All Obituaries

Nancy Diane Zigal Clemmer, 67, passed away, Thursday, June 10, 2021. A visitation will be 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM, Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM , Thursday, June 17, 2021 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Interment will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. Nancy was born June 24, 1953 to Willie Joe and Mary Grace Zigal in La Grange, Texas.  She graduated from La Grange High School. After...

Virginia Nell Owen, 92, passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2021 in Abilene, Texas. A visitation will be 9:00 AM, Friday, June 11, 2021 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. The funeral service will follow the visitation to begin at 10:00 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Virginia was born June 28, 1928 in Slaton, Texas to Irby and Pearl Smith. She graduated from Slaton High School. She was a care taker by nature and took care of her parents and siblings when they were ill. Virginia...

Sean Robert Alston, 39, passed away June 6, 2021. A memorial service will be held 2:00 PM, Wednesday, June 16, 2021 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 Hwy 277 South, Abilene, Texas. Sean was born February 11, 1982 in St.Paul Minnesota to Johna Alston. He graduated from Washington High School in Sioux Falls, South Dakota in 2000. In October of 2002 Sean entered the United States Air Force. He had a love for animals and music. Above all he loved his family especially his son and was a...

Rogelio Rodriguez, 86, passed away Tuesday, June 1, 2021 in Anson, Texas. A visitation will begin at 6:00pm, Thursday, June 3, 2021 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel, 5750 Hwy 277 South. A rosary service will follow visitation beginning at 7:00pm. The funeral mass will be 10:00am, Friday, June 4, 2021 at St. Vincent Pallotti Catholic Church, 2525 Westview Dr, Abilene, Texas. Interment will follow in the Abilene City Cemetery. Rogelio was born August 25, 1934 in Falfurrias, Texas to his...

Maxine Matthews went home to be with Jesus on Sunday May 30th, 2021 in Abilene Texas at the age of 93.   Visitation will be at Elmwood Funeral Home, Sunday June 6, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. Graveside Services for the family will be on Monday at the Texas Veterans Cemetery.   Maxine was born and raised in Fredericksburg, Texas. Upon graduation from high school, she moved to San Antonio to work at Frost Bank and met a young airman in 1950. Maxine married that airman, Jim, in 1951...

On May 26, 2021, Frances Janelle "Jan" Thomas, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend entered into heaven at the age of 75 and joined her husband, Lee Thomas. Jan was born on December 15, 1945 in California. Jan moved to Abilene, Texas as a child and later married the love of her life, Lee on October 16, 1961. Together they had four children, Rhonda, Traci, Bubba and Janae. Her many accomplishments included graduating from Abilene High School and...

Maria Louisa Andrews passed away Wednesday, May 26, 2021 in Abilene, Texas. A visitation will be 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, May 31, 2021 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Funeral Services will be held 2:00 PM, Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park. Maria was born November 17, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois to her parents Antonio and Juanita Luevano. Her family moved to Eagle Pass, Texas where her dad was a minister. In 1957 she...

Clyde Chandler, 77, Passed away, Monday, May 24, 2021. A time of visitation will be 6:00pm - 8:00pm, Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. A funeral service will be 10:00am, Thursday, May 27, 2021 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Clyde was born March 22, 1944 in Dallas, Texas to his parents Fate and Ruby Chandler. Clyde married the love of his life Betty on February 21, 1997. He enjoyed gardening and helping others. Above all Clyde loved his family and will...

Otis Carlton "O.C." Sumner, 95, passed away May 21, 2021. A graveside service will be held 1:00 PM, May 27, 2021 at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery, 7457 W Lake Rd, Abilene, TX. Otis was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on June 9, 1925. With great ambition Otis joined the United States Navy as a teenager and proudly served his country during WWII. The Navy provided Otis a place to sleep and plenty of food so he saved all his earnings and when he left the Navy, he bought himself a...

Troy Lee Culpepper, 93, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Thursday, May 20, 2021. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m - 7:00 p.m on Thursday, May 27, 2021 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. A funeral service will be held 1:00 p.m. on Friday, May 28, 2021 at Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow the service in the Abilene City Cemetery. Troy was born May 1, 1928 in Jacksboro, Texas to his parents, Alonzo and Ruth Culpepper. He attended and graduated from Demonstration High...