Obituaries

Phit  Kaikratoke

Phit Kaikratoke

Oct 10, 2022

Phit Kaikratoke, 55, of Abilene, passed away on Monday, October 10, 2022, in Abilene.

Visitation will be from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.

Phit was born in Laos to Somjit and Thom Yashanawong on August 9, 1967. She graduated from high school and went on to continue her...

Albert David "Dave"  Justice, Sr.

Albert David "Dave" Justice, Sr.

Oct 9, 2022

Albert “Dave” Justice, Sr. 81, of Abilene, passed away on October 9, in Abilene. 

A celebration of his life will be October 17 at 1:00 held at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery, 7457 W. Lake Road, Abilene, with Chaplain Eric Masci of Hospice of the Big Country officiating.  Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo...

John Roger Mendes

John Roger Mendes

Oct 8, 2022

John R. Mendes, 71, of Abilene, passed away Friday, October 7, 2022. He was born in Eureka, CA to John and Ethel Mendes on July 21, 1951.

He married his wife, Elvira, on December 16, 1989 in Reno, NV. John retired from the United States Army. He enjoyed camping and fishing, especially during his time living in Wasilla, Alaska. John and...

Stella Griggs Dunlap

Stella Griggs Dunlap

Oct 8, 2022

Stella G. Dunlap, 78, departed this world on Saturday, October 8, 2022, to be with her beloved husband, Bill. She was born on April 13, 1944, to Sara Griggs and William Berry Griggs (Dub).

Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 pm on Wednesday, October 12, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, with funeral services at 10:00 am on...

Wendell Kay McInroe

Wendell Kay McInroe

Oct 6, 2022

Wendell McInroe, 90 of Abilene, Texas, passed away on October 6, in Big Spring, Texas.

Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 pm on Tuesday, October 11, at The Hamil Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 am on Wednesday, October 12, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home. Burial will follow at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at...

Darrell Berkley Tinney

Darrell Berkley Tinney

Oct 5, 2022

Darrell Berkley Tinney, 78 years old of Abilene, Texas passed away on October 5, 2022, in Abilene, Texas.

Visitation will be Friday, October 7, 2022, from 5-7 at the Hamil Family Funeral Home Abilene, Texas.

Funeral services will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, October 8, 2022, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, with Oren Rake of...

Karl Frederic Feuerpfeil

Karl Frederic Feuerpfeil

Oct 4, 2022

Karl Feuerpfeil, 87, of Abilene, TX passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2022 in Abilene.   Visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:00pm Friday, October 7th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home.  Services will be at 10:00am, Saturday, October 8th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.  Burial will be at 2:00pm at the Aspermont Cemetery.

Karl was bort to...

Larry Dale Letz

Larry Dale Letz

Oct 3, 2022

Larry Letz, age 82, passed from this life on October 3, 2022, at the M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston, Texas after a two-year battle with Mantel Cell Lymphoma.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 7, at 1:00 pm at Zion Lutheran Church, 2801 Antilley Road in Abilene, Texas with Pastor Clyde Keischnick officiating.  Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial...

Kathryn  Keathley

Kathryn Keathley

Oct 1, 2022

Ann Kathryn Esse Keathley passed from this life October 1st, 2022 at home with loved ones present and close to her. Kathryn lived 86 dynamic and inspiring years. 

Kathryn, “Nani”, will be deeply missed by her children, Bryan Keathley and wife, Michelle, Karyn Covelli and husband, Frank, Lauren Read and husband, Jeff, John Keathley and husband, Randy; and her nine grandchildren...

Cason Coy Grant

Cason Coy Grant

Oct 1, 2022

Cason Coy Grant, 23, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on September 30th, 2022 in Douglas, Wyoming.

Celebration services will be held at 10:00 AM, Thursday, October 6th, 2022 at Beltway Park Church South Campus. Visitation will be immediately following the service. Private burial will be Thursday afternoon at Newman Cemetery in Sylvester, Texas.  Services are under the direction of The Hamil...

