Obituaries

Lane C. Herttenberger

Lane C. Herttenberger

Mar 14, 2013

Lane C. Herttenberger, 57, of Abilene passed away on March 14, 2013. The family is celebrating his entry into life eternal with his God and Savior. There will be a visitation Sunday, March 17th from 3-5pm at the Piersall Funeral Home on 733 Butternut Street. A service will be held on Monday, March 18th at the University Church of...

Jubal Colvin

Jubal Colvin

Mar 11, 2013

Jubal Colvin, 39, left this world Monday, March 11, 2013 in Lubbock, Texas. There will be a visitation for friends from 2-3 pm on Sunday, March 17th in the Chapel at Piersall Benton Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Abilene. Jubal was born June 11, 1973 in Harlingen, Texas...

Richard Gonzales Sr.

Richard Gonzales Sr.

Mar 11, 2013

Richard Gonzales Sr., 42, of Abilene, passed away at a local medical center, on March 11, 2013. There will be a visitation on March 15, from 5:00pm to 8:00pm at the Piersall Benton Funeral Home ,733 Butternut Street with a service on March 16 at 1:00pm in the Piersall Chapel. A private family burial will follow at a future...

Frankie Butlar Parker

Frankie Butlar Parker

Mar 5, 2013

Frankie (Mrs. Preston) Parker, born on December 27, 1932 to Oscar Franklin and Ethel Leota (Walker) Butlar in Quanah, Texas, passed into Jesus' loving care on March 5, 2013 in Abilene, Texas. A celebration of her life will be held at 1:30 pm on Friday, March 8, 2013 in the Piersall Benton Chapel 733 Butternut St, with burial to...

Albert Pittman Stroop

Albert Pittman Stroop

Mar 1, 2013

Albert (Al) Stroop, formerly of 2165 Hilltop Road, Xenia, Ohio, born June 7, 1925, died on March 1, 2013, at the age of 87 from cancer. He and his wife, Frances, a private piano teacher for more than 55 years, reared four children: David, Catherine Rall, Barry and Callander (Cal). All survive. Stroop’s tenth year as a preacher was...

Ruby D. Davis

Ruby D. Davis

Feb 27, 2013

Ruby D. Davis, 86 of Abilene, passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at a local medical center. A visitation will be held at Piersall Benton Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street on Sunday, March 3rd from 3-5 pm. A service will be held in the Piersall Benton Chapel on Monday, March 4th at 11 am with the burial to follow...

Shirley Margaret Ingle Musick

Shirley Margaret Ingle Musick

Feb 25, 2013

Shirley Margaret Ingle Musick, 90, of Abilene, TX passed away February 25, 2013 at a local medical center. Shirley was born to Virgil and Margaret Miller on April 23, 1922 in Abilene, TX. She married George H. Ingle in 1938. She married Virgil Musick in 1967. Shirley wore many hats her first, being a loving wife, mother, grandmother and...

Billy Joe Fleming

Billy Joe Fleming

Feb 18, 2013

Billy Joe Fleming, 89 of Abilene, passed away at a local medical center on Monday, February the 18th. Services are pending with Piersall Benton Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St.

Glenetta W Hawkins

Glenetta W Hawkins

Feb 18, 2013

Glenetta Hawkins, 76 of Abilene, passed away Monday, February the 18th at her home. A Remembrance Visitation will be held at her home (1933 Meadowbrook) Saturday, February 23, 2013 from 2-4 p.m. Arrangements were handled by Piersall Benton Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St.

Charles R. Wetzig

Charles R. Wetzig

Feb 15, 2013

Charles (Chuck) R. Wetzig, 73 of Abilene, went home to be with his savior on Friday, February 15, 2013. A funeral service honoring his life will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at the Piersall Benton Chapel, 733 Butternut St. with a burial in the Buffalo Gap cemetery to follow. A visitation with the family will...

Raymond A. Mcnutt

Raymond A. Mcnutt

Feb 14, 2013

Raymond McNutt, 84 of Abilene, passed away at a local medical center on Thursday February 14, 2013. A service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Monday, February 18, 2013 at the Piersall Benton Chapel, 733 Butternut St with burial to follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. A visitation with the family will be held Sunday afternoon from 2-4pm at the funeral...

Josephine Rasmussen

Josephine Rasmussen

Feb 11, 2013

Josephine Rasmussen, 91 of Abilene, passed away February 11, 2013 at a local care center. Arrangements were handled by Piersall Benton Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St.

Toni S Garza

Toni S Garza

Feb 3, 2013

Toni Suzanne Garza, 61, of Hawley passed away at a local medical center, on February 3, 2013, after a short illness. There will be a visitation on February 8, from 4:00pm-5:30pm at the Piersall Benton Funeral Home 733 Butternut Street with a service on Saturday the 9th at 10:00am. The burial will be at the Bethel Cemetery in Funston,...

Fred Peters Bryan

Fred Peters Bryan

Jan 21, 2013

"Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints" - Psalm 116:15 Fred Peters Bryan, 71, passed away on Monday afternoon, January 21, 2013 at a local nursing home in Abilene, Texas following a short illness. Services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 25, 2013 at Piersall Benton Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St.,...

Weldon "Tootie" Warnick King

Weldon "Tootie" Warnick King

Jan 20, 2013

Weldon “Tootie” King, 87 of Abilene, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2013 at a local nursing center. A service is scheduled for 1:00 pm, Wednesday January 23, 2013 in the Southern Hills Church of Christ Chapel with Phil Ware officiating. Burial will follow at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery of Abilene. A visitation will be held Tuesday evening from...

Donald "Don" Wesley Clowdus

Donald "Don" Wesley Clowdus

Jan 16, 2013

Donald (Don) Wesley Clowdus, 80, Abilene Texas, beloved husband and best friend of Kay Lynn (Perry) Clowdus for 52 years, passed away peacefully surrounded by the ones he laughed with, lived for, and loved on January 16, 2013. He was predeceased by his sister June Neill and parents John Wesley Clowdus and Georgia Faye (Lankford) Clowdus. Don was born...

John Randal Guy

John Randal Guy

Jan 15, 2013

John Randal Guy, 38, of Abilene, passed away on January 15 at his home. A time of remembrance in scheduled for Saturday, January 26th, 2013 from 1-3pm in the Piersall Benton Funeral Directors- Great Room, 733 Butternut St.

Carl M. Guy

Carl M. Guy

Jan 14, 2013

Carl M. Guy, 53 of Abilene, passed away Monday January the 14th, 2013. A visitation with the family will be held Friday evening January 18th from 6-7pm with a memorial service to follow from 7-8pm in the Piersall Benton Chapel, 733 Butternut St. Internment will be held at a later date in Tennessee.

Zachery Joseph Melton

Zachery Joseph Melton

Jan 10, 2013

Zachery Joseph Melton, 32 of Abilene, passed away January 10, 2013. A service is scheduled for 10:00 am Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at the Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest under the direction of Piersall Benton Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St. A visitation will be held Tuesday evening from 6-8 pm at the funeral home. Zachery was born in...

Johnny Bob Turner

Johnny Bob Turner

Jan 9, 2013

Johnny Bob Turner, 79, of Knox City, passed away in Abilene, January 9, 2013 at a local medical center. A memorial service will be held at the Piersall Benton Funeral Chapel, 733 Butternut Street on Tuesday, January 15, at 11am. Johnny Bob was born in Abilene but was reared in Coahoma, Texas where he attended school, married and raised...