Obituaries

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. -...

Edward Sullivan

Dec 1, 2017

On December 1, 2017, Edward Patrick (Pat) Sullivan went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He was 88 years of age. Born March 26, 1929, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania he was one of three sons (Pat, Joe and Jimmy) born to Elsie and Edmund Sullivan. He married Delores Ingram on January 12, 1952 and following 51...

Doyle Miller Jr.

Nov 29, 2017

Doyle E. Miller, Jr., 68, of Abilene, Texas passed away on November 29, 2017 at 2:55 p.m. Doyle was a Marine attached to the 1st Battalion 9th Marines during the Vietnam War. He received 2 purple hearts in his tour of duty. During the war he was among the thousands that served in Khe Sanh during the TET Offensive,...

Doris Thacker

Nov 28, 2017

Doris Lucile Rister Thacker, 85, of Abilene, Tx, passed away Tuesday November 28, 2017. Visitation will be 5:00 - 7:00 PM, Friday, December 1, 2017 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. A funeral service will be 10:00 AM, Saturday, December 2, 2017 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow the service in Elmwood Memorial Park....

Mike Williams

Nov 28, 2017

On Tuesday, November 28, Michael B Williams passed away in his home peacefully, and is now in the embrace of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in heaven. Mike was born on May 19, 1928 in Goosecreek, Tx, to Walter Guy Williams and Fanny Mae Findley Williams. Mike grew up in and around the Abilene, Tx area. At the...

Thien Bui

Nov 21, 2017

Thien Van Bui, born January 7, 1936 in Vietnam, married to Hoa Thi Pham in 1956 in Vietnam. They recently celebrated their 60th marriage anniversary. He had 5 children: daughter Kim Nguyen married to Ca Nguyen, son James Bui married to Maria Rojos, daughter Kim Mai married to Deacon Hoa Mai, daughter Chi Nguyen married to Dam Nguyen, and...

James Byers

Nov 20, 2017

James Byers, 63, of Abilene passed away Monday, November 20, 2017. Visitation will be 2-5 PM Sunday, November 26, 2017 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. A funeral service will be 1:00 PM Monday, November 27, 2017 at Minda Street Church of Christ, 701 Minda Street. Interment will follow at Elliott-Hamil Garden of Memories. James Richard Byers...

Lillie Johnson

Nov 19, 2017

Lillie Mae Cooey Johnson, 77, of Clyde, was welcomed into God's loving arms on Sunday, November 19, 2017 at Methodist Richardson Medical Center after a short battle with cancer. Visitation will be Friday, November 24, 2017 from 5:00-7:00 pm at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Highway 277 South in Abilene. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on...

Manju Thapaliya

Nov 13, 2017

Service Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel 5750 HWY 277 South Abilene, TX  79606 Friday, November 17, 2017 12:00 p.m.