Obituaries

Katherine Hegg

Katherine Hegg

May 12, 2018

Katherine L. Hegg of Abilene Texas passed away on Saturday, May 12, 2018 surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at Brook Hollow Christian Church, 2310 South Willis, Abilene, TX. The service will be officiated by Pastor Penny Biddy. Burial will follow the service at Elmwood Memorial Cemetery. Katherine,...

Mary Cole

Mary Cole

May 9, 2018

Mary Jo Cole passed away May 9, 2018. A time of visitation and remembrance will be 1:00PM - 2:00PM Monday May 14, 2018 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South in Abilene, Texas. A graveside service will follow beginning at 2:00PM in Elmwood Memorial Park, 5750 Hwy 277 South conducted by Reverend Mark Taylor of Faith Lutheran Church...

Charles Hambrick

Charles Hambrick

May 9, 2018

Charles Wesley Hambrick passed away May 9, 2018. Visitation will begin at 6:00 PM followed by a prayer service beginning at 7:00 PM on Monday, May 14, 2018 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South in Abilene. A funeral mass will be 10:00 AM on Tuesday, May 15, 2018 at St. Francis Catholic Church, 826 Cottonwood in Abilene....

Debra Gonzales

Debra Gonzales

May 8, 2018

Debbie Brooks Gonzales passed away on May 8th, 2018. She was born on November 14th, 1952 to Herman and Bobbie Brooks in Abilene, TX. She graduated from Cooper High School in 1970. She was preceded in death by her mother, father, and brother (Eddy Brooks). She is survived by her husband Rudy Gonzales, her daughters Jennifer Ward and Stephanie...

Alton Lusk

Alton Lusk

May 8, 2018

Alton Lusk, 87, of Abilene, passed away Tuesday, May 8th, 2018. Funeral services will be Monday, May 14th at 2:00 PM at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277. Alton was born March 4, 1931, in Sidney, Texas, to Cliff and Mary Lusk. On July 19, 1951, he married Bobbie Hilliard. They lived in Abilene where he worked for Jones...

Jayne Ritter

Jayne Ritter

May 7, 2018

Jayne E. Ritter, 64, of Abilene, Texas, passed away peacefully in her sleep from complications of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease on Monday, May 7, 2018. She was born on March 11, 1954 in Lansing, Michigan, to John and Katherine (Hamlin) Jones. She married Steven Ritter on November 19, 1994 and they moved to Texas to start a life together...

Mike Lochner

Mike Lochner

May 6, 2018

Mike "Tiny" Lochner passed away May 6, 2018, after a one-week battle with a deadly cancer. He was born Nov. 18, 1946, in Kankakee, Ill., to James and Marjorie Lochner. He was a proud graduate of Graham High School and a proud member of the 1964 GHS State Championship Basketball team. He graduated from The University of Texas in...

Thalia Blake

Thalia Blake

May 3, 2018

Thalia "Sam" Leland Blake of Abilene, Texas passed from this life after a brief time at Hospice of Abilene on May 3, 2018 at the age of 75. Sam was born on August 4, 1942 in Ardmore, Oklahoma to Vernon Jay and Opal Lee Snyder Leland. Sam was preceded to Heaven by her grandson, Zachary Blake Goza and her...

Doris Purcell

Doris Purcell

May 1, 2018

Doris Holley Purcell, 100, went to be with her Heavenly Father on May 1, 2018. Doris was born on October 23, 1917 to William Thomas and Martha Holley in Jayton, Texas. She attended and graduated from Jayton's schools. After high school she enrolled in business school in Abilene, Texas. She was a lifelong member of Southside Baptist Church and...

Ssgt Usaf

Ssgt Usaf

May 1, 2018

Retired SSgt, Earl Barton Green, 60, of Abilene, TX was born August 6, 1957 in Aurora, CO to Barbara (Kreger) and Ralph Green. He was called home by the Lord on May 1, 2018. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, May 9, 2018 at 10:00 AM at the Texas State Veteran's Cemetery at Abilene. Earl enjoyed the...

