Obituaries
Katie J. Smith
Mar 29, 2015
Kathryn “Katie” Smith, 88, of Abilene, passed away at a local medical center on March 29th. There will be a visitation with the family on Tuesday, March 31, from 4pm to 6pm at the Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street with a graveside service to take place on April 1, at the Iberis Cemetery at 2:00pm, under the direction...
Loreta Kelley
Mar 26, 2015
Amber Loreta Lewis Kelley, a long-time resident of Abilene, died March 26, 2015 in the Granbury Care Center in Granbury, Texas at the age of 97 years, 2 months and 24 days. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 2:00 pm in the chapel at the University Church of Christ, 733 E.N. 16th Street....
Ollie Wayne Gandy
Mar 16, 2015
Ollie Wayne Gandy, 77 of Abilene, passed away on Monday, March 16, 2015 at a local care facility. Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 20, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. in the chapel of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street, with interment at 3:00 p.m. at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery. A visitation with the family will be...
Sally Faye Hill Bucherie
Mar 16, 2015
Sally Faye Bucherie, 80, of Abilene went home to be with her Savior on Monday, March 16th at a local care facility. A visitation will be held on Thursday evening March 19th from 5 to 7 pm at the Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street in Abilene. A graveside service will be held at Elmwood cemetery at 10:00 am...
Jerry Allan Anderson
Mar 11, 2015
Jerry Allan Anderson lost his battle with cancer on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at Hendrick Medical Center. Visitation with the family is scheduled for Friday, March 13, 2015 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Piersall - Benton Funeral home. A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, March 14, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. University Church of Christ. Interment to follow at Elliot Hamil...
Gladys Laverne Lemonds
Mar 8, 2015
Gladys Laverne Lemonds, 79, passed away in her home on Sunday, March 8, 2015. A memorial service to honor her life will be held on Monday, March 16 at 11:00 a.m. in the Atrium of the Highland Church of Christ, 425 Highland Avenue. Arrangements under the direction of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.
Stella E. Boyll
Mar 3, 2015
Stella Elizabeth (Ellinger) Boyll passed away March 3, 2015 at a local hospital. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Minter Lane Church of Christ, 2502 Minter Ln, Abilene, TX. Born April 22, 1921 in Terre Haute, Indiana, she was the daughter of Ollie F. Ellinger and Loutrella (Acton) Ellinger. Stella...
Jimmie Mae Ervin
Feb 28, 2015
Jimmie Mae Ervin, 90 of Abilene, passed away at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene on February 28, 2015. A graveside service is scheduled for 11:30 am, Saturday March 7, 2015 in the Oakwood Cemetery in Cisco, Texas. Services are under the direction of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St.
Bobby Snow
Feb 27, 2015
Bobby Glen Snow, 72 of Abilene, passed away on Friday, February 27, 2015. The family will hold a private memorial service at a later date. Arrangements under the direction of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.
Johnny Esteven Hernandez
Feb 26, 2015
Johnny Esteven Hernandez, 57 of Abilene, passed away at Hendrick Medical Center on Thursday, February 26, 2015. Services are scheduled for Monday, March 2 at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel at Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street, with burial at 3:00 p.m. at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery. A visitation with the family will be on Sunday, March 1...
Alma D. Hines
Feb 24, 2015
Alma D. Hines, 82 of Abilene, passed away in her home on Tuesday, February 24, 2015. Arrangements are pending with Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St.
Jerilyn Kyker Pfeifer, Ed.D.
Feb 22, 2015
Jerilyn Kyker Pfeifer, Ed.D. Jerilyn Kyker Pfeifer passed away peacefully in the early morning of February 22, 2015, at her Abilene home. A memorial service honoring Jeri's life will be held at 11:00 am Thursday, February 26, 2015 in the Highland Church of Christ Auditorium, 425 Highland Ave. A private family graveside service will be held later in the...
Faynelle Thornton James Johnson
Feb 11, 2015
Faynelle Thornton James Johnson, 84, died Wednesday, February 11, 2015. She was a loving mother of 10 children, 4 of whom preceded her in death. Craig, Roger, Joe and Melanie. Left to cherish her memory are sons; Michael (Lou) James, Austin; Gregg James, Omaha, NE; Daughters Lynn (Ken) McBride and Kathy (Tim) Levrets of Abilene and Andrea (Steve) Jordan,...
Mrs. William J. Teague
Feb 3, 2015
Former Abilene Christian University first lady Margaret Louise Newlen “Peggy” Teague, wife of chancellor emeritus Dr. William J. Teague, died Feb. 3, 2015, at age 85 in Abilene. A memorial service will be held Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, at 1 p.m. at University Church of Christ in Abilene, with Dr. Eddie Sharp officiating and arrangements by Piersall-Benton Funeral Directors....
Margie Le Elam
Feb 2, 2015
Margie Le Elam, 86 of Abilene, passed away at a local nursing facility on Monday, February 2, 2015. As per her wishes, the family will conduct a private memorial service at a later date. Margie was born on June 23, 1928 in Groom, Texas to Verle and Hazel Decker Powell. As a young professional she was working at Southwest...
Ernest Bruce Mills
Feb 1, 2015
Ernest “Bruce” Mills, 63, of Colorado City, passed away at a local medical facility in Abilene on February 1, 2015. A family memorial service will be held a later date. The arrangements were handled by Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street, Abilene, Texas. Bruce was born in Madison, Kentucky to Ernest Glen and Mollie Faye Mills. He graduated from...
Mary Wilson
Jan 27, 2015
Mary Wilson, 40, of Abilene, passed away at Hendrick Medical Center on January 27, 2015. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jake and Mary Shutters. She is survived by two brothers, Troy Adcox of Comanche, Texas and Jake Shutters of Estill Springs, Tennessee, and a sister, Corky Wimbley of Winchester, Tennessee. A graveside service will be held...
Doris Nell Dukes
Jan 22, 2015
Doris Nell Dukes, 82 of Abilene, passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2015 at Hendrick Medical Center. A visitation will be held on Monday, January 26, 2015 at 10:00 am at Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street with a graveside service to follow at 11:30 am in the Cedar Hill Flat section of the Abilene City Cemetery. Doris was...
Martha Nell Stucker
Jan 11, 2015
Martha Nell Stucker, 75, of Abilene passed away on January 11, 2015 at a local medical facility. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 13 from 5pm to 7pm at Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street. The services for Nell will be at Pioneer Drive Baptist church at 2:00pm on Wednesday conducted by Jeff Reid with a private...
Frances Adelma Stroop
Jan 10, 2015
I mourned my mother’s loss every time I went to see her. I remembered the vibrancy and the passion she had for her church, her piano pupils, her singing and a good joke. She was born Frances Adelma Renshaw in St. Catharine’s, Ontario on September 3, 1925 and died January 10, 2015. She married Albert Pittman Stroop in 1946....
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