Obituaries

Feb 5, 2020

Ina Green, 89, of Abilene, passed away on Wednesday, February 5, 2020.  Funeral service will be on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at the University Church of Christ.  A visitation with the family will be on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.

Ina Lee (Lynch)...

Feb 4, 2020

C.G. Gray was born February 10, 1927, in Lunenburg, Arkansas to Hubert and Bertha Gray. In 1945, he became the first of his immediate family to graduate high school. He went on to attend Texas Tech University after graduating from Wellington High School. His time at Texas Tech was interrupted by his deployment with the U.S. Army from 1945-1947...

Feb 1, 2020

Ray Pollard, 86, of Abilene, passed away at his home on Saturday, February 1, 2020.  Arrangements are pending with Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.

Jan 17, 2020

Jay Stevens of Abilene passed away on Friday, January 17, 2020 at the age of 66.  Funeral service will be on Thursday, January 23, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.  A visitation will be on Wednesday, January 22, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

Jay was...

Jan 15, 2020

Robert Neil Bennett, Sr., 91 of Abilene, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020.  Funeral service will be on Friday, January 17, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.

Robert was born on June 18, 1928 in Abilene, Texas to Neil Clinton Bennett and Lodema Evans Bennett.  He graduated from...

Jan 6, 2020

Dr. Curtis Allen Dickson, longtime professor, researcher, mentor and coach, died Jan. 6, 2020, after an extended illness. He was 82. A memorial service honoring his life is planned for 11 a.m., Monday, Jan. 13, in the Family Room at University Church of Christ.

Dickson was born April 23, 1937, in Ponca City, Oklahoma, to Carl Curtis...

Dec 31, 2019

Rebecca Louise (Wadley) Redman 68, of Abilene, Tx. passed away at a local medical facility on December 31,2019. Services for Mrs. Redman will be 1:00 pm Saturday, January 4th at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 1741 Sayles Blvd. Becky was born to Rufus (Abe) and Maurine Wadley, August 15, 1951 in Baytown, Tx. After 1 of her 4 brothers was...

Dec 31, 2019

Carol Jane Utley Cornoyer, 73, of Abilene, passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2019.  Funeral service will be on Friday, January 3, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. in the chapel of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.  A visitation will be held on Thursday, January 2, 2020 from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

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Dec 28, 2019

Glenda Sue Hilliard, 80, of Abilene, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on Saturday, December 28, 2019.  Funeral service will be on Thursday, January 2, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at the Southern Hills Church of Christ, with a time to visit with the family starting at 10:00 a.m., under the direction of Piersall Funeral Directors,...

Dec 23, 2019

Irma Lidia (Serrano) Amber, 80 of Abilene passed away at Hendrick Hospice Care Center on Monday December 23rd, 2019. She was surrounded by her daughter Lydia Long PhD., Lydia’s husband, Bob Bailey, beloved grandson Jim Grund and his father J.R. Grund.

Irma was born on August 20th, 1939 to Porfirio Braulio Serrano and Maria Guadalupe Saucedo Serrano....

Dec 19, 2019

Carl Brecheen, 90, of Abilene, passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2019.  Funeral service will be on Monday, December 23, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at the University Church of Christ, 733 E.N. 16 th Street, with a time of visitation starting at 10:00 a.m. that morning in the Family Room, under the direction of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut...

Dec 15, 2019

Dorothy Lillian McCraw, 98 of Abilene, passed away at a local care center on December 15, 2019. A funeral service will be held Thursday at 11:00 am at Second Baptist Church, 901 Victoria with Pastor Larry Hooper officiating. A visitation will be held Wednesday evening from 6-8 pm at Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St. Dorothy was born September...

Dec 13, 2019

Sheila Ann (Hunter) Austin, loving wife and mother, homemaker and hostess extraordinaire, died December 13, 2019, in Abilene, Texas. She was 88. A memorial service honoring her life is planned for 2 p.m. on January 11, 2020, at the University Church of Christ in Abilene, Texas, where she and her husband Clyde were members and servants for six decades....

Dec 11, 2019

Robert Alan Collins, 44, passed away unexpectedly, December 11, 2019, at his home in Abilene. He was preceded in death by his grandparents Merlene and Jap Baucum, and Clark and Margaret Collins, an aunt and uncle Patricia and Donald Underwood and his cousin Larina Baucum. He is survived by his mother Sue Collins of Abilene, his father Earnest Collins,...

Dec 11, 2019

Harry Dale Whitt was born in Dayton, Ohio to Harrison and Ruby (Baty) Whitt on August 26, 1943. He died peacefully in his sleep at the Coronado Nursing Center in Abilene, Texas on December 11, 2019. The family would like to thank the Willow Springs, SilverSpring and Coronado nursing centers for the excellent care he received during his long...

Dec 5, 2019

George Morgan Phillips was born October 5, 1936 to Charles Conway Phillips and Addie Doss Phillips in Paris, Texas. He passed away on December 5, 2019 in Abilene.

Morgan attended Paris schools, graduating from Paris High School in 1954.  After attending Paris Junior College one year, he moved to Abilene to attend Abilene Christian University.  He received...

Nov 30, 2019

Jaeden Kevon Livingston, 14, of Abilene, passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2019 at Cook’s Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth.  Funeral service will be on Friday, December 6, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at the King Solomon Baptist Church, 1050 Minda Street, under the direction of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.  A time of visitation with the family...

Nov 27, 2019

Nancy Jane Johnson Coates, Ph.D.

10 Nov 1934 – 27 Nov 2019

Nancy Jane (Johnson) Coates, 85, passed to her eternal home on November 27, 2019, from complications resulting from Alzheimer’s. A Professor at Abilene Christian University from 1972 - 1993, Jane and her husband Edward E. Coates moved to Abilene to teach in the...

Nov 22, 2019

Janice Harper Decker was born in Shreveport Louisiana on January 17,1940 to Elsie Emily Harper and Jesse Lee Harper. She entered the world just a few minutes ahead of her identical twin sister Jeanette. Janice attended Byrd High school and then furthered her education at Abilene Christian College where she met the love of her life Roger Edward Decker....

Nov 21, 2019

Marion Frances Bush, 89 of Abilene, Texas passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2019.  Visitation and funeral service will be on Monday, November 25, 2019 at the University Church of Christ, 733 E.N. 16 th Street.  Visitation will start at 1:00 p.m. in the Family Room and the service will start at 2:00 p.m. in the auditorium.  Burial will...