Obituaries

Johnny Esteven Hernandez

Johnny Esteven Hernandez

Feb 26, 2015

Johnny Esteven Hernandez, 57 of Abilene, passed away at Hendrick Medical Center on Thursday, February 26, 2015. Services are scheduled for Monday, March 2 at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel at Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street, with burial at 3:00 p.m. at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery. A visitation with the family will be on Sunday, March 1...

Alma D. Hines

Alma D. Hines

Feb 24, 2015

Alma D. Hines, 82 of Abilene, passed away in her home on Tuesday, February 24, 2015. Arrangements are pending with Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut St.

Jerilyn Kyker Pfeifer, Ed.D.

Jerilyn Kyker Pfeifer, Ed.D.

Feb 22, 2015

Jerilyn Kyker Pfeifer, Ed.D. Jerilyn Kyker Pfeifer passed away peacefully in the early morning of February 22, 2015, at her Abilene home. A memorial service honoring Jeri's life will be held at 11:00 am Thursday, February 26, 2015 in the Highland Church of Christ Auditorium, 425 Highland Ave. A private family graveside service will be held later in the...

Faynelle Thornton James Johnson

Faynelle Thornton James Johnson

Feb 11, 2015

Faynelle Thornton James Johnson, 84, died Wednesday, February 11, 2015. She was a loving mother of 10 children, 4 of whom preceded her in death. Craig, Roger, Joe and Melanie. Left to cherish her memory are sons; Michael (Lou) James, Austin; Gregg James, Omaha, NE; Daughters Lynn (Ken) McBride and Kathy (Tim) Levrets of Abilene and Andrea (Steve) Jordan,...

Mrs. William J. Teague

Mrs. William J. Teague

Feb 3, 2015

Former Abilene Christian University first lady Margaret Louise Newlen “Peggy” Teague, wife of chancellor emeritus Dr. William J. Teague, died Feb. 3, 2015, at age 85 in Abilene. A memorial service will be held Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, at 1 p.m. at University Church of Christ in Abilene, with Dr. Eddie Sharp officiating and arrangements by Piersall-Benton Funeral Directors....

Margie Le Elam

Margie Le Elam

Feb 2, 2015

Margie Le Elam, 86 of Abilene, passed away at a local nursing facility on Monday, February 2, 2015.  As per her wishes, the family will conduct a private memorial service at a later date. Margie was born on June 23, 1928 in Groom, Texas to Verle and Hazel Decker Powell. As a young professional she was working at Southwest...

Ernest Bruce Mills

Ernest Bruce Mills

Feb 1, 2015

Ernest “Bruce” Mills, 63, of Colorado City, passed away at a local medical facility in Abilene on February 1, 2015. A family memorial service will be held a later date. The arrangements were handled by Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street, Abilene, Texas. Bruce was born in Madison, Kentucky to Ernest Glen and Mollie Faye Mills. He graduated from...

Mary Wilson

Mary Wilson

Jan 27, 2015

Mary Wilson, 40, of Abilene, passed away at Hendrick Medical Center on January 27, 2015. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jake and Mary Shutters. She is survived by two brothers, Troy Adcox of Comanche, Texas and Jake Shutters of Estill Springs, Tennessee, and a sister, Corky Wimbley of Winchester, Tennessee. A graveside service will be held...

Doris Nell Dukes

Doris Nell Dukes

Jan 22, 2015

Doris Nell Dukes, 82 of Abilene, passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2015 at Hendrick Medical Center. A visitation will be held on Monday, January 26, 2015 at 10:00 am at Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street with a graveside service to follow at 11:30 am in the Cedar Hill Flat section of the Abilene City Cemetery. Doris was...

Martha Nell Stucker

Martha Nell Stucker

Jan 11, 2015

Martha Nell Stucker, 75, of Abilene passed away on January 11, 2015 at a local medical facility. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 13 from 5pm to 7pm at Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street. The services for Nell will be at Pioneer Drive Baptist church at 2:00pm on Wednesday conducted by Jeff Reid with a private...

