Obituaries

May 5, 2021

Gary Edward Simmons of Abilene, TX went to be with the Lord on May 5, 2021. He was born September 20, 1948 in Abilene, TX to James E Simmons and Norma Maxine Simmons. He graduated high school in 1968 at Abilene Christian High School in Abilene, TX. he worked for Simmons Produce for many years. Gary married Deidra Simmons...

May 4, 2021

Janet Middleton Swanson, 79, passed away amidst family at her home in Highland Park on May 4th following an extended illness that resulted from a spontaneous neurological event. Janet was born in Abilene, Texas on June 6, 1941 to the late Dr. Edwin E. Middleton and his wife, the late Mrs. Marjorie Munger Middleton. She was the granddaughter of the...

May 4, 2021

The morning of May 4, 2021 before daybreak, Raymond Laverne Roberson, 77, rode off into the sunrise on his Goldwing to be with our Heavenly Father after a long battle with lung Cancer. He will be remembered always as a true friend and great man. It will never be too windy, too cold, too rainy or a mountain too high...

May 4, 2021

Matt Emerson Matthews, 63, passed away Tuesday, May 4, 2021. A visitation will be held 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM on Friday, May 14, 2021 in the Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. A funeral service will be held 2:00 PM, Saturday, May 15, 2021 at First Baptist Church, 1333 North 3rd, Abilene, Texas. Matt was born October 16,...

May 2, 2021

Manuel Camargo Flores, Jr., 64, passed away with his family by his side Sunday, May 2, 2021. A visitation will be held 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM on Monday, May 10, 2021 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 Hwy 277 South. A funeral service will held 2:00 PM on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 in Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel....

Apr 30, 2021

Elayah Jai Brown Elayah Jai Brown 4, Funeral Services will be Saturday, May 8, 2021 at 10:00 am, Ash Baptist Church, 1366 Ash Street, Abilene, Texas. Burial to follow at City Cemetery in the IOOF Section. 1133 Cottonwood Street, Abilene, Texas. Rays of sunshine touch each of us throughout our lifetime and on October 9, 2016 God placed one of...

Apr 30, 2021

Doris Lucille Gregory, 94, passed away Friday, April 30, 2021 in Abilene, Texas. A funeral service will be held 2:30 PM on May 3, 2021 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 Hwy 277 South. A livestream broadcast will be available at the bottom of her obituary page at www.elmwoodfuneral.com. Doris was born February 1, 1927 to Adolph and...

Apr 30, 2021

Verna D Brister, passed away on April 30, 2021 in Abilene. She was born June 1, 1943 in Albany, Texas to parents, Thomas and Lois Ledbetter. She graduated from Breckenridge High School.

Verna loved her family above all else. Her favorite activity was chasing her great grandson Thomas Ray around her back yard. Verna loved...

Apr 28, 2021

Berta Alicia Pequeno She was born on January 7, 1962 in Eagle Pass to Marcial and Epimenia Medrano, and was the youngest of seven children. She lived in Amarillo and then moved to Abilene Tx. She loved family gatherings and was always willing to help. After she moved to Abilene, she worked for Kinder Hearts for ten years. She was...

Apr 27, 2021

Elizabeth "Betty" Johnson passed away peacefully in her home in Abilene, Tx, surrounded by family on April 27, 2021, at the age of 85. Betty was born in Zephyr, Tx, to parents George and Cordelia Petty. She spent her youth in Zephyr and attended Zephyr High School. Betty then enrolled in the Shannon Memorial School of Nursing in San...

Apr 26, 2021

Linda Cheryl Bryan, 82, passed away Monday, April 26, 2021 at Hendricks Hospital in Abilene. A visitation will be held 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM on Friday, April 30 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 Hwy 277 South. A graveside service will follow at 2:00 PM in Elmwood Memorial Park. Linda was born September 1, 1938 in Hugo, Oklahoma...

Apr 26, 2021

On Monday, April 26, 2021, many lives changed forever when Steve was suddenly taken from this life.

Steven David Keesee was born on February 27, 1976, in Abilene, Texas.

He was full of life with a love for dogs, comedy, projects around the house, and time spent with his family.  Steve lived for his son...

Apr 24, 2021

Riley Ewing (90), aka "Doodad", passed peacefully into the Heavenly kingdom on Saturday, April 24, 2021. Riley was born in Hodges, Texas on May 4th, 1930 to Pearl (McCoy-Cotton) and Carlos Ewing. At the young age of 5, he started life as an overcomer. When doctors told his mother he would never walk again due to a diagnosis of...

Apr 21, 2021

Mary Louise Linville Craig, 86, died Wednesday, April 21, in Abilene. Visitation will take place Saturday, April 24, from 9-11 a.m. at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy. 277 South. A graveside service will follow at 11 a.m. at Elmwood Memorial Park at the same location. Mary Lou was born on Nov. 18, 1934, in Disputanta, Ky., to Howard and...

Apr 20, 2021

Brandon Brieyon Reed (33) was born October 7th, 1987 in Dallas, TX. Visitation will be Friday, April 30, 2021 from 4:00pm to 7:00pm at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 HWY 277 South, Abilene, Texas 79606. Graveside Services, Saturday May 1, 2021 at 1:00pm at Elliott-Hamil Cemetery 5701 Hwy 277 South, Abilene, Texas 79606 Brandon lived in Abilene and graduated from Abilene...

Apr 18, 2021

Debra Louise Stinchcomb Landers passed on to Glory on April 18th, 2021. Graveside services will be handled by Elmwood Funeral Home on Thursday, April 22 at 1100 A.M.by Brother Bob Cheatham. She passed at Hendricks Hospice from Pneumonia and an internal infection. She opted out of a viewing and funeral and chose cremation long ago because she didn't want you...

Apr 16, 2021

Billye Bernice Stovall was born on July 21, 1923 in Lexington, KY to parents, William Wilson and Cleo Miller-Wilson. She departed this life on April 16, 2021 at 2:51 am.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Marshall Stovall and Harold Loud; and sister, Francis C.  Miller .

At the time of her death she was...

Apr 14, 2021

Andi Wicker, 58, of Abilene, Texas passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2021. A visitation will be 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM on Sunday, April 18, 2021 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. A graveside service will be 2:00 PM on Monday, April 19, 2021 at Elmwood Memorial Park, 5750 Hwy 277 South.

Andi was born...

Apr 14, 2021

Judith Bialik of Abilene, Texas passed away on Apr 14, 2021. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Apr 11, 2021

Angie Allen, 46, passed away Sunday, April 11, 2021. A celebration of life will be held 2:00 PM, Friday, April 16, 2021 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Angie was born January 30, 1975 to Ronald and Mary Miles in Bryan, Texas. Her family soon moved to Abilene, Texas which would become her home. In...