Obituaries
Bobbie Morris
Dec 17, 2025
Bobbie Frances Morris
Bobbie Frances Morris, 95, of Abilene, passed away on December 17, 2025.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, December 26, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 27, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, with Jeff Reid of Pioneer Drive Baptist Church officiating. Burial...
Ed Brady
Dec 17, 2025
Ed Brady, 81, of Hamby passed away peacefully at his home December 17, 2025. His beloved wife of 55 years, Mary Ann Brady, was at his side.The family will host a visitation at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd, Abilene, Tx on Friday December 19, 2025, from 5 pm - 7 pm.
Ed's funeral service will be held at...
Kathleen Morris Lippincott
Dec 16, 2025
Kathleen Morris Lippincott, 87, of Abilene, passed away on December 16, 2025, in Coleman, TX.
A graveside service will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, December 29, 2025 at the Tuscola Cemetery. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.
Kathleen was born at Hendrick hospital in Abilene, TX to Hill Vandiver and Evelyn...
Dorothy Pope
Dec 15, 2025
Dorothy Elizabeth Ball was born on October 10, 1920, in Breckenridge, Texas and died on December 15, 2025, in Austin, Texas. She was 105 years old. Her parents were David and Gladys Martin Ball. She was the granddaughter of George and Mary Martin and Minnie and Colonel Tom Ball. Colonel Ball was chairman of the US House of Representatives Transportation...
Melva Wade
Dec 14, 2025
Melva Joyce Wade, 82, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on December 14, 2025, in her home surrounded by her family.
Private funeral services will be held at Beltway Chapel on December 17, 2025, with Randy Turner of Beltway, officiating. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.
Melva was born in Carlsbad, NM on July...
Clyde Woodard
Dec 14, 2025
William "Clyde" Woodard, born February 27, 1933, in Ralls, Texas, quietly passed away with family by his side in Abilene on December 14, 2025, after living a long, old-school, hardworking Christian life as a farmer and rancher. Equal parts grit, faith, and a healthy dose of cowboy "BS," he spent most of his life in the Texas Panhandle and South...
William "Bill" Dockery
Dec 13, 2025
William “Bill” D. Dockery
Bill Dockery, 86, of Abilene, TX passed away on December 13, 2025 in Abilene.
Visitation will be Thursday, December 18th, from 5-7 pm at Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene, TX.
Funeral services will be held at 11 am Friday, December 19th, 2025 at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church with Dr. John Whitten of Pioneer Drive,...
Jean Rogers
Dec 12, 2025
Ester Jean Rogers, age 97, of Abilene, passed away on December 12, 2025, in Abilene, Texas.
Graveside services will be held at 2pm on January 3rd, 2026, officiated by Jean’s longtime Pastor Cliff Stewart, at the Gazing Globe Section of Elmwood Memorial Park, 5750 Highway 277 South. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap...
Sharon Denice Strickland
Dec 12, 2025
Sharon Denice Strickland, 57 of Abilene, passed away on Friday, December 12. 2025 at Hendrick Hospice Care Center in Abilene, Texas.
Graveside services will be held 1:00pm Saturday, December 20, 2025, at the Highland Cemetery in Stamford, Texas, with minister Dan Bullock of First Baptist church, Weinert, Texas, officiating. Arrangements are with The Hamil Family Funeral Home 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd,...
Richard Henry
Dec 11, 2025
Richard Morris Henry, 90, of Abilene and Dallas, passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2025.
A Celebration of Life will be held from 2:00pm to 3:30pm Saturday January 10, 2026 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, Abilene, TX. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.
Richard (Dick) Morris Henry was born in St. Martinville, La. to Norman Henry and...
Jo Ann Jones
Dec 7, 2025
On December 7, 2025, Jo Ann "Joey" Jones, 93, of Abilene, Texas was welcomed into the arms of Jesus Christ, her Savior. No doubt, a large throng of Joneses was there to witness and ready to celebrate her first Christmas in Heaven. Here on Earth, Jo will be remembered for her quick, dry wit and her generosity, kindness, honesty, enduring...
Melva Kay Welch
Dec 7, 2025
Melva Kay Welch, 82, of Abilene, passed away on December 7, 2025, in Abilene, Texas.
Visitation will be held from 10:00-11:00 a.m. on Friday, December 12, 2025, at Broadview Baptist Church. Funeral services will begin at 11:00 a.m., with Wes Terry of Broadview Baptist Church officiating.
Kay was born on October 12, 1943, in Altus, Oklahoma, to Haywood and Dorthy McFadden. She...
Brenda Kay Russell
Dec 6, 2025
Brenda Nelson Russell, 74, of Coleman Tx, passed away on December 06, 2025 in Abilene, Tx.
Visitation will be held Thursday, December 11, 2025, from 5PM to7PM at The Hamil Family Funeral Home in Abilene Tx, located at 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd .
A Memorial Service will be held Friday, December 12, 2025, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home at 10 AM....
Jane Perkins
Dec 6, 2025
Norma Jane Perkins, age 76, of Abilene, Texas, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on December 6, 2025, in Abilene.
Visitation will be held Thursday, December 11, 2025, from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., at Broadview Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 11th at 11:00 a.m. at Broadview Baptist Church with David Cason officiating, and Rev. Wes...
Randy Slapak
Dec 5, 2025
Randy Thomas Slapak, age 73, passed suddenly from his earthly life on December 5, 2025, leaving behind family, friends and big boots to fill.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 13th at 2pm at Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap in Abilene, Texas. The service will also be live streamed for those unable to attend.
A graveside service...
Katherine Blanche Routh Metz
Nov 30, 2025
Katherine Blanche Routh Metz, 102, long-time resident of Abilene, passed away on November 30 in Abilene.
Katherine was born near Ballinger to Clarence and Blanche Routh on December 3, 1923, the fifth of seven children. She graduated from Ballinger High School and went on to earn an Associates Degree from Draughons Business College in Abilene. Katherine married Bobbie Joe Duke in...
Brian David King
Nov 25, 2025
Brian David King, 62, of Abilene, passed away on November 25, 2025, in Abilene. He was a beloved son and brother who added joy to the lives of everyone around him. Brian lived a life of gentleness and dignity, bringing warmth, joy, and love wherever he went. Anyone who had a relationship with him was blessed.
Brian was born in Wichita...
Norma Jean (Jeanie) Letz
Nov 22, 2025
Norma Jean (Jeanie) Letz, age 84, passed from this life on November 22, 2025.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM. At Zion Lutheran Church in Abilene, Texas with Pastor Clyde Kieschnick officiating.
Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park, located at 5750 us highway 277 south, under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home.
Jeanie...
Donald McDonald
Nov 21, 2025
Donald Hemphill McDonald, Jr., 87, died of complications of Alzheimer's Disease at Wisteria Assisted Living Facility Legacy Lane on November 21, 2025. He had lived at Wisteria for five and a half years.
Born in Abilene at Hendrick Memorial Hospital to Corrine Boyd McDonald and Dr. Donald McDonald on July 19, 1938, Donald lived a life of kindness, hard work, faith,...
Rena Richardson
Nov 20, 2025
Rena Elizabeth (Bozarth) Richardson, 93, passed away on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at a hospital in San Antonio after a lengthy illness.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 20, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Officiants will be Doug Freeman and Lance Davis. Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be:...
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