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Ethan Clay Crockett, 16
Died: Friday, December 9, 2011, in Abilene, Texas
Ethan Clay Crockett was the sun, the moon and the stars to all who loved him. He was born July 18, 1995 and left this world December 9, 2011 in Abilene. He attended ATEMS High School for two years before transferring to Abilene High School for his junior year. He was involved in graphic design and created an avatar that won the Mouse Squad Avatar Project at the National level. He also sang in Chorus Abilene and was a class representative for HOSA. Ethan spent his after school time and weekends as a coach's videographer, recording the practices and games of Abilene High's Football team. When he wasn't at school or filming, he worked at United Supermarkets.
Ethan was compassionate, loving, bright and beautiful. He is survived and cherished by his parents, Kim and Philip Crockett, his brother Seth, brother Jarrod and his wife Kayla, grandparents Clark and Vivian Petty, DT and Mary Crockett, and Midge Crockett, great grandfather Troy Crockett, aunt Kathy Hopper and cousin Matt Hopper, uncle Davy Crockett and aunt Kim Crockett and cousins Rebekah, Joseph and Hannah Crockett, uncle Troy Crockett, aunt Sheri Schwartz, aunt Debi Crockett, aunt Melissa Clement and husband Mike, aunt Emily Boyett and husband Bill, and uncle Travis Crockett, in addition to many other relatives and friends.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. on Monday, December 12, 2011 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 13, 2011, at Beltway Park Baptist Church, 4009 Beltway South, with Chris Hale officiating. Interment will follow in the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Abilene.
Ethan will continue to shine his light in the hearts of those who knew him.
Frances Sealy Heslep, 78
Died: Saturday, November 12, 2011, in Abilene, Texas
Frances Sealy Heslep, 78, of Abilene, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2011 at Hendrick Hospice Care. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm Monday, November 14, 2011 at the Putnam Cemetery. Rev. Price Mathieson and Chuck Hutchins will officiate. The family will receive friends from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm, prior to the graveside service, at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.
Frances was born in McCullough County on July 27, 1933 to Frank and Ida E. (Hamilton) Crow. In 1951, she moved from Blanco to Abilene where she began nursing school at Hendrick Medical Center and received her RN Degree. During her time at Hendrick, she worked for many years on the Orthopedic floor. After retiring from Hendrick in 1982, Frances then worked at Coronado Nursing Home. She was also a caregiver for Dr. Carlton Hodges for a number of years before retiring in 1999. Frances was a member of University Baptist Church in Abilene.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Borden Heslep, Jr. on April 2, 1999. Frances is survived by two sons, Gary Heslep and wife Melanie of Abilene, John Heslep and wife Pamela of Trenton; one daughter, Burgess Thomas and husband Leslie of Abilene; two sisters, Judie Beth Doggette of Summerville, South Carolina, and Wanda Ray Palmer of San Antonio; three nephews, Keith Palmer of Oak Point, Kevin Palmer of San Antonio and Lance Doggette of South Carolina; one niece Brenda Green, also of South Carolina; three grandchildren, Jeffrey Thomas Heslep of Round Rock, Ryan James Heslep of Abilene, and Sean Lucas Heslep of Montgomery Alabama. Other family includes Bob Hutchins, Veriena Braune, their families, and all the extended family who have known her as Mama.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent in honor of Frances to Meals on Wheels, P.O. Box 903, Abilene, TX 79604; or Hendrick Hospice Care, P.O. Box 1922, Abilene, TX 79604.
Helen Faye Reed, 94
Died: Wednesday, November 30, 2011, in Fort Worth, Texas
Helen Faye Reed "Mama Reed", 94, went peacefully to be with the Lord Wednesday, November 30, 2011.
Funeral services will be Saturday, December 3, at 2:00 p.m. at Lawn Baptist Church, Lawn, Texas, with Rev. Price Mathieson officiating. Interment will follow in McBee Cemetery directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Visitation will be Friday, December 2, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the funeral home.
She was preceded in death by her husband, W.B. Reed; son, William G. "Bill" Reed; and sister, Norma Jean Landers.
Helen is survived by grandsons, Clay Reed and wife, Melanie, of Runnels County, Texas, Ward Reed of Athens, Texas, and Shane Reed and wife, Kerri, of Arlington, Texas, and great-grandchildren, Callie Reed and Courtney Reed of Abilene, and Caleb Reed of Arlington.