Frances Adelma Stroop

Frances Adelma Stroop

Jan 10, 2015

I mourned my mother’s loss every time I went to see her. I remembered the vibrancy and the passion she had for her church, her piano pupils, her singing and a good joke. She was born Frances Adelma Renshaw in St. Catharine’s, Ontario on September 3, 1925 and died January 10, 2015. She married Albert Pittman Stroop in 1946....

Dennis Dale Martin

Dennis Dale Martin

Jan 10, 2015

On January 10, 2015, Dennis Dale Martin, 57 of Abilene, went home to be with the Lord. Services to celebrate his life will be held on Saturday, January 17 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street. A visitation with the family will be Friday, January 16 from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home....

Darlene Crumpler

Darlene Crumpler

Jan 8, 2015

Lottie Darlene (Townsend) Crumpler August 15, 1945 – January 8, 2015 Darlene Crumpler was born on August 15, 1945 in Ranger, Texas to Jack and Fannie Mae Townsend. She was raised and attended school in Cisco where she graduated from high school in 1963. Darlene married Ronny Crumpler on February 9, 1964 in Cisco, Texas. They lived in Anson,...

Jimmie Adams

Jimmie Adams

Jan 1, 2015

Jimmie Adams, 96 of Abilene, passed away at Hendrick Medical Center on Thursday, January 1, 2015. Funeral services will be Tuesday, January 6 at 10:00 am at the Oldham Lane Church of Christ, 5049 Oldham Lane. Burial will follow at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Cisco. Jimmie was born on September 21, 1918 in Cisco, Texas to Loyd and...

Travis Patrick "Pat" Mccord

Travis Patrick "Pat" Mccord

Dec 7, 2014

Travis “Pat” McCord, 72 of San Angelo, passed away peacefully in his home on Sunday, December 7, 2014.  A graveside service was held in Ranger. Pat was born on September 2, 1942 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Travis James and Eloise Dixon McCord, both of  whom preceded him in death. He was the couples only child.  Pat worked as...

Linda Mariah Williams Lewis

Linda Mariah Williams Lewis

Nov 27, 2014

Linda Mariah Williams Lewis, 87, joined her Savior Thursday, November 27, 2014. A celebration service will be held at 3:00p.m., Thursday, December 4, at the Piersall-Benton Chapel. Family visitation will follow. Linda was born on July 24, 1927, to John and Blanche Williams in Clarksville, Delaware. She married her wartime sweetheart, Kenneth Lewis, on August 24, 1946. Linda was...

Cora "Dolly" Harris

Cora "Dolly" Harris

Nov 26, 2014

Cora Darlene "Dolly" Harris, 87, passed away at her home on November 26, 2014. Funeral services will be 12:00 p.m. Saturday, November 29, 2014 in the chapel at Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street with a graveside service to follow at Elmwood Memorial Park. A visitation with the family will be on Friday, November 28, 2014 from 7:00 p.m....

Donna Lee Peter

Donna Lee Peter

Nov 22, 2014

Donna Lee Roderick Peter, 80 of Abilene, passed away at Hendrick Medical Center on November 22, 2014. A memorial service has already been held at the chapel of Piersall Funeral Directors, 733 Butternut Street. Donna was born on September 24, 1934 in Ann Arbor, Michigan to Joseph and Lucille Roderick. She was the only girl out of seven children....

Talmadge Dayton Barnes

Talmadge Dayton Barnes

Nov 7, 2014

Talmadge Dayton Barnes, 86 of Iraan, passed away in Abilene in the home of his son, Todd, on Friday, November 7, 2014, with his long-time companion, Lacey, by his side. A memorial service will be held in his honor at the Iraan First Baptist Church, 421 Harte Street in Iraan, Texas on Friday, November 21, 2014 at 2:00 pm....

Deborah Lynn Reed

Deborah Lynn Reed

Nov 3, 2014

Deborah Lynn Reed, 59, passed away at a local medical facility on November 3, 2014. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 pm on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at the Piersall Funeral Home 733 Butternut Street. No visitation will be held. Deborah was born to Onis and Viola Gilbert on August 26, 1955. Deborah was the 9th of...