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Wade  Attebury

Wade Attebury

Jul 31, 2025

Graveside services for Wade Attebury, 86 of Abernathy, TX, will be held Monday, August 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM with Rev. Joel Perez officiating. The family will gather to receive friends Sunday, August 3, 2025 from 4:00 PM until 5:00 PM at Abell Funeral Home. Services are under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop of Abernathy, TX....

Ladawn  Skipper

Ladawn Skipper

Jul 29, 2025

Memorial service for LaDawn Skipper, 67, lifelong Abernathy resident, will be held at 1:00 pm Friday, August 1, 2025 in The Refuge Lubbock, 4308 58th Street, Lubbock with Pastor Travis Zachary, officiating. Cremation and services are under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop of Abernathy, TX. She died at her home in Abernathy, July 29, 2025. LaDawn...

Betty   Johnson

Betty Johnson

Jul 17, 2025

Services for Betty May Johnson, 95, of Abernathy, Texas, will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at Abell Funeral Home in Abernathy, TX with Rev. Richard Harbison officiating. Private burial will follow. Services are under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop of Abernathy. Mrs. Johnson passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2025, in...

Josie Mae Hood

Josie Mae Hood

Jun 30, 2025

Services for Josie Mae Hood, 88, of Oklahoma City, OK and formerly of Abernathy, TX, will be held at 10:00 am Monday, July 7, 2025 at Abernathy United Church with Rev. Dave Menefee officiating. Burial will follow in the Abernathy Cemetery under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop of Abernathy. Viewing will be held from 3:00pm until...

William Dean Benson

William Dean Benson

Jun 24, 2025

On behalf of the family, they want to thank everyone for the prayers and outpouring of love and condolences for their loss. There is never a good time to say goodbye, but the family would like to invite anyone that would like to join them for a Remembrance Service for William Dean Benson at 3:00 pm, Saturday, August 23, 2025...

Kathryn  Overstreet

Kathryn Overstreet

Jun 15, 2025

Kathryn Overstreet, 68, of Floydada, Texas, passed away peacefully at her home on June 15, 2025. Cremation services are under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop of Abernathy, TX Born on June 21, 1956, in Warren, Pennsylvania, Kathryn was the daughter of Ernest Arnold and Letha Marie (Brown) Smith. She spent her early years in Texas, attending...

Toribio  Salinas

Toribio Salinas

May 31, 2025

Graveside Services for Toribio Salinas will be held 2:00 P.M. Thursday, June 5, 2025 in the Abernathy Cemetery with Rev. Terry Wright officiating. The family will gather to receive friends Wednesday, June 4, 2025 from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. at Abell Funeral Home. Services are under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop, Abernathy, TX. Toribio Salinas,...

Robert Lynn Priest

Robert Lynn Priest

May 21, 2025

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Robert Lynn Priest, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, educator, coach, and friend. Robert passed away peacefully on May 21, 2025 at the age of 82. Born on October 22, 1942, in Santa Anna, TX, Robert was the son of Weldon Elmo and Emma Oleta (Penny) Priest. He grew up with...

Phyllis   Mcferrin

Phyllis Mcferrin

May 13, 2025

Services for Phyllis McFerrin, 73 of Lubbock, TX, will be held at 2:00 pm Friday, May 16, 2025 at the Melonie Park Church in Lubbock with Rev. Wendell Horn officiating, burial will follow in the Resthaven Cemetery. The family will gather to receive friends from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Thursday, May 15, 2025 at Abell Funeral Home. Services are...

Margaret  Faith

Margaret Faith

May 10, 2025

Vina "Margaret" (Johnson) Faith August 4, 1927 – May 10, 2025 A life well loved, well lived, and well stitched Vina "Margaret" (Johnson) Faith of Hale Center, Texas, peacefully passed on after 97 years of living life with grit, grace, and just the right amount of mischief. Born on August 4, 1927, in Hale Center, she was a lifelong Texan...

