Obituaries

Joanna Scherwitz

Joanna Scherwitz

Sep 18, 2021

Joanna Jones Scherwitz, 75, of Sweetwater passed away Saturday, September 18, 2021 in Round Rock, TX. A visitation will be held Monday, September 20, 2021 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 US HWY 277 S., Abilene, TX 79606. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at 11 :00 AM at the...

Gayle Williams

Gayle Williams

Sep 17, 2021

Gayle Marie Williams our beloved Gree, 68, of Trent passed away Friday, September 17, 2021 in her home after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Gayle was born on March 31, 1953 in Odessa, TX to the late Archie Chamness and Doris Harvison Chamness. She married Jerry Glynn Williams on October 18, 1975 and were blessed with 40 years of...

Thomas Gonzales

Thomas Gonzales

Sep 14, 2021

Thomas Gonzales passed away September 14, 2021 with his children and grandchildren at his side. There will be a visitation and Rosary on Sunday, Sept 19th at Elmwood Funeral Home from 6-8 pm, and Mass of Christian Burial on Monday, Sept 20th, at St Francis Catholic Church at 10 am. Daddy was born March 7, 1938 to Arturo and...

D. L. May

D. L. May

Sep 11, 2021

D.L. May, 87, of Abilene passed away Saturday, September 11, 2021 in Abilene. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, September 16, 2021 at 1:00 PM at the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 US HWY 277 S., Abilene, Texas 79606. Interment will follow at Elliott Hamil Garden of Memories Cemetery. The service will be livestreamed and can be...

Alesia Smith-Brailsford

Alesia Smith-Brailsford

Sep 9, 2021

Alesia Smith-Brailsford, 58, passed away Thursday, September 9, 2021. Funeral Services will be Friday, September 17, 2021 at 11:00 am at Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 HWY 277 South, Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be prior to the service at 10:00am on Friday, September 17, 2021 at Elmwood Funeral Home Alesia Smith-Brailsford was born in West Point, New York on...

Thomas Williamson

Thomas Williamson

Sep 8, 2021

Thomas Dwayne Williamson, 79, of Merkel, Texas passed into Jesus' loving arms September 8, 2021 after a long war with Parkinson's Disease. Viewing and memory event will be September 13, 2021 from 6 to 8 P.M. Services will be held September 14, 2021, at 10 A.M at Elmwood Chapel. A procession from the chapel and Military Honors at graveside...

Leroy Gaines

Leroy Gaines

Sep 7, 2021

My life story His life was well lived, and he was well loved! He was called home in a peaceful manner in his Abilene house surrounded by love, on September 7, 2021 in his 85th year. Graveside Service will be Saturday, September18, 2021 at 10:00am at Elmwood Memorial Park in the Garden of Gethsemane. We know these are trying...

Betty Gregory

Betty Gregory

Sep 7, 2021

Betty Gregory, 81, passed away on Tuesday, September 7, 2021 in Abilene, Texas. A graveside service will be 1:00 PM on Thursday, September 9, 2021 in Elmwood Memorial Park, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Betty was born September 25, 1939 in Savannah Georgia to Lorenzo and Letha West. On June 7, 1957 Betty married the love of her life Jerry Gregory...

Beatriz Samaniego

Beatriz Samaniego

Sep 7, 2021

Beatriz Samaniego, 46, passed away Tuesday, September 7, 2021 in Abilene. A rosary will be held 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Sunday, September 12, 2021 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 Hwy 277 South. A funeral service will be held 10:00 AM, Monday, September 13, 2021 at Saint Francis Catholic Church, 826 Cottonwood St, Abilene, Texas. Interment will...

Gertrude Bronner

Gertrude Bronner

Sep 5, 2021

Gertrude Bronner, 97, passed away Sunday, September 5, 2021 in Odessa, Texas. A visitation will be 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South, Abilene, Texas. A graveside service will be 9:00 AM, Thursday, September 9, 2021 at the Abilene City Cemetery, 1133 Cottonwood, Abilene, Texas. Gertrude was born July...

