Obituaries

Woodrow Clemmer

Woodrow Clemmer

Apr 25, 2013

Lt. Col. Ret. Woodrow Walter Clemmer, 94, passed away Thursday, April 25, 2013 in Abilene. Visitation will be 6 PM till 8 PM, Monday, April 29, 2013 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. A private graveside service will be held later. Woodrow or W.W. as friends called him was born October 18, 1918 in Fort Worth, TX...

Patricia Henson

Patricia Henson

Apr 24, 2013

Patricia Patty Henson, 74, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2013 in Merkel. Graveside funeral service will be 10:00 AM, Friday, April 26, 2013 at the Henson Family Cemetery located at 1329 Hwy 8384 on the Henson Ranch. Services are under the direction of Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Patty was born December 5, 1938 in Abilene to...

Herbert Roberts

Herbert Roberts

Apr 20, 2013

Herbert M. Herb Roberts, 90, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2013 in Abilene. His funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, April 23 at the First Baptist Church, 1333 N. 3rd with interment following in Elmwood Memorial Park. Visitation is from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on Monday at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 HWY 277 South. Herb...

Mary Vaughn

Mary Vaughn

Apr 19, 2013

Mary Francis Vaughn, 89, went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 19th at her daughters home in Stephenville after a courageous battle with Alzheimers. Her graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, April 22nd in Elmwood Memorial Park, 5750 HWY 277 South. Mrs. Vaughn was born on March 2, 1924 in Breckenridge to Pleasant...

Oscar Garcia

Oscar Garcia

Apr 18, 2013

Oscar Big O Garcia, 31, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2013 in Abilene. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, April 22, 2013 at the First Baptist Church, 1333 N. 3rd in Abilene with interment following in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Visitation is from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on Sunday at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 HWY...

Buell Miller

Buell Miller

Apr 18, 2013

Buell Miller, 80, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2013 in Abilene. His funeral service will be held 2:00 PM on Wednesday, April 24th at Trinity Baptist Church, 871 Woodlawn with interment following in the Ft. Phantom Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on Tuesday at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 HWY 277 South. Buell was born...

Susan Canavan

Susan Canavan

Apr 14, 2013

Susan Canavan, age 61, of Los Angeles, CA, passed away on Sunday 04142013 at home. She was born on 05311951 in Abilene, Texas to her parents Mr. Charles Bill M. Canavan and Mrs. Jake H. Canavan. Susan Canavan was born on May 31, 1951 in Abilene Texas. She was one of three children born to Charles Bill Canavan and...

Frances Kellum

Frances Kellum

Apr 6, 2013

Frances Mixson Kellum, 96, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday evening, April 6, 2013 at Abilene Regional Hospital. Funeral service will be 2 PM, Thursday, April 11, 2013 at Southside Baptist Church, 1425 South 7th St. Visitation will also be Thursday at Southside Baptist Church from 12 Noon till 2 PM prior to the service....

Melvyn Safer

Melvyn Safer

Apr 6, 2013

Melvyn Safer passes away April 6, 2013 at the age of 79 in Houston, Texas. He is preceded in death by his daughter Minette Louis Safer. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Shirley Safer daughter, Vicki Safer of Bayview Texas daughter, Tammy Allison and husband John Allison of Friendswood Texas grandchildren, Jeffrey Allison and Shelby Allison...

Jane Jonas

Jane Jonas

Mar 31, 2013

Jane Jonas, 54, our adored mother, wife, grandmother, teacher, and friend passed away, Sunday March 31, 2013, into the arms of her Lord and Savior. Visitation will be 6 till 8 PM, Thursday, April 4, 2013 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Funeral service will be 2 PM, Friday, April 5, 2013 in the Elmwood Funeral Home...

Richard Juarez

Richard Juarez

Mar 29, 2013

Richard Juarez Sr., our beloved father, husband, Pawpaw, and friend, left this world peacefully at his home in Fort Worth, TX on Friday, March 29th, 2013 at the age of 65. He was born June 11th, 1947 in Abilene, TX to Marcelino and Martha Juarez. He was preceded in death by his parents, and his older brother, Marcelino Juarez...

Daniel Symonds

Daniel Symonds

Mar 24, 2013

Dan Symonds, 53, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2013 in Abilene. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, March 28th at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery, 7457 West Lake Road. Visitation is from Noon until 1:20 PM the day of the service at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 HWY 277 South. Dan was born on November...

Juanita Morton

Juanita Morton

Mar 22, 2013

Juanita Nita Wilson Morton, 89, passed away Friday, March 22, 2013 in Abilene. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 HWY 277 South with interment following at Noon in the Texas State Veterans Cemetery, 7457 W. Lake Rd. Nita was born on June 27, 1923 in Stonewall, Oklahoma...

Doyle Crouse

Doyle Crouse

Mar 18, 2013

Doyle Crouse, 80, passed away Monday, March 18, 2013 at his home in Abilene. His funeral service with the Reverend David Cason officiating will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, March 22nd in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 HWY 277 South with interment following in Elmwood Memorial Park. Visitation is from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Thursday...

Dolores Kaufmann

Dolores Kaufmann

Mar 16, 2013

Dolores Kaufmann passed away Saturday, March 16, 2013 with family at her side. Rosary will be Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 7 PM at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Catholic mass will be 10 AM, Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Interment follows at Elmwood Memorial Park. Mrs. Kaufmann was born October 8, 1949...

Beth Lana

Beth Lana

Mar 15, 2013

Beth R. Lana was born in Ryan, OK on February 17, 1925 to Virgil and Texie English Robnett and passed away in Abilene, TX on March 15, 2013. She graduated from Ryan High School and earned a B.A. in music from Southeastern State College Durant, OK and a M.A. in education from the University of Oklahoma. Beth taught first...

Margarito Lopez

Margarito Lopez

Mar 15, 2013

Margarito Mike Lopez, 81, passed away March 15, 2013 in Abilene. Visitation will be 6 till 8 PM, Monday at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 hwy 277 South. Funeral will be 2 PM, Tuesday, March 19, 2013 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow the service at Elmwood Memorial Park. Margarito was born in Hamlin, TX to Jose...

James Clark

James Clark

Mar 14, 2013

James Medford Clark, 84, passed away Thursday, March 14, 2013 in Abilene. Visitation is from 11:00 AM until 12:30 PM, Monday, March 18, 2013 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Graveside service will be 1:00 PM, Monday March 18th, at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery, 7457 W. Lake Road in Abilene. James was born December 16, 1928...

Maxine Fonner

Maxine Fonner

Mar 14, 2013

Maxine Fonner, 77 of Abilene went to be with the Lord Thursday night. Funeral service will be 10 AM, Monday, March 18, 2013 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Visitation will be 6 till 8 PM, Sunday, March 17, 2013 at Elmwood Funeral Home. Ms. Fonner was born January 14, 1936. She graduated from Mary Meeks School...

Laura Earl

Laura Earl

Mar 13, 2013

Laura Juanita Lawrence Earl, 88, died at 10:17 a.m. Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at Abilene Regional Medical Center. Neat as her family called her, earned her shortened name, at an early age because she never got dirty. Born April 20, 1924 in Coyville, KS, she was a graduate of Toronto High School, Toronto, KS. She was a lifelong homemaker,...