Obituaries

Mar 14, 2014

Larry Wayne Johnson, 48 of Hamlin, passed away at his home on March 3, 2014.  Arrangements are being handled by Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St.

Mar 7, 2014

Dr. Clyde Neal Austin, professor emeritus of psychology at Abilene Christian University, died March 7th in Abilene. He was 82. A memorial service honoring his life is planned for 2 p.m. April 5th at the University Church of Christ, where he served for many years as a deacon and an elder. In keeping with his wishes, the body was...

Mar 4, 2014

Roberto Ortegon Torres, 74 of Abilene, passed away at his home on March 4, 2014. A service is scheduled for 10:00 am Friday March 7th, 2014 at Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St with Rev. Paul Vasquez officiating. Burial will follow at the Abilene City Cemetery. A visitation will be held Thursday evening from 7-9pm at the funeral home....

Mar 3, 2014

Glen Wendle Cavitt passed away on March 3rd 2014 in Abilene, Texas. Glen was born on April 19, 1935 in Claytonville, Texas to Ira and Emma Cavitt. He graduated from Hobbs High School in Hobbs, Texas in 1954. He attended Howard Payne University and played football and was on the track team. He married Patsy Miers in 1956 and...

Feb 28, 2014

Larry Elmore, 62 of Abilene, passed away at a local nursing center on February 28, 2014. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements were handled by Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St.

Feb 19, 2014

Clyde Welton Irvin, a long time resident of the Albany/Abilene area, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, February 19th at the age of 81. A family visitation will be at 10:00 a.m. followed by a celebration of his life in worship at 11:00 a.m. at the Hillcrest Church of Christ, 650 East Ambler Avenue on Monday, February...

Feb 19, 2014

Sherry DeGroff, 67 of Abilene, passed away at a local hospital on February the 19th. A graveside service will be held at 2:00pm on Monday, February 24th in Cedar Hill Cemetery. A visitation will be held Sunday from 6-8pm at Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St. Sherry was born in Richmond, Missouri on December 6, 1946 to Eugene and...

Feb 13, 2014

Betty Gildersleeve, 76 of Abilene, passed away at a local care center on February 13, 2014. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 1, 2014 from 1-5pm at her daughter Kim's home, 1418 Lakeside Dr. in Abilene. Local arrangements were by Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St.

Feb 7, 2014

Joyce Bond, 72 of Abilene, passed away Friday, February 7, 2014 at a local care center. A memorial service will be held at 10:00am Wednesday, February 12, 2014 in the Piersall Funeral Directors Chapel, 733 Butternut St.

Joyce was born to Grady and Hazel Byars White in Colorado City, Texas on March 16, 1941. She was raised...

Feb 6, 2014

On June 22, 1973 we walked thru the doors of Christian Homes of Abilene and met our first born son. We named him Michael Scott Minton and called him “Scottie”. He was born to a young lady in San Angelo, Texas on May 28, 1973 who wanted her new born son to have a good Christian home. So this...

Feb 3, 2014

Charles Everett Greenlee, 83, of Abilene,, passed away at his home on February 3, 2014. A service is scheduled for 10:00 AM on Thursday, February 6, 2014, at the Oldham Lane Church of Christ under the direction of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St. A graveside service will be held at 2:30 PM in the Wayland Cemetery in Stephens...

Jan 26, 2014

Roger D. Gee passed away the Sunday night of January 26, 2014. The hospice nurse described it as the gentlest crossing over she had ever seen. Dr. Gee, who was born in Cromwell, Oklahoma, was the first son of Leonard D. and Florence Gee. He worked in the oilfield to earn his degree in music from Abilene Christian College;...

Jan 24, 2014

Owen Elton Neel, 97, passed away in a Fort Worth nursing center on January 24, 2014. A graveside service is scheduled for 2:30pm Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Abilene with Dr. Phil Christopher officiating. A visitation will be held in the morning from 9-11am on Tuesday at Piersall Benton Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St.

Jan 21, 2014

Joe Thomas Hatcher, SMSgt USAF (Ret.), 82 of Hawley, passed away at Hendrick Medical Center on Tuesday, January 21, 2014. A service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Monday, January 27, 2014, at the Piersall Benton Chapel, 733 Butternut St, with full military honors to follow at Midway Cemetery in Hodges. A visitation will be held Sunday from 3-5pm at...

Jan 19, 2014

Martha Elizabeth Bradford, 83 of Abilene, passed away at a local nursing home on Sunday, January 19, 2014. A service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 25, 2014 at the University Church of Christ, 733 E.N. 16th with a burial to follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. A visitation with the family will be held Friday, January 24,...

Jan 9, 2014

Martha Ann (Page) Gaines Merrell, 76, of Abilene, peacefully went to be with Our Savior, Thursday, January 9, 2014, at Windcrest Care Center. A visitation with the family will be 3-5pm, Sunday, January 12, 2014, at Piersall-Benton Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut. Funeral services will be held at 11am Monday, January 13th at Southern Hills Church of Christ. Martha was...

Dec 30, 2013

Barbara Harper, 74 of Abilene, passed away Monday, December 30, 2013 at Hendrick Medical Center. A service is scheduled for 2:00pm Saturday, January 4, 2014 at The Church @ The Cross, 3081 Edgemont. A visitation will be held at the church at 1:00pm prior to the service. Arrangements are being handled by Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St. Barbara...

Dec 30, 2013

Roni Lynn Curtis, 54 of Abilene, passed away December 30, 2013 at Hendrick Medical Center. A service is scheduled for 2:00pm Monday, January 6, 2014 in the chapel at Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St., with burial to follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. A visitation will be held Sunday from 3-5pm at the funeral home. Born in San Diego,...

Dec 23, 2013

Earl Leroy Redman, Sr., 84 of Abilene, passed away at Hendrick Medical Center on Monday December, 23, 2013. A memorial service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Saturday, December 28th at Elmwood West United Methodist Church, 1302 S. Pioneer Drive under the direction of Piersall Funeral Directors. Earl Redman was born in Lorain, OH on December 19, 1929 to Willard...

Dec 21, 2013

Former Abilene resident, Mary Irene Naylor Ferguson, passed away in McKinney, Texas on December 21st, 2013. She was born on January 21st, 1922 in Strawn, Texas and moved to Abilene as a child. Her parents were L. H. Naylor, Sr. and Nancy Lee Hutchins Naylor. She graduated from Abilene High School in 1939 after which she completed a two...