Obituaries

Harold Suiter

Harold Suiter

May 31, 2017

Harold "Boyd" Suiter, 87, was called home on May 31st, 2017. He passed peacefully with loved ones by his side at Abilene Regional Medical Center. Boyd was born in Dallas, TX on March 30th, 1930 to JD and Wilma Suiter. Boyd served in the United States Air Force from 1950 to 1974. His C-130 flight career took him around...

Marion Roberts

Marion Roberts

May 31, 2017

Marion Fay Roberts (Webb) passed at Keller Oaks Nursing Home on Wednesday May 31st 2017 after suffering from Alzheimer's for ten years. Marion was born in Qitaque, Texas, to father Marion Monroe Webb and Ona Fay Webb. Marion graduated from Wylie high school in May 1955. In June of 1955 she married the love of her life, Mervin Samuel...

Josephine French

Josephine French

May 30, 2017

Josephine (Jo) Walters French, 97, passed away, Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Visitation will be held on Friday, June 2, 6:00 - 8:00 pm at Elmwood Funeral Home located at 5750 Hwy 277, Abilene, Texas. Funeral Services will be in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday, June 3rd at 10:00 am. Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. Josephine...

Rogelio Flores

Rogelio Flores

May 27, 2017

Rogelio "Roy" Flores Roy Flores, 53 passed away Saturday, May 27, 2017 in a tragic accident. Visitation will be Wednesday, June 7, 2017 from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM with a wake service to follow from 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 Hwy 277 South. His funeral service will be held Thursday, June...

Miguel Javier Jr.

Miguel Javier Jr.

May 26, 2017

Miguel Javier, Jr., United States Air Force, Senior Master Staff Sergeant- Retired, went home to the promised kingdom Friday, May 26, 2017, surrounded by his loved ones. He arrived in Abilene in 1998 to serve at Dyess Air Force Base and retired in 1999 after 26 years. He then continued to work with the U.S. Postal Service in Anson,...

Dolores Whitley

Dolores Whitley

May 26, 2017

Dolores "Josephine" Whitley, 78 of Abilene, passed away Friday, May 26, 2017 surrounded with the love of her family and friends. Visitation will be held on Monday, May 29, 2017 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Elmwood Funeral Home located at 5750 US HWY 277 South. Funeral Service will be Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 11:00 AM in the...

Elvira Gonzales

Elvira Gonzales

May 24, 2017

Elvira CHIA Gonzales, 98, of Abilene, passed away Wednesday May 24, 2017. Visitation will begin at 6:00 PM followed by a prayer service beginning at 7:00 PM, Thursday May 25, 2017 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. A funeral mass will be 2:00 PM, Friday May 26, 2017 at St. Vincent Pallotti Catholic Church, 2525 Westview Drive....

Amira James

Amira James

May 22, 2017

Amira St. James, 43 of Abilene, Texas passed away at Hendrick Hospice Care on May 22nd, 2017, with family and close friends by her side. Amira was born on December 6, 1973, in Quincy, Illinois, the daughter of Debbie (Loring) Green. She married Christopher St. James on August 19, 2000, in Glendale, Arizona. Amira impacted the lives of countless...

Gary Lee

Gary Lee

May 21, 2017

Gary Gene Lee, 64, passed away on Sunday, May 21, 2017 in Abilene. Visitation will be held 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM Tuesday May 23, 2017 in Elmwood Memorial Park, 5750 Hwy 277 South, Mausoleum III. A graveside service will follow visitation beginning at 2:00 PM. Gary was born in Breckenridge on April 6, 1953 the son of Marshal...

Debra Vernon

Debra Vernon

May 20, 2017

Debra Kay Vernon, 59, of Abilene, passed away Saturday May 20, 2017. Graveside service will be 2:00 PM Monday May 22, 2017 at the Tuscola Cemetery. Debra graduated May, 1976 from Big Spring High School and she completed a few courses at Howard College in Big Spring. She retired from Big Spring State Hospital in May of 2013 after...

