Obituaries

Jun 14, 2009

Patsy Pool, 75, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2009 in Abilene. Her funeral service will be 2:00 PM, Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 S. with Reverend Robert Pelfrey officiating. Visitation will be on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 from 6:00 8:00 PM at Elmwood Funeral Home. Patsy was born February 21, 1934 in Noonday,...

Jun 12, 2009

Connie Pedersen, 81, passed away on Friday, June 12, 2009 in Abilene. Her wishes were to be cremated and a private memorial service will be held at a later date. Connie was born Clarisa Vara on January 13, 1928 in Pittsburg, California. She married Norman Pedersen on November 26, 1947 and in 1955 moved to Buena Park, California where...

Jun 11, 2009

Robert Lee Bob Hodges Jr., 76, passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2009 at his home in Abilene. Viewing and visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on Monday, June 15th at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 HWY 277 South. His funeral service with Mel Swayer and Bob Patterson officiating will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, June...

Jun 11, 2009

Mattie L. Vinson, 88, went home to be with our Lord on June 11, 2009. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on Sunday, June 14, 2009 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 HWY 277 South. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, June 15 at the Potosi Baptist Church with burial following in Potosi...

Jun 6, 2009

Joe Harvey Mansell passed away Saturday, June 6, 2009 after a long illness. He was born January 30, 1925 in the Mount Pleasant community to Pearl Pauline and Harvey H. Mansell. He was a 1943 Abilene High School graduate and shortly after joined the United States Army Air Corps, where he was assigned to the 3rd Army Air Corps....

Jun 1, 2009

Ozella Loden, 82, passed away Monday, June 1, 2009 in Abilene. Her funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM on Thursday, June 4th in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 HWY 277 South with burial following in Elmwood Memorial Park. Viewing will be from 9:00 AM until 8:00 PM on Wednesday and up until service time on Thursday...

May 31, 2009

Charles Richard Hale moved from this life into the arms of Jesus on May 31, 2009 after a lengthy illness. His graveside funeral service will be held at 10:00 am on Thursday, June 4, 2009 at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery, 7457 W. Lake Road under the direction of Elmwood Funeral Home. Visitation will be held from 5:00 7:00...

May 31, 2009

Irene Gooch Clemmer age 94, died May 31, 2009. She existed with the insidious disease of Alzheimers for many years. Irene Gooch Clemmer was born on December 31, 1914 to Rosa Adeline Webb Gooch and Walter Dee Gooch in Pioneer, Texas. She grew up in Hamby, Texas and graduated from Abilene High School in 1933. She married Ernest R....

May 26, 2009

On May 26, 2009, Jesus Chuey Garcia, went to be with his Lord and Savior. Funeral Mass with Monsignor Fred Nawarskas officiating will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 29, 2009, at the Holy Family Catholic Church, 5410 Buffalo Gap Rd., in Abilene with burial following in Elmwood Memorial Park. Viewing will be from 4:00-6:00pm on Thursday...

May 26, 2009

Chief MSGT John W. Massey Ret, 78, died Tuesday, May 26, 2009 in Abilene. His funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM on Friday, May 29, 2009 at the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 HWY 277 South with entombment following in Elmwood Memorial Park. Mr. Massey was born on March 7, 1931 in Miami, Florida where he grew...

May 26, 2009

Marie Cromwell Mann, a resident of Christian Village Abilene since 1995, died Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at the age of 98. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 PM on Saturday, May 30th at Laurel Land Cemetery in Fort Worth where she will be laid to rest next to her husband. Visitation will be from 1:00 until 2:30...

May 18, 2009

Dr. William Bill Neal Fryer, 89, died Monday, May 18, 2009 in Abilene, Texas. His funeral service with Chris McCurly of Oldham Lane Church of Christ officiating, will be held at 1:30 PM on Thursday, May 21, 2009 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 HWY 277 South. Entombment will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park, Mausoleum II where Bill...

May 13, 2009

Rosa Villa Gonzales went to be with the Lord at the age of 77 on Wednesday, May 13, 2009. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, May 16, 2009 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 HWY 277 South with burial following in Elmwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 8:00 PM on...

May 13, 2009

Evelyn Childers, 94, passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2009 in Abilene. Her graveside funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, May 16, 2009 at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Alpine, Texas. Viewing will be between the hours of 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM on Friday, May 15th at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 HWY 277 South. Mrs....

May 11, 2009

Phyllis Marie Chatfield, 80, passed away, Monday, May 11, 2009 at her home in Abilene. Her funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, May 14th in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 HWY 277 South with burial following in Elmwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on Wednesday, at Elmwood Funeral Home....

May 10, 2009

Priscilla Kathleen Kathie Franklin, 55, passed away Sunday, May 10, 2009 in Abilene. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, May 13th in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 HWY 277 South. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Tuesday at Elmwood Funeral Home. Kathie was born on September 10, 1953 in Oklahoma...

May 10, 2009

May 8, 2009

Alice Jimenez, lovingly known as Memo, 86, of Abilene, Texas, left us unexpectedly Friday May 8, 2009, at Hendrick Medical Center. Services will be held on Monday, May 11, 2009, at 10:00 am at the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park in the Garden of Ten Commandments. A rosary and...

Apr 25, 2009

Mary Cotton, 71, passed away Saturday at her home in Merkel. Visitation will be 6:00 till 8:00 pm on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Mary was born May 19, 1937 in Tuscola, TX to J.B. and Sabrenya Caldwell. She worked in the Health field as an LVN, for many years in the...

Apr 24, 2009

Dr. Harry J. Martin Jr., 84, passed away Friday, April 24, 2009 in Abilene. Dr. Martin will be remembered in a Memorial Service to be held in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, April 28, 2009. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend who will be greatly missed by all those who experienced...