Diana Leticia  Hernandez

Diana Leticia Hernandez

Apr 9, 2025

Memorial mass for Diana Leticia Hernandez, 68 of Abernathy, TX, will be held 10:00 AM Monday, April 21, 2025 with Rev. Brian Wood officiating at St. Isidore Catholic Church, Abernathy, TX. Burial will follow in the Abernathy Cemetery. Cremation services are under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop of Abernathy, TX. Diana Hernandez passed on Wednesday, April...

Rosetta  Bradley

Rosetta Bradley

Apr 8, 2025

Graveside Services for Rosetta Bradley, 78 of Bethany, Ok, will be held 12:00 p.m. Saturday, April 12, 2025 with Rev. Bill Stubblefield officiating. The family will gather to receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 12, 2025 at Abell Funeral Home. Services are under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop of Abernathy, TX. Rosetta...

Ruby  "Jewel" Blakes

Ruby "Jewel" Blakes

Mar 28, 2025

Services for Ruby Blakes, 85, of Lubbock, TX and formerly Abernathy, TX, will be held at 1:00 pm Saturday, April 5, 2025, in the First Church of the Nazarene in Dodson, TX with Rev. Dave Menefee, Rev. Kevin Harris and Rev. Caleb Hughes officiating. Burial will follow in the Dodson Cemetery under the direction of Adams Funeral Home, Wellington, TX....

Steve   Danford

Steve Danford

Mar 19, 2025

Memorial services for Steve Danford, 72, of Abernathy, TX, will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at the New Deal First Baptist Church with Rev. Caleb Hughes officiating. Cremation and services are under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop of Abernathy, TX. Mr. Danford died Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at his home in Abernathy....

James Dale Pope

James Dale Pope

Mar 6, 2025

James Dale Pope March 21, 1936 - March 6, 2025 James Pope passed away on Thursday, March 6, 2025 in Las Cruces, NM. He was born March 21, 1936 in Lubbock, TX to Vera O. Hacker Pope and J.O. (Bill) Pope. He was raised in Lubbock and graduated from Lubbock High School in 1955. James met the love of his...

Judy  Logan

Judy Logan

Mar 4, 2025

Services for Judy Logan, 87, will be held at 10:00 am Friday, March 7, 2025, at the First Baptist Church, Hale Center, TX, with Rev. Taylor Smith officiating. Family will gather to receive friends at the First Baptist Church from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm, Thursday, March 6, 2025. Services are under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower...

Vallaree  Wright

Vallaree Wright

Feb 19, 2025

Graveside services for Vallaree Wright, 100, of Abernathy, TX, will be held at 11:00 am Friday, February 21, 2025, in the Abernathy Cemetery with Harold Bufe officiating. The family will gather to receive friends at Abell Funeral Home from 5:30 pm until 6:30 pm, Thursday, February 20, 2025. Services are under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop...

Jimmy  Kelly, Sr.

Jimmy Kelly, Sr.

Feb 3, 2025

Services for Jimmy Kelly, Sr., 92, of Lubbock, TX will be held at 10:00am, Friday, February 7, 2025 at Abell Funeral Home with Rev. Richard Harbison officiating. Burial will follow in the Spur Cemetery in Spur, TX. The family will gather to receive friends from 5:30pm until 6:30pm Thursday, February 6, 2025, at Abell Funeral Home. Services are under the...

Patsy Mills Baker

Patsy Mills Baker

Feb 1, 2025

Graveside services for Patsy Mills Baker, 88, of Idalou, TX, will be held at 1:00pm, Thursday, February 6, 2025 in the Abernathy Cemetery with Rev. Janet Edwards officiating. The family will gather to receive friends from 6:00-7:00 PM Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, at Abell Funeral Home. Services are under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop of Abernathy,...

Paul  Ramirez

Paul Ramirez

Feb 1, 2025

Paulo "Paul" Ramirez, 67, of Lubbock, TX. Paulo "Paul" Ramirez was born December 9, 1957 in Slide, TX to Paulino and Dorotea (Jimenez) Ramirez. Paul was raised in New Deal, TX, where he attended school. He later moved to Friona, TX, then back to the Lubbock area. He worked for Thiel farms and later worked for Keith Harkey farms for...

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