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Georgia Bartlett
Sep 29, 2015
Memorial services for Georgia Miriam Bartlett, age 91, of Sweetwater, Texas, will be held at the 4th and Elm Church of Christ on Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 2 PM with Mike Crowley officiating. A visitation will be immediately following the memorial service. There will also be a Visitation at 1:00 P.M. Friday, October 2, 2015 at Abernathy Church of...
Wanda Heath
Sep 26, 2015
Wanda Heath, 71, of Stephenville,TX, died Saturday, September 26, 2015 in Fort Worth, TX. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 pm Saturday, October 24th, 2015, in the Abernathy Cemetery. Wanda was born on April 15, 1944 in Haskell, TX to the late Daniel Lee and Myrtle Annie Lewellen Kinney. She married Bob Heath on April 25, 1985 in Knox...
Aubrey Shaver
Sep 23, 2015
Services for Aubrey Lee Shaver, 80, of Hale Center, TX, will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, September 26th, 2015, in the First Baptist Church with Bro. Carrol Green officiating. Burial will follow in the Hale Center Cemetery under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop of Hale Center, TX. The family will gather to receive friends Friday,...
Willene Mcelhaney
Sep 13, 2015
Private family services for Willene McElhaney, 79, longtime resident of Plainview, TX, will be held at a later date in Oklahoma. Cremation services are under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop of Hale Center, TX. Mrs. McElhaney died Sunday, September 13, 2015, in Plainview, TX. She was born June 8, 1936 in Quinlin, TX to Joseph Hensley...
Donna Sims
Sep 4, 2015
Services for Donna Washington Sims, 82, of Pampa, TX, will be held at 11:00 am Monday, September 7, 2015, at Memory Gardens Cemetery Chapel in Pampa. Rev. Kris Knippa, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Hale Center, TX, will officiate. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop of Hale Center,...
Velma Roberts
Sep 1, 2015
Services for Velma Lee Roberts, 61, formerly of Hale Center, TX, will be held at 1:00 pm Saturday, September 12, 2015, in the First Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Hale Center Cemetery under the direction of Abell Funeral Home of Hale Center. Ms. Roberts died Tuesday, September 1, 2015, in Mansfield, TX. She was born February 25, 1954...
Joe Garcia
Aug 28, 2015
Rosary for Joe Garcia, 75, of Abernathy, TX, will be held at 7:00 pm Monday, August 31st, 2015, in St. Isidore Catholic Church with Rev. Jacob Puthuparambil, pastor, officiating. Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 am Tuesday, September 1, 2015, in the same church with the same officiant. Burial will follow services in the Abernathy Cemetery under the direction of...
Billy Haney
Aug 18, 2015
Services for Billy "Bo" Haney, 71, of Abernathy, TX, will be held at 2:00 pm Thursday, August 20th, 2015, in the Northside Baptist Church with Rev. Joel Perez, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in the Abernathy Cemetery under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop of Abernathy, TX. The family will gather at Abell Funeral Home to receive...
James Attebury
Aug 15, 2015
Graveside services for James Attebury, 89, of New Deal, TX, will be held at 10:00 am Tuesday, August 18th, 2015, in the Abernathy Cemetery with Rev. Joel Perez officiating. The family will gather at Abell Funeral Home to receive friends from 5:30 pm until 7:00 pm, Monday, August 17th. Mr. Attebury died Saturday, August 15, 2015, in Lubbock, TX. He...
Annie Lebow
Aug 14, 2015
Graveside services for Annie Ruth Lebow, 87, of Bastrop, TX and formerly Abernathy, TX, will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday, August 19, 2015, in the Abernathy Cemetery with Rev. Mike O'Donnell, officiating. The family will gather to receive friends at Abell Funeral Home from 5:30 pm until 7:00 pm Tuesday evening, August 18th. Services are under the direction of...
Joyce Russell
Aug 12, 2015
Services for Joyce Elaine (Geisler) Russell, 84, of Hale Center, TX. will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, August 15, 2015, in the First Baptist Church with Rev. Kris Knippa and Brother Carol Green officiating. Burial will follow in the Hale Center Cemetery under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop of Hale Center. The family will gather...
