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Dana Moore
Apr 27, 2015
Services for Dana W. Moore, 66, of Lubbock, TX, will be held at 10:00 am Friday, May 1, 2015, in the Abernathy First Baptist Church with Rev. Joel Perez officiating. Naval Graveside rites 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...
Carol Ann Wheeler
Mar 26, 2015
Graveside services for Carol Ann Wheeler, 70, of Hale Center, TX, will be held at 2:00 pm Monday, March 30, 2015, in the Hale Center Cemetery with Rev. Lanny Wheeler, brother of Ann, officiating. Services are under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop of Hale Center, TX. Miss Wheeler died Thursday, March 26, 2015, in Lubbock, TX....
Elden Benton
Mar 20, 2015
Services for Elden C. Benton, 80, of Abernathy, Texas, will be held Monday, March 23, 2015, at 2:00pm in the Abernathy First Baptist Church with Revs. Mike O'Donnell and Joel Perez, officiating. Burial will follow in the Abernathy Cemetery under the direction of Abell Funeral Home and Flower Shop of Abernathy. Mr. Benton died Friday, March 20, 2015, at his...
Dale Milner
Mar 16, 2015
Services for Dale T. Milner, 93, of Petersburg, TX, will be held at 10:00 am Friday, March 20, 2015, in the Petersburg First United Methodist Church with Rev. Doug Hensley and Rev. Danny Milner officiating. Burial will follow in the Strip-Pearce Chapel Cemetery under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop of Abernathy, TX. Mr. Milner died Monday,...
Connie Deckard
Mar 9, 2015
Services for Connie Deckard, 69, of Abernathy, TX, and formerly of Petersburg, TX, will be held at 10:00 am Thursday, March 12, 2015, in the Petersburg First Baptist Church with Rev. Wayne Boydstun 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...
Vivian Colwell
Mar 6, 2015
Memorial services for Vivian (Vicki) Martin Colwell, 90, of Lubbock, TX, will be held at 2:00 pm Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at St. Luke's United Methodist Church, Lubbock, TX, with Dr. Andy Hurst, pastor, officiating. Viewing will be held from 10:00 am until 12:00 pm, Wednesday at St. Luke's. Services are under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower...
Billie Rantz
Feb 23, 2015
Billie Rantz, 88, went home to be with her Lord on February 23, 2015, surrounded by family. Billie was born in O'Donnell, TX, November 22, 1926, to John (Big Daddy) and Flossie Johnson. She met and married Hilbert Rantz in 1950 and was welcomed into his large German family in Abernathy. There she raised her family and was a long...
Maybelle Smith
Feb 20, 2015
Maybelle Watts Smith was born August 14, 1932 to Louis Alexander and Lilly (White) Watts in Llano County, Texas. As a small child, she saved her brother, Walter, from drowning. He had been told to sit on the bank of the river, and he decided he could get in the water, and after going straight to the bottom, Maybelle pulled...
R. W. Waller
Feb 5, 2015
Services for R. W. Waller, 74, of Slaton, TX and formerly of Hale Center, TX, will be held at 2:00 pm Monday, February 9, 2015, in the First Baptist Church, Hale Center, with Dr. Stacy Conner and Dr. Cleve Kerby, officiating. Burial will follow in the Hale Center Cemetery under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop of...
Sylvia Perez
Jan 22, 2015
Rosary for Sylvia R. Perez, 57, of Hale Center, TX will be held at St. Theresa Catholic Church at 7:00 pm Sunday, January 25th. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 2:00 pm Monday, January 26th, in the same church with Rev. John Smith, pastor, officiating. Cremation and services are under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop of...
Julia Cortez
Jan 13, 2015
Rosary for Julia Paz Cortez, 93, of Abernathy, will be recited at 7:00pm, Thursday, January 15, 2015, in St. Isidore Catholic Church in Abernathy, TX. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 2:00pm, Friday, January 16, 2015, in the same church with Rev. Jacob Puthuparambil, officiating. Burial will follow in the Abernathy Cemetery under the direction of Abell Funeral Home &...
Eliboria Gomez
Jan 12, 2015
Eliboria "Ellie" Lydia Saenz Gomez August 2, 1924 - January 12, 2015 Ms. Gomez has gone home to rest in peace with our heavenly father. She passed away on January 12th, 2015, in Lubbock, TX. Rosary will be recited at 7:00 pm Tuesday, January 13th, in the Family Center at Abell Funeral Home, Hale Center, TX. Memorial Funeral Mass will...
Opal Bourland
Jan 7, 2015
OPAL BOURLAND Services for Opal Bourland, 100, formerly of Cotton Center, TX, will be held at 10:00 am, Monday, January 12, 2015, in the Cotton Center First Baptist Church with Rev. J. D. Templeton, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in the Center Plains Cemetery under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop of Hale Center, TX. She died...
Connie Shuping
Jan 5, 2015
Memorial services for Connie Shuping, of Hale Center, TX, will be held at 2:00 pm Thursday, January 8, 2015, in the First Baptist Church with Mark True officiating. Cremation services are under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop of Hale Center, TX. Mrs. Shuping died Monday, January 5, 2015, in Lubbock, TX. She was born July 5,...
Bob Parks
Dec 31, 2014
Memorial services for Bob Parks, 83, of New Deal, TX, will be held at 11:00 am Friday, January 9, 2015, in the New Deal First Baptist Church. The family will gather at Abell Funeral Home to receive friends from 6:00pm until 7:30pm, Thursday, January 8, 2015. Cremation services are under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop of...
Daphna Gallaway
Dec 28, 2014
DAPHNA FAYE GALLAWAY Born November 14, 1926 Beloved daughter of Harvey Van and Cordelia Lewis Gallaway, passed away peacefully in the presence of family on Dec 28th, 2014. Daphna came from Texas pioneer stock, and grew up in Gustine, Texas. She graduated valedictorian of the 1944 class of Gustine High School, and married Elby W. Kendrick. They had two sons,...
Dolores Villanueva
Dec 18, 2014
Rosary for Dolores Villanueva. 91, of Abernathy, TX, will be recited at 7:00 pm Sunday, December 21, 2014, at St. Isidore Catholic Church with Rev. Jacob Puthuparambil, pastor officiating. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 2:00 pm Monday, December 22nd, in the same church. Burial will follow services in the Abernathy Cemetery under the direction of Abell Funeral Home &...
Ray Sanders
Dec 18, 2014
Services for Ray Sanders, 89, former longtime Abernathy resident, will be held at 10:00 am Monday, December 22, 2014, in the Abernathy First United Methodist Church. Burial will follow services 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 friends Sunday afternoon...
Servando Cavazos
Dec 14, 2014
Services for Servando Cavazos, Sr., 89, of Abernathy, TX, will be held at 7:00 pm Thursday, December 18, 2014, at the Cavazos Family Home in Abernathy. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 am Friday, December 19th, in the Abernathy Cemetery under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop of Abernathy, TX. Mr. Cavazos died Sunday, December 14,...
Jo Carter
Dec 6, 2014
Jo Carter went to be with our Lord and Savior on Saturday, December 6, 2014. Graveside services will be at 10:00am, Monday, December 8, 2014 in the Abernathy Cemetery. Memorial services will be at 11:00am in the Abernathy First United Methodist Church with Rev. Dave Drake, officiating. The family will receive friends in the fellowship hall of the church following...
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