Obituaries

Aug 7, 2021

Osiris James Washington, 43 of Abilene received his angel wings on Saturday, August 7, 2021 in a Dallas hospital surrounded by friends and family. Funeral Services will be Friday, August 13, 2021 at 3:00 pm at Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 Hwy 277 South, Abilene, Texas. Visitation will also be Friday, August 13, 2021 from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm...

Aug 5, 2021

Orlando Jesus (OJ) Garcia passed away suddenly on August 5, 2021 at the young age of 50. He was born to Jesus and Juanita Garcia on February 13, 1971 and baptized into the Catholic Church and was a lifelong member of Holy Family Catholic Church. OJ was involved in the Big Country Soccer Association from a young age which...

Aug 3, 2021

John Thomas Mantooth, Sr. was born February 25, 1940, in Abilene, Texas and passed away August 3, 2021.

He was preceded in death by his beloved mother, Elizabeth Mantooth, 8 brothers and sisters, and his granddaughter, Samantha.  Surviving him is his wife of 28 years, Janice, his children, grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews, and of course, his...

Aug 3, 2021

Marshall Monroe Mims, 68, of Abilene, Texas passed away Tuesday, August 3, 2021 in Whitewright, Texas. A Memorial Service will be held on August 14, 2021 at 1:00 PM at Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Albany City Cemetery. A visitation will be held from 11:30 to 1:00 PM prior to the service. Marshall was born on...

Jul 29, 2021

Jimmy Don Hardy, 82, of Abilene Texas, passed away on July 29, 2021 at his home. Jimmy was born on March 24 in Sweetwater, Texas to Jimmy and Irene Hardy of Snyder, Texas. After graduating from Snyder High School in 1958, he went on to Texas A&M. After leaving Texas A&M he enlisted in the Air Force, where he...

Jul 28, 2021

Jo Ann McRae, 84, of Abilene, passed away on July 28, 2021. A memorial service will be held at 2pm Saturday, December 4th at Elmwood West United Methodist Church in Abilene. Pastor Jeff Hatcher will officiate. Jo Ann was born on October 9th, 1936, in Lake Village, Arkansas, the first of the 4 daughters of Brown Clary and Ruth...

Jul 27, 2021

Brenda Lee Gutierrez, 58, passed away Tuesday, July 27, 2021. A visitation will be 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM on Monday, August 2, 2021 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Tuesday, August 3, 2021, in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. Brenda was...

Jul 25, 2021

Joe Whitley Alexander Joe Alexander, 94, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, July 25, 2021. A visitation will be 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM on Friday, July 30, 2021 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Funeral Services will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, July 31, 2021, at Mount Zion Baptist Church, 520 Stafford Street. Interment will follow in...

Jul 23, 2021

Etta Mary Bowling passed away on July 23rd, 2021, in Abilene Texas. A visitation will be 10:00am, Monday, August 2nd, 2021, at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Abilene Texas 79606. A Funeral service will follow the visitation beginning at 11:30am. Interment will follow the service at The Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Abilene. Etta (Mary) was born July...

Jul 23, 2021

Billy Eldon Caddell was called home on July 23, 2021. Billy was born at home in Truscott, TX on January 16,1932. He was preceded in death by his father William Farris Caddell his mother Vada Opal Rutherford, Brothers Walter Caddell, Buddy Caddell and the love of his life Patricia Caddell. After graduating from Crowell High School he joined the...

Jul 22, 2021

Roy Lee "Jac" Jackson was born on February 16, 1952, in Abilene, Texas to Willie H. Jackson and Ocie L. Langley. He was a member of the United Family Church under the direction and leadership of his Pastor and Brother In-Law, Elder James Moore. Jac served his country proudly in the U.S. Air Force. He was gainfully employed by...

Jul 21, 2021

Antonio “Tony” Bustamante, 74, of Abilene passed away in his home, Wednesday, July 21, 2021 in Abilene.

A memorial service will be held Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at 10 AM at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Inurnment will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. A visitation and rosary will be held Tuesday, August 3 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM...

Jul 20, 2021

Earl William O’Connor, 75, passed away Tuesday, July 20, 2021. A memorial service will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday, August 4, 2021 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 Hwy 277 South.

Earl was born October 17, 1945 in Canton, Ohio to Victor and Florence O’Connor.  He graduated from Canton South High School in 1963. Earl was...

Jul 20, 2021

Ray Grafton Cockerell , 62, of Abilene, Texas passed away quietly on July 20, 2021 at home.

Ray was born on June 2, 1959 in Houston, TX to Dr. Earl Grafton (E.G.) Cockerell and Janell Jefferies Cockerell. The family returned to Abilene in 1961 where E.G. joined his father, Dr. E.R. Cockerell in Dermatology practice. Ray and his...

Jul 15, 2021

Ed Bolyard, 83, passed away Thursday, July 15, 2021. A visitation will begin at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at Northside Baptist Church, 600 Ave C , Cisco, Texas. A funeral service will immediately follow visitation and begin 11:00 AM at Northside Baptist Church. Interment will be at Elmwood Memorial Park, 5750 Hwy 277 South, Abilene Texas at 2:00...

Jul 13, 2021

SSG Tom Wilbur Hutson, US Army (Ret.), 91, of Abilene, TX, died Tuesday, July 13, 2021. Born October 11, 1929, in Bamberg, SC, he was a son of the late Wilbur and Lou W. Hughes Hutson. SSG Hutson honorably served his country for more than 20 years in the US Army, until his retirement in 1968. At the conclusion...

Jul 13, 2021

Davey Hickam, 53, of Calimesa, California passed away on July 13, 2021, in Indio, California.

Graveside funeral service will be held on Saturday, October 29, 2022, at 2:00 PM at Elmwood Memorial Park, 5750 US HWY 277 South, Abilene, Texas. Larry Sullivan, Minister at Baker Heights Church of Christ will be officiating.

A celebration for...

Jul 12, 2021

Gay Lynn Emery Chism, age 77, died peacefully at home from natural causes on the evening of July 12, 2021, in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.

She was born in Abilene, Taylor County, Texas, on September 30, 1943, to Day DeHart Emery, Jr. and Elizabeth Inez Morris.  She attended grade schools in Bryan and Victoria, Texas, then...

Jul 10, 2021

Sammy was born in Brownwood, TX on July 23, 1941, to parents, Homer and Vera Bouchillon. After losing his parents in a train accident when he was 2 years old, he went to live and be raised by his aunt and uncle, Addie and Merrel. He attended high school in Midland and after school began working in the oil...

Jul 6, 2021

Billy Jack Scurlock, 74, passed away July 6, 2021. A visitation will be 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Friday, July 9, 2021 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 Hwy 277 South. A graveside service will follow beginning at 1:00 PM in Elmwood Memorial Park, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Billy was born October 12, 1946 to Jack and Doris...