Obituaries

Allene Massingill

May 29, 2014

Allene Massingill, 91 passed away May 29th, 2014 in Abilene. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Sunday June 1st 2014 at Elmwood Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with Damon Parker officiating. Private burial will be held at Elmwood Memorial Park. Allene was born to Allen and Ruby Sutton on May 28th, 1923 in Quitaque Texas. She spent...

Charles Davis

May 25, 2014

Charles Ray Davis, 80, passed away Sunday, May 25, 2014 in Abilene. He was born August 26, 1933 in Yazoo City, Mississippi to Icey Josephene ChisholmDavis and Erskin M. Davis. He was preceded in death by his sister Johnnie Mae HallSterling. Mr. Davis served in the United States Air Force from 1953 until his retirement in 1973. He worked...

Maria Gonzales

May 20, 2014

Maria Amelia Gonzales, devoted wife, and a loving mother of eight went to be with the Lord and her husband on Tuesday, May 20, 2014.Funeral services will be held Saturday, 10:00 AM in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 Hwy 277 South with interment following at Highland Cemetery in Stamford. Visitation will be Friday, May 23, 2014 from 6:008:00...

Maxine Smith

May 20, 2014

Maxine Jamison Smith, 81, of Clyde passed away Tuesday May 20, 2014 in Abilene. Funeral services will be held Friday May 23, 2014 at 2:00 P.M. at the First Baptist Church, Clyde, TX with Dr. Toby Henson officiating. Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park, Abilene, TX. Visitation will be held on Friday from 12:00 to 2:00 P.M. prior...

Rosa Martinez

May 19, 2014

Rosa Martinez, 68, passed away on May 19, 2014 in Abilene. Visitation will be 6:00 till 7:00 PM Wednesday, May 21, 2014 with a prayer service beginning at 7:00 PM at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 US Hwy 277 South. Funeral mass will be 10:00 AM, Thursday, May 22, 2014 at St. Vincent Catholic Church, 2525 Westview with interment following...

Debbie Gregg

May 19, 2014

Debbie Gregg, 62, passed away on May 19, 2014 in Abilene. Her Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, May 23 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 HWY 277 South. Inurnment will be at 11:30 AM Saturday, May 24 in Waxahachie Cemetery. Debbie was born on June 26, 1952 to Thomas and Verna McElroy in...

Velma Huddleston

May 17, 2014

Velma Tune Huddleston, 95, passed away peacefully on May 17, 2014 at the home of her son in San Marcos, Texas Velma was born in Rising Star, Texas on November 26, 1918 to the late Wylie and Eula Tune, the middle child of three girls. She married Hollis D. Huddleston in 1943 and lived in Abilene, Texas. He preceded...

Maj. Ret.

May 7, 2014

Major Joseph Thomas ONeill U.S.A.F Retired, age 89, died May 7, 2014 in a local hospital. He was born in Manhattan, New York City on July 15, 1924. His family moved to North Central New Jersey in 1931. He completed elementary schooling at L Ecole DU Sacre Coeur, Victoriaville, Province of Quebec, Canada in 1938, and high school in...

Bryan Brown

Apr 26, 2014

Bryan Keith Brown came into this world on February 25, 1980. He made his departure on April 26, 2014. Bryan was an amazing man, father, son and brother. He was a free spirit that loved life and loved to have a good time. Bryan could walk into a room and his awesome smile and infectious laugh would light up...

Leda Buckner

Apr 22, 2014

Leda Pearl Rister Buckner, 64, passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014 in Abilene. Visitation for family and friends will be from 6:00 till 7:00 PM, Thursday, April 24, 2014 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Her funeral service will be 10:00 AM, Friday, April 25, 2014 at North Park Baptist Church, 1525 Anson Avenue in Abilene. Interment...

Wesley King

Apr 17, 2014

Wesley Wes King, USAF Ret, an accomplished country music musician and band manager, age 82, of Hondo, Texas, formerly of Abilene, Texas and Wolfe Co., Kentucky, passed into the hands of our Lord Thursday April 17, 2014, after extended illness. Visitation will be 6 till 8 PM, Friday, April 25, 2014 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 US 277 South....

Inez Floeck

Apr 17, 2014

Inez Laird Floeck, 88, passed away Thursday April 17, 2014 in Abilene. Visitation for family and friends will be from 6:00 till 8:00 PM, Friday, April 25, 2014 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Her funeral service will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, April 26, 2014 at First Baptist Church, 1333 N. 3rd Street in Abilene. Interment will...

Jacqueline Ford

Apr 14, 2014

Jacqueline Bridget Ford, 42, passed away on April 14, 2014 in Abilene. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 AM Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at Holy Family Catholic Church, 5410 Buffalo Gap RD. Entombment will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. Jackie was born on October 17, 1971 in Rochester, NY. Her parents were Wanda A. Ford and Richard...

Nadine Griggs

Apr 11, 2014

Ruby Nadine Griggs passed away April 11, 2014 after a long illness. She longed to be with Jesus, her Lord and Savior. She was born January 28, 1932 in Snyder, Texas to the late John B. Wishert and Ilene Wishert. She married Bill Griggs, Sr. on July 17, 1950 at the First Baptist Church in Lovington, New Mexico. They...

Bill Kilpatrick

Apr 11, 2014

Visitation Elmwood Funeral Home 5750 HWY 277 South Abilene, TX  79606 Monday, April 14, 2014 68 PM Service Chapel Service Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel 5750 HWY 277 South Abilene, TX  79606 Tuesday, April 15, 2014 10 AM Cemetery Elmwood Memorial Park 5750 HWY 277 South Abilene, TX  79606

William Day

Apr 6, 2014

Major William A. Day TXARNG Ret, otherwise known as Bill or Grumpy, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Sunday, April 06, 2014. He was born 10 Nov 53 in Wichita Falls, Texas to Brevetted Brigadier General TXARNG Ret Richard Kenneth Day and Sue Ann Kinkead Day of San Angelo, Texas. He grew up in San Angelo...

Alicia Molina

Apr 6, 2014

Alicia Sierra Molina, 67, passed away Sunday, April 6, 2014 in Abilene. Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, April 8, 2014 at St. Francis Catholic Church, 826 Cottonwood with interment following in Elmwood Memorial Park. Visitation is from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on Tuesday with Rosary beginning at 7:00 PM in the Elmwood Funeral Home...

Noel Marsalis

Apr 3, 2014

Noel Denton Marsalis, 90, passed away Thursday, April 3, 2014 in Abilene. His funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM on Sunday, April 6 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 HWY 277 South. Interment will be held on Saturday, April 12 in the Harmony Church Cemetery in Crystal Springs, Mississippi. Noel was born on September 30, 1923...

Marvin Hamer

Mar 30, 2014

Marvin Orie Hamer, 76, of Abilene went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 30th, 2014 in the comfort of his home surrounded by his family following his battle with lung cancer. Visitation will be from 68 pm on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Funeral service will be 2:00 pm on...

Inez Mcfall

Mar 27, 2014

Inez McFall, 91, died Thursday, March 27th. Graveside funeral services will be Monday March 31st at 11:00 AM at Elmwood Memorial Park, 5750 Hwy 277 South, with Dr. Jeff Reid officiating and grandson Shawn Grisham assisting. The family will receive friends Sunday March 30th from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Elmwood Funeral Home. Inez was born on August...