Obituaries
Mildred Verda Harshberger
Nov 19, 2010
Mildred Harshberger, 96 of Abilene, passed away at a local nursing home on Friday, November 19th, 2010. A graveside service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at Elmwood Memorial Park. A visitation with the family will be held Monday evening from 5 to 7 pm at Piersall Benton Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St. Mildred Verda Ferrell...
Guadalupe "Lupe" Salazar
Nov 19, 2010
Lupe Salazar, 47, of Abilene, passed away on November 19, 2010 at a local medical center. A visitation will be held Wednesday November 24th at 10:00 am in the Piersall Benton Chapel, 733 Butternut St with a service to follow at 11:00 am. Lupe was born in Spur, TX on February 26, 1963 to Augustine F. and Petra Sanchez....
Frances Eloise Foster
Nov 10, 2010
One of God’s most passionate evangelists has lost a hard fought battle against cancer, and is now absent from us but present with Him. Frances “Eloise” Foster, 88 of Deerfield, Illinois passed away Wednesday, November the 10th in Abilene, Texas. Eloise was born in Zanesville Ohio on November 25, 1921 to Carl and Mary Matheny. She was a gifted...
Ruth Brolsma
Oct 28, 2010
Mrs. Ruth Brolsma, 90, of Abilene passed away at a local medical center. Arrangements are being handled by Piersall Benton Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St.
Martha A. Reed Riggs
Oct 28, 2010
Martha A. Reed Riggs, 93 of Abilene, passed away October 28, 2010 at a local care facility. A funeral service is scheduled for 1:00 pm Sunday, October 31, 2010 at Piersall Funeral Directors 733 Butternut Street. A visitation will be Saturday evening from 6-8 pm at the funeral home. Martha was born in Faith, South Dakota on July 22,...
Dr. John L. Estes, Jr.
Oct 25, 2010
Dr. John L. Estes, Jr. left his earthly home to join his Heavenly Father on Monday, October 25, 2010. Dr. John, as he was lovingly known, was born on August 23, 1923 to John L. Estes, Sr. and Lillian Coffman Estes in Elmdale, Texas. He graduated from Clyde High School in 1940 at the age of sixteen and moved...
Gerald Smith
Oct 22, 2010
Gerald Smith, 77 of Abilene, passed away Friday, October 22, 2010. A time of remembrance will be held from 6-8pm Tuesday, October 26th in the Great Room of Piersall Benton Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St. Born October 17, 1933 in Yermo, California to William and Frances Smith, Gerald was raised in San Bernadino, CA. After high school Gerald worked...
Thomas Hugh Adkins
Oct 6, 2010
Thomas Hugh Adkins was born in Downey, California on January 11, 1937 to Hugh Hunter and Jessie La Grace Adkins. After a very valiant and courageous battle with Lymphoma, he departed this world peacefully, at his ranch with his family, in Novice, Texas on October 6, 2010 and was 73 years old. Tom touched so many lives with his...
Nick Nicholson
Sep 29, 2010
N.L. “Nick” Nicholson died September 29, 2010, at the age of 84 in San Antonio, Texas, after a long fight against Alzheimer’s disease. He was born December 3, 1925, in Farmersville, Texas, to N.L. Nicholson, Sr. and Susie Mae Maynard Nicholson. Nick attended public schools in Greenville, Texas, and graduated from Greenville High School where he played football and...
Mary Louise Ladd Holton
Sep 25, 2010
Mary Louise Ladd Holton, 89 of Abilene, passed away Saturday, September 25, 2010 at a local nursing center. A service is scheduled for 2:00 pm Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at Piersall Benton Chapel, 733 Butternut St. A time of visitation with the family will be held at the funeral home after the service. Mary Louise Ladd was born to...
Deborah Sue (Rudder) White
Sep 12, 2010
Deborah Sue (Rudder) White, 52 of Abilene, passed away at a local medical center Sunday September 12, 2010. A memorial service is scheduled for 11:00 am Wednesday, September 15th, 2010 at the Hawley Church of Christ. Deborah was born in Odessa, Texas to Roy Rudder, Sr. and Sue Lewis Rudder. The family moved to the Abilene area when Sue...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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