Obituaries

Jul 13, 2020

Brady Dale Holder, 38, of Abilene, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2020.  A graveside service will be on Saturday, July 18, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at the Ebony Cemetery Community Center, off FM 573 and CR 538 in Mills County, 19 miles west of Goldthwaite, Texas.  Local arrangements under the direction of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street....

Jul 13, 2020

William Freeman “Bill” Gilbreth died July 12, 2020, in Abilene, Texas, following complications with emergency heart surgery at age 72.

Bill was born Sept. 3, 1947, in Abilene, Texas, the only child of Penn and Orbie Gilbreth. He was an Eagle Scout who graduated from Abilene Christian High School in 1965, and from Abilene Christian University in...

Jul 11, 2020

Nadia Papasan, 88 of Abilene, passed away at a local nursing center on July 11, 2020.  An interment will be held at the Dewey Cemetery at a later date under the direction of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St.

Jul 9, 2020

Ralph Eugene Roach, 93, of Abilene, passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2020. A graveside service will be on Thursday, July 16, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery of Abilene. A public viewing will be on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, from 1:00 – 6:00 p.m. at Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.

Ralph...

Jun 29, 2020

James “Jim” Rose, 94, of Abilene, passed away on Monday, June 29, 2020.  A public viewing will be on Thursday, July 2, 2020 from 1:00 – 6:00 p.m. at Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.  Funeral service will be on Friday, June 3 rd at 10:00 a.m. in the Chapel at Piersall Funeral Directors, with burial to follow in...

Jun 23, 2020

Lloyd Martin Presswood passed away peacefully in his home on June 23rd, 2020. His final days were spent surrounded by his family and friends. A graveside service to celebrate Lloyd’s life will be held at 10:00 am on Friday June 26th at the Round Mound Cemetery on FM 1082 in Jones County. Those in attendance are encouraged to wear...

Jun 15, 2020

Georgia Mathews was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on March 26, 1936 to George and Irene Dewar. She passed from this life on June 15, 2020. Georgia was the oldest of three siblings. She graduated from Florida Southern College in 1960 with a degree in Elementary Education.

She met her husband-to-be at Florida Christian College. They were married...

Jun 14, 2020

Elvira Dominguez, 75, of Abilene, passed away at her home on Sunday, June 14, 2020.  A rosary service will be held on Thursday, June 18, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. in the chapel of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.  Mass will be at the St. Francis Assisi Catholic Church, 826 Cottonwood Street, on Friday, June 19, 2020 at 10:00...

Jun 10, 2020

Bill Jeffery James, Sr died Wednesday, June 10, 2020. Bill was born on February 11, 1941. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sarah Ellen Rowley James. Bill was survived by his children, Robbie, Kimberly, Bill (Jeff) Jr, Keith, and Lea-Ellen; his brother, Don (Joanne) James, and two sisters Monteva (Dub) Vinson and Iwana Bagley. Also, he was...

Jun 4, 2020

Lela Mae McClelen Downing, of Abilene, Texas, left this world peacefully at home at the age of 80, on June 4, 2020.

Lela was born in Beeville, Texas in 1939. She graduated from A. C. Jones High School in 1957. After graduation, she attended Durham Business College in Corpus Christi, Texas. Upon completion of her program in...

May 27, 2020

Lura Coleen Bryant, 88 of Abilene, formerly of Plainview, passed away at her home on May 27th, 2020. A graveside service will be held Monday June 1st at 10:00 am in the Plainview Cemetery under the direction of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St in Abilene.

Coleen was born in Amarillo, Texas on October 26, 1931 to...

May 25, 2020

J.W. King, Jr. passed away on Memorial Day, May 25, 2020 at the age of 97½. He was born in El Dorado, Arkansas to Louise Morris King and Jewel Warren King on October 14, 1922. He grew up in El Dorado then attended Jefferson Military College in Natchez, Mississippi. He entered Park Air College near St. Louis in 1942...

May 24, 2020

Debbie Jean Stewart left this world May 24, 2020 to be with our Heavenly Father. She is rejoicing in heaven with the angels, including her family and friends who have gone before her. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be on Friday, May 29, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at the Minda Street Church of Christ, 701 Minda...

May 16, 2020

Beebe Lou Curtis, 80 of Abilene, passed away peacefully in her home on May 16th, 2020. A visitation will be held Thursday May 21st at 1:00 pm with a service following at 2:00 pm in the Chapel at Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St. Our capacity limit of 25% is 75 people and we request that all in attendance...

May 12, 2020

On May 12, 2020, Taylor Evans left this world too early. At the age of 19, the angels called for him, and he went.  A memorial service will be held on Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 11:00 a.m in the Chapel of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street in Abilene.

Those attending the service are strongly encouraged...

May 9, 2020

Max D. Crittenden peacefully transitioned from this life on Saturday, May 9, 2020, at his home in Abilene, Texas. Max was born May 8, 1927, in Iowa City, Iowa. He was raised by Maude and Stephen Crittenden. Max was a member of the Class of 1944 of Clarence (Iowa) High School. Although he could claim significant accomplishments in the...

Apr 28, 2020

Donna Diane (Hughes) Kanady 62 of Abilene, went to be with the Lord on April 28, 2020 at her home in Abilene.  Mrs. Kanady was born September 9, 1957 in Indianapolis, Indiana to William and Donna Hughes.  Mrs. Kanady married the love of her life Robert Kanady on November 5th, 1990 in Abilene, Texas.  She loved her family and...

Apr 28, 2020

James “Jimmy” Coleman, 53 of Abilene, passed away on Tuesday, April 28, 2020.  Funeral service will be on Friday, May 8, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street, with burial to follow at Elliott Hamil Garden of Memories.  A visitation with the family will be on Thursday, May 7, 2020 from Noon...

Apr 22, 2020

James Edward Eckford passed away in Abilene, Texas on April 22, 2020. He was 65 years old.

He was born to the late Bettye Jo Eckford in Amarillo,Texas on May 1,1954. This was a great day of celebration for our family. James was the 4th of 9...

Apr 18, 2020

Patricia Rhodes Norsworthy was born June 21, 1954 in Columbia, South Carolina. She died April 18, 2020 in Abilene, Texas at the age of 65 years. She is preceded in death by her father, Robert Rhodes, and her younger brother, John Mark Rhodes.

In 1971, at the age of sixteen, she graduated from Hayfield Secondary School in...