Obituaries

Dec 19, 2019

Carl Brecheen, 90, of Abilene, passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2019.  Funeral service will be on Monday, December 23, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at the University Church of Christ, 733 E.N. 16 th Street, with a time of visitation starting at 10:00 a.m. that morning in the Family Room, under the direction of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut...

Dec 15, 2019

Dorothy Lillian McCraw, 98 of Abilene, passed away at a local care center on December 15, 2019. A funeral service will be held Thursday at 11:00 am at Second Baptist Church, 901 Victoria with Pastor Larry Hooper officiating. A visitation will be held Wednesday evening from 6-8 pm at Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St. Dorothy was born September...

Dec 13, 2019

Sheila Ann (Hunter) Austin, loving wife and mother, homemaker and hostess extraordinaire, died December 13, 2019, in Abilene, Texas. She was 88. A memorial service honoring her life is planned for 2 p.m. on January 11, 2020, at the University Church of Christ in Abilene, Texas, where she and her husband Clyde were members and servants for six decades....

Dec 11, 2019

Robert Alan Collins, 44, passed away unexpectedly, December 11, 2019, at his home in Abilene. He was preceded in death by his grandparents Merlene and Jap Baucum, and Clark and Margaret Collins, an aunt and uncle Patricia and Donald Underwood and his cousin Larina Baucum. He is survived by his mother Sue Collins of Abilene, his father Earnest Collins,...

Dec 11, 2019

Harry Dale Whitt was born in Dayton, Ohio to Harrison and Ruby (Baty) Whitt on August 26, 1943. He died peacefully in his sleep at the Coronado Nursing Center in Abilene, Texas on December 11, 2019. The family would like to thank the Willow Springs, SilverSpring and Coronado nursing centers for the excellent care he received during his long...

Dec 5, 2019

George Morgan Phillips was born October 5, 1936 to Charles Conway Phillips and Addie Doss Phillips in Paris, Texas. He passed away on December 5, 2019 in Abilene.

Morgan attended Paris schools, graduating from Paris High School in 1954.  After attending Paris Junior College one year, he moved to Abilene to attend Abilene Christian University.  He received...

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...