Obituaries

E. Kolly

Jan 26, 2018

Emrick Paul "E. P." Kolly passed away on January 26, 2018. A viewing will be held at Elmwood Funeral Home beginning at 6:00 p.m. to be followed by a rosary at 7:00 p.m on Tuesday, January 30, 2018. Funeral mass will be at Holy Family Catholic Church at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 31, 2018. E.P. was born Emrick Paul...

Sharon Qualls

Jan 25, 2018

Sharon Qualls, 70, passed away January 25, 2018 at her home in Abilene, TX. Visitation will be 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Thursday, February 1, 2018 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. A Funeral Service will be 2:00PM Friday, February 2, 2018 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Paul Matta officiating. Interment will follow the...

Ofelia Olvera

Jan 23, 2018

Ofelia "Ofie" Olvera, 71, of Tye, Texas passed away on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at a local hospital. Ofelia was born on June 20, 1946 in Raymondville, TX to her parents, Ramon, Sr. and Felipa Bermea. She attended school in Nazerath, TX. She married Pedro Olvera in 1967. The Olveras moved to Tye in 1969. She worked for the...

Almeta Freeman

Jan 20, 2018

Mrs. Almeta Nix Freeman, 78, a loving mother, wife, friend and Nurse to many, left this earthly home for her heavenly home on Saturday, January 20, 2018. Funeral Services will be held honoring her memory at 11:30am, Friday, January 26, 2018 at Elmwood Memorial Chapel, 5750 HWY 277 South, Abilene, Texas. Interment will follow at the Texas State Veterans...

Gabriel Mendoza

Jan 19, 2018

Gabriel Alejandro Mendoza, 22, passed from this earth on January 19th, 2019. Visitation will be 6:00PM - 8:00PM, Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South, Abilene. A Funeral Service will be 2:00 PM, Wednesday, January 24, 2018 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Gabriel was born October 9th, 1995 in Abilene, Texas to Alex...

Ruby Shelton

Jan 18, 2018

Ruby Pearl Shelton, passed away January 18, 2018. Visitation will be 5:00PM - 7:00PM Friday, January 26, 2018 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. A funeral service will be 2:00PM Saturday, January 27, 2018 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow the service in Elmwood Memorial Park. Ruby was born on September 1, 1925 and...

Cheryl Rogers

Jan 16, 2018

Cheryl Annette Elkins Rogers, age 74, passed away January 16, 2018, at her home in Abilene, Texas. A celebration of her life will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, January 19, at Southern Hills Church of Christ located at 3666 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene. Visitation with the family will be at 3:00 p.m. at the church prior to...

Inez Craghead

Jan 15, 2018

Inez Tarver Craghead, 95, passed away on January 15, 2018 at 8:05pm, in Abilene. The family will have visitation, at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Highway 277 S, Abilene, Texas 79606, from 6-8p on Wednesday January 17th, 2018. Followed by services at 11am on Thursday, January 18, 2018. Her nephew, Dr Larry Tarver, will be officiating. Pallbearers for the service...

Nancy Yates

Jan 13, 2018

Nancy Ruth Starkey Yates, 77, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Saturday, January 13, 2018 after a sudden illness surrounded by her family. She was born on October 16, 1940 in Bangs, TX and was a longtime Abilene resident until moving to the Oklahoma City area in 2007. She was enjoying an extended visit with family &...

Lawrence Barnhouse

Jan 6, 2018

Lawrence E. Barnhouse passed away peacefully after a brief illness on January 6, 2018 in the presence of his loving family. Larry was born on February 28, 1941 to Leonard and Myrtle Barnhouse in Darlington Township, PA. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force on completion of his high school studies. Larry's first four years in the Air Force...

Hilde Woods

Jan 5, 2018

Hilde Natke Woods, 92, died Friday, January 5, 2018 in a local nursing home. Chapel services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, January 6, 2018 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 U.S. Hwy 277 South. Interment will follow the service in Elmwood Memorial Park. Mrs. Woods was born on March 22, 1925 in Oldenburg, Germany and grew up...

Wiley Williams

Jan 4, 2018

A memorial service will be 2:00 PM Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at Wesley Court, 2617 Antilley Road under the direction of Elmwood Funeral Home.

Service Memorial Service Wesley Court 2617 Antilley Road Abilene, TX  79606 Tuesday, January 9, 2018 2:00 p.m.

Kenneth Hambright

Jan 1, 2018

Jesse Kenneth Hambright, 82, who most knew as Kenneth, passed away January 1, 2018 in Abilene TX. He was born January 3rd 1935 in Norton TX to Jesse and Arline Hambright. Kenneth graduated from Norton High School in 1953. He started dating Shirley Jean Bowden in 1953 and he married his high school sweetheart 2 years later in 1955....

Lois Wilson

Dec 24, 2017

Carol Wilson, 95, passed away Sunday, December 24 at a local nursing home. Visitation will be 5:00 - 7:00 PM Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Her funeral service will be 2:30 PM Thursday, December 28, 2017 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow the service in Elmwood Memorial Park. She...

Maria Corral

Dec 22, 2017

Maria del Carmen Corral, 66, of Abilene, TX passed away on Friday December 22nd, 2017. Visitation services will be scheduled for Wednesday, December 27th at 6PM, Rosary at 7 PM in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 Hwy 277 South. A Funeral Mass will be held on Thursday, December 28th at 11AM at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church,...

Beth Johnson

Dec 20, 2017

Sarah Elizabeth Johnson (Beth) went to be with the Lord on December 20, 2017. She was born on September 24, 1926 in Haskell, Texas to parents, Cora and Travis Arbuckle. She was currently living in Flower Mound Texas. She was married to J.D. Johnson who passed away in 2000. Beth was a bright spot in everyone's day! She always...

Dorothy Jones

Dec 16, 2017

Dorothy Louise Jones, 88, passed away in her sleep at home after battling a long term illness. Visitation will be 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. A Graveside service will be 2:00 PM, Wednesday, December 20, 2017 in Elmwood Memorial Park,5750 Hwy 277 South. Dorothy was born on...

Reverend Cenciceros

Dec 12, 2017

Reverend Samuel Mireles Ceniceros passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2017. Visitation will be 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Friday, December 15, 2017 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. His funeral service will be 10:00 AM Saturday, December 16, 2017 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Francois Marcoux officiating. Interment will follow the service in Elmwood...

Anthony Ash

Dec 6, 2017

Dr. Anthony Lee "Tony" Ash, 86, of Abilene, died Wednesday, Dec. 6, in a local hospital after a short illness. Born Oct. 29, 1931, in Lincoln, Nebraska to Jesse and Virginia Ash, Tony moved with his family to Eugene, Oregon as an infant and resided there with his parents and five sisters until he graduated from high school in...

Jessie Dolton

Dec 1, 2017

Jessie Mae Wright-Dolton, 86, of Abilene, departed this life on Friday, December 1, 2017, at the Hendrick Hospice Center in Abilene, Texas. A homegoing celebration will be held Friday, December 8, 2017 at 2:00 p.m., at Macedonia Baptist Church, 608 Nth 7th St., Abilene, TX. Burial will follow in the Elmwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5:00p.m. -...