Obituaries

Feb 9, 2021

William Steven West, 70 of Tuscola, passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2021.  Arrangements are pending with Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.

Feb 9, 2021

Billie Marion Glass Heckford, 82 of Abilene, passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2021.  A memorial service is scheduled to be held on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at the Westgate Church of Christ.  Arrangements under the direction of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.

Billie was born on March 19, 1938 in Dalhart, Texas...

Feb 3, 2021

Don Drennan, longtime Abilene Christian University administrator, Abilene City Council member and community servant, died Feb. 3, in Abilene, after an extended illness.  He was 85.

Services honoring his life are planned Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Beauchamp Amphitheatre on the Abilene Christian University campus.  A visitation with family will be Saturday from 5-7 p.m. at...

Feb 3, 2021

Bobby Whitt, 67 of Abilene, passed away on Wednesday, February 3, 2021.  Arrangements are pending with Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.

Feb 3, 2021

Brenda Lou (Aberegg) Amonett, passed peacefully to her long-awaited heavenly home on Wednesday, February 3, 2021.  A celebration of Life will be held at the Baker Height Church of Christ in Abilene, Texas on Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. with a visitation starting at 9:30 a.m.   Interment will now be at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 23,...

Feb 3, 2021

LeRoy Thompson, beloved husband, father, grandpa, great grandpa and friend went home with our Lord on Wednesday, February 3, 2021 in Abilene, Texas. LeRoy was born in Yoakum, Texas on June 9, 1930 to Henry Royal and Bessie Irene Thompson. He was the fifth of eight children.

LeRoy met the love of his life, Ruri Nakazawa, while...

Jan 31, 2021

Sammie Lynn Hansen, 71 of Tye, passed away in Merkel on Sunday, January 31, 2021.  A memorial service will be held at the Merkel Church of Christ on Thursday, February 4, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. with an inurnment at 1:00 p.m. at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery, under the direction of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.

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Jan 29, 2021

Roy Brown, 52 of Abilene, passed away at a local care center on January 29, 2021.  Arrangements were made through Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St.  A memorial service will be held by the family in the coming weeks.

Jan 25, 2021

Larry Joe Roberson, 63 of Abilene, passed away peacefully at Hendrick Medical Center on Monday, January 25, 2021 surrounded by his children, after a courageous battle with cancer.  A visitation will be held at Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St on Thursday evening from 6-8 pm.  A service will be held Friday the 29th at 10:00 am in the...

Jan 25, 2021

Rebecca Ann Harrison passed away quietly, January 25 th , surrounded by her adoring daughters and family both near and far.  Her many years of physical pain are over after complications related to Rheumatoid Arthritis. Our prayer warrior mom spent her life praying for the release of generational healing and restoration not just for her family but everyone she...

Jan 24, 2021

Tommy Gene Hollowell passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, January 24th, 2021 in Abilene, Texas at the age of 77.

Services will be held Thursday, January 28th, 2021 at 1:00pm at Broadview Baptist Church, 2500 South 27th Street and Buffalo Gap Cemetery. Officiated by Rev. Wes Terry and Rev. David Cason.

Tommy...

Jan 23, 2021

Keith Anthony de la Vega, 31, of Abilene, Texas, passed away suddenly on January 23, 2020.

Keith was born on January 1, 1990 to Andrea Virgen in Abilene, Texas. Timothy de la Vega married Andrea Virgen a few years later and adopted Keith. Keith completed his GED at age 17. The day after his 18 th birthday,...

Jan 21, 2021

Richard “Dick” Patterson passed away on January 21, 2021 at the age of 76, at Lyndale Memory Care in Abilene, TX. Although Dick suffered from dementia for several years, he succumbed to complications from Covid-19.

Richard was born on November 24 1944 in Abilene, TX to Lester and Floye (Darnell) Patterson. He graduated from Cooper High School...

Jan 20, 2021

Franklin “Dwaine” Johnson, age 80, of Abilene, TX lost his battle with Covid on January 20th, 2021. Dwaine was born in Tennyson, Texas on November 2nd, 1940, to Letha Mae Gill Johnson and L.B. “Ted”. He was raised by his mother in Anson, Texas. He met the love of his life Margaret Elaine Hunter Johnson in high school and...

Jan 16, 2021

Exa Fay Hooten was born at home in Floydada, Texas to Maude Latham Hooten and Richard W. Hooten on August 27, 1928. She was the oldest of Tom and Lula (Brady) Latham’s many grandchildren and she felt a strong need to set an example for her cousins. She was a lifetime member of the Church of Christ and lived...

Jan 16, 2021

On Saturday January 16, 2021 Bob Cook, loving husband and father of four children, nine grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren, passed away at the age of 77.

Bob was born January 9, 1944 in Abilene, Texas to Leon and Ethel Oneta Cook. Bob’s father, Leon, was killed in Okinawa, Japan in WWII in 1945 when Bob was...

Jan 14, 2021

Lewis D. (Wayne) Rudder, 61 of Abilene, passed away on Thursday January 14, 2021 at a local hospital. A visitation with the family will be held from 2-4 pm on Sunday January 17 th at Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St.  A service will be held Monday at 2 pm in the chapel of the funeral home with a...

Jan 12, 2021

Jessie Marie (Memaw) Cargile, age 87, of Abilene, TX passed away the evening of January 12th, 2021, at Hendrick Hospital.

Born in West Texas on May 27th, 1933, daughter of Grace and Jesse (Bud) McDaniel, she was a proud, dedicated Christian woman who was an endearing daughter, sister, mother, grandmother and friend. Jessie is preceded in death...

Jan 10, 2021

Pedro “Pecos” Pete Gonzalez, 58 of Abilene, passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2021.  Funeral services will be on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street, with a visitation on Monday, January 18, 2021 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

Pete was born on...

Jan 8, 2021

Ruth Heggie Bailey Hall, a long-time resident of Abilene, passed from this life on January 8, 2021 after a long period of care in a nursing facility in Austin, Texas.   Ruth was born in Petteway, Texas on July 13, 1932 to James Raymond Heggie and Alma Clevenger Heggie.

She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Abilene Christian College...