Vera Collier
Aug 7, 2015
Vera Alice (Roten) Collier was born March 10, 1936 to Daniel Lee and Altha Loutia (Wilson) Roten in Wichita, KS. She died Friday, August 7, 2015 at her home in Lubbock, TX. Memorial services will be held at 5:00 pm, Saturday, August 29th, 2015, at Highland Baptist Church, Lubbock. Cremation services are under the direction of Abell Funeral Home &...
Ann Paxton
Jul 31, 2015
Services for Ann Mary Vasek Paxton, 100, formerly of Abernathy, Texas, will be held Monday, August 3, 2015, at 2:00pm in the Abell Funeral Home, Abernathy, Texas, with Louis Schaap officiating. Burial will follow in the Abernathy Cemetery. Mrs. Paxton died Friday, July 31, 2015, in Austin, Texas. Services are under the direction of Abell Funeral Home and Flower Shop...
Lee Ross
Jul 31, 2015
Memorial Services for Lee Ross, 76, of New Deal, Texas and formerly of Springer, New Mexico, will be held Friday, August 21, 2015, at 3:00pm (MST) in the Abbott Cemetery with Rev. John Spruill officiating. Mr. Ross died Friday, July 31, 2015 in Lubbock, TX. Cremation services are under the direction of Abell Funeral Home and Flower Shop of Abernathy,...
Elsie Bendele
Jul 26, 2015
Graveside services for Elsie Bendele, 86, of Hale Center, TX will be held at 10:00 am Wednesday, July 29, 2015, in the Hale Center Cemetery with Rev. Robert Malcom, pastor of Western Heritage Fellowship, officiating. Viewing will be held Tuesday, from 12:00 pm until 5:00 pm at Abell Funeral Home. Mrs. Bendele died Sunday, July 26th, 2015, in Lubbock, TX....
Cecil Carman
Jul 23, 2015
Cecil Glen ( C2 ) Carman was born November 30, 1932 to Leonard and Maudie (Boner) Carman, in Whiteflat, TX. He married Rose Mary Brown on July 10, 1975 in Lubbock, TX. They moved to Abernathy in 1983 from Lubbock, having lived in Abernathy at different times. He was an optician for 50 years, and owned and operated Plainview Optical...
Linda Cozart
Jul 18, 2015
Services for Linda Jane (Kemp) Cozart, 69, of Abernathy, TX, will be held at 10:00 am Wednesday, July 22, 2015, in the First Baptist Church with Rev. Ken Horn officiating. Burial will follow in the Hale Center Cemetery under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop of Abernathy, TX. Mrs. Cozart died Saturday, July 18, 2015, in Lubbock,...
Jessica Goolsby
Jul 15, 2015
Jessica Dawn Goolsby was born August 16, 1978, in Fredericksburg, TX, to Roger Wayne and Nancy Faye (Ransleben) Moellering. Jessica was baptized at the Holy Ghost Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg in 1978. She married Robert Jay Goolsby on December 17, 2005, at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in Illinois. Together they had 2 children, Jonathon, age 10, and Addisyn,...
Severo Leija
Jul 5, 2015
Our Heavenly Father welcomed home his son, Severo Vazques Leija, affectionately known as "Papi", 90, of Kerrville and formerly of Hale Center, on Sunday, July 5, 2015. Visitation will be from 10 am until evening services at 6 pm Wednesday, July 8, 2015, in the Family Center at Abell Funeral Home, Hale Center. Rev. Elias Moralez will officiate. Funeral Mass...
Edward Jones
Jul 4, 2015
Services for Edward Laverne Jones, 85, of New Deal, TX, will be held at 10:00 am Wednesday, July 8, 2015, in the New Deal First Baptist Church with Rev. David Azam officiating. Burial will follow in the City of Lubbock Cemetery under the direction Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop of Abernathy, TX. The family will gather to receive friends...
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