Obituaries

Lavern Rhine Donnell Roeder

Lavern Rhine Donnell Roeder

May 14, 2019

Lavern Rhine Donnell Roeder, 89, passed away Tuesday, May 14, 2019, in Abilene, Texas.

Born in Floyd County, Texas on October 5, 1929, Lavern was the daughter of the late Luther and Lavera Jones Rhine. She attended West Texas State College, Texas Tech University, and Lubbock Memorial Hospital School of Nursing (1947-50). She was a Registered Nurse in hospitals in Lubbock...

John  Patrick Gilmore

John Patrick Gilmore

May 14, 2019

John Patrick “Pat” Gilmore, 90, of Mobile, Alabama, passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 in Abilene, Texas.

Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, May 17, 2019 at the Coleman City Cemetery in Coleman, Texas with David Cason, officiating. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas.

Pat was born...

Don  Bledsoe

Don Bledsoe

May 8, 2019

Don Bledsoe, 78, of Abilene, passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 in Abilene.

Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, May 13, 2019 at the Aldersgate United Methodist Church with Amy Wilson Feltz, officiating. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.

Don was born on February 27, 1941 in Abilene, Texas...

Linda Havner Clark

Linda Havner Clark

Apr 30, 2019

Linda Havner Clark, 73, of Zephyr, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 in Abilene.

Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday May 2, 2019 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.

Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 4, 2019 at the Bangs Church of Christ with Michael Light, minister, officiating. Services are under...

Edward Luther Palmer, Jr.

Edward Luther Palmer, Jr.

Apr 27, 2019

Edward (Eddie) Palmer, Jr. 92, passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2019. Funeral service will be 12:00 P.M. Thursday, May 2, 2019 at Wylie Baptist Church. Burial will follow at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 1st from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. He...

Shirley Sue Blackburn

Shirley Sue Blackburn

Apr 25, 2019

Beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Shirley Sue Blackwell Blackburn, 82, of Abilene went home to her Lord on April 25, 2019 here in Abilene. Funeral services and burial will be held on Saturday, May 4 at 1 pm at Elmwood Memorial Park with Pastor Emeritus David Cason of Broadview Baptist Church and close friend Nadell Mangum of First Baptist,...

Margaret Mills Ward

Margaret Mills Ward

Apr 23, 2019

Margaret Mills Ward, 101, of Abilene, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 in Abilene.

Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 27, 2019 in the Greenleaf Cemetery in Brownwood, Texas with Tom Washburn, minister of the Austin Ave Church of Christ, officiating.  Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.

Memorial services will...

Carl Frederick Roeder

Carl Frederick Roeder

Apr 21, 2019

Carl Frederick Roeder, 63, of Abilene, TX, went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019.

For those wishing to join the celebration of Carl's life, memorial services will be held Saturday, May 4th, at 2:00 pm, at First Central Presbyterian Church, 400 Orange St. Officiating the service will be Dr. Clifford Stewart and Dr. Janice...

Ruth  Blackburn

Ruth Blackburn

Apr 21, 2019

Ruth Blackburn, 90, passed away Sunday, April 21, 2019 in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Thursday, April 25, 2019 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Friday, April 26th at Elmdale Baptist Church. Pastor Mike Patrick will officiate. Burial will follow in Elmwood...

Lt. Col. Jimmy B. Pickens, U.S.A.F. (Ret.)

Lt. Col. Jimmy B. Pickens, U.S.A.F. (Ret.)

Apr 20, 2019

Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jimmy Burton Pickens, 83, of Abilene, Texas, went to be with his Lord and Savior on April 20, 2019, in Abilene, Texas.

Visitation will be from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home at 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas, 79606.

Funeral services and burial will be held at 11:00 AM,...

Kenneth R Hollandsworth

Kenneth R Hollandsworth

Apr 20, 2019

Surrounded by his family, Ken Hollandsworth passed away Saturday, April 20, 2019 at age 65 in Abilene, Texas.

Ken was born in Big Spring, Texas on October 17, 1953, to Francis and Gladys Carletta (Bradshaw) Hollandsworth. He graduated from Forsan High School in 1972 and is a Veteran the United States Army. He worked as an Electrician for the Federal Bureau...

Tom  South

Tom South

Apr 16, 2019

Thomas Robert South was born on November 15, 1944 in Santa Anna, Texas to Tom and Corinne South.  Tom graduated from Big Spring High School in 1963.  After graduation, he attended Texas A & M University and graduated from Texas Tech University.  On September 1, 1967, he married Jan Stroup.  Tom and Jan were married 52 years.  Together they had...

James Murle Walker

James Murle Walker

Apr 16, 2019

JAMES MURLE WALKER

Murle, 87, was born in Wilson, Oklahoma to Charles and Martha (Mullins) Walker. Soon after joining the army and moving to Kansas City, he met and married Sylvia Grafe on April 5, 1953. They were married for 66 years and had 4 children together.

Murle is survived by his wife, Sylvia; 3 sons, James (Esther) Walker, Terry (Sandy) Walker...

Gary Douglas DeShazo

Gary Douglas DeShazo

Apr 14, 2019

Gary DeShazo, age 89, died Sunday April 14 at his home in Abilene, TX.

A memorial service will be held on Thursday, April 18 at 3:00 in the First Baptist Church sanctuary, officiated by Phil Christopher.

Gary’s wishes were to be cremated.  His ashes will be spread at a later date at the family ranch and also in the Blanco Basin outside...

Dale  Ostlien

Dale Ostlien

Apr 14, 2019

Dale Ostlien, 78, of Abilene, passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2019 in Abilene.

Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, April 15, 2019 at the Buffalo Gap Cemetery. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.

Dale was born on May 15, 1940 in Pierre, South Dakota to the late John and...

Bill D. Bradshaw

Bill D. Bradshaw

Apr 12, 2019

Bill Darvin Bradshaw, longtime Abilene educator and church leader, went to meet his Savior face to face Friday, April 12, 2019 after a lengthy illness. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, at the First Baptist Church sanctuary with Dr. Phil Christopher officiating. Family visitation will follow the service at the church. Burial with full...

Mary Janice Smith

Mary Janice Smith

Apr 12, 2019

Janice Smith, 80, of View, Texas, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends in View, Texas on April 12, 2019. Funeral service will be Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at 1:00 P.M. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Burial will follow in the Drummond Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, April 16th from 6:00 to 8:00...

Jana Sue Nelson

Jana Sue Nelson

Apr 10, 2019

Jana Nelson, 62, of Abilene, passed away on Wednesday, April 10, 2019 in Abilene. Graveside service will be Friday, April 12th at 2:30 P.M. at Elmwood Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorial service will follow at 3:30 P.M. at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, with C.V. Blake officiating. Jana was born to Bill & Elsie Tippen on...

Robert Alexander Hvidt

Robert Alexander Hvidt

Apr 9, 2019

MSgt. Robert Alexander Hvidt, USAF (Ret.), 76, passed away April 9, 2019 in Abilene, Texas.

Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 11, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene.  Memorial services will be held at Wylie Baptist Church on Friday, April 12, at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Darrin Ray officiating.

Bob was born in Berkeley,...

Ione Bernice Fowler

Ione Bernice Fowler

Apr 8, 2019

Ione Bernice Brewer “Boots” Fowler, 102, passed away peacefully on April 8, 2019 in Abilene at Mesa Springs Healthcare Center.  A graveside service will be held at Acton Cemetery on Sunday, June 9th, at 2:00 p.m.  Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene.

Ione was born in Dallas, TX to Charles Willis...