Obituaries

Melvin Layne

Sep 1, 2014

Melvin Edward Layne, 98, passed away Monday, September 1, 2014 in Abilene. A graveside funeral service will be 12 noon, Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at Elmwood Memorial Parks Garden of Hope, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Melvin was born on August 16, 1917 to Elzie and Ann Layne. He graduated from San Angelo High School in 1934 where he was...

Mathias Utley

Aug 31, 2014

Service Memorial Service Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel 5750 HWY 277 South Abilene, TX  79606 Saturday, September 6, 2014 2:00 PM

Jack Petersen

Aug 28, 2014

Jack Pete Petersen passed away Thursday, August 28, 2014 in Abilene. Visitation will be Tuesday, September 2, 2014 from 6:00 till 8:00 PM at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Funeral service will be 10:00 AM, Wednesday, September 3, 2014 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow the service in Elmwood Memorial Park. Pete was born...

Neet Moore

Aug 25, 2014

Neet Lindsey Moore, 62, passed away Monday, August 25, 2014 in Abilene. Graveside funeral service will be 10:00 AM, Wednesday, August 27, 2014 in Elmwood Memorial Parks Garden of Gospels, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Neet was born November 16, 1951 to Melvin and Eula Carroll Gunnels. She graduated from Abilene High School. She married Kenneth Moore in 1991 in...

Erlene Dye

Aug 25, 2014

Service Memorial Service Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel 5750 HWY 277 South Abilene, TX  79606 Saturday, August 30, 2014 10:00 AM

George Smith

Aug 21, 2014

George T. Smith, 94, of Fort Worth passed away Thursday August 21, 2014 at his home. Graveside funeral service will be held Monday August 25 at 1:00 PM at the Elmwood Memorial Park, 5750 US Hwy 277 S. Abilene, TX. Visitation with the family will be Monday from 11 to 1 PM at Elmwood Funeral Home. George was born...

Vennie Massey

Aug 19, 2014

Vennie Lee Lytle Massey, 78, passed away August 19, 2014, in Plano, Texas after a difficult illness. Visitation will be 6 til 8 PM, Friday, August 22, 2014 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Funeral service will be 11 AM, Saturday, August 23, 2014 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow the service in Elmwood...

Gumezinda Deloera

Aug 16, 2014

Gumezinda DeLoera, 87, of Abilene passed away Saturday August 16, 2014 in Abilene. Funeral Mass will be held Wednesday August 20, 2014 at 10:00 AM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Abilene. Burial will follow at Sweetwater City Cemetery in Sweetwater, TX. Services are under the direction of Elmwood Funeral Home. Visitation with the family will be Tuesday August...

Teresita Wadsworth

Aug 15, 2014

Visitation Elmwood Funeral Home 5750 HWY 277 South Abilene, TX  79606 Monday, August 18, 2014 6:00 7:00 PM Service Rosary Service Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel 5750 HWY 277 South Abilene, TX  79606 Monday, August 18, 2014 7:00 PM Funeral Mass Holy Family Catholic Church 5410 Buffalo Gap Road Abilene, TX  79606...

Bennie Brown

Aug 15, 2014

Bennie Ben Radford Brown, 78, of Abilene passed away Friday August 15, 2014 in Abilene. A funeral service will be held Tuesday August 19, 2014 at 10 AM at Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at the Texas Veterans Cemetery of Abilene. Visitation will be held Monday from 6 to 8 at the funeral home. Ben was born...

Joyce Vaughn

Aug 13, 2014

Visitation Elmwood Funeral Home 5750 HWY 277 South Abilene, TX  79606 Sunday, August 17, 2014 3:00 5:00 PM Service Chapel Service Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel 5750 HWY 277 South Abilene, TX  79606 Monday, August 18, 2014 10:00 AM

Mary Walsh

Aug 12, 2014

Mary Frances Walsh, 90, went to be with her loved Lord Jesus Christ on August 12, 2014 in Arlington, Texas. A graveside funeral service will be 10:00 AM, Saturday, August 16, 2014, at Elmwood Memorial Park, 5750 US Hwy 277 South. Mary was born May 5, 1924 in Abilene, Texas. She loved her family, animals and her life. She...

Sami Obets

Aug 11, 2014

Sami L. Obets, 78, of Abilene passed away Monday August 11, 2014 in Abilene. A graveside service will be held Friday August 15 at 10:00 AM at Elmwood Memorial Park and is under the direction of Elmwood Funeral Home. Visitation will be Thursday from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the funeral home. Sami was born on February 9, 1936...

Ernie Wright

Aug 11, 2014

Ernie R. Wright passed away Monday, August 11, 2014 at Care Inn of Abilene after a lengthy illness. Funeral Service will be 2:00 PM, Saturday, August 16, 2014 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial park. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 PM, Friday at Elmwood Funeral Home. Ernie was born January 13, 1936...

Robbie Jonas

Aug 8, 2014

Robbie Sue Jonas, 59 of Abilene passed away on Friday August 8, 2014 in Abilene. A funeral service will be held at 5:00 PM Saturday August 9, 2014 at Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel with Jerry Vincent officiating. Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. Robbie was born on August 15, 1954 to the late Robert N. Hollowell and Marie...

Chase Williams

Aug 7, 2014

Chase David Williams, 28, passed away Thursday, August 7, 2014, in Abilene. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 9, 2014, at the Beltway Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Hill officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy. 277 South. Born March 26, 1986, in Ballinger, Chase was the son of...

Heraldean Reagan

Aug 6, 2014

Heraldean Pete Reagan, 74, passed away Wednesday, August 6, 2014 in Abilene. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, August 9th at the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel with Jerry Vincent officiating. Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be Friday from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the funeral home. Pete was born on...

Harry Smith

Aug 4, 2014

Harry William Smith, Jr., age 86, passed away in his sleep on August 4, 2014. Visitation will be held Wednesday evening, 57 PM at Elmwood Funeral Home. A private family service will be held at a later date. One of ten children, William was born January 31, 1928 to Bessie and Harry W. Smith, Sr. in Omaha, Nebraska. A...

Ronald Ward

Aug 4, 2014

Ronald Allen Ward, 61, of Abilene passed away Monday August 4, 2014 in Brownfield. A funeral mass will be held 11 AM, Thursday August 7, 2014 at Holy Family Catholic Church with Rev. Samuel Matthiesen officiating. Ron was born on August 15, 1952 in Wallace, Idaho to the late Calvin Ward and Rose Marie Leblanc. He held a Masters...

Jose Devora

Aug 1, 2014

Jose Joe Cupertino Retana Devora passed away peacefully on August 1st surrounded by his loved ones at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene, Texas. A visitation is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, August 4th at Elmwood Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, August, 5th at St. Francis Catholic Church in Abilene, Texas. Jose was...