Obituaries

Doris Marie Vancleave

Doris Marie Vancleave

Sep 9, 2016

Doris VanCleave, 83 of Hawley, passed away at a local care facility on Friday, September 9, 2016. Funeral services will be on Wednesday, September 14 at 10:00 a.m. at the Hodges Baptist Church in Hawley. A visitation with the family will be on Tuesday, September 13, 2015 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.

Era Mae Bailey

Era Mae Bailey

Sep 8, 2016

Era Mae Bailey, 88 of Abilene, passed away at her home on Thursday, September 8th, 2016. A funeral service will be held Sunday, September 11th at 1:00 pm in the auditorium at Baker Heights Church of Christ. Burial will follow at Hill Cemetery in Parker County at 4:30 pm. Visitation with the family will be Saturday, September 10th from...

Neol Sexton

Neol Sexton

Sep 7, 2016

Neol Sexton, 88 of Abilene, passed away at a local hospital on Wednesday, September 7, 2016. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, September 18, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at the Oldham Lane Church of Christ, 5049 Oldham Lane. Under the direction of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.

Mary Louise Yopp

Mary Louise Yopp

Sep 6, 2016

Mary Louise Yopp, 72 of Abilene, passed away in her home on Tuesday, September 6, 2016. A memorial service is scheduled for Tuesday, September 13, 2106 at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street in Abilene. Another memorial service will be held in Berlin, New Hampshire at a later date. Mary was born on...

Betty June Gallaway

Betty June Gallaway

Sep 1, 2016

Betty June Gallaway, 81, of Abilene, passed away Thursday, September 1, 2016 at a local medical center. A visitation with the family will be on Sunday, September 4, 2016 from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. at Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street. Funeral services will be on Monday, September 5, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at the University Church of Christ...

Rollie Loyd Bailey

Rollie Loyd Bailey

Aug 31, 2016

Rollie ‘Loyd’ Bailey, 90 of Abilene, passed away at his home on Wednesday, August 31st, 2016. A funeral service will be held Sunday, September 4th at 1:00 pm in the auditorium at Baker Heights Church of Christ. Burial will follow at Hill Cemetery in Parker County. Visitation with the family will be Saturday, September 3rd from 6-8pm at Piersall...

Eleanor Charlotte Davis

Eleanor Charlotte Davis

Aug 26, 2016

Eleanor Davis, 94 of Abilene, passed away on Friday, August 26, 2016 at a local nursing care facility. Arrangements are pending with Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.

Bruce Max Evans

Bruce Max Evans

Aug 25, 2016

Granbury – Bruce Max Evans, 79, went home to his Lord and Savior on Thursday, August 25, 2016. Memorial Service – Saturday, August 27th, 1:00 p.m., Southern Hills Church of Christ, 3666 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, TX 79605. Visitation - Immediately following service at the Southern Hills Church of Christ. Bruce Max Evans was born on July 13, 1937,...

Jackson "Jay" Shelby Evans

Jackson "Jay" Shelby Evans

Aug 17, 2016

Jackson "Jay" Evans, 61 of Abilene, passed away in his home on Wednesday, August 17, 2016. A memorial service will be held at the Aquia Episcopal Church in Stafford, Virginia on Sunday, October 2, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Jay's name to Rescue The Animals, 5933 S. 1st...

Charles Bernard Schaff

Charles Bernard Schaff

Aug 10, 2016

Charles Bernard Schaff, 80, of Abilene passed away August 10, 2016 at his home. There will be a visitation on Sunday August 14 from 2:00-4:00 pm at Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street. A graveside service with full military honors will be held on Monday at 10:00 am at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Abilene. Charles Bernard Schaff...

Janice Marie Dunn

Janice Marie Dunn

Aug 5, 2016

Janice Marie Dunn, 69 of Abilene, passed away at her home on Friday, August 5, 2016. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street. Burial services will be at 2:00 p.m. at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery. A visitation with the family will be...

Doris Marie Newton

Doris Marie Newton

Aug 4, 2016

Doris Marie Newton, 55 of Abilene, passed away at her home on Thursday, August 4, 2016. She was born February 22, 1961 in Abilene, Texas to Betty and Alton Newton. She was a devout Christian and committed to her family. She loved animals, especially her cat Stormy. Preceding Doris in death were her parents, Alton and Betty Newton, brother...

Barbara Lucille Reed

Barbara Lucille Reed

Jul 25, 2016

Barbara Lucille Reed, 82 of Abilene, passed away at her home on Monday, July 25, 2016. A private family memorial is planned for a later date in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Local arrangements under the direction of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.

Gabriel Chase Clephane

Gabriel Chase Clephane

Jul 19, 2016

Gabriel Chase Clephane was born without a heartbeat on July 19, 2016 at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene. Gabriel is the cherished son of Joseph and Meghan McGhee Clephane, and beloved brother of Xavier Diego of Wingate, Texas. He is greeted in Heaven by his maternal grandfather, James (Jim) Robert McGhee and mourned on Earth by his maternal grandmother...

Louise Marie Richardson

Louise Marie Richardson

Jul 12, 2016

Louise Marie Richardson, 81 of Abilene, passed away at her home on Tuesday, July 12, 2016. A memorial service is planned for a later date. Arrangements under the direction of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.

Phillip Heath Gililland

Phillip Heath Gililland

Jul 11, 2016

Phillip Heath Gililland passed away on July 11, 2016. He was born on March 16, 1948 in Harlingen, Texas to Rama and Robert Gililland. He attended Abilene Christian School and Abilene Christian University where he met his wife of 45 years, Karen Sue Gililland. He and Sue had two sons, Michael and David. Mr. Gililland was an entrepreneur who...

Gayla June Holbrook

Gayla June Holbrook

Jul 11, 2016

Gayla Holbrook, 38 of Abilene, passed away at a local medical facility on Monday, July 11, 2016. Arrangements are pending with Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street.

James Darrell Sumner

James Darrell Sumner

Jul 4, 2016

James Darrell Sumner, 81 of Abilene, passed away at a local nursing care facility on July 4, 2016. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 6, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Southern Hills Church of Christ Chapel, 3666 Buffalo Gap Road, with a visitation to follow. Arrangement under the direction of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut...

Floy Ada Kenner

Floy Ada Kenner

Jun 29, 2016

Floy Ada Kenner, 98, of Abilene, passed away peacefully, June 29, 2016, at the home of her son in Azle, Texas. A celebration of Floy’s life will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, July 8, 2016, at Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street, Abilene, Texas. Floy was born in Stephens County, Texas, July 3, 1917, to James Harris...

Timothy Andrew Barnhill

Timothy Andrew Barnhill

Jun 24, 2016

Timothy “Tim” Andrew Barnhill, age 40, passed away on Friday, June 24, 2016, losing his hard-fought battle with addiction. A celebration of Tim’s life will be at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 1741 Sayles Blvd., with the Rev. Amy Wilson Feltz officiating. Visitation with the family will immediately follow the service. Tim was...