Obituaries

Jan 20, 2019

Richard H. Martin, 84, died Sunday, January 20, 2019 in Abilene, Texas.

Born in Royal Oak, Michigan on November 27, 1934, Richard was the son of the late Frances Elizabeth Jones (Fetz) and Lee Alexis Martin.  He spent his early childhood years in New Orleans, LA and after the death of his father, his family moved to Oklahoma. He graduated from...

Jan 19, 2019

Phil McCauley, 74, of Abilene, passed away on Saturday, January 19, 2019 in Abilene.

Memorial services with full military honors will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, January 24, 2019 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel with Jim Nichols, officiating. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.

Phil was born on February 2,...

Jan 18, 2019

Pauline Rains, age 82 of Abilene, Texas passed away on January 18, 2019.  She was born to the late Henry Carl Caswell and Mamie Beauchamp Caswell on December 3, 1936 in Loraine, Texas.                           

Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 pm Sunday, January 20, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene.

To celebrate her life, Chris...

Jan 18, 2019

Bobbie Jean Davis Hogan, 91, of Abilene, TX, passed away on Friday, January 18, 2019 in Abilene.

Visitation will be 5-7 pm Friday, January 25, 2019, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.

Funeral services will be held at 11:30 am Saturday, January 26, 2019, at the Wylie Baptist Church with her son-in-law Steve Hardin of the Lakepointe Whiterock...

Jan 17, 2019

J. R. Swim, 73, of Abilene, passed away with his wife by his side on Thursday, January 17, 2019. Viewing will be from 3pm – 5pm on Sunday, January 20, 2019 and funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm on Monday, January 21, 2019 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Rev. Archie Echols will...

Jan 17, 2019

Dorothy “Dot“ Watson Gray, 93, formerly of Odessa, passed away on Thursday, January 17, 2019 in Abilene.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, January 21, 2019 at the Odessa Bible Church, 3901 Penbrook Street in Odessa, with Bob Thayer, pastor, officiating.   Interment will follow in the Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home,...

Jan 15, 2019

Jacqulynn “Jackie” Purvis Hoyt, 68, of Abilene, passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 in Abilene.

Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday January 17, 2019 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, January 18, 2019 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel with Jim Ritter, officiating.   Interment will follow...

Jan 14, 2019

Ganpat Ganesh, 73, of Abilene Texas, passed away on January 14, 2019 in Dallas TX. Viewing will be from 5pm – 7pm on Friday January 18, 2019 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2pm Saturday January 19, 2019 at Abilene First Church of the Nazarene with Pastor David Kessel officiating. Burial will follow at...

Jan 12, 2019

Eunice Frazier Chambless, 99, of Abilene, passed peacefully to her Lord and Savior on Saturday, January 12, 2019 in Abilene. Funeral services will be at 10:00 am on Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at First Baptist Church Chapel, 1333 North 3rd St., in Abilene, Texas. Graveside services will follow at 1:30 pm in the Aspermont Cemetery. Services are under the direction...

Jan 11, 2019

Alice “Carlene” Burns passed away on January 11, 2019 in Abilene, TX.

Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Sunday January 13, 2019 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, TX.

A service will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday January 13 at Coleman City Cemetery Pavilion, 1600 E. 9th, Coleman, with Ray Templeton officiating.  Burial will...

Jan 10, 2019

Major Charlton Glenn Proctor, Sr., 96, passed away on Thursday, January 10, 2019.

Visitation will be Friday, January 18, 2019 from 7 – 9 pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas.

Funeral services will be held at 11 am, Saturday, January 19, 2019, at The Salvation Army Chapel, 1726 Butternut. Major Eddie Alonzo and Major James...

Jan 10, 2019

John Robert Saringer passed away on January 10, 2019. He is survived by his wife of 50 years Sandi; daughters Kellye Saringer and Stacey Moore and her husband Jeff Moore, grandchildren Reagan and Jack Robertson and Kylie and Brady Moore; sister Frances Jones and husband Bob; Niece Missy Romero and nephews Richard Jones and Tony Landrum; and of course his...

Jan 8, 2019

Jan 6, 2019

Glenda Gail Pistocco Montfort peacefully went to be with her Lord on January 6, 2019, at the age of 85.  Glenda was born on October 8, 1933, in Wichita Falls, Texas to Myrtle Leona Payne Pistocco and Joseph J. Pistocco.  Glenda grew up in Wichita Falls surrounded by loving aunts, uncles, life-long friends, and a close-knit church family.  While in...

Jan 2, 2019

Jesse Lee Steele Jr., 65 of Abilene, TX was called home to Heaven on January 2nd, 2019 Visitation will be from 6:00pm to 8:00pm on Sunday the 6th of January and Monday the 7th of January from 1:00pm to 2:00pm at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm on Monday the...

Dec 31, 2018

John Hunter, 87, of Abilene, passed away on Monday, December 31, 2018 in Abilene.

Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, January 3, 2019 at the Logsdon Chapel on the Hardin Simmons University campus with Dr. Lanny Hall, Rudy Fambrough, and Dr. Tom Copeland, officiating. A reception will follow immediately after the service.   Private family interment will be in...

Dec 29, 2018

Woodrow (Woody) Griffith, Jr., 67, of Abilene, passed away on December 29th in Abilene. Memorial service will be today, Monday, December 31, 2018 at 10:30 A.M. at Kent's Harley Davidson.

Woody was born in Abilene to Woodrow and Liz Griffith. He was a 1970 graduate of Abilene High and was retired from Kent's Harley Davidson. He was preceded in death by...

Dec 28, 2018

Mike Herald, 81, of Abilene, Texas passed away December 28 in Abilene. Visitation will be 5:00 – 7:00 PM, January 1, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home. Full military honor grave side services will be held at 10:00 AM, January 2, at Elmwood Memorial Park Cemetery with Dr. Clifford S. Stewart and Dr. Janice Six of First Central Presbyterian Church...

Dec 27, 2018

Jessie Juanita (Morton) Arrant passed away Thursday, December 27, 2018 at Abilene Regional Hospital.  Jessie had resided at Lyndale Senior Living in Abilene, Texas and was independent till her death at the age of ninety-three.

Jessie was born April 5th, 1925 in Stephens County, TX.  She was the baby girl of thirteen children born to James Bascom Morton and Minnie Plant...

Dec 24, 2018

Randolph B. Scarborough, 92, passed Monday, December 24, 2018 in Abilene, Texas.

The son of Ollie (Paul) and Basil “Baze” Ray Scarborough, Randolph was born on October 4, 1926 in Jena, Louisiana, and lived in Abilene most all of his life.  He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Randolph married Lessie Clements in Abilene in 1945.  He was...