Obituaries
Sharon Short Rathbun
Apr 29, 2022
Sharon Short Rathbun was born on July 22, 1938. Her parents were John Samuel Short and Bertha Earnhart Short. She was the youngest of their six children and was born in a farmhouse near Sparta, Missouri.
Sharon attended Sparta Public Schools and was valedictorian of both her 8th and 12th grade classes. She attended Indiana University and later received her BFA...
Ulous Ebey Bothe
Apr 28, 2022
Ulous Ebey Bothe (Ebey), 65 of May TX, was set free to be with our Lord and Savior on Thursday April 28th, 2022. Ebey was born at Medical Center Hospital March 29th, 1957, to Ulous Augusteen Bothe and Mary Kail Williams. Ebey was blessed to have two mothers in his life, Mary Kail Williams and Thelma Louise Bothe, who married...
Johnnie Mae Raney
Apr 28, 2022
Johnnie Mae Raney, 93, of Abilene, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2022. She was born on January 27, 1929 in Abilene to JH and Nona Christian.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday, April 30 at Wylie Baptist Church, with burial following at 3:30 pm at Blackwell Cemetery. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral...
A. Omega Wainscott
Apr 27, 2022
Alpha Omega Wainscott, 85, of Granbury, Texas passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 in Granbury.
Visitation will be 12 noon to 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at Granbury Church of God, 1106 Weatherford Hwy, Granbury, followed by a graveside service at the Granbury City Cemetery, with pastors Brett Quillin and Lowell Ercanbrack officiating. Services are under the direction of...
Mary Louise Robertson
Apr 26, 2022
Mary Louise Robertson, 99, of Abilene, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2022. She was born on December 2, 1922, in Malakoff, TX.
Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 pm on Friday, April 29, 2022 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd. Funeral services will follow at 10:00 am on Saturday, April 30 at the funeral home, with burial following...
Charles Arthur Langner
Apr 23, 2022
Charles A. Langner, 97, of Abilene, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2022. He was born February 26, 1925 in Seward, Nebraska to Herman and Alverda Langner.
Cremation arrangements are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home.
Jack Edward Mergele
Apr 23, 2022
Jack Edward Mergele peacefully passed away while surrounded by family on Saturday, April 23, 2022. Jack was 94 years of age.
Jack was born on November 13, 1927, in San Antonio, Texas, the child of Frank Walter Mergele and Sarah Elizabeth Stabenow Mergele, German to the core. During the Depression, the Mergeles boarded a young zoologist who helped populate the...
Jennifer Casey Lively
Apr 19, 2022
Jennifer Casey Lively, 35, beloved daughter, sibling, aunt and friend, passed away on April 19, 2022 in Dallas, TX.
Born in Abilene, TX to Terry and Cathy Casey on September 15, 1986, Jennifer is a 2005 graduate of Wylie High School and 2008 graduate of Texas Tech University. She taught Family Consumer Sciences at Mesquite High School in Mesquite, TX for...
Marilyn Jean Christner
Apr 19, 2022
Marilyn Jean Christner, 88, of Abilene, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2022 in Abilene TX.
Visitation will be from 5PM until 7PM on Thursday, April 21, 2022, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Rosary Service will follow at 7PM. Funeral Mass will be held at Holy Family Catholic Church at 10:00 am on Friday, April 22, 2022. ...
David Leeson
Apr 16, 2022
David Leeson, 64, was born in Abilene, Texas on October 18, 1957, he died in Abilene on April 16, 2022.
Leeson graduated from Abilene Christian University in 1978 with a degree in mass communication with an emphasis in journalism. While at ACU, Leeson worked as a staff photographer for the Abilene Reporter-News until 1982, when he moved to New Orleans to...
Glen David Churchill
Apr 15, 2022
Glen David Churchill, longtime Abilene resident and successful business executive passed away at the age of 88 on Friday, April 15, 2022. He is survived by his devoted wife, Joy Churchill, children Susan Churchill, Sheryl Cosgrove and David Churchill (Barbara), Grandchildren Shannon Cosgrove Sarkees (George), Erin Cosgrove Phelps (Jake), Lauren Churchill and Ethan Kalisher, Great Grandchildren Keegan and Sloan Sarkees...
Alicia Brenem
Apr 15, 2022
Alicia Brenem, 38, of Abilene, gained her wings, Friday, April 15, 2022 in Abilene at home.
Memorial service will be held 10:00 a.m., Thursday, April 21, 2022 at Transformation Church, 3150 Vogel St., Abilene, with Pastor Michael Chandler officiating. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.
Alicia was born in Abilene to Ronnie Lee...
Bobbie Lou Mayfield
Apr 12, 2022
Bobbie Mayfield, 92, of Abilene, passes away on April 12, 2022 in Abilene.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, April 15 at Elmwood Memorial Park. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.
Bobbie was born in Jones County to Jody and Bessie Proffitt on March 9, 1930. She went to...
Patricia Louise Ambrose
Apr 11, 2022
Patricia Louise Ambrose, age 88 was called home on April 11, 2022, around 11am. She had been in a private home care facility in Abilene, Texas after several stays in the hospital.
Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home in Odessa, Texas on Friday, April 22, at 1:30 pm. A memorial service is being planned for a later...
Randy Wheeler
Apr 11, 2022
Randall Gene Wheeler, 68, of Buffalo Gap, passed away on Monday, April 11, 2022 in Abilene.
Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home.
Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at Southwest Park Baptist Church with Pastor’s Mike Woodard and Chuck Gililland officiating. Burial will follow at Buffalo...
Vernon D. Peters
Apr 10, 2022
Vernon D. Peters, 80, of Abilene, passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2022, in Anson.
Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, April 14, 2022, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home.
Funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 15, 2022, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home chapel with Pastor David Cason officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at...
Hymonda Merkel
Apr 10, 2022
After 73 of living her profession of faith and belief in Jesus, her Savior, Hymonda (Moran) Merkel was welcomed into His arms on Sunday (her favorite day of the week), April 10, 2022 at the age of 86. Visitation will be Sunday, April 17, from 4-6 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. A celebration of...
Eddie J. Zrzavy
Apr 8, 2022
Eddie J. Zrzavy, 76, of Abilene, passed away on April 8, 2022.
A memorial service will be at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 13 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.
Eddie Zrzavy was born in Pearsall, Texas on July 31, 1945. He went to school and graduated in his hometown, then attended Southwest Junior College. Eddie was a...
Gayland Childers
Apr 8, 2022
Gayland Childers, 61, of Abilene passed away Friday, April 8, 2022. He was born on March 5, 1961 in Brownwood, TX to Chester “Boots” and Vada Childers.
Time for viewing will be from 12:00 pm until 8:00 pm on Sunday, April 10 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will follow on Monday, April 11 at...
Eddie Don Stash
Apr 5, 2022
Eddie Don Stash, 68, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on April 5, 2022.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30PM on Saturday, April 9th, 2022 at Abilene Regional Airport EAA Hanger (Fed-Ex side) with Dave Hall, beloved cousin of Eddie, officiating. As the family has chosen to cremate and spread ashes over several places that Eddie was fond of, there will...
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