Obituaries

Lillian F. Crain

Lillian F. Crain

Sep 10, 2010

Lillian F. Crain, 90 of Abilene, passed away at a local nursing center on Friday, September 10, 2010. A graveside service is scheduled for 10:00 am Monday, September 13, 2010 at Elmwood Memorial Park under the direction of Piersall Benton Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St. A visitation with the family will held Sunday from 4-6 pm at the funeral...

Dr. Tim Maddox

Dr. Tim Maddox

Sep 6, 2010

Dr. Timothy D. F. Maddox, 56, of Abilene passed away on September 6, 2010. Tim was born in Riverside, CA, to E.D.H. Maddox and Naomi Ruth Maddox on September 14, 1953. Tim was a professor of philosophy at Hardin Simmons University for the last six years, moving with his family from Athens, Georgia, where he had been a professor...

Robert "Tiny" Glass

Robert "Tiny" Glass

Sep 5, 2010

Robert "Tiny" Glass, born March 28, 1925, went home with our Savior, Sunday September 5th, 2010. He was a loving husband, step-dad, brother, and uncle. A spoiling "papaw" to many grand and great-grand babies as well as other children that touched his life. Tiny served his country in the Marine Corp from March of 1943 to December of 1945...

Betty Jean (Willis) Newton

Betty Jean (Willis) Newton

Aug 22, 2010

Betty Jean (Willis) Newton, 79 of Abilene, passed away at her home on August 22, 2010. A service is scheduled for 10:00 am Thursday, August 26, 2010 at the Baker Heights Church of Christ with a burial to follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Merkel, under the direction of Piersall Benton Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St. A visitation will...

Scoby Ratliff

Scoby Ratliff

Aug 19, 2010

Scoby Ratliff was born to Kelly and Iva (Collinsworth) Ratliff in Menifee County, Kentucky in 1923. The family moved to Jacksonburg, Ohio around 1935. Scoby, the first in his family to finish high school, graduated from Wayne Township High School in 1943 and then was drafted into the Army, where he served as a machine gunner’s assistant in Germany...

Ramona Rae Lowry

Ramona Rae Lowry

Aug 13, 2010

Ramona R. Lowry, 49 of Abilene, passed away Friday August 13, 2010. A service will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, August 21, 2010 at Piersall Benton Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St. A time of visitation with the family will be held at the funeral home following the service. Ramona Rae Lowry was born December 1, 1960 in Abilene,...

Dr. Overton Faubus

Dr. Overton Faubus

Aug 1, 2010

Dr. A. Overton Faubus, 96, stepped out of this life and into a new one with the Lord, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010, at his home in Abilene, with his daughter and son by his side. He was the patriarch of Abilene Christian University’s internationally accredited College of Business Administration, leaving behind three generations of former students and colleagues at...

Hoyet Wright Wilson

Hoyet Wright Wilson

Jul 31, 2010

Hoyet Wright Wilson, 66 of Abilene, passed away July 31, 2010 at his home. A graveside service will be held at 9:00 am, Monday August 16th, 2010 at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Abilene under the direction of Piersall Benton Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St.

Bonnie Jean Forbes Gutierrez

Bonnie Jean Forbes Gutierrez

Jul 25, 2010

Bonnie Jean Forbes Gutierrez, 69 of Abilene, passed away Sunday July 25th at a local medical center. A memorial service honoring Bonnie's life is scheduled for 6:00 pm Thursday July 29,2010 in the Chapel at Piersall Benton Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St. Bonnie Jean was born to Fredrick and Lydia Jerome in Syracuse, NY on June 28, 1941. She...

Coy E. Pullara

Coy E. Pullara

Jul 19, 2010

Coy Pullara, a psychotherapist who served the communities of Abilene and Brownwood for over thirty years, has died in Abilene. She was 79. A service is scheduled for 1:00 pm Thursday July 22, 2010 at Piersall Benton Chapel, 733 Butternut St. A visitation with the family will be held Wednesday from 5-7pm at the funeral home. Her daughter, Michele...

