Obituaries

Ronnie Anderson

Nov 6, 2018

Ronnie Lee Anderson, 75, of Caddo, Oklahoma passed away Tuesday, November 6, 2018. A funeral service will be held Monday, November 12, 2018 at 12:30 PM at the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene. Visitation with the family will be held Sunday, November 11 from 6 to 8 PM at...

Maria Quintanilla

Nov 6, 2018

Maria Quintanilla passed away on Tuesday. A visitation will be 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM on Friday, November 9, 2018 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South, Abilene. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM on Saturday, November 10, 2018 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow the service in Elmwood Memorial Park. Maria was born September...

Ewell Wilburn, Jr.

Nov 3, 2018

Ewell Wilburn, Jr., 93, passed into the Lord's arms on November 3, 2018. Born to Ewell Wilburn, Sr. and Maude Moore Wilburn on May 21, 1925, he spent his life in Texas. A beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, he will be dearly missed. Ewell was married to Wanda Long for 30 years. He was an active member of...

Masen Clark

Oct 30, 2018

Masen James Clark was born an angel on October 30, 2018. Masen is survived by his Mother and Father, Jase and Samantha Clark; sisters, Avery and Aly Clark; grandparents, Jay and Sheila Clark, Linda and Sam Birdwell; numerous aunts, uncles and family.

Service Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel 5750 HWY 277 South Abilene, TX  79606 Monday, November 5,...

Melanie Atkins

Oct 30, 2018

Melanie "Mel" Atkins, 74, of Abilene passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2018 in Abilene. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 1 PM at the Zion Lutheran Church, 2801 Antilley Rd, Abilene, TX 79606. Mel was born on May 9, 1944 in Athens Ohio and was one of four children of the late Earnest...

Prince Ryan Jr.

Oct 28, 2018

Prince "Pat" Ryan Jr., 86, of Abilene passed away Sunday, October 28, 2018 in Abilene. Pat was born on March 24, 1932 in Winona, Kansas to the late Prince A. Ryan Sr. and Marie Huling Ryan. He was retired from the Air Force, Sysco Foods, and Action Career Training. Pat enjoyed many activities including hunting in Alaska, wood working...

Julia Jimenez

Oct 24, 2018

Julia S. Jimenez went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 24, 2018. Visitation will be 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM on Monday, October 29, 2018 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South, Abilene. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at University Church of Christ, 733 E. North 16th, Abilene. Interment...

Karen Wilkerson

Oct 23, 2018

Karen Denise Wilkerson was born in Dallas, Texas, March 17, 1971 and departed October 23, 2018 at 12:20 am. She grew and developed into an extraordinary and exceptional woman of faith. She was a devoted wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt and cousin and became a friend to all. Karen earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Texas A&M University,...

Jeanette Caronna

Oct 22, 2018

Visitation will be 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Thursday October 25, 2018 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. A Funeral Service will be held 2:00 PM , Friday, October 26, 2018 at Elmcrest Baptist Church, 517 N Pioneer Dr Abilene, Texas. Jeanette Gibson Simpson Caronna was born April 6, 1935 in Vernon, Texas to Mineola Taylor and...

Joe Howard

Oct 21, 2018

Joe Mack was born at Hendrick Hospital on November 13, 1941. Growing up in Abilene, he graduated from Abilene High School in 1960 and was a member of the Team of the Century for his time as an Abilene Eagle football player. Joe Mack was a proud veteran and served in the US Navy from 1965 thru 1969 as...

Donald Kolodziejczyk

Oct 19, 2018

Donald Paul Kolodziejczyk passed away on Friday, October 19 at the Victoria Gardens of Allen in Allen, Texas. He was the son of long-time Abilene residents, the late E. P. Kolly and Josephine Kolly (Kempf). Don himself resided in Abilene and the Big Country for many years before moving to Allen in 2017. He is survived by his sisters,...

James Lemay

Oct 11, 2018

James R. LeMay, 72, of Abilene, TX passed away peacefully with his family by his side on October 11, 2018 in Abilene, TX. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at 1 PM at the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 US HWY 277 S, Abilene, Tx. Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. Visitation with...

Roberto Magdaleno Jr.

Oct 11, 2018

St. Paul says, "that to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord." (2 Corinthians 5:8). Roberto Magdaleno Jr. was born July 7, 1986. He went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 11, 2018. Gone to soon he leaves behind his parents, Marco and Bertha Garcia; his two children Roberto Magdaleno III, Aalyhia...

Emma Wylie

Oct 8, 2018

Emma Florence Wylie, 104, passed away Monday, October 08, 2018 in Abilene. Visitation for family and friends will be from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM, Thursday, October 11, 2018 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. A Funeral service will begin at 2:00 PM, Thursday, October 11, 2018 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Services will be officiated...

Wanda Anthony

Oct 8, 2018

Wanda Anthony, 79, of Abilene passed away Monday, October 8, 2018 in Abilene. A graveside service will be held Monday, October 15, 2018 at 10 AM at the Elmwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be Sunday, October 14 from 2 to 4 PM. Wanda was born on December 30, 1938 to the late Afton James and Audie Berry in Abilene,...

Teiko Armistead

Oct 7, 2018

Teiko Morita Armistead passed away on October 7, 2018, in Abilene Regional Hospital. A Memorial Service will be held Thursday, October 11, 2018 at First Central Presbyterian Church with Dr. Clifford Stewart and Dr. Janice Six officiating. Private family burial will follow the service at Elmwood Memorial Park. Teiko was born in Osaka, Japan, on April 11, 1932 to...

Alicia Carrillo

Oct 7, 2018

Alicia ("Alice") Gonzales Carrillo, 95, of Abilene, died on Sunday, October 7, 2018, in Arlington, Texas. She breathed her last breath peacefully and painlessly and passed into the arms of her Heavenly Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She moved to Arlington this year to be closer to family and was living in the home of her granddaughter, Alicia Soto...

Bufford Howard Ii

Oct 7, 2018

Bufford Miller "Butch" Howard II Bufford Miller "Butch" Howard II passed away October 7, 2018, at the Merkel Nursing Center in Merkel, Texas. Butch was born on May 9, 1943, to Bufford Miller Howard and Katherine Sonnen Howard in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. As the son of an U.S. Air Force officer, he spent most of his childhood traveling to...

Sandra Northam

Oct 5, 2018

Sandra Kaye Northam passed away on Friday, October 5, 2018 in Abilene. Sandra was born August 2, 1939 to Monroe and Rhea Eaves. She grew up in the Lubbock area and attended Lubbock ISD. She moved to Abilene 11 years ago to be closer to her family. She loved games of all kinds some of those to include: bingo,...

Michael Degering

Oct 4, 2018

Visitation Beltway Park Church North Campus 2850 TX-351 Abilene, TX  79601 Tuesday, October 9, 2018 6:00 - 7:30 PM Service Funeral Service Beltway Park Church North Campus 2850 TX- 351 Abilene, TX  79601 Wednesday, October 10, 2018 1:00 PM Cemetery Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene 7457 W. Lake Road Abilene, TX  79601