Billy Jim Wallace, 55
Died: Tuesday, January 17, 2012, in Abilene
Billy Jim Wallace, age 55, beloved son, brother, husband, father, and grandfather passed away January 17, 2012. The memorial service will be held Saturday, January 21st, at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church, 701 So. Pioneer Drive, at 10:00 a.m. Officiating the service will be Chaplain Captain Brian Hall and Pastor Stan Allcorn. Arrangements are being made by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene.
Billy was born January 18, 1956 in Abilene, Texas, son to Bill and Dorsie Wallace and brother to Clara and brother-in-law to her husband Steve Ricco. He graduated from Cooper High School in 1974 where he was a member of the Cooper Cougar Golf Team. He then went on to Elsah, Illinois where he attended school at Principia College and graduated with a BA in Political Science. While there he met the love of his life, Althea (Sistie) Kellogg-Clarke. They married in 1978 and moved to Arlington, Texas where he worked for a private airline. In 1979 they moved back to Abilene where he owned and operated a private business for many years. Then in 1991 he joined the Abilene Independent School District and began working at Abilene High as a special education teacher. In 2001 he added coaching duties as the boys' Head Golf coach for AHS. He spent 22 years with his Abilene High family and will be dearly missed by his colleagues and students.
Billy loved life and most enjoyed hunting, fishing, coaching, and spending time with friends and family. He was an avid sports enthusiast and had a great passion for coaching. He will be deeply missed by the many lives he touched through Pop Warner football, AHS Golf, the Bluesox organization, and numerous softball teams throughout the years.
Spiritually, Billy was a member of the First Church of Christ, Scientist and was acting President of the Board. He spent many years teaching Sunday school and showed great faith in his beliefs and foundations.
Billy is survived by both parents, sister, brother-in-law, and his immediate family; wife Sistie, daughter Lauren and her husband Omar Mendoza and their three children Micah, Alicia, and Mateo, son Andrew Wallace of Lubbock TX, daughters Caitlin, Blair, and Cameron Wallace all of Abilene. He was a loving father and son to his family and a great friend to all that met him. We will all miss him dearly.
Memorials may be made to the First Church of Christ, Scientist 1201 South Pioneer Drive, Abilene, TX 79605.
Roger Benjamin Smith, 69
Died: Wednesday, January 18, 2012, in Abilene, Texas
Roger Benjamin Smith, 69, died Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at an Abilene medical center.
Born in Abilene, Texas on December 1, 1942, Roger was the son of Juanita (Tedford) and Herman Benjamin Smith. He was part of the Class of 1961 at Abilene High School.
He served in the U S Army from September 27, 1962 to September 14, 1965. Assigned to the Nike-Hercules Battalion, he was stationed at Fort Phantom and Okinawa. After his discharge from military service, Roger returned to the City of Abilene. In 1968 he was employed by Southwestern Bell Telephone as a lineman and became a supervisor in Amarillo, Lubbock and Abilene, retiring in 2001 after 33 years.
Roger was a member of Telephone Pioneers and Wyllie Baptist Church. He had been a volunteer for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life for the past 17 years. He enjoyed sports, traveling and hunting, but most of all family.
Roger married Marion Pamplin Carnes on November 24, 1995 in Abilene.
His parents and an infant son, Christopher Smith, preceded Roger in death.
Roger is survived by his wife, Marion Smith of Abilene; seven children and their spouses, Angela and Randy Cain of Rowlett, Texas, Chuck and Shelley Smith, David and Debbie Carnes, and Daryl and Amy Carnes all of Abilene, Russell Smith and Sara Henry of Arlington, Texas, Rebecca Carnes and Glen Ivey of Abilene, and Jessica and Guy Giuffre of LaSelva Beach, California; 26 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Survivors also include two sisters and two brothers and their spouses, Pat and Jim Cheek and Bryan and Linda Smith all of Abilene, Danny and Kathy Smith of Waco, and Nita and Jimmie Underwood of Arlington, Texas, and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 21, at Wylie Baptist Church with Rev. Donny Harbers officiating. Interment will follow in Drummond Cemetery directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd. in Abilene. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Memorials in honor of Roger may be made to Texas Cancer Center, 1957 Antilley Rd., Abilene, TX 79606, or American Cancer Society Relay for Life, 3402 North 1st St., Suite 102, Abilene, TX 79603.
Patsy Ruth Combs, 76
Died: Sunday, March 04, 2012, in Abilene, Texas
Patsy Ruth (Cathey) Combs, 76, of Abilene, passed away Sunday, March 4, 2012 at a local hospital. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road. Funeral services will be at 11:00 am on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at the funeral home. Palmer McCown will officiate. Graveside services will be at 1:00 pm on Friday at the Midlothian Cemetery in Midlothian, Texas.
