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Agness Shires

Agness Shires

Aug 13, 2009

Services for Agness E. Shires, 87, of Abernathy, TX, were held at 2:00 pm Monday, August 17, 2009, in the First Baptist Church with Rev. Mike O'Donnell officiating. Burial follow services in the Abernathy Cemetery under the direction of Abell Funeral Home and Flower Shop of Abernathy, TX. Mrs. Shires died Thursday, August 13, 2009, in Lubbock, TX. She was...

June Boyce

June Boyce

Aug 1, 2009

Services for June Boyce, 79, of Hale Center, TX, were held at 10:00 am Monday, August 3, 2009, in the First United Methodist Church. Graveside services were held at 2:00 pm Monday in the Morton Cemetery under the direction of Abell Funeral Home and Flower Shop of Hale Center, TX. Mrs. Boyce died Saturday, August 1, 2009, in Plainview, TX....

John Schenck

John Schenck

Jul 21, 2009

JOHN EDWARD SCHENCK, SR., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 in Amarillo, TX. Born December 13, 1919, Cherryvale, KS, John was 89 years old. The Cherryvale, KS native moved with his parents to Peru, Ind., when he was 10 years old and graduated from high school there. During high school, he was a Golden Gloves fighter (known as...

Mildred Becker

Mildred Becker

Jul 16, 2009

Services for Mildred (Brown) Becker, 82, of Lubbock, TX, were held at 10:00 am Monday, July 20, 2009, in Shepherd King Lutheran Church. Burial followed services in the Abernathy Cemetery under the direction of Abell Funeral Home and Flower Shop of Abernathy, TX. Mrs. Becker died Thursday, July 16, 2009, in Lubbock, TX. She was born May 27, 1927 in...

Ross Bennett

Ross Bennett

Jul 8, 2009

Ross Roberson Bennett, 42, of Lubbock, TX passed away on Wednesday, July 8, 2009. Ross was born March 20, 1967 in Oklahoma City, OK to Clyde and Dolores Roberson Bennett. He graduated from Abernathy High School and attended Texas Tech University from 1985 until 1989 and had returned to Tech to obtain his degree at The Center for the Study...

Delton Chastain

Delton Chastain

Jun 9, 2009

Memorial services for Delton Chastain, 71, of Abernathy, TX were held at 4:00 pm Friday, June 12, 2009, in the Abernathy Cemetery with Rev. Joel Perez officiating. Cremation was under the direction of Abell Funeral Home of Abernathy, TX. Mr. Chastain died Tuesday, June 9, 2009, in Lubbock, TX. He was born June 10, 1937 and died one day short...

Rita Rodriguez

Rita Rodriguez

Jun 7, 2009

Rosary for Rita Rodriguez, 55, of Lubbock, TX, were held at 7:00 pm Tuesday, June 9, 2009, in St. Isidore Catholic Church with Rev. Jacob Puthuparambil, pastor, officiating. Funeral Mass was celebrated at 11:00 am Wednesday, June 10, 2009, in the same church. Burial followed services in the Abernathy Cemetery under the direction of Abell Funeral Home of Abernathy, TX....

Nellie Garcia

Nellie Garcia

Jun 4, 2009

Rosary services for Maria Lionor "Nellie" Garcia, 83, of Hale Center, TX, were held at 8:00 pm Sunday, June 7, 2009, in St. Theresa Catholic Church in Hale Center, TX. Funeral mass was celebrated in the St. Theresa's Catholic Church at 2:00 pm Monday, June 8, 2009. Burial followed in the Hale Center Cemetery under the direction of Abell Funeral...

Bub Hammit

Bub Hammit

May 30, 2009

Services for A.W. "Bub" Hammitt were held 2:00 pm Tuesday, June 2, 2009, in the First Baptist Church in Hale Center with Dr. Carrol Green and Dr. Gene Meacham officiating. Burial followed in the Plainview Cemetery under the direction of Abell Funeral Home in Hale Center. "Bub" Hammit passed away Saturday, May 30, 2009, in Amarillo, TX. He was born...

Audra Brooks

Audra Brooks

May 20, 2009

Graveside Services for Audra Brooks, 84, of Lubbock, TX, were held at 10:00 am Friday, May, 22, 2009, at Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park under the direction of Abell Funeral Home and Flower Shop of Abernathy, TX. Mrs. Brooks died Wednesday, May 20, 2009, in Lubbock, TX. She was born July 23, 1924 in Brownfield, TX to James Lloyd Porter and...

