Obituaries

Nov 1, 2021

Capt Raleigh (Dean) Stewart USAF (Ret), 89, of Abilene, TX passed away on Monday, November 1, 2021 in Abilene. A funeral service will be held on Friday, November 12, 2021 at 9:30 AM at Baker Heights Church of Christ, 5382 Texas Avenue, Abilene, TX 79605. Interment will follow at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Abilene, 7457 W. Lake Road...

Nov 1, 2021

Tommie Ruth Blythe, 97, passed away Monday, November 1, 2021 in Abilene, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 AM, Thursday, November 11, 2021 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 Hwy 277 South.

Tommie was born August 11, 1924 to Tom and Alma Grant. She was a homemaker and cared for her family well....

Oct 28, 2021

Heloise "Ouji" Munson, a pillar in the community passed away on October 28, 2021, at the age of 85. Visitation will be Friday, November 5, 2021 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm at King Solomon Baptist Church 1050 Minda Street, Abilene, Texas. Funeral Services will be Saturday November 6, 2021 at 10:00am at King Solomon Baptist Church 1050 Minda Street, Abilene, Texas....

Oct 26, 2021

MSgt James Brian Phipps USAF (Ret), 66, of Abilene passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2021 in Abilene. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 6, 2021 at 10:00 AM at the New Beginnings United Pentecostal Church, 5535 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, TX 79606. Jim was born on May 31, 1955 in Port Huron, Michigan to the late John...

Oct 26, 2021

Nancy L. Hunter, 81, of Abilene, went to be with Jesus and her husband on Tuesday, October 26, 2021. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, November 1, 2021 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Jeffrey Fenwick officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. The family will be at the funeral home,...

Oct 26, 2021

Mildred (Molly) Orrell Fincher was born June 21,1931 and made her journey to heaven on Tuesday October 26, 2021.

Molly accepted Jesus as her personal Savior as a teen at the Nogal Ranchers Camp Meeting.  She graduated from Corona High School.  She married A.D. Fincher in 1952.  After moving to Abilene, they were blessed with a daughter...

Oct 26, 2021

Dorothy Ann (Cunningham) Kilpatrick passed away on October 26, 2021. Dorothy was born to Virgil and Lyndell Cunningham on November 21, 1937 in Abilene. She attended Abilene High School, where she met the love of her life, Bill Kilpatrick. They were married for over 49 years. Dorothy worked in retail at various boutiques for most of her career. Over the...

Oct 25, 2021

Eva Martinez, 70, passed away Monday, October 25, 2021 in Abilene, Texas. A viewing and rosary will be 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Friday, October 29, 2021 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. A funeral service will be 10:00 AM, Saturday October 30, 2021 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Eva was born January 6, 1951 in...

Oct 23, 2021

John Wallace Baird Jr., 77, of Abilene passed away Saturday, October 23, 2021 in Abilene. A memorial service will be held Thursday, October 28, 2021 at 2:30 PM at the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 US HWY 277 S. Abilene, Texas. Inurnment will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. John was born on January 27, 1944 in Oxford, Mississippi to...

Oct 22, 2021

Baby daughter, Eleanor Betty Bunnell, of Chad and Ann Bunnell, died on Friday October 22, 2021. She is survived by her parents of Abilene and her sister, Elizabeth; paternal grandparents, Frank and Kathy Bunnell and maternal grandfather, Walter Simmons.

She is preceded in death by her maternal grandmother, Joan Simmons.

Her memorial service will be...

Oct 20, 2021

Kerry Keith Allison, 62, of North Richland Hills passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2021 in Watauga, Tx. A memorial service will be held Saturday, October 30, 2021 at 2:00 PM at Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 US HWY 277 S. Abilene, Tx. Kerry was born on January 11, 1959 in Rule, Tx to the late Carlton Allison and Maurine...

Oct 20, 2021

Jean Elizabeth Jones was born December 23, 1943, in Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada to Olive and John Shortliffe. She was the youngest daughter of 10 children. After growing up in Shelburne she moved to New York in 1962 where she had her four children, Albert, Elizabeth, Lisa, Marion, and Larry. She later moved to Buffalo Gap, TX in 1982 where...

Oct 20, 2021

Fannie Mae Massey, 87, of Abilene passed away on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 in San Angelo. A funeral service will be held on Monday, October 25, 2021 at 1:00 PM at the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 US HWY 277 S. Abilene, TX 79606. Entombment will follow at the Elmwood Memorial Park. A visitation will be held on Monday,...

Oct 20, 2021

Ralph Diaz Martinez, 68, passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2021 in Abilene, Texas. A viewing will be 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM, Saturday, October 23, 2021 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 hwy 277 south. A graveside service will follow at 11:00 AM, Saturday October 23, 2021 in Elmwood Memorial Park. Ralph was born August 31, 1953 in O'Brien, Texas...

Oct 18, 2021

Jackie Wayne ‘JW’ Griffith, beloved husband and devoted father, was born June 7th, 1952, and passed away October 18th, 2021.  Although he lived on the East coast, primarily  in New Jersey and for the last 21 years in Virginia, his heart remained in Abilene, Texas, where he grew up and where he called home. After serving in Vietnam for...

Oct 17, 2021

Karen Jane White, 65, passed away Sunday, October 17, 2021 in Abilene, Texas. A visitation will be held 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Thursday, October 21, 2021 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. A funeral service will be held 2:00 PM, Friday, October 22, 2021 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Karen was born February 2, 1956...

Oct 17, 2021

Wayne Alan Yates, 58, of Hawley, TX passed away Sunday, October 17, 2021 in Abilene, TX. A memorial service will be held on Friday, October 22, 2021 at 1:00 PM at Beltway Park Church Chapel, South Campus, 4009 Beltway South, Abilene, TX 79606. Wayne was born on April 18, 1963 in Dallas, TX to Charles Ray Yates and Nancy Ruth...

Oct 16, 2021

Theresa J. Flores, daughter of Doris N. Cooper and Willie L. Cooper Sr., born on June 23, 1969 in Tachikawa, Japan, 52, went home to be with the Lord on October 16, 2021. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, October 23, 2021 at 11:00 AM at the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 US HWY 277 S. Abilene, TX....

Oct 15, 2021

Louvene Richardson of Abilene, Texas passed away on Oct 15, 2021. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Oct 15, 2021

Skylar Henry of Benbrook, Texas passed away on Oct 15, 2021. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here.