Pamela Flacksbarth Moore

Pamela Flacksbarth Moore

Jun 25, 2010

Pamela Flacksbarth Moore, 80 of Abilene, passed away at a local medical center on June 25th, 2010. Arrangements are being handled by Piersall Benton Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Pamela was born on June 27th, 1929 in New Mexico to Henry Railston and Ruby Nations Railston. She was raised...

William H. "Bill" Harrison

William H. "Bill" Harrison

Jun 23, 2010

. "Bill" Harrison, 86 of Abilene, passed away at a local medical center on Wednesday June 23rd, 2010. A service is scheduled for 10:00 am Monday June 28th, 2010 at the Piersall Benton Chapel, 733 Butternut St with a burial to follow in the Hamlin Memorial Cemetery. A visitation is scheduled from 3-5 pm Sunday at the funeral home....

Dale "Gene" Denton

Dale "Gene" Denton

Jun 19, 2010

Dale “Gene” Denton, 69, of Rule, passed away at an Abilene Medical Center. Military Honors will be presented at a memorial services on Wednesday, June 23rd at 2:00 pm. in the First Baptist Church in Rule, Tx. Local arrangements were handled by Piersall Benton Funeral Directors. Gene was born to Leroy and Joy Denton on December 12th, 1940 in...

L. D. Lovelace

L. D. Lovelace

Jun 16, 2010

L.D. Lovelace, Jr., 63 of Abilene, passed away at his home on Wednesday June 16, 2010. A memorial service is scheduled for 11:00 am Monday June 21st at the Piersall Chapel under the direction of Piersall Benton Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St. A visitation is scheduled for 5-7 pm Saturday June 19th at the funeral home. L.D. Lovelace, Jr....

Maria Luisa Araminda Pena-Fuentes

Maria Luisa Araminda Pena-Fuentes

Jun 16, 2010

Maria (Luisa) Araminda Fuentes Pena,78, Long time resident of Winters, Texas where she was a member of Mt. Carmen Catholic Church., went home to be with her Heavenly Father, Wednesday June 16th, 2010. Her service will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday June the 19th in the Piersall Benton Chapel 733 Butternut St. with a visitation to follow at...

Dorothy Person Lorensen

Dorothy Person Lorensen

Jun 13, 2010

Dorothy Person Lorensen, born August 22, 1920, in Sibley, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 13, 2010. It was an appropriate day appointed for her to meet her Savior, as she loved celebrating Her Lord's goodness every Lord's Day. What greater goodness to celebrate than to be granted entrance into God's Holy presence for all eternity! A service...

Rebecca Garcia

Rebecca Garcia

Jun 5, 2010

Rebecca "Becky" Garcia, went to be with the Lord, June 5, 2010. Rebecca was born and raised in Abilene,TX to the late Juan and Ramona Alvarez on June 11, 1938. She lived her complete life in Abilene together with her husband, Joe "Pepe" Garcia, whom she met and married in 1954. Together, they raised seven children. Rebecca was a...

Jon P. Buckley

Jon P. Buckley

May 25, 2010

Jon P. Buckley, 63, of Hempstead, New York passed away May 25, 2010 in Abilene, Texas. There will be a visitation and memorial service, Sunday May 30, 2010 at 11:00 am at the Piersall Funeral Directors Chapel at 733 Butternut Street. Jon was born in Mineola, New York on February 5, 1947 to Jean Smith Turner and John S....

Mary Loya

Mary Loya

May 20, 2010

Maria J. Loya, 80, of Abilene passed away May 20, 2010 in an Abilene Medical Center. A service is scheduled for 10:00 am Tuesday May 25th, 2010 with a burial to follow at Elmwood Memorial Park under the direction of Piersall Benton Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St. A visitation will be held from 6-7 pm on Monday at the...

Glendon Towles Johnson

Glendon Towles Johnson

May 20, 2010

Col. Glendon T. Johnson, USAF, (Ret.) left this earth on his final mission at 0320 hours 20 May 2010. Funeral services will be conducted at 10:00 am Saturday May 22nd, 2010 in the auditorium of University Church of Christ, with Gene Linder officiating, assisted by Charlie Marler and Jim Bradford. Burial will follow at 2:30 pm in the Aspermont...