Obituaries

Oct 31, 2009

Dennis Michael Snoopy Duke, 51, died Saturday, October 31, 2009 in Abilene. At the time of his death, he was doing what he loved, riding his motorcycle and the feeling of peace and freedom that came with it. His memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, November 6, 2009 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750...

Oct 27, 2009

Mildred Ridgway Caffey, 92, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2009 in Abilene. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, October 30th in Elmwood Memorial Park under the direction of Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 HWY 277 South. Mrs. Caffey was born in Oklahoma on March 24, 1917 the daughter of Dave Sollis and Nora Oldham Sollis....

Oct 22, 2009

Bert Young, 86, passed away Thursday, October 22, 2009 in Abilene. His funeral will be at 2:00 PM on Saturday, October, 24, 2009 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 Hwy 277 South, officiated by Reverends Jack Ridlehoover and Paige Baize. Interment will follow the service at Elmwood Memorial Park, Garden of Hope with Military Honors. Bert was born...

Oct 18, 2009

Paul Sidney Spieler, 87, died Sunday, October 18, 2009 at his home in Abilene. Paul was born in Abilene on May 27, 1922 the son of Charles C. Spieler and Bess Lee Robinson Spieler. He was a 1940 graduate of Abilene High and was proud to have helped coordinate their 50 year reunion in 1991. He attended Hardin-Simmons for...

Oct 17, 2009

Peggy Pannell, 86, passed into her fathers hands on October 17, 2009. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother who will be deeply missed by her family and friends. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 26, 2009 at the Elmwood Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Tim Richard officiating. Burial will follow at...

Oct 9, 2009

Arlene Jane Emory of Abilene went to be with the Lord on Friday, October 9, 2009. She died at home surrounded by family after an eleven year battle with cancer. Arlene was born March 24, 1936 in Willmar, MN to Theodore and Esther Johnson. She moved to Abilene in 1955 and married Joseph F. Emory, her husband of fifty-three...

Oct 8, 2009

Kenneth Eugene Gunter Gene, 68, passed away Thursday, October 8, 2009 in Abilene. His funeral service will be at 11:00 AM, Monday, October 12, 2009 at Oldham Lane Church of Christ, 5049 Oldham Lane, with interment to follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 6:00 till 8:00 PM on Sunday, October 11, 2009 at Elmwood Funeral Home,...

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...