Pat was born November 30, 1935 in Granger, Texas to James Marion Cathey and Charlie (Robertson) Cathey. She graduated from Midlothian High School in 1954.
Pat married Bill Combs on November 10, 1953. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Abilene Restaurant Association, Abilene Women's Auxiliary, and the John Davis Chapter of Daughters of American Revolution. Pat was an avid bridge player. She played 3 to 4 times a week and was a member of the Tuesday Twos Bridge Club as well as the Wednesday Morning Bridge Club. She was also a member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, currently Delta Phi Master Chapter, for over 40 years. Pat was a devoted friend to her sorority sisters of Beta Sigma Phi.
Pat worked as office manager for Hobart Sales & Service of Abilene from 1965 to 1990, which she co-owned with her husband Bill. She loved spending time with family and friends, but her favorite role was that of grandmother to her two grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, James Cathey, Donald Cathey; a sister-in-law, Fay Cathey; and one brother-in-law, James Hosford.
Pat is survived by her husband, Bill Combs of Abilene; her daughter, Lisa Tiller and husband Ray of Longview; two sisters, Evelyn Hosford of The Woodlands, Nancy Bowen and husband Jerry of Plano; a sister-in-law, Gladys Cathey of Garland; and two grandchildren, Randy Tiller of Houston and Kiley Tiller of Longview.
Honorary pallbearers will be Ray Tiller, Randy Tiller, Kiley Tiller, Terry Merck, Joe Brent Mahanay and Conner Merck.
Memorials may be sent in honor of Pat to Hendrick Hospice Care, P.O. Box 1922, Abilene, Texas 79604.
Juanita Sue Henninger
Died: Monday, March 12, 2012, in Abilene, Texas
Juanita Sue Henninger received her crown of everlasting joy in the early morning of March 12, 2012 after a lengthy battle with a debilitating illness. Sue was born August 17, 1931 to Oscar and Ruby Rose of Abilene. After graduating from Abilene High School, Sue attended Hardin-Simmons University where she rode one of the world famous Six White Horses. During her time as a rider, Sue rode in Washington D.C. at the inauguration parade of Dwight D. Eisenhower. Also while at Hardin-Simmons, Sue met her love and partner of 62 years, Marvin Dean Henninger. Sue and Dean were united in marriage on May 19, 1951 at First Baptist Church in Abilene. Sue took great pride in working beside her husband and family in the construction business for many years.
Sue's greatest role was that as a mother to her three daughters Roseann, Deanise and Cynthia. When not chauffeuring to tennis tournaments and entertaining a house full of teenagers, Sue was an active member in the community. She was a member of The Junior League of Abilene, Hendrick Medical Center Auxiliary, and various children's programs at First Baptist Church. Sue often looked forward to spending her free time with her beloved Forty-Eight Group. In the later years of her life, Sue poured herself into the lives of her two precious granddaughters - Megan and Amanda. Many special memories were made at the Circle R Ranch at Elmdale, Texas where she instilled in the hearts of her grandchildren the importance of faith, family and hard work. Sue had a great love for animals, and loved visits from her little white grand-dogs Annabelle, Lily Sue and Bailey. Sue will be sorely missed but her legacy of strength, love and kindness will live on in those who loved her.
The family would like to extend their deepest gratitude to the many caregivers who lovingly cared for Sue during the ten years of her illness.
Survivors include Marvin Dean Henninger, husband of 62 years; sister-in-law Karen K. Rose of Abilene; daughter Roseann and husband Danny Brown of Abilene; daughter Deanise Henninger of Abilene; daughter Cynthia and husband Greg Nesmith of Abilene; granddaughter Megan and husband Clark Bolls of Abilene; granddaughter Amanda Brown and fiancé Boyd Guthrie of San Angelo; granddaughter Kara and husband Felix Castillo of Abilene; three great-grandchildren and many special nieces and nephews.
Preceding her in death were her parents Oscar and Ruby Rose; brother and sister-in-law Earl and Charlotte Rose; and brother James A. Rose.
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 14, in Elmwood Memorial Park with Rev. Palmer McCown officiating, directed by The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Rd. The family will receive friends at 3375 Parkcrest Drive from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 13.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Hendrick Hospice Care, 1682 Hickory, Abilene, Texas 79601.
