All Obituaries

Kenneth Dale Rogers, 75, of Abilene passed away Saturday, January, 15, 2022 in Abilene. Visitation for family and friends will be at 10:00 AM, Friday, January 21, 2022 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Funeral service will follow at 11:00 AM, Friday, January 21, 2022 at Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. Kenneth was born July 14, 1946, in Abilene to parents, Ottis Rogers and Madge Tyler Rogers. He grew up and then graduated in 1966 from...

Vidal Cavazos Sr. Passed away January 15, 2022 in Abilene, Texas. He was 92 yrs old. Visitation is Tuesday from 5pm till 8pm at Elmwood Funeral Home Family Center, 5750 Hwy 277 South Abilene, Texas. Funeral service will be at 10:00 am on Wednesday graveside service will follow January 19th, 2022 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel 5750 Hwy 277 South Abilene, Texas.   Pallbearers will be Santos Uvalle IV, Pastor Isaac Lee Uvalle, Israel Lee Uvalle, Nathaniel Aaron Villarreal,...

Rosanna Taylor Herndon, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Communication at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, died on January 14, 2021. She was 91. Rosanna Taylor Herndon was born in Brownwood, Texas and grew up in Sweetwater, Texas. She earned a BA at Baylor University and a Master's Degree in Communication from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. There she raised two children with the loving support of her husband, Doyle Preston Herndon, who preceded her in death in...

Ofilia Ibarra Rodriguez, 85, of Abilene, TX passed away Friday, January 14, 2022, at her home surrounded by her loving family. A funeral service will be held Thursday, January 20, 2022, at 2:00 PM at St. Vincent Pallotti Catholic Church, 2525 Westview Drive, Abilene, Texas. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM with a Rosary starting at 7:00 PM at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South, Abilene. Ofilia...

Margaret Anna Parsons, 83, of Abilene passed away Thursday, January 13, 2022, in Abilene. A graveside service will be held at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at 2:00 PM. Margaret was born on December 1, 1938, in Kansas City, Mo. to the late Lawrence Frick and Thelma Thomas Frick. She married the love of her life, Ronald Dwayne Parsons on July 22, 1974, in Independence, Mo. They shared a joy of love, life and travel that took her all over the...

Domingo M.Patlan Sr, 76, passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2022 in Abilene, Texas. A visitation will be from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM on Sunday, January 16, 2022 in the Elmwood Funeral Home’s Family Center, 5750 Hwy 277 South Abilene, Texas. A funeral service will be 10:00 AM on Monday, January 17, 2022 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 Hwy 277 South Abilene, Texas.   Domingo was born July 1, 1945 in Kyle, Texas to Luis and Carmen Patlan. On...

Hugh Moore passed away on Jan 12, 2022. His loved ones are composing his obituary, which you will be able to read here.

James Kenneth Roach, 86, of Katy, TX, passed away Monday, January 10, 2022. Kenneth was born on February 13, 1935, in Mount Pleasant, TX, to the late James Bedford Roach and Ruby Smith Roach. He spent his early childhood living in Mt. Pleasant, Tyler, Dallas, TX, and San Diego, CA. When he was in 6th grade, his family moved to Quinlan, TX and lived at the Boles Children's Home where his mother was employed. He attended Abilene Christian College from 1954-1958, where he earned a...

Jack Milton McMillin was born August 2, 1925 in Ballinger, Texas, as the youngest of five to Newton Smith McMillin and his wife Carrie Milam McMillin. His family life changed when he was just a small child when his mother died in an unusual accident involving the only car in the county. According to family oral history, Jack’s mother crossed the road quickly to join her family after a visit, and her foot got caught up in the spokes of the wheel and the tragedy occurred as the family...

Cesar Figueiras Chavez, 40, of Abilene, TX. passed away Saturday, January 8, 2022, in Fort Worth, TX. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, January 20, 2022, at 10:00 AM at True Light Global Ministries, 1164 Minter Lane, Abilene, TX. 79603. Interment will follow at Abilene Municipal Cemetery. A visitation will be held Wednesday, January 19, 2022, at the Elmwood Funeral Home Family Center, 5750 US HWY 277 S., Abilene, TX. 79606, 6pm-8pm. Cesar was born on October 12, 1981, in...