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Robert Glenn Piseno
Nov 9, 2020
Rosary for Robert "Tiny" Glenn Piseno, 56, of Abernathy, TX will be recited on Monday, November 16, 2020 at 7:00pm in St. Philip Catholic Church of Idalou. Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at 11:00am in the same church with Rev. Dhass, officiating. Services are under the direction of Abell Funeral Home and Flower Shop of...
Mary Frances Runnels
Nov 6, 2020
Graveside services for Mary Frances Runnels, 84, of Abernathy, TX, will be held at 2:00 pm Wednesday, November 11, 2020, in the Strip Cemetery. The family will gather to receive friends at Abell Funeral Home, Abernathy, from 6:00 pm until 7:00 pm, Tuesday, November 10, 2020. Services are under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop of Abernathy....
Verda Jean Arthur
Nov 2, 2020
Graveside services for Verda Jean Arthur, 96, of Lubbock, TX, formerly of Abernathy, will be held at 1:00 pm, Saturday, November 7, 2020, in the Abernathy Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop of Abernathy, TX. Verda died Monday November 2, 2020 in Lubbock, TX. She was born October 2, 1924 to Joe &...
Oneida Louise Davis
Oct 29, 2020
Graveside services for Oneida Davis, 94, of Hempstead, TX will be held at 10:00 am Thursday, November 12, 2020, in the Abernathy Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop of Abernathy, TX. Mrs. Davis died Thursday, October 29, 2020 in Hempstead. She was born July 19, 1926 in Stillwater, OK, to John Robert and...
Jesse Goolsby
Oct 28, 2020
Jesse I. Goolsby was born October 8, 1945 to Woodrow and Martha (Conn) Goolsby in Taylor, TX. Jesse was raised in Hamlin, TX where he graduated high school. After high school Jesse attended Texas Tech where he earned his bachelors in 1968. This same year he married Frances Turner at the Abernathy Church of Christ on August 3, 1968. Jesse...
Kenneth Wayne Cox
Oct 25, 2020
Graveside services for Kenneth Wayne Cox, 73 of New Deal, TX will be held 2:00 pm, Friday, October 30, 2020, in the Abernathy Cemetery, Abernathy, TX with Rev. John Bunch officiating. Family will gather to receive friends at at Abell Funeral Home from 5:00 pm until 6:30 pm, Thursday, October 29, 2020. Services are under the direction of Abell Funeral...
Billy Harkey
Oct 21, 2020
Billy Harkey was born on November 22, 1946 to Billy Bryan & Ann (Tierney) Harkey in Lubbock, TX. A lifelong New Deal resident, Billy graduated from Lubbock Monterey in 1965. He married Mary Jane "Janie" Harrison on February 14, 1969 in Ropesville, TX. Billy custom farmed with his father in the early 1980's and began farming on his own a...
James R. Martin
Oct 18, 2020
Graveside services for James R. "Slim" Martin, 77, of Lubbock, TX, will be held at 10:00 am, Saturday October 24, 2020, in the Petersburg Cemetery with Rev. Susan Felty officiating. A memorial service will follow the graveside at Canyon United Methodist Church 217 FM 1729, Lubbock, TX. The family will gather to receive friends at Abell Funeral Home, Abernathy, from...
Jerry K. Oswalt
Oct 17, 2020
Services for Jerry K. Oswalt, 80, of Lubbock, TX, will be held at 10:00am Friday, October 23, 2020, in the Abernathy Church of Christ with Harold Bufe officiating. Burial will follow in the Abernathy Cemetery under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop of Abernathy. The Oswalt family will gather to receive friends at Abell Funeral Home from...
Lupe Hernandez
Sep 29, 2020
Rosary for Lupe Hernandez, 63, of Abernathy, TX, will be recited at 7:00 pm Thursday, October 1, 2020, at St. Isidore Catholic Church with Rev. Brian Wood, pastor, officiating. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 am Friday, October 2, 2020, in the same church with the same officiant. Burial will follow in the Abernathy Cemetery under the direction of...
