Obituaries

Oct 10, 2018

Laura Mahalie Brock, 85, of Abilene, passed away on Wednesday, October 10, 2018.  A memorial service to celebrate her wonderful life will be held on Sunday, October 14, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. in the family room of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.

Laura was born on November 18, 1932 in Rome, Georgia to James Monroe and...

Oct 9, 2018

Emily McMillin, 34, passed away on Tuesday, October 9, 2018.  A memorial service/wake is scheduled for Saturday, October 20, 2018 from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn, 4449 Ridgemont Drive.  She is survived by parents Joe and Pat McMillin, and siblings Brooke and Zachary.  Emily was a native of Abilene and worked at Blue Cross.  Instead...

Oct 5, 2018

Mary Katherine (Kathy) Morris, 86 of Abilene, passed away at Hendrick Hospice Center on Friday October 5, 2018. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, October 11th, at 10:00 am at the Highland Church of Christ in Room 112. Kathy was born December 9, 1931. Prior to moving to Abilene in 2003, Kathy lived in California and in...

Sep 30, 2018

Vera Lorraine Moran Pauley was born on March 1, 1925 in Reeding, Oklahoma to parents John and Ellen (Ruhl) Moran and passed from this life on September 30, 2018 in Abilene, Texas. Her early years were spent in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Both of her parents were born in Indian Territory before Oklahoma became a state and her grandparents were...

Sep 30, 2018

Marianne Williamson Kwiecinski went home to be with her Lord and Savior on September 30, 2018 following a life of service and dedication to her family and community.  A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 6 th at 2:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 202 Butternut Street.  Remains to be interred at the family cemetery in...

Sep 21, 2018

Shelly Kaye (Duzan) Roggendorff, RN, BSN, of Abilene, died Sept. 21, 2018, after a four-year battle with ovarian cancer. She was 44. For 21 years she had served as a labor and delivery nurse in Kentucky, Illinois, and Texas, concluding her career at Abilene Regional Medical Center. Shelly was born July 6, 1974, in El Paso, Texas, the second...

Sep 16, 2018

Bruce Gordon Hackney, 70, of Abilene, passed away at his home on Sunday, September 16, 2018. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 22, 2018 from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. at Studio 13, 909 N. 13th Street in Abilene. Arrangements under the direction of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.

Sep 14, 2018

Kelly Jo Fields, 41 passed away Friday, September 14, 2018 at her home in Tuscola. A celebration of her life will be held at 10:30 am on Saturday, September 22, 2018 at the Jim Ned Valley Church of Christ in Tuscola, with a time of visitation following the service. Arrangements are under the direction of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut...

Aug 31, 2018

Carolyn Jo Payne of Abilene, Tx passed away from this life and went to her heavenly home after a long hard battle with cancer on August 31, 2018. At the time of her death, she was surrounded by her family. Visitation with the family will be 6-8pm, Wednesday September 5, 2018 at Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St. Graveside...

Aug 28, 2018

Thomas Owen Conkling, of Chalan Pago, Guam, died August 28, 2018 at the age of 58 after a short illness. Tom was born on April 6, 1960 and graduated from Eula High School, Clyde, TX in 1978. Tom worked at Hendrick Medical Center until he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corp. After honorable discharge from the Marine Corp, Tom...

Aug 25, 2018

Jimmy Harold Atkinson, 80 of Abilene, passed away at Hendrick Hospice Center on Saturday August 25th, 2018.  A graveside service with military honors will be held at 9:00 am Friday August 31, 2018 at the Texas State Veteran Cemetery in Abilene.   Arrangements are under the direction of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St.

Aug 24, 2018

Tanner Lane Thompson, loving husband, father, son, brother and friend passed away on August 24, 2018 at the age of 38. A celebration of his life will be held at 4:00 PM on Tuesday September 4th, 2018 in the Auditorium of Beltway Park Church - North Campus, 2850 Hwy 351. Services are under the direction of Piersall Funeral Directors,...

Aug 23, 2018

Lifelong Texas resident, Nollie Marie (Willis) Brown, died peacefully Thursday August 23 , 2018 at her Lewisville Estates home in Dallas.  Visitation will be Wednesday, August 29, 2018 from 4:00-8:00 p.m. at Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.  Graveside services will be held at 10:00 am Thursday, August 30, 2018 at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Abilene.  Services under the...

Aug 15, 2018

Mable Lucinda Gray Bailey died August 15, 2018 in Abilene. For 95 years she lived a life of joyful service to others.  A memorial reception honoring her life will be at the University Church of Christ Family Room, Saturday, August 25, 2018 from 2:00-3:30 pm.  Mable was buried, August 18, 2018 in Ethridge Tennessee in the cemetery behind the...

Aug 13, 2018

Deborah Hagan, 59, of Abilene, passed away on Monday, August 13, 2018 . A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 18, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of the Southern Hills Church of Christ.  Arrangements under the direction of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.

Aug 8, 2018

Michael Reed Westfall, Sr., 80, of Abilene, passed away on Wednesday, August 8, 2018.  Arrangements are pending with Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.

Aug 7, 2018

Irene Hare was born July 7, 1929 to Charlie and Cora Jones in Crossfield Alberta, Canada. She married her loving husband Loyd Hare in Reno, Nevada in 1946 and together they raised three sons Charles, Steven and Bill. Irene was a devoted wife to her husband Loyd who was a Lt. Colonel in the Air Force.

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Aug 4, 2018

Nathan Russell Neill was born April 10, 1995 in Tallahassee, Florida to John and Karene Neill. He was born into a tremendous community of friends in Tallahassee. The family moved to California in 1997. He loved living in California. In July 2000, Nathan and family moved to Abilene, Texas. Nathan spent a portion of the drive saying, “take me...

Aug 3, 2018

The Captain rides into the sunset. Like the 1953 western film starring Alan Ladd, our hero gets on his horse after being mortally wounded in the final battle of his life, defending a town and family from a band of criminals. His last words are spoken to a young boy, who had looked up to him during the film...

Aug 1, 2018

Bette Jean Joyce Harris was born in Snyder, Texas on December 16, 1927 to Ixon and Ellen Pratt Joyce. She graduated from Snyder High in 1945, then started college at Texas Women’s College in Denton, majoring in art. She transferred to Abilene Christian College (now ACU) in 1946, where she met her soul mate, Noble “Spike” Harris. Bette and...