Obituaries

Oct 5, 2009

Long-time Abilene resident, Hillie Paul Bohannan, Jr., 74, passed away Monday, October 5, 2009 at Hendrick Medical Center. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, October 8, 2009 at Elmwood Memorial Park. Mr. Bohannan was born on May 17, 1935 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas to H. P. and Phronie Bohannan. Shortly after his seventeenth birthday,...

Oct 4, 2009

Curtis Lee Johnson, 73, passed away Sunday, October 04, 2009 in Abilene. His funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, October 6, in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 HWY 277 South with burial following in Elmwood Memorial Park. Visitation is from 5:00 to 7:00 PM tonight, Monday, October 5th at Elmwood Funeral Home. Mr. Johnson...

Oct 3, 2009

Oct 3, 2009

Robert E. Bob Baker, 72, passed away Saturday, October 3, 2009 in Abilene. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, October 8, in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 Hwy 277 South with burial following in Elmwood Memorial Park. Visitation is from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM tonight, Wednesday, October 7 at Elmwood Funeral Home....

Sep 28, 2009

Elizabeth Nations went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ on Monday evening, September 28, 2009. The angels took her hand and led her to her father after a long bout with the flu. Although her body was too weak to fight this virus, her mind was clear and her well-known sense of humor keen to the very end...

Sep 21, 2009

Linda Anne Roberts, 62, passed away Monday, Sept. 21, 2009, in Abilene. Her funeral service will be Friday, Sept. 25, 2009, at 1 p.m. in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 U.S. Highway 277 South. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009, at Elmwood Funeral Home. Linda was born Jan. 8, 1947, in Fort Worth, Texas, to...

Sep 19, 2009

Jesus Jesse Flores Jr., 63, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2009 in Abilene. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at St. Vincent Pallotti Catholic Church, 2525 Westview with burial following in Elmwood Memorial Park. Visitation is from 6:00 to 7:00 PM with Prayer Service beginning at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, September 22nd...

Sep 19, 2009

Natividad Lopez, 80, loving mother and grandmother, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2009 in Abilene. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 6:00 PM with Prayer Service beginning at 6:00 PM on Sunday, September 20th in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 HWY 277 South. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, September 21st at St. Vincent...

Sep 13, 2009

With his daughters at his side, Richard Louis Butch Fitzgerald passed away Sunday morning, September 13th at his home after a valiant battle with cancer. Butch was born March 3, 1944 in Colorado City, TX to Louis H. and Margurite Fitzgerald. He has been a resident of Abilene for more than 30 years and had been employed by Reeders...

Sep 12, 2009

Willard Ray Herrington, 81, loving and beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed into the Lords arms on Saturday, September 12, 2009 in Abilene. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 7:30 PM on Monday, September 14th at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 HWY 277 South. Graveside service will be at 10:00 AM Tuesday, September 15th in the Elmwood Memorial Park, Garden...

Sep 5, 2009

Sam Jones passed away in Houston, Texas, after a year-long battle with cancer. Sam was born in Hutchinson, Kansas, on August 6, 1945, the son of Dr. Sam and Lilly Mae Jones. He was a member of Boy Scout Troop 1 in Hutchinson where he earned the Eagle Scout and God and Country awards and served on staff at...

Sep 2, 2009

Norma Merle Clark Loudermilk, 84, passed away September 2, 2009. Her graveside funeral service will be at 10:00 AM, Friday, September 4, 2009 in the Sun Dial Section of Elmwood Memorial Park, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Visitation will be from 6:00 till 8:00 PM on Thursday, September 3, 2009 at Elmwood Funeral Home. Mrs. Loudermilk was born in Clovis,...

Aug 29, 2009

Paula R. Silva, 94, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2009 in Abilene. Her funeral service will be at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, September 1, 2009 at St. Vincent Pallotti Catholic Church, 2525 Westview. Visitation will be Monday, August 31, 2009 at 6:00 PM with a Rosary service beginning at 7:00 PM at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Paula...

Aug 25, 2009

Rita Diane Hill, 56, of Houston, Texas passed away after a lengthy illness on Tuesday August 25, 2009. Her memorial service with O.C. Moore officiating will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, August 29th at the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 HWY 277 South. Rita was born to Raye and Betty Hill, August 16, 1953, in Flint, Michigan....

Aug 24, 2009

Glenn Franklin Taylor, Jr Glenn won the final race and crossed the finish line into the welcoming arms of his Lord on Monday, August 24, 2009 at his home in Abilene, Texas. He fought a valiant battle with cancer for over three years. Glenn was born in Neosho, Missouri on March 17, 1942 to Glenn F Taylor, Sr. and...

Aug 20, 2009

Floyce Dell Campbell, 87, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2009 at her home in Abilene. Her graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, August 24, 2009 in the Elmwood Memorial Park, Garden of Gospel. Viewing and visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:00 PM on Sunday at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 HWY 277 South. Floyce was...

Aug 18, 2009

Aliyah Marie Balleza, 10 weeks, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at Childrens Medical Center in Dallas. Her funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, August 22nd at the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 HWY 277 South with burial following in Elmwood Memorial Park. Viewing and visitation will be from 11:00 AM until service time on...

Aug 12, 2009

Robert E. Campbell, Sr., born July 13, 1938 in Winters, Texas passed away August 12, 2009 in Houston, Texas at the age of 71. He was a retired college professor and CPAReal Estate Broker and lived in many areas of Texas and Colorado. He was a member of the Texas National Guard. He loved to hunt and travel. He...

Aug 6, 2009

Preston Dale Patty, 66, passed away Thursday, August 6, 2009 at his home in Abilene. His funeral service with David Cason officiating will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, August 10 at Broadview Baptist Church, 2500 S. 27th. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:00 PM on Sunday at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 HWY 277 South. Preston was...

Jul 31, 2009

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