Sidney Berry
Sep 25, 2020
Graveside services for Sidney Berry, 76, of Hale Center, TX, will be held at 10:30 am, Tuesday, September 29, 2020, in the Hale Center Cemetery with Rev. Kris Knippa officiating. The family will gather to receive friends at Abell Funeral Home, Abernathy, from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Monday, September 28, 2020. Services are under the direction of Abell Funeral...
Florentina Jovero Brooks
Sep 25, 2020
Florentina Jovero Brooks, 81 of Abernathy, TX was born July 15, 1939 to Benito and Gertrude (Jadera) Jovero in Jaro, Philippines. Florentina married Cecil L. Brooks February 14, 1978 in San Diego, CA. Ms. Brooks worked for the San Diego Unified Schools using her passion for cooking in the school cafeterias. She moved with her family from San Diego to...
Troy Wayne Wells
Sep 15, 2020
Memorial services for Troy Wayne Wells, 55, of Hale Center, TX, will be held at 2:00pm Sunday, September 20, 2020, at Abell Funeral Home in Abernathy with Rev. Bruce McBee officiating. Cremation and services are under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop of Abernathy, TX. Troy died Tuesday, September 15, 2020, in Plainview, TX. He was born...
Sarah Mendoza
Sep 14, 2020
Rosary for Sarah Mendoza, 83, of Abernathy, TX, will be recited at her home, at 6:00 pm, Tuesday, September 15, 2020. The family suggests all attendees bring a lawn chair and bug spray. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 am Wednesday, September 16, 2020 in St. Isidore Catholic Church with Rev. Brian Wood, pastor, officiating. Due to Governor's orders,...
Jane Thompson Furlow
Sep 10, 2020
Private family memorial services for Jane Thompson Furlow, 72, of Lubbock, TX, will be held at Abell Funeral Home with Rev. Richard Harbison officiating. Cremation and services are under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop of Abernathy, TX. Ms. Furlow died Thursday, September 10, 2020, in Lubbock. She was born May 13, 1948 in Lamesa, TX to...
Clydena Garrett
Aug 29, 2020
Graveside services for D. Clydena Teague Garrett, 95, of Lubbock, TX and formerly of Abernathy, TX, will be held at 9:00 am Tuesday, September 1, 2020, in the Abernathy Cemetery with Rev. Damon Pearce officiating. The family will gather to receive friends at Abell Funeral Home from 5:00 pm until 6:00 pm, Monday, August 31, 2020. Services are under the...
David Harold Thomas
Aug 17, 2020
Graveside services for David Harold Thomas, 63, of Lubbock, TX and formerly of Abernathy, TX, will be held at 11:00 am Tuesday, August 25, 2020, in the Abernathy Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop of Abernathy, TX. David died at his home in Lubbock, Monday, August 17, 2020. He was born February 26,...
Ann Herron
Aug 14, 2020
MARGARET ANN (GRIFFIN) HERRON NEW DEAL, TEXAS Private family services and burial in the Abernathy Cemetery will be held for Margaret Ann (Griffin) Herron, 73, of New Deal, TX. Services are under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop of Abernathy, TX. Margaret Ann (Griffin) Herron was born February 18, 1947 in Ft. Stockton, TX to Berlie and...
W.T. Settle
Jul 30, 2020
Services for W. T. Settle, 99, of Abernathy, will be held at 10:00 am Monday, August 3, 2020, in the Abernathy First Baptist Church with Rev. Damon Pearce officiating. Burial will follow in the Abernathy Cemetery under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop of Abernathy, TX. The family will gather to receive friends at Abell Funeral Home...
Bobby Joe Perkins
Jul 28, 2020
Graveside services for Bobby Joe Perkins, 81, of Littlefield, TX, will be held on Saturday, August 1, 2020 in the Abernathy Cemetery, Abernathy, TX. The family will gather to receive friends on Saturday, August 1, 2020, from 10:00am - 10:45am. Services are under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop of Abernathy, TX. Mr. Perkins died Tuesday, July...
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