Joe Wyatt

Joe Wyatt

May 19, 2017

Joe Wyatt, beloved Father and husband, passed away Friday, May 19, 2017 in Abilene, TX. Visitation for friends and family will be Sunday, May 21, 2017 located in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel from 3:00 to 5:00 PM. Funeral service will be Monday, May 22, 2017 at 10:00 AM also located at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 US HWY 277...

Pearlie Henry

Pearlie Henry

May 16, 2017

Ann Henry, 82, of Abilene, Texas was called to her eternal resting place on May 16, 2017. Visitation for friends and family will be Friday, May 19, 2017 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 US HWY 277 South. Funeral service will be at 10:00 AM on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at North Park Baptist...

Robert Hall

Robert Hall

May 16, 2017

Robert J Hall, 80, of Abilene, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017. Visitation will be 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Friday, May 19, 2017 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. His funeral service will be 2:00 PM Saturday, May 20, 2017 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow the service in Elmwood Memorial Park. Robert,...

Carolyn Reeves

Carolyn Reeves

May 13, 2017

Carolyn Carlton Reeves, 85, of Abilene, passed away Saturday May 13, 2017. Visitation will be 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Her funeral service will be 10:00 AM Wednesday, May 17, 2017 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow the service in Elmwood Memorial Park. Carolyn,...

Betty Brock

Betty Brock

May 10, 2017

Betty Lorie Foreman Brock, 79, passed away Wednesday, May 10, 2017 in Abilene. Funeral service is 3:00pm, Monday, May 15, 2017 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be 1:30 till 3:00pm, preceding the service. Entombment will follow service at Elmwood Memorial Park's, Mausoleum III. Betty was born in Coleman, TX on March 21, 1938 to Garland Smith...

Carla Christeson

Carla Christeson

May 9, 2017

Carla Jo Christeson, 65, passed way Tuesday, May 9th, 2017. She was born in Amarillo on December 20th, 1951 and was the daughter of Doris Jean Pence and Billy Jo Greenhaw. She graduated from Cooper High School in 1970, and worked for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas for 20 years. She was a table-top roleplayer, and an online...

Hazel Honaker

Hazel Honaker

May 8, 2017

Hazel Honaker, 93, beloved Mother, was called to her eternal resting place on May 8, 2017. She entered this world on June 1, 1923 in Wilson, TX, born to Roland and Alpha Rhoads. She was one of six children; brothers Joe, Pete and Billy Rhoads and sisters Marjorie Millkin and Francis Noble. After high school she was accepted for...

Shirley Norstrum

Shirley Norstrum

May 7, 2017

ABILENE, Texas - Shirley Ray Tarver Norstrum, 81, passed away Sunday, May 7, 2017. Visitation will be 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Saturday, May 13, 2017, at Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel 5750 U.S. Hwy 277 South, with a funeral service following at 3:00 PM. Interment will follow the service in Elmwood Memorial Park. Shirley spent 23 years as a...

Hattie Baldwin

Hattie Baldwin

Apr 30, 2017

Hattie Mae Baldwin went home to be with the Lord April 30, 2017. Hattie was the blessing to the union of Ezell and Rosie Stowers Mathis in Grimes County, Anderson Texas on December 6, 1927. A visitation will be 5:30 - 7:30 PM, Thursday, May 4, 2017 in the Elmwood Chapel, 5750 Hwy 277 S. Funeral Service will be...

Kenneth Williams Jr.

Kenneth Williams Jr.

Apr 29, 2017

Sgt. Kenneth Wayne Williams Jr. known as Black Country Cowboy 53, of Abilene, Texas died April 29, 2017. Memorial Services will be Saturday, June 10, 2017 at 3:00pm at Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. 5750 Hwy 277 South, Abilene, Texas. Kenneth was born in San Diego, California, October 4, 1963 to Kenneth Wayne Williams Sr. and Delores Morrison. Kenneth graduated...