Vonda Joseph

Vonda Joseph

May 13, 2009

Services for Vonda Nadine Joseph,73, of Abernathy, TX, were held at 10:00 am Saturday, May 16, 2009, in the First Assembly of God Church, Abernathy, TX with Rev. Judy Wooten, pastor, officiating. Burial followed in the Strip/Pearce Chapel Cemetery under the direction of Abell Funeral Home and Flower Shop of Abernathy, TX. Ms. Joseph died Wednesday, May 13, 2009, in...

Louise Johnson

Louise Johnson

May 5, 2009

Louise Waters Johnson, 85, of Mauldin, SC, went to be with the Lord on May 5, 2009. She was a member of Rocky Creek Baptist Church, Mauldin, SC and the Forever Young Club. She was a previous longtime resident of Abernathy, TX. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Lee Roy Waters and Clois Johnson. She leaves behind, her...

Luciana Jara

Luciana Jara

Apr 26, 2009

Rosary for Luciana P. Jara, 91, of Lubbock, TX, was recited at 7:30 pm Tuesday, April 28, 2009, in the St. Isidore Catholic Church, Abernathy, TX. The Funeral Mass was celebrated at 12:00 pm Wednesday, April 29, 1009, in St. Isidore Catholic Church in Abernathy, with Rev. Jacob Puthuparambil, officiating. Burial followed in the Abernathy Cemetery under the direction of...

Herman Bendele

Herman Bendele

Apr 25, 2009

Services for Herman Bendele, 87, were held 2:00 pm Monday, April 27, 2009 at Western Heritage Fellowship in Hale Center with Rev. Robert Malcolm officiating. Burial was in Hale Center Cemetery under the direction of Abell Funeral Home of Hale Center, Texas. Mr. Bendele died Saturday, April 25, 2009 at Covenant Hospital in Plainview, Texas. He was born February 5,...

Arlene Harguess

Arlene Harguess

Apr 24, 2009

Memorial services for Arlene (Fair) Harguess, 68, of Abernathy, TX, were held at 11:00 am Monday, April 27, 2009, in the Abernathy Church of Christ with Steve Gauntt, minister, officiating. Family graveside services were held in the Abernathy Cemetery under the direction of Abell Funeral Home and Flower Shop of Abernathy, TX. The Harguess family received friends Sunday, April 26,...

Dorothy Mcknight

Dorothy Mcknight

Apr 12, 2009

Graveside services for Dorothy McKnight, 84, of Plainview, TX, were held at 10:00 am Tuesday, April 14, 2009, in the Abernathy Cemetery with Etta Walker, Area Community Hospice Chaplain officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Abell Funeral Home in Hale Center, TX. Mrs. McKnight died April 12, 2009 in Plainview, TX. She moved to Hale Center from Redbluff, CA...

M. Daugherty

M. Daugherty

Apr 2, 2009

Services for M. E. "Eddie" Daugherty, 79, of Plainview, TX, were held at 2:00 pm Monday, April 6, 2009, in the Abernathy Church of Christ with Steve Gauntt officiating. Viewing was held Sunday, April 5th, from 1:00 pm until 6:00 pm and Monday from 9:00 am until 12:00 pm at Abell Funeral Home. Burial followed in the Abernathy Cemetery under...

Clyde Byrd

Clyde Byrd

Mar 22, 2009

Graveside services for Clyde Joe Byrd were held at 2:00 pm Tuesday, March 24, 2009, at Parklawn Memorial Gardens in Plainview, TX, with Silas Short officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Abell Funeral Home of Hale Center, TX. Clyde died on March 22, 2009 in Plainview, TX. He was born on May 4, 1921 in Petersburg, TX to Andrew...

Randy Evans

Randy Evans

Mar 18, 2009

Graveside services for Randy Joe Evans, 62, of Crosbyton, TX, were held at 3:00 pm Sunday, March 22, 2009, in the Abernathy Cemetery under the direction of Abell Funeral Home of Abernathy, TX. Mr. Evans died at his home in Crosbyton, Wednesday, March 18, 2009. He was born in Abernathy, TX, January 15, 1947 to M. D. "Coot" and Beth...

Calvin Barrett

Calvin Barrett

Mar 11, 2009

Services for Calvin W. Barrett, 81, of Cotton Center, TX, were held at 2:00 pm Friday, March 13, 2009, in the Cotton Center First Baptist Church with Rev. J. D. Templeton, pastor, officiating. Burial followed in the Center Plains Cemetery under the direction of Abell Funeral Home of Hale Center, TX. Mr. Barrett died Wednesday, March 11, 2009, in Plainview,...

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