Obituaries

Deborah Gates

May 4, 2008

Deborah Lynn Walthall Gates of Merkel passed away at 1:42 a.m. on Sunday, May 4, 2008 in Abilene Regional Medical Center. Debbie has fought a heroic battle with ovarian cancer since August of 2005. Debbie was born February 4, 1954 in Richland, Washington, the firstborn child of John and Nell Allen Walthall. When Debbie was 10 months old the...

Gayle Webb

May 3, 2008

Gayle Peterson Webb, 88, died Saturday, May 3, 2008 in Munday, Texas. Her graveside service, with Lawson Hager officiating, was held at 1:00 PM on Monday, May 5, 2008 at Elmwood Memorial Park, under the direction of Elmwood Funeral Home. Gayle was born on September 1, 1919 in Merkel, Texas. She was the widow of Waltar V. Webb and...

Billie Wells

Apr 30, 2008

Billie Smoote Wells, 87, of Abilene, died on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at a local nursing center. There will be a visitation from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, May 2 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy. 277 South. Funeral service will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday at Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bryan Hicks officiating; interment will follow...

Wallace Swagerty

Apr 16, 2008

Wallace G. Swagerty, 64, died Wednesday, April 16, 2008 in Abilene. His funeral service with Pastor Darvin Shipman officiating will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, April 21, 2008 at Liberty Baptist Church, 1149 E. S. 11th with burial following in Elmwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 PM on Sunday at Elmwood Funeral Home,...

Ouida Waddell

Apr 15, 2008

Ouida Mae Waddell, 75, died Tuesday, April 15, 2008 in Abilene. Her funeral service will be held at 2:30 PM on Friday, April 18th at the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 HWY 277 South. Viewing and visitation will be from 1:00 PM until service time. Ouida was born on August 12, 1932 in Waller, Texas the daughter of Limuel...

Avelina Jaques

Apr 14, 2008

Avelina G. Jaques, 68 of Abilene, died Monday, April 14, 2008 at her home. There will be a wake service with a rosary at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 15 at Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 Hwy. 277 South; visitation will follow till 8:00 p.m. Funeral mass will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 16 at Holy Family Catholic Church,...

Elizabeth Vega

Apr 13, 2008

Elizabeth Breen Vega, 48, died on Sunday, April 13, 2008 in Abilene. A private memorial service will be held at the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Winchendon, MA next week. Memorials may be made to the Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk, P.O. Box 132, Lunenburg, MA 01462.

William Carmichael

Apr 13, 2008

William Duke Carmichael, 47, died Sunday, April 13, 2008 in Abilene. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, April 17th in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 HWY 277 South.

Service Memorial Service Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel 5750 HWY 277 South Abilene, TX  79606 Thursday, April 17, 2008 2:00 PM

Ryleigh Fielding

Apr 13, 2008

Ryleigh Jolene Fielding, born February 27, 2008, died Sunday, April 13, 2008 in Abilene. A graveside service, with Gary Word officiating will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, April 17th in Elmwood Memorial Park, Babyland under the direction of Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 HWY 277 South. Ryleigh is survived by her parents, Justin Fielding and Ashley Leach of...

James Sharrow

Apr 13, 2008

James Robert Sharrow August 16, 1958 - April 13, 2008 James Jim Robert Sharrow, Abilene, Texas formerly from Ogdensburg, New York, passed away on April 13th, 2008. He was 49. Born in Ogdensburg, New York, on August 16, 1958, Jim graduated from Ogdensburg Free Academy in 1976. He married Judy Herzog in Ogdensburg, NY in 1977. Jim worked in...

Margarete Sullivan

Apr 9, 2008

Margarete Sullivan, 68, passed from this life on Wednesday, April 9, 2008, while visiting friends and family in Germany. Visitation for family and friends will be from 6 to 8 PM on Thursday, April 17, 2008 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 HWY 277 South. Funeral Mass with Father Robert Bush and Deacon Peter Ballaro officiating will be held at...

Brenda Morris

Apr 9, 2008

Brenda Gayle Morris, 64, died Wednesday, April 9, 2008 in Abilene. Her graveside service with the Reverend Joe Welsh officiating, will be held at 2:00 PM today, Friday, April 11 at the Garden of Memories Cemetery, 5701 HWY 277 South in Abilene. Visitation will be from 12:30 to 1:30 PM the day of the service at Elmwood Funeral Home,...

Doris Seale

Apr 9, 2008

Doris M. Seale, 83 of Abilene, died Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at a long term care facility. Visitation for family and friends will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, April 11, 2008 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy. 277 South. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 12 at Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Zack Smithson officiating;...

Maria Garcia

Apr 6, 2008

Maria Elena Nana Garcia, 64, died Sunday, April 6, 2008 in Abilene. Her memorial service will be held at 6:00 PM on Thursday, April 10, 2008 at the Faith Harvest Penecostal Church in Sweetwater. Arrangements are with Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 HWY 277 South in Abilene. Ms. Garcia was born in a wagon near Compos, Texas on September 19,...

Sharon Brooks

Apr 5, 2008

Sharon Brooks went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, April 5, 2008, after a courageous 5-year battle with cancer. Her funeral service with the Reverend David Cason officiating will be held at 3:00 PM on Tuesday, April 8th at the Broadview Baptist Church with burial following in Elmwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5 to...

Kimberly Clark

Apr 4, 2008

Kimberly Sue Clark, 43, died Friday, April 4, 2008 at her home in Jones County. Viewing and visitation will be from 6 to 8 PM on Monday, April 7th at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 HWY 277 South. Her funeral service with Mark Hewitt officiating will be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, April 8th in the Elmwood Funeral Home...

Kellas Davis

Apr 2, 2008

Kellas Manning Davis, 74, died Wednesday, April 2, 2008 in Abilene. Visitation will be from 4:30 to 6:30 PM on Friday at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 HWY 277 South. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, April 5th at the ODonnell Cemetery in ODonnell, Texas. Kel was born on December 6, 1933 in Comanche County...

Betty Layland

Apr 1, 2008

Betty Jo Layland, 82, died Tuesday, April 1, 2008 in Abilene. Her graveside service, with the Reverend Kevin Uekert officiating, will be held at Noon on Thursday, April 3 in the Garden of Prayer at Elmwood Memorial Park under the direction of Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 HWY 277 South. Betty Jo was born on February 18, 1926 in Cedar...

Nell Ruiz

Mar 25, 2008

Nell G. Ruiz, 70, died Tuesday, March 25, 2008 in Anchorage, AK. Rosary and visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Monday, March 31 at Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 Hwy. 277 South. Graveside service will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 1 in Elmwood Memorial Park in the Reflection Garden with Deacon Gerald Schwalb officiating. Nell was born...

Col. Shiflet

Mar 25, 2008

Col. Foey M. Shiflet, 91, died Tuesday, March 25, 2008 in Abilene. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 1 at Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 Hwy. 277 South with Ross Hollingsworth Jr. officiating; entombment following in Elmwood Memorial Park with full military honors. Col. Shiflet was born on February 9, 1917 in Ringo,...