Obituaries
Bobby Gene McGary
Dec 8, 2019
Bobby Gene McGary, 82, passed away on Sunday, December 8, 2019, surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband of Sandra Peiser McGary of Abilene. They shared 58 years and 10 months of marriage together.
Born in Stamford, Texas, he was the son of J.R (Bob) and Ollie McGary. He was a graduate of Haskell High School. Bobby retired after...
Frank Allyn
Dec 7, 2019
Frank Allyn, 74, of Tuscola, passed away from this earth and entered into the glory of Jesus Christ's presence on Saturday, December 7, 2019 in Abilene.
Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, December 9, 2019 at the River of Life Church, 539 US-Hwy 83, with Tommy Ross, officiating. Visitation will be held immediately following the services. Arrangements are...
James Francis Howard
Dec 6, 2019
James F. Howard, Major USAF retired passed away Friday, December 6, 2019 peacefully at home surrounded by his family and dogs. Born on December 30, 1931 in Cortland, NY. He was well loved and will be missed.
The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 7:00 pm on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Amendment 21, 382 Chestnut, Abilene, Texas.
The family requests...
Monna Jane Casey
Dec 5, 2019
Monna Jane Casey of Abilene passed away on December 5th, 2019 in Abilene, Texas Visitation will be from 3-5 pm Sunday December 8th, 2019 at Hamil Family Funeral Home at 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be held 10 am Monday December 9th, 2019 at Wylie Methodist Church with Jeff Hatcher officiating Burial will follow at Potosi Cemetery in...
Laura Fay Thaxton
Dec 5, 2019
Laura Fay McBeth Thaxton, 89, of Abilene, TX, went peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior on December 5, 2019, in Abilene, Texas.
Pioneer Drive Baptist Church will host a lunch for the family on December 11, 2019, followed by interment at Elmwood Memorial Park, 5750 Hwy. 277 South, Abilene, at 1:30 p.m.
Visitation will be held December 10, 5 p.m....
Ollie Violet Davis
Dec 5, 2019
Ollie Violet Davis, 89, of Abilene, passed away on Thursday, December 5, 2019 in Coleman, Texas.
Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, with David Cason officiating. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home.
Ollie was born on May 12, 1930 in Lueders...
Ramona Benson Cooke
Dec 5, 2019
Ramona Benson Cooke, age 89, joined her Savior on Thursday, December 5, 2019 at Abilene Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 10th, at 1:30 pm. at Southwest Park Baptist Church with Mike Woodard officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road,...
Evelyn Gertrude Godbee
Dec 4, 2019
Evelyn Gertrude Godbee, 82, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 4, 2019, in Abilene, Texas.
Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, December 5, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 6, in The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel with Rick Grant officiating. Burial...
Donna Lee Yarbro
Dec 3, 2019
Donna Lee Kitchens was born in Pampa, Tx, January 14, 1930, only child of Lee Marvin Kitchens and Madeline Osborne deceased. Donna's paternal grandparent C.W. Kitchens was one of the pioneers that settled that part of Texas in the early part of the 20th Century. The maternal grandparents also settled in the panhandle around that time coming from Oklahoma. The...
Robert Evans Holladay
Dec 2, 2019
Robert Evans Holladay of Abilene, Texas took his last breath on December 2, 2019. Visitation will be 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Saturday December 7th at The Hamil Family Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday December 8th at his beloved Paramount Theatre in Abilene, Texas. Burial will follow at Potosi Cemetery. Services are under the...
Ross Harvey Smith
Dec 2, 2019
Our father, Ross Harvey Smith of Buffalo Gap, Texas, passed peacefully to be in the presence of our Lord on Monday, December 2, 2019. Born to Ross and Dorothy Smith in Toronto, Canada, on May 12, 1935, he was 84. Dad honorably served in the Air Forces of Canada and the United States. During his service in the Royal Canadian...
Wayne Ward
Dec 1, 2019
On December 1, 2019, Wayne Ward crossed over from his earthly home to his eternal home in heaven to share his next journey with his Heavenly Father.
Wayne was born in Colorado City, Texas on September 22, 1945, to the late Delbert and Nellie (Brymer) Ward. He and Maxine Woody were married on December 13, 1972 in Odessa, Texas.
Wayne was...
Virginia Dabney Chitwood
Nov 30, 2019
Virginia Dabney Chitwood, 84, passed from confusion and pain to take her place before the throne of Jesus on November 30, 2019. Virginia was born July 15, 1935 in Ft. Worth, TX to Jack and Lillian Dabney.
Virginia’s father was a road and airfield contractor and as a young girl lived where his jobs took him. During WW2 her father became...
Brandon Sage Yerger
Nov 26, 2019
Sage Yerger passed away on November 26, 2019. He was born August 31, 1982 to Larry and Lynn Ann Yerger in Abilene, TX. He went to school at Eula and Wylie, and he graduated from McMurry University with a degree in Art. Sage taught Art in Albany, TX and Las Vegas, NV. His greatest loves were being with his family,...
Kenneth Richard Wells
Nov 26, 2019
Kenneth Richard Wells of Abilene and formerly of San Diego, CA, passed away November 26, 2019 in Abilene.
Visitation will be held on Monday, December 2, 2019 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM
at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd. Funeral services will be held 12:00 noon Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home with Chaplain Burtis...
Barbara Sue Beasley
Nov 26, 2019
Barbara Sue Beasley was born January 1, 1942 in Dublin, Texas to Elsie Mae (Hutton) Allman and Harley Gilmore Allman. She died in Abilene, Texas at Hendrick Inpatient Hospice Center on November 26, 2019 peacefully in her sleep with family by her side and Jesus in her heart. Barbara survived pancreatic cancer and fought a courageous battle against lymphoma.
She earned...
Mack McLeod, CMSGT
Nov 25, 2019
Mack Wayne McLeod, 67, of Buffalo Gap, Texas, was called home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, November 25, 2019.
Mack was born in Big Spring, Texas on September 25, 1952 to Wayne and Sarah McLeod. He joined the U.S. Air Force in 1973, and while stationed at Cannon Air Force Base in Clovis, New...
Alonzo De Boggs
Nov 25, 2019
A.D. "Lonnie" Boggs, 95, died at his home in Abilene on Nov. 25, 2019. He was born Nov. 23, 1924 in Abilene to A.D. and Clara Horton Boggs. He married Martha Daniel on Dec. 24, 1946 in Abilene. He attended school at Divide, Nolan County, from 1932-37; Abilene schools; Hardin-Simmons University; and Office Appliances Mechanical Institute, Springfield, MO. He enlisted...
Walter Tuttle Smith
Nov 24, 2019
Walter "Buster" Tuttle Smith, 71, died at his home, surrounded by loved ones, on November 24th, 2019. His memorial service will be held Monday December 2nd at 11:30 am at the Potosi Methodist Church, officiated by Rev. Martin Barnes, followed by a ceremony at 2:00 pm at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene. Services are under the direction of...
Lola Faye Nelson
Nov 22, 2019
Lola Faye Nelson was welcomed into Heaven on November 22, 2019 with her family by her side. She surely was one of God's finest.
A visitation will be held on Sunday, November 24, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, from 5:00-7:00pm. A graveside service will be held on Monday, November 25, at 11:30 a.m. at Elmwood Memorial...



