Obituaries

Blanca Marchante

Blanca Marchante

May 13, 2015

Blanca I. Marchante, 88, of Abilene passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2015 in Abilene. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 16 at 11:00 AM at Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be held Friday from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the funeral home. Blanca was born on July 10, 1926 in...

Dexter Patterson

Dexter Patterson

May 12, 2015

Dexter M. Patterson, Attorney at law, 70, formerly of The Woodlands, Texas passed away May 12, 2015 in Abilene, Texas following a lengthy illness. Graveside services will be held Thursday, May 14 at 2:00 PM at Elmwood Memorial Park, under the direction of Elmwood Funeral Home. Dexter was proceeded in death by his father, Herbert O. Patterson; mother Mae...

Robert Crisp Sr.

Robert Crisp Sr.

May 2, 2015

Mr. Robert Carl Crisp, Sr., better known as R.C. by his late wife of 70 years, Mrs. Martella Crisp, was born November 17, 1922 to Clifford Crisp and Ruby Callahan Crisp Brown in Georgetown, Texas. He was the youngest of four siblings. As an adventurous and enterprising young child, Robert developed a love for raising quality pigeons and marketing...

Joe Howle

Joe Howle

May 2, 2015

Joe Paul Howle, 83, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2015 in Abilene. Visitation will be 6:00 till 8:00 PM, Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 south. Funeral will be 2:00 PM, Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at First Baptist Church in Hawley. Joe Paul Howle was born February 10, 1932 in Jones County to J.P....

Genevieve Bell

Genevieve Bell

Apr 29, 2015

Genevieve Bell, born July 14, 1924, passed away peacefully, in Houston, Texas surrounded by her children, sons, John Terry Bell of Houston, Stuart Ray Bell of Baton Rouge, and daughter, Genna Mae ("Maisie") Bell Harris also of Houston. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, May 2, at 2:00 PM at Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Elmwood...

Ruby Williams

Ruby Williams

Apr 20, 2015

Ruby Jewel Williams, 84, of Abilene passed away Monday, April 20, 2015 in Abilene. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 24, at 10:00 AM at Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be Thursday from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the funeral home. Ruby was born on October 24, 1930 in Matador,...

Bertha Suiter

Bertha Suiter

Apr 17, 2015

Bertha Fredonia Suiter, 75, was called home on April.17th, 2015 after a long illness from diabetes and Alzheimer's. She passed peacefully surrounded by family at Northern Oaks Funeral Home. Bertha was born on September.23rd, 1939 in Abilene, Tx. Known as simply "Bert" to many, and loved by all. Bert was a full time wife, Mother and homemaker. She was...

Z.T. Stewart

Z.T. Stewart

Apr 6, 2015

Monday, April 6, 2015 Z.T. Stewart after a lengthy illness went to be with the Lord. Visitation will be 6 till 8 PM, Friday, April 10, 2015 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Funeral service will be 10 AM, Saturday, April 11, 2015 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow the service in Elmwood Memorial...

Maria Cavazos

Maria Cavazos

Apr 5, 2015

Maria Anita Cavazos went to be with our Lord and Savior on April 5, 2015 at the age of 58. Funeral service will be 3:00 PM, Friday, April 10, 2015 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Maria was born to Vidal and Elida Cavazos on June 16, 1956 in Three Rivers, TX. The family came...

Kathy Davis

Kathy Davis

Apr 5, 2015

Her Story: Kathy Davis, 54, of Abilene, passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2015 in Abilene. A memorial service will be held Monday, April 13 at 6:00 PM at the Macedonia Baptist Church, 608 N 7th St, Abilene, TX 79601. Kathy Davis was born on August 23, 1960 in Chatom, Alabama to the late Percy and Ruby Davis. She...

Billie Cooper

Billie Cooper

Apr 3, 2015

Billie David Cooper, 76, of Winters passed away Friday, April 3, 2015 in Abilene. A Graveside service will be held Monday, April 6 at 10 AM at Elmwood Memorial Park Billie was born on April 4, 1938 in Abilene to the late Earl Cooper and Vera Cain Cooper. He worked for many years at Abilene Marble Works until he...

Margaret Guy

Margaret Guy

Apr 2, 2015

Margaret Nell Guy, 92, of Lewisville, and formerly of Abilene, passed away Thursday April 2, 2015 in Lewisville. Graveside Funeral service will be held Monday April 6, 2015 at 1:00 PM at Elmwood Memorial Park. Margaret was born on February 12, 1923 in Edgewood, Texas to William and Rose Hamlin Newman. Margaret completed High School and went on to...

Hattie Mooney

Hattie Mooney

Apr 2, 2015

Hattie Pearl Mooney, 3 months, passed away April 2, 2015 in Abilene. A graveside service will be held Tuesday, April 7, at 2:00 PM at Elmwood Memorial Park. Hattie was born on January 7, 2015 to Brandon Mooney and Lauren Click Mooney in Abilene, TX. She was the oldest to her twin and a blessing to our family. Hattie...

Teresa Rangel

Teresa Rangel

Apr 1, 2015

Teresa G. Rangel, 80, of Abilene passed away Wednesday April 1, 2015 in Abilene. Funeral service will be held Tuesday, April 7 at 10 AM at St. Frances Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. A rosary and wake will be held Monday at 6:30 PM at Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Teresa was born on June 11,...

Ronny Coon

Ronny Coon

Mar 31, 2015

Ronny Raymond Coon, 77, of Abilene, Texas passed away in his home on March 31, 2015. Funeral service for Ronny will be held Saturday, April 4 at 1:00 PM at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 US HWY 277 S. Abilene, Texas. Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. A visitation with the family will be held prior to the service...

Juanita Mullins

Juanita Mullins

Mar 31, 2015

Juanita M. Mullins, 93, passed away March 31, 2015. A memorial service will be held December 7, 2018 at 2 PM at the Elmwood Funeral Home Family Center. Juanita was born on March 8, 1922 in Fort Worth, TX., to the late R.S. and Zula Foster. She married the late Bernie C. Mullins and had two boys. Bernie Mullins...

Freddie Thomas

Freddie Thomas

Mar 28, 2015

Freddy "Lee" Thomas passed in peace on Mach 28, 2015. Born on March 10, 1944, in Abilene, TX to John W. and Beaulah Thomas. Lee met his wife Janell "Jan" Sutton in Abilene, TX and they married on October, 16, 1961. They raised four children. Lee served in the US Navy aboard the USS Ranger and after being injured...

Ella Counts

Ella Counts

Mar 28, 2015

Lorene Counts joined her Lord and Savior in Heaven on March 28, 2015. Lorene Counts was born on 12-16-1919 in Miller Creek Community near Bomarton, Texas to Guy and Pearl Shipley. She graduated from Seymour High School and married her one true love, Bob Counts. She later moved to Lueders, Texas and raised her daughter, Sandra, there. She moved...

Wayne Davis

Wayne Davis

Mar 27, 2015

Wayne Hollis Davis, 83 years old, passed away on March 27, 2015 after a brief illness. Wayne was born March 23, 1932 to parents, William Davis and Mary Parker Davis. Wayne grew up in Eldorado, Texas and was a graduate of Eldorado High School and Texas Tech University. He enjoyed a long career in the oil industry and was...

C. Clifton

C. Clifton

Mar 25, 2015

Charles Clifton, 77, of Quitman, Texas passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2015, in Tyler, Texas. Funeral Service will held Monday at 11:00 AM at Broadview Baptist Church. There will be a visitation on Sunday, March 29, 2015 from 3:00-5:00 PM at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Interment will be at the Texas State Veteran's Cemetery at 3:00...