Alan Bailey

Alan Bailey

May 1, 2018

Alan Benjamin Bailey, 51, passed away May 1, 2018 in Abilene. Visitation for family and friends will be 6:00-8:00 PM, Thursday, May 3, 2018 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Funeral Mass will be 11:00 AM, Friday, May 4, 2018 at Holy Family Catholic Church, 5410 Buffalo Gap Road. He was born to Laura and Ira Bailey...

Benny Cates

Benny Cates

May 1, 2018

Benny Clark Cates, 73, passed away on May 1, 2018 in Abilene. Funeral service will be 2:00 PM, Saturday, May 5, 2018 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Chris McCurley of Oldham Lane Church of Christ will officiate the service. Benny was born in Lockney, TX to Fred Clark and Lula Mae Cates on September...

James Wells Sr.

James Wells Sr.

Apr 29, 2018

James William Wells, Sr. passed away Sunday. Visitation will be 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM on Sunday, May 6, 2018 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. A funeral service will be 11:30 AM on Monday, May 7, 2018 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow the service in the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene,...

Patricia Thompson

Patricia Thompson

Apr 25, 2018

Patricia Thompson, affectionately known as Pat, was born in Pampa, Texas September 21, 1929. Her parents were Charles and Florence Hester. She grew up in Shawnee, Oklahoma and moved to Oklahoma City, where she graduated from Central High School in 1947. She attended the University of Oklahoma, where she met John R. Thompson, and they married on August 25,...

Alene Dorman

Alene Dorman

Apr 22, 2018

Alene Birdwell Dorman, the daughter of Eli Moore Birdwell and Mattie Beatrice Pringle Birdwell, was born June 11, 1920 in Novice, Texas. She departed this life on Sunday, April 22, 2018. Alene accepted Christ at an early age and was a long-standing member of the Abilene First United Methodist Church. She remained a faithful servant there, gracing each service...

Margaret Davis

Margaret Davis

Apr 20, 2018

Margaret Berniece Eilers Davis, 79, passed peacefully from this temporary home to her eternal home on Friday, April 20, 2018 surrounded by her family after a brave fight against cancer. Margaret was preceded in death by her loving husband, Charles "Red" Dean Davis, Sr., her parents and four sisters. She is survived by her three children; Dianna Davis (Pat),...

Arthur Thompson

Arthur Thompson

Apr 17, 2018

Arthur "Bobby" Thompson, 70, passed away April 17, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, April 28, 2018 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Bobby was born December 24, 1947 in Texarkana, TX to parents, the late Arthur Sr. and Ocie Thompson. He graduated from high...

Brady Ganson

Brady Ganson

Apr 15, 2018

Brady Leallen Ganson, devoted husband, patriot, RV and motorcycle lover, and handyman extraordinaire died on April 15th, 2018 following a short, vicious battle with cancer. Born January 21, 1934, that was also the day he started planning his legacy. Brady married his wife, Beulah (Bea) Dupre Ganson, and remained devoted to her for all 65 years of their marriage....

Barbara Petersen

Barbara Petersen

Apr 14, 2018

Barbara Petersen passed away Saturday. Visitation will be 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Monday, April 16, 2018 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. A funeral service will be 2:00 PM, Tuesday, April 17, 2018 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow the service in Elmwood Memorial Park. Barbara was born September 7, 1940 to James...

Cathy Cox

Cathy Cox

Apr 14, 2018

Cathy Lou Cox, 69, of Abilene passed to a new cancer-free life while surrounded by her family on April 14, 2018 in Abilene after a long, valiant fight with cancer. She was a beloved daughter, sister and aunt. Cathy was born in Breckenridge, Texas to Wesley and Ludell Cox on July 7, 1948. Cathy graduated from Cooper High School...