Obituaries

Oct 13, 2021

Ronald Wayne Morris November 21, 1956 - October 13, 2021 Ronny Morris went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, in Abilene. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, at 4:00 PM at the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 US HWY 277 S., Abilene, TX. Ronny Morris was born on November 21, 1956,...

Oct 12, 2021

Minnie Ada Crow, 86, of Abilene passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2021 in Abilene. A funeral service will be held Monday, October 18, 2021 at 11:00 AM at the Brook Hollow Christian Church, 2310 S. Willis, Abilene, TX 79605. Interment will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. A visitation will be held on Sunday, October 17, from 3:00 to 5:00 PM...

Oct 10, 2021

Margaret Jean Thomason, 92, passed away Sunday, October 10, 2021 in Abilene, Texas. A private family graveside was held. Margaret was born July 3, 1929 in Wewoka, Oklahoma, to William and Doris Standridge. After she graduated from East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma, she taught elementary school for many years. She was a loving mother who taught her daughters...

Oct 7, 2021

Paula Harper Wilkinson, 74, of Abilene passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 7, 2021 in Abilene, TX. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Nona Harper, and her two brothers, Max Wayne Harper and George Albert Harper

A memorial service will be held on Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 1:00 PM at the Elmwood...

Oct 5, 2021

Marianna Vanderslice Bell, age 67, passed away Tuesday, October 5, 2021.

Her funeral service will be held Friday, October 15 at 10:00 am at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 USS 277 S. in Abilene, TX. A graveside service will follow immediately afterward at Elmwood Memorial Garden. Marianna was born on July 25, 1954 in Anson, Texas to A.W....

Oct 5, 2021

Juanita Ramirez Garza, 75, of Abilene passed away Tuesday, October 5, 2021. A funeral service will be held Monday, October 11, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. A visitation and prayer service will be held Sunday, October 10, 2021 At Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel from 5:00 to 7:00 PM....

Oct 5, 2021

Julian Daniel Gomez, 63, was called home to be with our Lord on October 5, 2021. Graveside services will be 10:00 AM, Monday, October 11, 2021, at Elmwood Funeral Home and Memorial Park, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Norma Carrillo will be officiating. Julian was born December 27, 1957, to Raymond and Ester Gomez. He married his high school sweetheart,...

Oct 2, 2021

Ruth Barron Zumwalt, 87, of Abilene passed away Saturday, October 2, 2021. A funeral service will be held Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at 1:00 PM at Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 US HWY 277 S., Abilene, TX 79606. Interment will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. A visitation will be held prior to the service from 11:30 Am to 1:00...

Oct 2, 2021

Brenda Miller of Abilene, went to be with our Lord on October 2, 2021.  There will be a private family service on October 08, 2021, at the Elmwood Funeral Home.

Brenda was born on August 18, 1950, in San Antonio, Texas, to Chalmers and Nan Hooe.  Her father was a career Air Force Noncommissioned Officer, and her...

Oct 2, 2021

Graciela Moroles Romo, 61, passed away October 2, 2021 in Abilene, Texas surrounded by her loving family. A visitation will be held at Elmwood Funeral Home, located at 5750 US HWY 277 S, Abilene, Tx Thursday, October 7, 2021 from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM with a Rosary beginning at 7:00 PM. A Funeral Mass will be held on...

Oct 2, 2021

Celia Francisca Johnson, 87, of Abilene passed away Saturday, October 2, 2021 in Abilene. A funeral service will be held Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Holy Family Catholic Church, 5410 Buffalo Gap, Abilene, TX., 79606. Interment will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. A visitation will be held on Friday, October 8, 2021 at 6:00 PM and...

Sep 30, 2021

Viola Frances Estes, 88, of Abilene, Texas, passed away Thursday, September 30, 2021, in Abilene. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at 10:00 AM at Elmwood Memorial Park, 5750 US HWY 277 S., Abilene, Texas. Frances was born on March 31, 1933, in Leonard, Texas, to the late Hughie Minchey and Maggie Shaffer. She...

Sep 28, 2021

Melton Ray Daniels, 77, of Abilene, TX passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2021 in Abilene, TX. A memorial service will be held Monday, October 4, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 US HWY 277 S., Abilene, TX 79606. Inurnment will follow at the Elmwood Memorial Park. Ray was born on June 6, 1944 in Stamford,...

Sep 28, 2021

Barbara Joan Threadgill, 88, of Abilene passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2021 in Sherman, Tx. A graveside service will be held Sunday, October 3, 2021at Coleman Cemetery, Coleman, Tx. Joan was born on March 5, 1933 in Walnut Shade, Missouri, to the late Alpha Melton and Erna Louis Melton. She worked as a quality control manager for Timex and...

Sep 25, 2021

James R. Drury Jim was born December 27, 1957 in Los Angeles, California. He was baptized at St Sophia Greek Orthodox Church in 1958. He left us on September 25, 2021. Jim found a curiosity and love of nature by spending time on the family ranch in Oregon while growing up. Jim earned a degree in Environmental Studies from...

Sep 24, 2021

Our beloved brother, Alan Dale Golleher, passed peacefully into the arms of our Dear Lord on Friday, September 24, 2021, at the Parkland Hospital Burn Unit in Dallas, Texas.

Alan was born May 3, 1958, in Abilene, Texas to Billy Ray and Jerlene M. Golleher. He is preceded in death by both his parents.

Alan...

Sep 24, 2021

Monico Jaques Jr. better known to friends as "Jr.", passed away Friday September 24, 2021. Monico was born April 29, 1935 in Rowena, TX to Monico Sr. and Francisca Jaques. He was preceded in death by his wonderful wife of 51 years, Avelina Jaques. Both were members of Holy Family Catholic Church and longtime residents of Abilene, TX. Devoted...

Sep 22, 2021

Donald Ray Norris, 67, passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2021. A celebration of his life will be 10:00 AM, Monday, September 27, 2021 at First Baptist Church, Merkel Texas.

Don was born November 22, 1953 in Houston, Texas to Oren and Doris Norris. On January 3, 1976 Don married the love of his life Lawana and the...

Sep 21, 2021

Tomas Rubio Gonzalez, 84, passed away Tuesday, September 21, 2021 in Abilene. A visitation will be 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Monday, September 27, 2021 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Funeral Services will be 10:00 AM, Tuesday, September 28, 2021 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 Hwy 277 South, Abilene, Texas. Interment will follow in...

Sep 19, 2021

Martha Jean Jones, 85, of Breckenridge, Texas passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 19, 2021, in her home in Abilene Texas. Her funeral service will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 25, 2021, at Pioneer Baptist Church at 701 S. Pioneer Dr., Abilene, Texas. The visitation will be Friday, September 24, 2021 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Elmwood...