Obituaries
Walter Pickering Chalcraft
Mar 13, 2021
Walter Pickering Chalcraft, 97, of Abilene, Texas, entered his heavenly home on March 13, 2021 in Weatherford, Texas. Visitation will be held from 5 pm until 7 pm on Thursday, March 18th, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, March 19th at St. Paul United Methodist Church in...
Nellie Lorene Price
Mar 11, 2021
Nellie Lorene Price 83, of Potosi passed away on March 11, 2021 in Abilene.
Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, March 14, 2021 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, March 15, 2021 at First Church of the Nazarene with Pastor Harlan Humiston officiating. Burial will follow in the Potosi...
Susan Ann Sullivan
Mar 9, 2021
Susan A. Wolczyk Lorenc Sullivan, age 96, died peacefully at home Tuesday, March 9, 2021 in Abilene, Texas. She was born April 3, 1924 in Auburn, New York to Frank and Zofia Wolczyk.
Cremation arrangements are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Time for visiting with the family will be held Tuesday, March 16...
Barbara Jean Bontke
Mar 9, 2021
Barbara Jean Bontke returned home to her Heavenly Father on March 9, 2021 at the age of 76.
Cremation arrangements are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Visitation will be held Thursday, March 11 from 5 to 7 pm at Hillcrest Church of Christ. Memorial service will be at 10:30 am on Friday, March...
Jerry Don Bryant
Mar 8, 2021
Jerry Don Bryant, 74, of Abilene, passed from this life on Monday, March 8, 2021 in Abilene.
Private family memorial services will be held in honor of Jerry’s life. Cremation arrangements under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.
Jerry was born on January 16, 1947 in Durant, Oklahoma to Ruth (Buckmaster) and Troy Bryant. He and...
Dorothy Lanell Whisenhunt
Mar 4, 2021
Dorothy was born in Abilene, Texas to Morris and Ray Lindsey on April 3, 1935. She died on March 4, 2021 at her home in Abilene. Viewing will be at The Hamil Family Funeral Home on Sunday and Monday March 7-8 at the funeral home at 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, Texas. Graveside services will be held at Elmwood...
Claire Adams Johnson
Mar 4, 2021
On March 4, 2021, Claire Adams Johnson passed from this world to be reunited with her parents Ollie and Oren Adams and brother Jim Sanford Adams. Claire died surrounded by her loving family and friends.
Claire was born August 19, 1934 in Denton, Texas. After graduation from Denton High School in 1951, she continued her education at North Texas State University...
Patsy Ann Foy
Mar 2, 2021
Patsy Ann Foy, 79, of Abilene, passed away Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Patsy was born in Lamesa Tx to JW Parham and Martha Burk on June 24, 1941. She met John McKinney in Carlsbad NM and married at the age of 14. They had three children, Johnny Pat, Dani, and Vicki. She later was divorced from John McKinney and married...
Harry Eugene Dunlap, Jr.
Mar 1, 2021
Harry (H.E.) Eugene Dunlap, 83, of Abilene passed away on March 1, 2021 in Abilene, Texas.
Harry (H.E.) was born in Longview, Texas to Harry and Mary Dunlap on February 1, 1938. He went to school in Abilene, Texas. He graduated from Abilene High School in 1956 and from McMurry University in 1966. He played football and baseball in high school....
Maxwell Alexander Davis
Mar 1, 2021
Maxwell Alexander “Mac” Davis, 90 years old, passed away on March 1st, 2021 in Abilene, Tx.
Visitation will be held on March 8th from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m., followed by a Rosary at 6:00 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held at 9:30 am on Tuesday, March 9th at The Holy Family Catholic Church with Father Fred...
James Michael Herald, Jr.
Feb 26, 2021
James Michael “Mick” Herald, Jr., 63, of Arlington, Texas passed from this life in February 2021 at his home in Arlington.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday March 3, 2021 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 4, 2021 at Elmwood Memorial Park with Dr. Cliff Stewart, officiating....
James Kiet Johnson
Feb 26, 2021
Devoted husband, father & Pops, James Kiet Johnson passed away on February 26, 2021 in Abilene, Texas. He was 52 years old and his loving wife, Brandi was by his side when he left this earth that he had blessed & filled with laughter daily.
Visitation will be from 6 pm until 8 pm on Tuesday, March 2, at The Hamil...
Deborah Lynn Daniel
Feb 26, 2021
Deborah (Debbie) Daniel, 62, passed away surrounded by loved ones on Friday, February 26th, in Abilene, Texas.
Debbie was born in Newport, New Hampshire, to Bob and Ruth Grimes on October 10th, 1958. An enthusiastic animal lover since childhood, she enjoyed horseback riding, and participated in competitive bull riding in the rodeo while in high school. Debbie graduated from Richland High School in 1977.
After...
Gary Cline Yungblut
Feb 25, 2021
Gary Cline Yungblut, 81, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2021.
Services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 6, 2021 at St. Paul United Methodist Church, 525 Beech Street in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be Friday, March 5, 2021 from 5:30-7:30 pm, at Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas
Gary’s life began on...
Jerry Cullen Hunt
Feb 25, 2021
Jerry “Cullen” Hunt, age 84, of Abilene, passed from this life on February 25, 2021.
Visitation will be Sunday, February 28, 2021 from 3 – 5 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.
Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Monday, March 1, 2021 at the Pioneer Drive Baptist Church with Dr. Jeff Reid, officiating. Interment will be...
Michael Lee Sieger
Feb 21, 2021
Michael Lee Sieger, 57, of Abilene, was called to his eternal home on Sunday, February 21, 2021. Michael was born on July 4, 1963 in Gainesville, Texas to the late Herbert Lee Sieger and Mary Carlene Sieger.
In his early life, Michael made a few mistakes and sowed a few wild oats. One day he decided that this was not working...
Bennie Ruth Daniel
Feb 20, 2021
Bennie Ruth Daniel, a loving, devoted, and generous woman, entered into the Kingdom of Heaven on February 20, 2021. Bennie was born in Cisco, Texas, on April 16, 1940. The oldest child to Naomi and Benson Brazil, her parents instilled in her a heartfelt and deep desire to look after and love others. A treasure to all who knew and...
Chester Leroy Dougherty
Feb 19, 2021
Chester Dougherty, 73, of Abilene, TX passed away February 19, 2021 at his home. Memorial service will be held at 2PM, Friday, February 26th at First Baptist Church with John Moore, Pastor of Missions, officiating. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home. Chester was born April 10, 1947 in Wheeler, Texas to Gordon and Lucille Dougherty....
Jolene Sollivan
Feb 17, 2021
Jolene (West) Sollivan, age 85, died peacefully at home in the early morning hours of Wednesday, February 17, 2021 and stepped into her eternal promise and the Glorious Presence of Jesus.
In deference to health risk factors, a memorial service will be held at 11 am on Saturday, April 24, 2021 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap...
Vade William Giles
Feb 17, 2021
Vade Giles, 98, passed away on February 17, 2021 in Abilene, Texas. He was born on April 8, 1922 in Grenville, NM. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in San Antonio and attended The University of Texas for one and a half years. Vade remained an avid Texas Longhorn fan for life. He joined the Army Air Corps and...