Obituaries

Feb 17, 2021

Johnny Bartlett Teaff, 87, of Tye - a lifelong resident and farmer in Taylor County - passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2021, to be with his Lord and Heavenly Father. A family visitation will be Tuesday, February 23 from 5:00 to 7:00 at Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be 10:00 am on...

Feb 16, 2021

Robert Jackson Grant, 91, of Abilene, passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 in Abilene.

Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 26, 2021 at Elmwood Memorial Park, Reflection Garden. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene.

Jack was born in Allen, Oklahoma to George Jackson Grant and Muriel Helen...

Feb 14, 2021

Montie Dean Neighbors – a life well lived.

Montie gained his wings Sunday morning, February 14, 2021. He also gained a deep and full breath of Heaven.

Funeral services will be held at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church, 701 S. Pioneer, on Tuesday, February 23, at 2:00 pm, with Dr. Jeff Reid officiating. Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. Arrangements and services...

Feb 14, 2021

Feb 13, 2021

On February 13, 2021, Joe Antilley left his home in Elmdale to move to his heavenly home. Joe, born November 2, 1927, was the last of the Frank and Nalda Antilley children. The Antilley appearance started in 1903 when Thomas Henry and Mattie purchased 160 acres in the Elmdale/Eula area. They raised wheat, cotton, and cattle. They had 8 children:...

Feb 12, 2021

Buddy passed away on Fri. Feb. 12, 2021 with his family by his side. He was 87 yrs young. 

Buddy was born to Alice Flippin and Zeno F. Wise, Sr. On Oct 24, 1933. 

Buddy was preceded in death by his son, Ronny Wise; parents, Zeno and Alice; 1brother, Johnny Wise; 3 sisters, Frankie Thompson, Paula Leddy and Linda Couturier. He is...

Feb 12, 2021

Richard Carroll Nowell, 78, of Abilene passed away Friday, February 12, 2021 from complications of COVID-19. He was born Sunday, December 27, 1942 in Abilene to William Edmon and Mary Edna Nowell. Visitation will be held Sunday, February 28 from 6 pm until 8 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Graveside service will be 11...

Feb 12, 2021

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

Feb 10, 2021

Mary Louise Scalley, 77, of Abilene passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2021. She was born on August 19, 1943 in Atlanta, Ga to Ormand and Josephine Maloney.

Visitation with friends and loved ones will be Saturday, February 20, from 12 pm until 1 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. The funeral service will follow at 1 pm at...

Feb 10, 2021

Maj. John T. Walton, 88, of Abilene, passed from this life on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 in Abilene.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel with Don Greenway, officiating. Interment will be in the Texas State Veterans Cemetery under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo...

Feb 9, 2021

N.A. (Bill) was born on November 20, 1922 on his parent's farm near Dunn, in Scurry County, Texas.  His parents were Nat and Myrtle Billingsley, who died in the late 1970's.  Bill had one brother, Max, who died in 1976.  N.A. graduated in the top ten of his Dunn High School class, which had a total of eleven students in...

Feb 8, 2021

Hugh Pittman, 94, of Abilene, went to his eternal home on Monday, February 8, 2021 in Abilene.

Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 21, 2021 at the Merriman Cemetery south of Ranger, Texas. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.

Hugh was born on July 19, 1926 in Sidney, Texas...

Feb 7, 2021

Cremation arrangements are being handled through The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.

Feb 5, 2021

Private family services will be at a later date.

Feb 5, 2021

C. Wayne Jennings, age 78, passed away on February 5, 2021 in Abilene, Texas.

Wayne was born in San Angelo, Texas to Curtis and Helen Jennings on January 21, 1943. He married Brenda Jennings on December 21, 1966, in Odessa, Texas. From a very early age, Wayne was fascinated with cars and high performance engines. He began his lifelong career in...

Feb 4, 2021

Cheryl Dennison Cress, 75 of Abilene, TX passed away February 4, 2021 in Abilene, TX.  A private funeral service will be held Saturday February 13th with Rev. Doug Roysdon of Wylie Christian Church, officiating.  Burial will follow at a later date in Center Point, Iowa.

Cheryl was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Vernon Dennison and Evelyn Klima Dennison on February...

Feb 3, 2021

Dr. William Orlan Akin of Abilene, Texas passed away on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021 at home surrounded by loved ones. Due to the COVID-19 virus there will be no funeral service or visitation. A private family service will be held at a later date. Cremation arrangements are being handled by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd.

Dr. Akin...

Feb 3, 2021

Feb 2, 2021

Dana (Nana) Currie, 81, of Abilene, went home to be with the lord on February 2, 2021.

Visitation will be from 6:00pm till 8:00pm on Thursday, February 4, 2021 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00am on Friday, February 5, 2021 at North Park Baptist Church with Pastor Louis Johnson officiating. Burial...

Feb 2, 2021

MSgt Arthur Thomas Brown, USAF (ret.), age 85, of Abilene, TX, passed away in the early morning hours of February 2, 2021.

Art, as he was known to friends and family, was born at Montgomery, AL, to parents Hugh Thomas Brown and Daisy L Woodale Brown on September 16, 1935.  He married his sweetheart, Esther Georgia Ross of Thomaston, GA on...