Obituaries

Barbara Evelyn Harper

Barbara Evelyn Harper

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...

Roni Lynn Curtis

Roni Lynn Curtis

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,...

Earl L. Redman, Sr.

Earl L. Redman, Sr.

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...

Mary Irene Ferguson

Mary Irene Ferguson

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...

Shara Eaton Westerman

Shara Eaton Westerman

Dec 20, 2013

Shara Eaton Westerman, 48, passed away December 20 at Covenant Hospital in Lubbock. Family and friends will gather to celebrate her life at 10:00 a.m. December 27 at Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St in Abilene. Shara was born on January 12, 1965. She grew up in Abilene and was a 1983 graduate of Cooper High School. In 1987,...

Douglas M. Smith Cmsgt Usaf (Ret.)

Douglas M. Smith Cmsgt Usaf (Ret.)

Dec 16, 2013

Douglas McArthur Smith CMSgt USAF (Ret.), 71 of Abilene, passed away Monday, December 16, 2013 at Hendrick Medical Center. A service is scheduled for 1:30 pm Thursday, December 19, 2013 at the Piersall Benton Chapel, 733 Butternut St. with a graveside service to follow in the Texas State Veterans Cemetery at 3:00 pm with full military honors. A visitation...

John H. Harrison

John H. Harrison

Dec 9, 2013

John Harrison of Lincoln, Nebraska, originally of Abilene, TX, passed away on December 9, 2013 after a successful career and active retirement, volunteering at his church and other local organizations. John was born on September 29, 1939 in Abilene to Hulon and Anna Lee Harrison. He attended Abilene schools and graduated from Abilene High School in 1957. While at...

Christopher Thomas Kincaid Insall

Christopher Thomas Kincaid Insall

Dec 4, 2013

“Timing: We normally see it as something we can control, but if we are doing things right, we have no control. Everything is on God’s time.” Christopher Thomas Kincaid Insall, September 2, 2007 Christopher Thomas Kincaid Insall, age 27, of Mansfield, TX, was a cherished son, nephew, cousin, and grandson, truly loved by all. He left this world to...

Linda Jean Lynd

Linda Jean Lynd

Nov 27, 2013

Linda Jean Porter Lynd, 70 of Abilene, passed away Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at Hendrick Medical Center. A reception and visitation will be held at noon on Monday, December 2, 2013 at Westgate Church of Christ with service to follow at 1:30pm. The burial will be at 3:00pm in the Texas State Veteran Cemetery at Abilene. Linda was born...

Charles Alton Middleton

Charles Alton Middleton

Nov 25, 2013

Charles Alton Middleton, 90 went Home to the Lord on November 25, 2013. The memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St., Abilene, TX. He was born on November 18, 1923 in Nugent, Texas to John and Lena (Moorehead) Middleton. He grew up on the family farm...

Jack Brigman

Jack Brigman

Nov 23, 2013

Jack Brigman, 70, of Abilene, passed away at his home on Saturday, November 23, 2013. A memorial service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Tuesday, November 26th at Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St. A time of visitation with the family will be held following the service. Jack David Brigman was born on November 28, 1942 in Deming, New Mexico...

Gerald M. Armstrong

Gerald M. Armstrong

Nov 21, 2013

Gerald "Gerry" M. Armstrong, 68 of Abilene, passed away at a Dallas hospital on Thursday November 21, 2013. A memorial service is scheduled for Monday November 25th at 2:00 pm with a time of visitation to follow at Piersall Benton Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St. A private family graveside will be held at Elmwood Memorial Park prior to the...

Doris Virginia Thompson

Doris Virginia Thompson

Nov 19, 2013

Doris Virginia Acuff Thompson, 92, passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2013 in Abilene. A visitation will be from 3:00-5:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 24 at the Piersall Benton Funeral Home. A graveside service for family and close friends will take place at Oakwood Cemetery in Whitesboro, Texas the following Sunday at 2:00 pm. Doris was born on September 24,...

Glenda Jean Bryan - Ash

Glenda Jean Bryan - Ash

Nov 16, 2013

Glenda Jean Bryan-Ash, 89 of Abilene, passed away at Hendrick Medical Center on Saturday, November 16, 2013. A graveside service is scheduled for Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at 11:00 am in Elmwood Memorial Park with E.J. Chaffin officiating. A visitation will be held Monday evening from 5:30 to 7:00 pm at Piersall Benton Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St. Jean...

Betty Brown Nelson

Betty Brown Nelson

Nov 10, 2013

Betty Brown Nelson, 87, of Abilene passed away at a local hospital on November 10th , 2013. Betty will be remembered at a memorial service to be held at the University Church of Christ, 733 EN 16th at 11:00 am Wednesday, November 13, 2013. Arrangements are under the direction of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street. Betty was born...

William Mcadam Gluck

William Mcadam Gluck

Nov 9, 2013

Bill Gluck passed away Friday, November 8, 2013 in Abilene. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 17 at St. James United Methodist Church, 3100 Barrow St., Abilene, Texas. Bill graduated from California State University earning a degree in psychology and child development. After college he served in the United States Air Force for...

Jo Carol Spurlock

Jo Carol Spurlock

Nov 3, 2013

Jo Carol Spurlock, 60 of Abilene, passed away at Baylor Medical Hospital in Dallas after a lengthy battle with breast cancer on November 3, 2013. A memorial service is scheduled for Friday, November 8, at 2 pm at St. Paul United Methodist Church with a visitation to follow. A private family graveside service will be held prior to the...

Wanda Lou Higgins

Wanda Lou Higgins

Oct 29, 2013

Wanda Lou Montgomery Higgins was born February 5, 1925 the daughter of Robert Leonard and Purnie Lou Middleton in Paducah, Texas. She passed from this life on October 29, 2013 in Abilene. A service is scheduled for 10:00 am Friday, November 1, 2013 at Piersall Benton Chapel, 733 Butternut St with burial to follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. A...

Carl Wayne Davis

Carl Wayne Davis

Oct 26, 2013

Carl Wayne Davis, 76, passed away peacefully to go to our Lord in Heaven on Saturday, October 26, 2013 after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will include a Graveside Service in Westover, Texas and Visitation in Abilene. Visitation is Wednesday, October 30, 7-8:30 pm at the Piersall Benton Funeral Home, 733 Butternut Street in Abilene. Graveside Service is at...

Elizabeth Juanita Black

Elizabeth Juanita Black

Oct 25, 2013

Elizabeth Juanita Black, 77 of Abilene, passed away at local nursing center on October 25, 2013. A graveside service is scheduled for 2:00 pm on Monday, October 28th in the Iberis Cemetery.