Obituaries

Mar 3, 2015

Royce W. Smith, 80, of Abilene passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2015 in Abilene. A funeral service will be held Friday, March 6, at 10 AM at Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be Thursday from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the funeral home. Royce was born on July 19, 1934 in...

Mar 1, 2015

Frances Chapman Thomson, a longtime Abilene resident, local artist and beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away on Sunday March 1st. She was 90 years old. Funeral service will be 2:00 PM, Thursday, March 5, 2015 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Born on October 10, 1924 in her family's farmhouse in Haskell, Texas to...

Mar 1, 2015

Wayne R. Steele, 77, of Abilene passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015 in Abilene. A graveside service will be held Friday, March 6, at 2:00 PM at the Texas Veterans Cemetery at Abilene. Visitation will be prior to the service on Friday, from 11:00 to 1:00 PM at Elmwood Funeral Home. Wayne was born on September 13, 1937 in...

Feb 25, 2015

Arthur Shirley, 84, passed away February 25, 2015 in Abilene. Funeral service will be 2 PM, Monday, March 2, 2015 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Entombment will follow the service Elmwood Memorial Park's Mausoleum III. Arthur was born August 9, 1930 in Star City, Arkansas. He married Virginia Prado in 1962 and they enjoyed...

Feb 18, 2015

Rosita Y. Overholtzer, 87, passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2015 in Abilene. A Funeral Mass will be held Saturday, February 21, at 9:30 AM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Rev. Robert Bush officiating. Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. Rosary and visitation will be held Friday from 5 to 7 PM at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 US...

Feb 18, 2015

Julia Boyd, 85, of Abilene, passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2015 in Abilene. Graveside service will be held Friday at 11:00 AM at Elmwood Memorial Park with Jerry Vincent officiating. Services are under the direction of Elmwood Funeral Home. Julia was born on December 28, 1929 in Paris, TX to the late George Martin and Fannie Higgins Martin. She...

Feb 13, 2015

Bobby D Maxwell, 85, of Abilene passed away Friday, February 13, 2015 in Abilene. Funeral services will be held Friday, February 20 at 2 PM at Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 US HWY 277 S. Abilene, TX 79606. Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. Visitation with the family will be held prior to the service from Noon to...

Feb 12, 2015

Scott Christopher Nettleton, 39, of Abilene, TX passed away Thursday, February 12, 2015. A memorial service will be held at the Abilene Indoor Gun Range, 1309 Ben Richey Drive, on Sunday, February 22, 2015 at 2:00 PM Scotty was a traveler and was never in one place too long. After bidding his home of Chico, CA farewell, he lived...

Feb 10, 2015

Mildred Faye Lavender, 85, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2015 in Frankston, TX. Visitation will be 7 till 8 PM, Friday, February 13, 2015 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Funeral service will be 10 AM, Saturday, February 14, 2015 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow the service in Elmwood Memorial Park. Born in...

Feb 7, 2015

Richard R. Silva, 52, of Abilene passed away Saturday, February 7, 2015. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, February 11 at 10 AM at Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Richard was born on April 17, 1962 to Raul Silva and Pauline Valdez Silva in Abilene, TX. He proudly served his country in Army National Guard. Richard was diagnosed at...

Feb 6, 2015

Robert H. Stanley, 83, of Abilene passed away Friday February 06, 2015 in Abilene. A graveside service will be held Saturday February 14, at 2 PM at Elmwood Memorial Park. Robert was born on March 13, 1931 to the late Wyman Stanley and Evangaline Silva Stanley in Gloucester, MA. He married Barbara Pinkham, she preceded him in death on...

Jan 26, 2015

Cheryl Lynn Kluting Hoffman, 67, passed away January 26, 2015, in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 28, 2015 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at the Elmwood Funeral Home in Abilene, Texas. Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 29, 2015 at 1:00pm at the First Baptist Church in Aspermont, Texas. Interment will follow the service at the Aspermont...

Jan 26, 2015

Anna "Maxine" James, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother passed away on January 26, 2015. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 29, 2015, at Elmwood Funeral Home Memorial Park, Garden of Hope section. Maxine was born on April 30, 1935, in rural Hood County, to Max and Nellie Annie Williamson both of whom preceded her...

Jan 25, 2015

Laverne Inman Saverance graduated to heaven on January 25, 2015 at the age of 86. She was born in Abilene Texas November 17, 1928 to Neal and Ella Mae Inman. She attended schools in the Abilene area and finished at Gail Business School. She met and married Ronald L Saverance on January 27, 1945. This union lasted more than...

Jan 25, 2015

Ruby Dell Guy, 87, of Grapevine passed away Sunday, January 25, 2015 in North Richland Hills. A Funeral Service will be held Friday, January 30, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the Highland Church of Christ, 425 Highland Avenue, Abilene, TX 79605. Services are under the direction of Elmwood Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. Visitation will...

Jan 25, 2015

Sally Ann Melton, 65 passed away Sunday January 25, 2015 in Abilene. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, January 31, 2015, Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 PM Friday, January 30 at the funeral home. Sally was born May 17, 1949 in Flint Michigan to Irving Butler and Shirley Woods Butler....

Jan 25, 2015

Jan 24, 2015

Roy L. McCoy Obituary January 26, 2015 Roy L. McCoy, age 91, passed away January 24, 2015 at Hendrick Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Roy was born July 19, 1923 on the family farm located in Jones County near Hodges, Texas. Roy was the third son born to Thomas Bogan McCoy and Lora Estelle McCoy (Self). Roy...

Jan 23, 2015

Michael "Mike" B. Anderson Sr., 67, of Abilene passed away Friday, January 23, 2015 in Abilene. A funeral service will be held Monday, January 26, at 3:30 PM at Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Following the service Mike will be cremated. A visitation with the family will be held Sunday from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the funeral home. Mike...

Jan 21, 2015

Gary Mace Brown, 62, passed away January 21, 2015 in Abilene. Visitation will be 5:00 till 7:00 PM, Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Funeral service will be 2:00 PM, Wednesday, January 28, 2015 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be Thursday in the DFW National Veteran's Cemetery. Gary was born...