Brandi Jenee Rhodes

Brandi Jenee Rhodes

Oct 1, 2022

Brandi Jenee Rhodes, of Abilene, passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2022, in Abilene.

Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at Bethel Assembly of God, 101 Commercial Ave, Anson, Texas with Pastor Cody...

Carolyn Jo Etter

Carolyn Jo Etter

Sep 27, 2022

Carolyn Jo (Turner) Etter, 88, of Abilene, Texas passed away, surrounded by family, on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 while residing at Bethel Suites Homecare. 

Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Thursday, October 6th, at University Church of Christ officiated by Larry Calvin.  Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park.  Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home,...

Maggie Lue Smith

Maggie Lue Smith

Sep 27, 2022

Just days short of her 97th birthday, Maggie Smith ended a long, exciting and rewarding life. Born to parents Earl and Josephine Autry, Maggie grew up in East Texas and graduated from Marquez High School in 1943. After a brief time in Houston, Maggie married Dallas Smith in 1947 and moved to Ralls Texas.

In 1963, Maggie and Dallas moved to...

Joann  Massey

Joann Massey

Sep 23, 2022

Joann Massey passed away peacefully on September 23, 2022. She was born to Louise and Willard Crump on September 30, 1952 and is survived by the love of her life, Reagan Massey, to whom she was married for 44 years.

Funeral services will be held at 9:30 am on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo...

Thomas Leland Revoir

Thomas Leland Revoir

Sep 22, 2022

Thomas Leland Revoir, 76, of Abilene, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2022, surrounded by his family. He was born on November 7, 1945 in Appleton, WI to Paul Henry and Lauretta Revoir.

Visitation will be held Monday, September 26, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd. Funeral services will be held at 11:30...

Darla Clarice Swanner

Darla Clarice Swanner

Sep 21, 2022

Darla Swanner, 62, of Abilene, Texas, passed away September 21, 2022, at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene. Memorial services will be held at Lytle South Baptist Church on Monday, September 26, 2022, at 4:30 pm. Rodney Watson will be officiating the services which are under the direction of the Hamil Family Funeral Home.

Darla Clarice Patton Swanner was born in Snyder,...

Eulalia  Browning

Eulalia Browning

Sep 19, 2022

Eulalia Browning, 97, of Abilene, passed away Monday, September 19, 2022 in Abilene.

Eulalia Estelle Browning was born May 31, 1925 in Lohn, TX to Emzy and Vera Browning. She adored her older brother, James (Jake) Vermillion Browning, and younger sister, Mary Joyce Thompson Ray, who each preceded her in death. In 1937, the family moved to Abilene, TX. Attending Abilene...

Maria Concetta Reed

Maria Concetta Reed

Sep 18, 2022

Maria “Dee Dee” Glorioso Reed, 78, of Abilene, Tx passed away September 18, 2022, in Abilene.

Visitation will be Monday, September 26, 2022, from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm with a Rosary to begin at 7:00 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.

Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at Holy...

Joe  Seaborn

Joe Seaborn

Sep 15, 2022

William Joe Seaborn of Tuscola died Thursday, Sept. 15, after a sudden illness. He was 82.

Born on April 20, 1940, in Winters to John and Gladys (Simpson) Seaborn, Joe grew up in Buffalo Gap and attended Wylie High School. He married Claudia Maxine Henson on Nov. 29, 1959, in Abilene. He worked for many years at Central Texas Iron Works...

Lewis Harrison Smith

Lewis Harrison Smith

Sep 15, 2022

Lewis Harrison Smith, 76, of Abilene, TX passed away on Sept.15, 2022 in Abilene, TX, surrounded by his family, after a short battle with cancer.

Visitation will be held at 1:00pm with funeral services beginning at 2:00pm on Saturday, September 24th at Lytle South Baptist Church, located at 1125 E. Industrial Blvd., Abilene, Tx. 79602, under the direction of The Hamil...