All Obituaries

Elijah Johnson of Abilene, Texas passed away on Jan 26, 2020. His loved ones are composing his obituary, which you will be able to read here.

Rebecca Duran Salinas, 76 passed away on Thursday in Abilene, Texas. A funeral service will be 10:00 AM, Monday, January 27, 2020 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Interment will follow the service in Elmwood Memorial Park. Rebecca was born August 10, 1943 in Merkel, Texas to Guadalupe and Mary Perez Melendez. She attended school in Sweetwater, Texas where she lived with her family and later moved to Abilene where she married Cruz P Salinas and shared 30 blissful years...

Karen Sue Hall (Clack), 70, with profound sadness, the passing away peacefully January 22, 2020 at Abilene Hospital due to stage 4 triple-negative breast cancer after a 13-month fight. Visitation for family and friends will be 2:00 – 4:00 PM, Sunday, January 26, 2020 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South, Abilene, TX. Karen was born November 17, 1949, in Abilene to Morris and Louise Clack. A 1967 graduate from Cooper High School, she married Bill Hall of Fort Worth on Dec. 19,...

Natalia “Naty” Chavarría Cruz, 74, of Abilene, Texas entered Heaven’s gates on January 21, 2020, with family by her side. She was born in Cuidad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico on May 24, 1945.   Naty married Benerando Cruz Coronado and they both decided to embark on a new journey and settled their family in Abilene, Texas. She was a loving mother and homemaker, Naty was a remarkable cook and enjoyed preparing meals for her family and friends, most...

Ronald Everett Hampton, 83, of Abilene passed away Monday, January 20, 2020 in Abilene. A funeral service will be held Thursday, January 23, 2020 at 12:30 PM at the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 US HWY 277 S., Abilene, TX. Interment will follow at the Texas Veterans Cemetery at Abilene. A visitation will be held Wednesday, January 22, from 6 to 8 PM at Elmwood Funeral Home. Ron was born on July 12, 1936 in Maysville, Kentucky to the late Burdick Hampton and Allene Hamlin Hampton. He...

Alicia Gallardo Smith, 75, of Abilene passed away January 17, 2020 in Abilene. A funeral service will be held Saturday, January 25, 2020 at 1 PM at Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. A visitation will be held prior to the service from 10 to 11:30 AM at the funeral home. Inurnment will be held Monday, January 27, 2020 at 11 AM at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene. Alicia was born on August 13, 1944 in Negros, Philippines to the late Juan Gallardo and Felisa Jara Gallardo. She married...

Sharon Lanell Martin, 55, of Ozona passed away Thursday, January 16, 2020, in San Angelo. A visitation will be held Sunday, January 19, 2020, from 3 to 5 PM at the Elmwood Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held Monday, January 20, 2020, at 2 PM at the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. Sharon was born January 5, 1965, in Abilene, TX to the late Clarence Alois Gottschalk and Edith Evadeen Warren Gottschalk. Sharon loved to help people and...

Jesse James Louden, 88, of Abilene, TX passed away January 15th, 2020 in Abilene. Visitation will be held at Elmwood Funeral Home on Tuesday, January 21, 2020, from 1 to 3 PM prior to the service. Funeral services will follow at 3 PM at the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Interment with full military honors will follow at the Elmwood Memorial Park. Jesse was born on June 8, 1931, in Boone County, Kentucky to parents Irma Feeley and Wilbur Louden. Jesse joined the United States Air Force at...

Dorothy Jean Cook-Crain was born in Abilene, Texas on September 18, 1926, to the late William Cook and Rosie Lee Washington-Cook. Dorothy departed this life on Thursday, January 9, 2020, at Abilene Regional Medical Center surrounded by her family, after fighting the good fight of faith. Funeral Services Saturday, January 18, 2020, at 10:00 AM at Elmwood Funeral Home 5750 Hwy 277 South, Abilene, Texas 79606. Burial to follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. Dorothy was united in holy matrimony...