Obituaries

Aug 25, 2018

Jimmy Harold Atkinson, 80 of Abilene, passed away at Hendrick Hospice Center on Saturday August 25th, 2018.  A graveside service with military honors will be held at 9:00 am Friday August 31, 2018 at the Texas State Veteran Cemetery in Abilene.   Arrangements are under the direction of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St.

Aug 24, 2018

Tanner Lane Thompson, loving husband, father, son, brother and friend passed away on August 24, 2018 at the age of 38. A celebration of his life will be held at 4:00 PM on Tuesday September 4th, 2018 in the Auditorium of Beltway Park Church - North Campus, 2850 Hwy 351. Services are under the direction of Piersall Funeral Directors,...

Aug 23, 2018

Lifelong Texas resident, Nollie Marie (Willis) Brown, died peacefully Thursday August 23 , 2018 at her Lewisville Estates home in Dallas.  Visitation will be Wednesday, August 29, 2018 from 4:00-8:00 p.m. at Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.  Graveside services will be held at 10:00 am Thursday, August 30, 2018 at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Abilene.  Services under the...

Aug 15, 2018

Mable Lucinda Gray Bailey died August 15, 2018 in Abilene. For 95 years she lived a life of joyful service to others.  A memorial reception honoring her life will be at the University Church of Christ Family Room, Saturday, August 25, 2018 from 2:00-3:30 pm.  Mable was buried, August 18, 2018 in Ethridge Tennessee in the cemetery behind the...

Aug 13, 2018

Deborah Hagan, 59, of Abilene, passed away on Monday, August 13, 2018 . A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 18, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of the Southern Hills Church of Christ.  Arrangements under the direction of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.

Aug 8, 2018

Michael Reed Westfall, Sr., 80, of Abilene, passed away on Wednesday, August 8, 2018.  Arrangements are pending with Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.

Aug 7, 2018

Irene Hare was born July 7, 1929 to Charlie and Cora Jones in Crossfield Alberta, Canada. She married her loving husband Loyd Hare in Reno, Nevada in 1946 and together they raised three sons Charles, Steven and Bill. Irene was a devoted wife to her husband Loyd who was a Lt. Colonel in the Air Force.

The...

Aug 4, 2018

Nathan Russell Neill was born April 10, 1995 in Tallahassee, Florida to John and Karene Neill. He was born into a tremendous community of friends in Tallahassee. The family moved to California in 1997. He loved living in California. In July 2000, Nathan and family moved to Abilene, Texas. Nathan spent a portion of the drive saying, “take me...

Aug 3, 2018

The Captain rides into the sunset. Like the 1953 western film starring Alan Ladd, our hero gets on his horse after being mortally wounded in the final battle of his life, defending a town and family from a band of criminals. His last words are spoken to a young boy, who had looked up to him during the film...

Aug 1, 2018

Bette Jean Joyce Harris was born in Snyder, Texas on December 16, 1927 to Ixon and Ellen Pratt Joyce. She graduated from Snyder High in 1945, then started college at Texas Women’s College in Denton, majoring in art. She transferred to Abilene Christian College (now ACU) in 1946, where she met her soul mate, Noble “Spike” Harris. Bette and...

Jul 31, 2018

Theda A. (Pete) Moss, 87, of Abilene passed away peacefully on July 31, 2018 at Hendrick Hospice Care Center. Services are being handled by Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.

Pete was born in Provencal, Louisiana on February 1, 1931 to Homer and Annie Moss. The years of his youth were spent in rural Louisiana hunting and...

Jul 28, 2018

Kathleen Lemmons Joy 79 of Abilene, passed away at her home on Saturday July 28, 2018. A Celebration of her life will be held Tuesday July 31, 2018 at 5:30 pm in the Hillcrest Church of Christ Auditorium. A visitation will be held Monday evening from 5-6:30 pm at Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St. Kathleen was born February...

Jul 28, 2018

Jeffrey Oran Haseltine, age 63, of Abilene, passed away Saturday, July 28, 2018. Jeff was born to Oran Lee and Doris Jean (Keith) Haseltine in Fullerton, California, on January 15, 1955. Jeff was the second of three children, following his older sister Claudia and preceding his younger brother William.

Jeff graduated from Dallas Christian High School in...

Jul 27, 2018

Michael Allyn Barker-Hull Jr., 35 of Abilene, passed away July 27, 2018. He was born May 17, 1983 to April Dawn Ash and Michael Allyn Barker-Hull Sr. in Riverside, California.  Michael traveled a lot during his life.  He spent time in California, Kansas, Illinois, Colorado and Nevada but for the past few years had resided in Abilene, Texas with...

Jul 22, 2018

Rebecca Kathleen Melton, 66, of Abilene, passed away at her home on Sunday, July 22, 2018.  A memorial service to honor her will be held on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at the Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 1741 Sayles Blvd.  Arrangements under the direction of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.

Becky was born on...

Jul 20, 2018

Former Abilene High and Abilene Christian University football coach/athletic director Foy Wallace “Wally” Bullington died Friday following an illness at age 87. A celebration of Wally's life will be held on Saturday July 28, 2018 at 2:00 pm in the auditorium of Highland Church of Christ, 425 Highland Ave. A visitation will be held Friday evening from 5:00-7:00 at...

Jul 20, 2018

Emelia S. Molina, 92, passed away at a local nursing facility on July 20, 2018. There will be a visitation from 6-8 pm on July 23 at Piersall Funeral Directors 733 Butternut Street and a service will be held at 10:00 am on Tuesday at the Overflow Worship Center, 2958 Grape St. in Abilene with burial to follow.

Jul 9, 2018

Gerald Gene “Jerry” Elmore was born in Dallas, Texas, on January 20, 1927, to Elba Winfield Elmore and Mary Serena Blackstone Elmore. He passed peacefully from this earthly life to his heavenly reward at 91 years of age on July 9, 2018, with his loving wife of more than 70 years, his two daughters, and other beloved family members...

Jul 6, 2018

Loretta May McReynolds, 83, of Abilene, passed from this life on July 6, 2018.  A memorial service celebrating her life will be held at Grace Lutheran Church, 1202 S. Pioneer Drive at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 21, 2018.  Interment will follow at Pleasant Valley Cemetery, near Lake Brownwood.

Born Loretta May Bagshaw to Everett and Leona...

Jun 29, 2018

Susie Olivia Wood, 86, of Lawn, Texas, went to be with the Lord on Friday, June 29, 2018. Olivia was born on the Cox Farm in Hamby, Texas on July 9, 1931, as the third of nine children to Jewel and H. P. Lilly. She attended school at Willowcreek, Clyde, Eula, and Abilene. Her sophomore year, Olivia was voted...