, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Graveside services will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park.
A visitation will be held at Hamil Family Funeral Home (6449 Buffalo Gap Road) from 6:00–8:00 p.m. on...



