Obituaries

Donald Leon Morrison

Donald Leon Morrison

Feb 26, 2018

Obituary not available.

Patricia Whisenhunt Ray

Patricia Whisenhunt Ray

Feb 23, 2018

Patricia Whisenhunt Ray, 75, of Abilene passed away Friday, February 23, 2018.   Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, February 28 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.  Rev. Jim Ritter will officiate. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Tuesday at the funeral...

Beverly  Fyffe

Beverly Fyffe

Feb 23, 2018

Beverly Fyffe, 82, of Abilene, TX (formerly Tulsa, OK), passed away on February 23, 2018. 

Funeral services will be held at 11 AM, Tuesday, February 27, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, with Dr. Jeff Reid officiating. 

Beverly was born in Fort Smith, AR to Agnes R. and Douglas H. Ketchum on May 8, 1935.  She married...

David Paredes Garcia

David Paredes Garcia

Feb 20, 2018

David Paredes Garcia, 74, of Colorado City, Texas passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at a nursing facility in Big Spring, Texas.

The son of the late Angelina (Paredes) and Manuel Garcia, David was born on April 13, 1943 in Colorado City, Texas.  He was a U.S. Army veteran, having served from 1965 to 1967.  David worked as a carpenter...

David K. Stephens

David K. Stephens

Feb 20, 2018

David K. Stephens, 62, formerly of Abilene, passed away Tuesday, February 20, 2018 in San Diego, California. David and his twin sister Diane were born on July 2, 1955 in Arrington, Cambridgeshire, England to Col. (Ret.) Joseph W. Stephens, Jr. and Helen Nadine Stephens. David was a member of the Highland Church of Christ and attended public schools in Abilene,...

Richard Timothy Pruitt

Richard Timothy Pruitt

Feb 18, 2018

Richard Timothy Pruitt, 59, of the Abilene State Supported Living Center was lovingly lifted to Heaven and reunited with his Mom and Dad on February 18, 2018.

Tim and his twin brother, Mark, were born to Ray and Wanda Pruitt in Brownwood, Texas on March 1, 1958.  Although Tim was born with cerebral palsy, his smile and vibrant personality made him...

Paula Jane Ray

Paula Jane Ray

Feb 17, 2018

A private memorial service will be held at a later date.  Her body will be cremated.  Arrangements are being made by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. 

Leslie Stewart Ellis

Leslie Stewart Ellis

Feb 17, 2018

Leslie Stewart Ellis of Abilene, a long time Abilene banker and civic leader, beloved father, friend, and a member of the “Greatest Generation”, passed away Saturday, February 17,2018, at the age of 94.  He went to be with his Lord and his own “guardian angel” Lois.

The family will have a visitation from 5:00 to 7:00pm, Friday, February 23 at The...

Bobby Orlando Williams

Bobby Orlando Williams

Feb 17, 2018

Bobby O. Williams, 81, of Abilene, Texas passed away on February 17, 2018 in Rockwall Texas.

Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00PM Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00AM Wednesday, February 21, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Jeff Reid of Pioneer Drive...

Janice Marie Kelley

Janice Marie Kelley

Feb 16, 2018

Janice Glover Kelley, 66, passed away Friday, February 16, 2018. The daughter of Faye (Whitley) and Roger F. Glover, Janice was born on November 13, 1951 in Abilene. She graduated from Wylie High School in 1970. Janice married her high school sweetheart Ricky Kelley on August 22, 1970. Most of her work career was spent doing secretarial work in various...

Stephen Magill Brower

Stephen Magill Brower

Feb 16, 2018

Stephen Magill Brower, 74, passed away on February 16, 2018, at Hendrick Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Memorial Service will be held at one o'clock Saturday, February 24, 2018 in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church, 1333 North 3rd, Abilene, Texas. Services will be conducted by First Baptist Church, the immediate family and The Hamil Family Funeral Home. Steve...

Emily  Marquez

Emily Marquez

Feb 13, 2018

Emilia Garcia Marquez, 87, of Abilene, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, February 13, 2018. Visitation will be from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Friday, February 16, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, followed by a prayer service and rosary at 7:00 PM.  Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Saturday, February 17, at...

Milton Ray Howe

Milton Ray Howe

Feb 12, 2018

Milton Ray Howe, 91 of Abilene went to be with his Heavenly Father on Monday, February 12, at Hendrick Hospice Care of Abilene. He was a beloved son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, and friend who will be dearly missed. Visitation will be on Saturday, February 17, at Elmwood West United Methodist Church, 1302 So. Pioneer Drive, at 1:00PM...

Billie Jack Norwood

Billie Jack Norwood

Feb 12, 2018

Colonel (Ret.) Billie J. Norwood, USAF, passed away on February 12, 2018 in Abilene, Texas.

Visitation will be between from 2:00 to 4:00 PM, Sunday, February 18, 2018 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, Texas.

Military funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM, Tuesday, February 20, 2018, at the Church of the Heavenly Rest, Episcopal, 602...

Edna Mae Pursley

Edna Mae Pursley

Feb 12, 2018

Edna Mae Pursley joined her Heavenly Father on Monday, February 12, 2018 in Abilene, TX at the age of 100.

She was born in 1917 in Sweetwater, TX to Thomas Monroe and Johnnie Irene Trent Price. She dedicated her life at the age of six to Jesus Christ and lived a beautiful and inspiring faith filled life. She graduated from Abilene...

Shirley Ann Chapman

Shirley Ann Chapman

Feb 11, 2018

Shirley Ann “Mimi” Chapman, 82, of Hamby was called to Heaven, with family by her side, on Sunday, February 11, 2018 in Abilene. Visitation will be held from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, Thursday, February 15, 2018...

Claudette Dees Carroll

Claudette Dees Carroll

Feb 8, 2018

Claudette Dees Carroll, 82, died Thursday, February 8, 2018 in Abilene, Texas.  

The daughter of Ina (May) and Claud L. Dees, Claudette was born on July 17, 1935 in Elgin, Oklahoma.  She married her high school sweetheart, Ronald Barrett Carroll, on August 23, 1952 in the Greenwood Methodist Church. She was a homemaker and took pride in raising her children....

Hazel Webb Hindman

Hazel Webb Hindman

Feb 7, 2018

Hazel Webb Hindman, 91, of Abilene, passed away Wednesday, February 7, 2018.  Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm on Saturday, February 17, 2018 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.  Rev. David Cason will officiate. Visitation will be from 5:30 to 7:00 pm on Friday, February 16th at the funeral home. Burial will be at 10:00...

John Howard Judd

John Howard Judd

Feb 3, 2018

Dr. John Howard (Jack) Judd, Jr., 70, died peacefully on Saturday, February 3, 2018, from complications related to a traumatic injury sustained in December.  He was surrounded by his family.  A practicing orthopaedic surgeon, he had been attending a continuing medical education conference on total joint replacement in Orlando, Florida, at the time of the injury.

Jack’s family finds hope...

Jonell Brown

Jonell Brown

Feb 3, 2018

Jonell Brown, 89, died Saturday, February 3, 2018 in Abilene, Texas. The daughter of the late Mary Elizabeth (Ainsworth) and C.B. Fortenberry, Jonell was born on March 2, 1928 in Groesbeck, Texas. She was a home care nurses aide from 1951 to 1994 working for the Taylor County Health Department. She was a member of Crescent Heights Baptist Church in...