Cynthia Breeding

Cynthia Breeding

Sep 2, 2021

Cynthia Ann Breeding, 66, of Abilene passed away Thursday, September 2, 2021 in Abilene, A memorial service will be held Friday, September 10, 2021 at 3 PM at the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 US HWY 277 S., Abilene, TX 79606. To view the service remotely it will be live streamed via a link located at the bottom of...

Barbara Pair

Barbara Pair

Aug 30, 2021

Barbara Williams Pair passed away on August 30, 2021 at the age of 81. There will be a memorial service on Friday, September 3 at 1:00 p.m. at Elmwood Funeral Home in Abilene, Texas. Barbara was born on August 5, 1940, to parents Oleta Fritz and Walter Williams in Abilene, Texas. Barbara attended Abilene High School. After graduating from...

Pablo Sarabia

Pablo Sarabia

Aug 27, 2021

Pablo Sarabia Jr, age 77 of Corpus Christi, Texas died on August 27, 2021 in Abilene, Texas. A memorial service will be held 10:00 AM October 9, 2021 at Sawyer George Funeral Home, 12497 Leopard St, Corpus Christi. Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Pablo Sarabia Jr. was born to Pablo and Genoveva Sarabia in Kingsville, Texas on October 27, 1943. The...

Earnest Sanders

Earnest Sanders

Aug 27, 2021

Earnest Sirven Sanders of Abilene, Texas passed away August 27, 2021, at the age of 77. Funeral Services will be Thursday, September 9, 2021 at 10:00 am at Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 HWY 277 South, Abilene, Texas. Burial will follow at the Texas State Veteran Cemetery, 7457 W. Lake Rd, Abilene, Texas. We know these are trying times and...

Jan Mcmanus

Jan Mcmanus

Aug 26, 2021

Jan Ellen McManus, 64, of Abilene passed away Thursday, August 26, 2021 in Abilene. A graveside service will be held Monday, August 30, 2021 at 2 PM at Elmwood Memorial Park. Jan was born on May 28, 1957 in Midland, TX to the late James Edward DeMoville and Virginia Murrell DeMoville. She worked as truck driver and loved her...

Ruth Cranor

Ruth Cranor

Aug 25, 2021

Ruth Eileen Cranor, 88, of Abilene passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2021 in Abilene. A funeral service will be held Sunday, August 29, 2021 at 2 PM at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 4515 S 14th St, Abilene, TX 79605. Visitation will be Saturday, August 28, 2021 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 US HWY 277 S., Abilene,...

Kent Ritchie

Kent Ritchie

Aug 24, 2021

Kent S. Ritchie, 49, passed away Tuesday, August 24, 2021. A visitation time will be held 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Monday, August 30, 2021, at Elmwood Funeral Home, Abilene, Texas. The funeral service will be 10:30 AM, Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at Broadview Baptist Church, 2500 South 27th, Abilene, Texas. Interment will be at 2:30 PM in the Throckmorton Cemetery....

Joe Arredondo

Joe Arredondo

Aug 23, 2021

Joe "Guero" Angel Arredondo Jr., 50, of Abilene, TX, passed away at a local Abilene Hospital on Monday, August 23, 2021. Joe was born in Abilene, TX to Joe Arredondo Sr. and Feliz Deleon Arredondo. He was the second oldest of three children. Joe loved his family and spending time playing with his grandkids. He had a passion for...

Delbert Cordry

Delbert Cordry

Aug 23, 2021

Delbert D. Cordry, 81, of Abilene passed away on Monday, August 23, 2021 in Abilene. A memorial service will be held on September 11, 2021 at 10 a.m. at Elmwood Funeral Home and Memorial Park with a graveside service at 11 a.m. Del was born on March 12, 1940 in Alton, Missouri to the late Burton Cordry and Fern...

Jack Nelson

Jack Nelson

Aug 23, 2021

Jack H. Nelson, 92, formerly of Abilene passed away Monday, August 23, 2021. A private funeral service will be held Monday, August 30, 2021. Interment will follow. Online streaming will be made available by clicking on the link below his obituary. Jack was born on May 16, 1929 in Mt. Calm, TX to the late John Bradley Nelson and...