Obituaries

Mar 24, 2022

Doyle "Dean" Shipp, 83, of Hurst, TX passed away Thursday, March 24, 2022, in Stephenville, TX. A funeral service will be held on Monday, April 4, 2022, at 12:30 PM at Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 US HWY 277 S., Abilene, TX 79606. Interment will follow at Texas State Veterans Cemetery Abilene. A visitation will be held on Monday,...

Mar 23, 2022

Ramona M. Duncan has Gone West. She passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2022, in Abilene at 76.

Ramona was born on March 18, 1946, in Borger, TX to the late Kathleen Pulliam and OA “Slick” Pulliam. She married Jack Duncan on October 22, 1978, in Las Vegas, NV. They were blessed with an adventurous 44...

Mar 22, 2022

Elisa "Mary" Lopez, 66, of Abilene passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2022, in Abilene.

Mary was born on November 20, 1955, in Abilene, TX to the late Manuel Hernandez and Francesca (Trinidad) Hernandez. She married Antonio Lopez in Michigan on September 28, 1972. Mary was a caring loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Her best times...

Mar 22, 2022

Manuel R. Hernandez, 94, of Abilene, TX passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2022, in Abilene after a courageous battle with cancer.

A visitation will be on Thursday, March 24, 2022, at 6:00 PM with a Rosary being held from 7:00 to 8:00 PM at the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 US HWY 277 S., Abilene, TX. A...

Mar 21, 2022

Joseph Patrick Maxwell passed away March 21, 2022, in Corpus Christi, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 4, 2022, in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 Hwy 277 South, Abilene.

Joseph was born on April 6, 1950, in Denison, Texas to Verna Lee and Thomas Alton Maxwell. He was always...

Mar 18, 2022

After leading a life of service, beloved mother and friend, Sharon (Shales) Middleton, peacefully returned home to her Savior on March 18, 2022. Born in Cornell, Wisconsin, on May 17, 1940, to Donald D. and Velva A. (Hake) Shales, Sharon was the youngest of three children. She and her much loved older brothers were close-knit and sometimes full of...

Mar 16, 2022

Georgia Lee Williams Teel, known by friends and family as Georgie, passed peacefully in her sleep on March 16, five weeks to the day after her husband’s death.

Georgie was born in Fort Worth on October 30, 1927. She began her missionary journey as a teen-ager when she would spend her high school and college summers leading...

Mar 16, 2022

Edward Dean Wuerflein, 83, went to be with the Lord and his beloved wife Bonnie, Wednesday, March 16, 2022 in Abilene, Texas. A birthday celebration will be held Wednesday, March 30, 2022 from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South.  A funeral service will be held 12:30 PM, Thursday, March 31, 2022 in...

Mar 16, 2022

Betty Marie Pierce, aged 80 of Abilene passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. She was born to her late parents James William Burnam and Vivian Marie Burnam on August 16, 1941, in Wichita, Kansas. Betty was a housewife who raised her four boys on Miliary bases across the country. In her free time, she taught free-hand ceramic painting...

Mar 12, 2022

Rosita Jimenez Moreno, 73, of Abilene passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2022, in Abilene.

A visitation with the family will be held on Tuesday, March 15, 2022, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 US HWY 277 S., Abilene, TX 79606. A funeral service will be held Wednesday, March 16, 2022,...

Mar 7, 2022

Thomas "Tommy" Henry Trinkner,73, of Abilene, TX, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 7,2022 in Abilene with his loving family by his side. Tommy was born on April 24, 1948, in Milwaukee, WI to the late Major Henry George Trinkner US Army (Ret.) and Josephine Dorothy Danhueser Trinkner. He graduated from McMurry University with a bachelor's degree in Business...

Mar 6, 2022

Abdon "Chucho" Garcia Sena passed away Sunday, March 6, 2022. Abdon was born on July 30, 1936, in Tamaulipas, Mexico to the late Encarnacion Sena and Maria del Refugio Garcia. He immigrated to the United States at a very young age, eventually settling permanently and becoming a U.S. citizen. His occupation as a forklift driver took him to several...

Mar 5, 2022

Prya (Dhunna) Tweedie, aged 40, loving daughter of Mr & Mrs Dhunna, mother of Karishma Tweedie and adoring wife to husband Bryan Russell Tweedie, passed away on the 5th  of March 2022 after a courageous battle against COVID. Prya was born in the city of Leeds, in the north of England on 28th June 1981. She grew up surrounded...

Mar 5, 2022

Laura Elizabeth Holland died unexpectedly on March 5, 2022, after a twelve year struggle with Alzheimer's disease.  She was 69 years old.

Laura was born on May 25, 1952, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Eugene and Jean Davidson.  She was greeted by three older siblings: Dee Ann, Neil, and Mark.  The family soon relocated to Abernathy, Texas,...

Mar 5, 2022

Maria Estela Zertuche, 75, of Abilene, TX passed away Saturday, March 5, 2022, in Abilene, TX. A visitation will be held Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at 6:00 PM with a rosary following from 7:00 to 8:00 PM at Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 US HWY 277 S., Abilene, TX 79606. A funeral service will be held Wednesday, March 9,...

Mar 3, 2022

Karen Dean Pilgrim passed away on Wednesday, March 3, 2022, in Abilene, TX.

Karen was born on April 20, 1948, in Tahoka, TX to the late Barron Cave and Samie Cunniff Cave. She married Randy Pilgrim on May 22, 1978, in San Angelo, TX. Karen worked many years helping others with drug and alcohol abuse. She later...

Mar 3, 2022

Kimberly Jane Lanford, 40, of Buffalo Gap passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2022, in Buffalo Gap. Kimberly was born on November 7, 1981, in Abilene, TX to David Oliver Shiflet and Rachel Rosenthal. She married James Christopher "Chris" Lanford on May 25, 2018. Kimberly enjoyed photography, shopping, doing hair and makeup. She also loved helping others and will be...

Feb 28, 2022

Rosalinda B Rodriguez, 67, of Abilene passed away on Monday, February 28, 2022, in Abilene.

A prayer service followed by visitation with the family will be held on Friday, March 4, 2022, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 US HWY 277 S., Abilene, TX 79606. A funeral service will be held Saturday, March...

Feb 26, 2022

Juanita Martinez Garcia Dooley passed away February 26th, 2022.  She was 84 years old.  Although her family is in great mourning we know that she is now in a greater place and was ready. We will miss her smile, laughter, great curiosity for life, her hugs and “I love you”.

She is preceded in death by her...

Feb 26, 2022

David Taylor Pack, devoted husband, adoring father and loving brother and uncle, passed away on February 26, 2022 in Abilene, Texas at the age of 65. He was joined at the gates of Heaven by his parents, Margery and Bill Pack, and his nephew, Jason DeLecour.  He is survived by his wife, Angie and daughter, Shauna, of Abilene; sister’s-in-law, Darlene Ringo...