Obituaries

Nov 30, 2019

Jaeden Kevon Livingston, 14, of Abilene, passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2019 at Cook’s Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth.  Funeral service will be on Friday, December 6, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at the King Solomon Baptist Church, 1050 Minda Street, under the direction of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.  A time of visitation with the family...

Nov 27, 2019

Nancy Jane Johnson Coates, Ph.D.

10 Nov 1934 – 27 Nov 2019

Nancy Jane (Johnson) Coates, 85, passed to her eternal home on November 27, 2019, from complications resulting from Alzheimer’s. A Professor at Abilene Christian University from 1972 - 1993, Jane and her husband Edward E. Coates moved to Abilene to teach in the...

Nov 22, 2019

Janice Harper Decker was born in Shreveport Louisiana on January 17,1940 to Elsie Emily Harper and Jesse Lee Harper. She entered the world just a few minutes ahead of her identical twin sister Jeanette. Janice attended Byrd High school and then furthered her education at Abilene Christian College where she met the love of her life Roger Edward Decker....

Nov 21, 2019

Marion Frances Bush, 89 of Abilene, Texas passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2019.  Visitation and funeral service will be on Monday, November 25, 2019 at the University Church of Christ, 733 E.N. 16 th Street.  Visitation will start at 1:00 p.m. in the Family Room and the service will start at 2:00 p.m. in the auditorium.  Burial will...

Nov 20, 2019

Johnnie Lee Boggs, 70, entered Heaven’s gates on November 20, 2019. He was born on April 17, 1949 to Nora Pearl (Becky) McVay and John Boggs in Brady, Texas. Johnnie took pride in a job well done and owned JB Supply, Inc. for close to 30 years. He was an ordained deacon for several years at Southside Baptist. He...

Nov 19, 2019

Lynn White, 86 of Abilene, Texas passed from this life on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 surrounded by family.   Visitation and funeral service will be on Thursday, November 21, 2019 starting with a 10:00 a.m. visitation and an 11:00 a.m. service at the Baker Height Church of Christ, 5382 Texas Avenue.  Burial will follow at Elmwood Memorial Park.  Under the...

Nov 11, 2019

Jerry Conner, 69, of Abilene, passed away on Monday, November 11, 2019 in Abilene.  The memorial service will be at 2:00 PM Friday the 15 th of November at the ACU Chapel on the Hill.

Jerry was born in Dallas, TX to Louise and Walter Conner on August 23 rd 1950. He went to school at Dallas...

Nov 11, 2019

Sandra Jean Smith, 68, of Abilene, passed away in her home surrounded by her family on Monday, November 11, 2019.  A visitation with the family will be on Friday, November 15, 2019 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.

Sandra was born in Decatur, Texas on April 7, 1951 to Ollie Kingsley...

Nov 7, 2019

It is with sadness that Patricia Walter Egdorf and H. Chandler Merrell announce the death our beloved Mother and Matriarch Charlene Gilmer Merrell. She went to be with our Savior Jesus Christ on November 7, 2019.

Mother, the youngest of 11 children, was born in Lamar County Alabama on January 30, 1919 to Frank W. and Lily...

Nov 7, 2019

Cheryl Lee Rice Ballard, 72, died Nov. 7 in Abilene after a long illness. A memorial service is planned at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23, at University Church of Christ with Dr. Eddie Sharp presiding. The service is coordinated by Piersall Funeral Directors. Cheryl was born June 29, 1947, in Oklahoma City, the first of four children born...

Nov 2, 2019

Loy Mark McMillon passed away unexpectedly on November 2, 2019, one day shy of his 52nd birthday.

Mark was born on November 3, 1967 to Donald and Jean McMillon in Abilene, TX. After graduating from Jim Ned High School in 1986 he attended Baylor University on a football scholarship. Mark loved playing football for the Bears. He...

Oct 30, 2019

Following a brief illness, William Carroll Meads, 88, died Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at Scott and White Medical Center in Dallas. Bill leaves his wife of 65 years, Nita Belle (Watson) Meads, daughters Beverly Carole Day (John) of Abilene and Brenda Kathryn Connell (Mark) of Chicago, his son David Howard Meads and wife Ashley of San Antonio, his sister...

Oct 28, 2019

Helen Virginia Roberts Cunningham passed away into the arms of her Lord October 28, 2019 in Abilene, Texas. Helen was born February 8, 1927 to Silas Bradford Roberts and Eunice O'Lee Burleson in Rush Springs, Oklahoma.

Helen was a life-long member of the Methodist church and spent decades faithfully serving in multiple capacities at St. Luke UMC...

Oct 21, 2019

Celia “Sally” Guajardo, 71 of Abilene, passed away on Monday, October 21, 2019 at Silver Springs Health and Rehabilitation Center.  A memorial service will be held on Friday, October 25, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.

Sally was born in Los Angeles, California on November 27, 1947 to Gavino...

Oct 20, 2019

Mary Grace Fore Middleton, 89, passed from this life to her eternal home on Sunday morning, October 20, 2019. Graveside Services are planned for Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 10 a.m., in the Elliott-Hamil Garden of Memories Cemetery. A Memorial Service will follow at Piersall Funeral Home, 733 Butternut, Abilene, Texas, at 11 a.m. There will also be a...

Oct 17, 2019

On Thursday, October 17, 2019, the Lord decided it was time for Tre’Von M. Johnson to rest.  He was 24.  Funeral service will be on Saturday, October 26, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.  A visitation with the family will be on Friday, October 25, 2019 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m....

Oct 16, 2019

Marie Ree Coker, 104 of Abilene, Texas, passed away Wednesday October 16, 2019 at Wisteria Place in Abilene, Texas.  Graveside service will be on Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at the Elmwood Memorial Park Cemetery.  Services under the direction of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.

Marie was born October 28, 1914, in the community...

Oct 13, 2019

Evie Mae Roberts Clovis, 89, of St. Marys, WV, passed away peacefully from this life on Sunday, October 13, 2019 in Abilene, TX.  She was born on May 4, 1930 in Clarksburg, Tennessee to Robert Lee Roberts and Stella Muse Wilson Roberts. As the daughter of a minister, her family moved often, living in Tennessee, Kentucky, Oklahoma, and then...

Oct 13, 2019

Joy Scarbrough, 83 of Abilene, passed away at a local care center on Sunday October 13th, 2019.  Arrangements are pending with Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St.

Oct 13, 2019

Jon Ellis Jones was born in Amarillo, TX, to Robert C. and Lois Jones on February 16, 1932 and had an older sister, Bobbie McMurtry. He graduated from Paschal High School in Fort Worth and received a degree in Bible at Abilene Christian College. While at ACC he met the love of his life, Joan (Brooks) Jones, and they...