Obituaries

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

Barbara Hallmark

Sep 29, 2018

Barbara Ann Hallmark's remarkable life began on June 19, 1938 in Jones County, TX and was the oldest of six children born to A B and Margaret Cox. She had a deep sisterly and motherly love for her 5 siblings, Terry, Larry, Richie, Cheri and Lisa. Barbara received her bachelor's degree in education and retired after teaching for many...

Jose Reyes Sr.

Sep 27, 2018

Jose Govea Reyes Sr., was eighty years old when he passed away on September 27, 2018 in Abilene. Visitation for family and friends will be from 3:00 to 5:00 PM, Sunday, September 30, 2018 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Funeral service will be 10:00 AM, Monday, October 1, 2018 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Interment...

Carolyn Allen

Sep 27, 2018

Carolyn Faye Allen passed away Thursday, September 27, 2018. Visitation will be 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Friday October 5, 2018 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. A funeral service will be held 11:00 AM, Saturday October 6, 2018 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel with James Moore officiating. Interment will follow the service in Elmwood Memorial...

Wendell Banks

Sep 27, 2018

Wendell Cecil Banks, 79, of Abilene passed away Thursday, September 28, 2018 in Abilene. Wendell was born on December 25, 1938 to Clyde and Leona Banks in Loraine, TX. After graduation from Loraine High School in 1957, he worked as a welder, truck driver and building project manager. Wendell married the love of his life, Wanda June Hill on...

Celia Espinoza

Sep 24, 2018

Celia "Sally" Calderon Espinoza, 71, of Abilene passed away Monday, September 24, 2018 in Abilene. A funeral service will be held on Friday, September 28, 2018 at 10 AM at the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 US HWY 277 S Abilene, TX 79606. Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 6 to...

Edna Connally

Sep 19, 2018

Edna E. Connally passed away Wednesday, September 19, 2018. Visitation will be 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM, Monday, September 24, 2018 at Sunset Funeral Home, 6801 W. Business 20. A Funeral service will begin 4:00 PM Monday, September 24, 2018 in the Sunset Funeral Home Chapel. Edna was born September 27, 1927 to John and Pearl Fields in Ralston,...

Goldie Foster

Sep 19, 2018

Goldie Louise Foster, 95, of Abilene passed from this life Wednesday, September 19, 2018 in Abilene. A funeral service will be held Monday, September 24, 2018 at 10 AM at the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Jack Smith and Pastor Dave Kessel officiating. Goldie was born on May 18, 1923 in Buffalo Gap, TX. to the late Arthur...

Jack Arledge

Sep 13, 2018

Jack Edd Arledge, age 87, died peacefully September 13, 2018, in Abilene. Jack married the love of his life, Patsy Ruth Arledge (Wallace) in 1963. They raised their children and had many adventures, and were true soul mates for 55 years. Jack touched many with his warm, generous, and loving heart. He never met a stranger, he loved to...