Obituaries

Sep 12, 2019

On September 12, 2019 Kenneth Warren Liles, Jr. crossed the divine finish line, leaving his Earthly home and awakening in his Heavenly one.

Born in Abilene, Texas and raised in Throckmorton, Ken was a proud West Texas boy who loved hunting, fishing, golfing, running, dancing, a good game of 42, a hot craps table and Aggie football.

Ken knew his backyard well...

Sep 12, 2019

Olga Jo Rothwell, 95, passed away on September 12, 2019 in Abilene, Texas. Graveside services will be held at 12:00 noon Saturday, September 14, 2019 at Elmwood Memorial Park Cemetery, 5750 Hwy 277 South, Abilene, TX 79606. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home and St. Paul United Methodist Church. Olga was born in Gainesville, Texas...

Sep 8, 2019

Bobby Siltman, 84, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on September 8, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. Visitation will be 6:00 - 8:00 pm Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 pm Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at First Christian Church with Dr. Tim Diebel of Iowa...

Sep 7, 2019

Rita Gail Forte Reeves, 68, of Clyde, TX, passed away peacefully on September 7, 2019 at Hendrick Medical Center with her family by her side. Visitation will be Monday, September 9 from 6 PM until 8 PM, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Graveside Services will be held at 10 AM on Tuesday, September 10, at Hawley...

Sep 7, 2019

Ruben Guerrero, Sr, 60, of Abilene, passed away on Saturday, September 7, 2019 in Abilene.

The family will receive friends on Tuesday, Sept 10, 2019 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. A rosary will follow at 7:30 p.m.

Funeral Mass will be held at 10a.m. Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at Holy Family Catholic...

Aug 30, 2019

Terri Lynn Neithercutt Drake, 60, of Odessa, Texas, passed away on Friday, August 30, 2019 as a result of an automobile accident in Nolan County, Texas.

Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday, September 6, 2019 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 7, 2019 at The Hamil...

Aug 28, 2019

Born during a winter snowstorm, Sandi came into this world at her grandparents’ farmhouse in Sedwick, TX on January 2, 1947, the daughter of Michael and Dorothy (Strickland) Conlin. She went to Heaven on August 28, 2019 at Hendrick Hospice.

Visitation will be Friday, August 30, from 5 pm to 7pm. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd....

Aug 27, 2019

On Tuesday, August 27, 2019, Angela Kay Johnston, daughter, sister and aunt, passed away after a brief illness at the age of 60.

A memorial service will be held at 4:00 pm on Saturday, August 31, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, followed by a visitation.

Angela was born in Marshall, Texas to Don and Jane Johnston on...

Aug 26, 2019

Frances Marie Short, 90, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on August 26th in Abilene. Frances was born in Hugo, Oklahoma on September 5th, 1928 to Harry and Faye Owen. She attended Hugo High School and was a graduate of the Chillicothe Business College in Chillicothe, Missouri. She married Paul Harrison Short on November 10th, 1947 in Hobbs, New Mexico. Paul...

Aug 26, 2019

Kenneth Ray Aston, 91, passed from this life on Monday, August 26, 2019.

Born in Corsicana Texas on March 10, 1928 to Greeley and Minnie Aston, Ken graduated from Hardin Simmons University in 1948, and was a member of the Cowboy Band. He later taught public school band in West TX, Albany TX, and was assistant band director at Abilene High...

Aug 26, 2019

James D. Ake, 83, of Abilene passed away Monday, August 26, 2019 in his home. He was born on Sunday, June 29, 1936 to Herman Claude Ake and Mary Elizabeth Creech Ake in Fredonia, Texas.

Visitation will be Tuesday, August 27, from 5 pm until 7 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd. Funeral Services will be...

Aug 22, 2019

Donald Stevenson "Steve" Miller was born on November 11, 1951 to Donald Jerome and Ethel "Sue" Miller in Midland, TX. He attended school in Midland and graduated from Midland Lee High School in 1970. Steve then went on to attend Tyler Jr. College on a rodeo scholarship and graduated with his Associates Degree in the spring of 1972. After college,...

Aug 22, 2019

Carroll Lee Parks, 85, of Abilene, passed away Thursday, August 22, 2019 at Hendrick Medical Center. He was born on February 4, 1934 in Wingate, TX to Robert Parks and Clara Scott Parks. Visitation will be held at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, on Monday, August 26, from 6 PM until 8 PM. Funeral Services will...

Aug 21, 2019

Shirley Anita “Nita” Lea, 81, of Abilene, Texas, went to dance with Jesus on August 21, 2019 at her home with her daughters at her bedside.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 pm on Saturday, August 24, 2019, at St. James United Methodist Church in Abilene with Reverend Jan Reed officiating. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family...

Aug 20, 2019

Don "Pa Pa" Adkins, 76, of Henrietta, formally of Rochester, passed away on August 20, 2019 at his home. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, August 24, 2019 at the First Baptist Church in Rule. Funeral services will begin after visitation at 11:00 A.M. Don was born May 1, 1943 in Knox City to Wilburn and Kathryn...

Aug 18, 2019

Jeffrey Don Clare, 54, of Abilene, Texas, passed away on Sunday, August 18, 2019 in Abilene.

The family will receive friends at a visitation from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, August 22nd, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene.  

Don was born in Abilene, Texas on January 25, 1965, the son of Reba Maurine (Atwood) and...

Aug 16, 2019

Robert Alan Phillips, 69 of Eula, Texas fought the good fight and finished his race on Earth at his home on August 16, 2019 and is now with our Lord. Bob was a fighter and overcame many illnesses before the last one, which he fought courageously.

Visitation will be at 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday August 23rd at The Hamil...

Aug 14, 2019

Charles Gordon Hogsett, Jr., 93, of Abilene, died on August 14, 2019 in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be from 4 - 6 PM, August 17, 2019 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM, Sunday, August 18, 2019 at Potosi United Methodist Church with Derrell Patterson and Charles Dunnam officiating....

Aug 14, 2019

Aug 10, 2019

Mary Ellen Webb -- known for her cooking, her love of Albany, Texas, her service in the U.S. Marines in World War II, and her reign as the family matriarch – died Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019. She was 98 and rather proud of it.

          For years, Ellen’s age was a closely-guarded personal secret. And then, when she turned 90, all...