Obituaries

Oct 7, 2015

Irene Laverne Allen Jennings 87, passed away Wednesday October 7, 2015. A Graveside service is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Saturday in Pioneer Cemetery with Burt Williams officiating, under the direction of North's Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Friday evening in North's Memorial Chapel, 242 Orange St. Ms. Jennings was born July 25, 1928...

Oct 2, 2015

Captain Jonathan "JJ" Joseph Golden, 33, passed away in Afghanistan on October 2, 2015. Funeral Services will be held at 10 AM, Wednesday, October 28th at Beltway Park Baptist Church. Arrangements are being provided by North's Funeral Home. JJ Golden was born in Camarillo, CA to George and Gloria Golden in November 1981. He graduated from Camarillo High School in...

Sep 28, 2015

Wade Lee Meyers, 51, of Abilene, passed away Monday, September 28, 2015. Services will be Friday at 11:00 a.m. at Texas State Veterans Cemetery, with Mark Traeger officiating. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday in North's Memorial Chapel, 242 Orange Street. Wade Lee Meyers was born November 11, 1963 in Toledo, Ohio to Wayne Lee and Mary Jane Meyers. He...

Sep 28, 2015

Toni Janice Parr Cronk, 82, was called home to her Lord, early Monday morning, September 28, 2015. She was locally known in Abilene and surrounding areas as the "Banjo Lady" born to Benjamin "Ben" Turner and Myrtle Lee Carey Parr on March 3, 1933 in China Grove, Texas. She was the youngest of five children and was preceded in death...

Sep 26, 2015

Doris Ann Stewart Manly, 81, died peacefully on September 26, 2015, with her family around her. Doris was born October 21, 1933 to Clarence P. and Dorothy Stewart (Shepard) in Dallas, Texas. She graduated from Sunset High School in Dallas where she excelled academically and musically, having played violin in the All State Orchestra. She attended North Texas University in...

Sep 19, 2015

Cecil Joyce Wille, 75, of Abilene, departed this earth for a new and better life on Saturday, September 19, 2015. She was born on January 14, 1940 on a small farm just outside of Senath, Mo. to her parents, Cecil X. and Velma Sylvia (Hall) Wilson. Living on a farm until Joyce was 20, very much proved to have its...

Sep 16, 2015

Sep 11, 2015

Albert (Al ) Nicholas Butkovich 74, of Abilene, passed away Friday, September 11, 2015. A funeral service will be held at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Elmcrest Baptist Church with Jerry Vincent officiating. Burial will follow in the Texas State Veterans Cemetery, under the direction of North's Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Monday...

Aug 30, 2015

Brynn Aleta Dowdy Page Jones; formerly of Abilene, Texas, died at her home in Arlington, Texas, Sunday August 30, 2015 after a brief illness. Services will be held in North's Memorial Chapel, 242 Orange Street Saturday, September 5, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. Visitation will be Friday, September 4, 2015 from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at North's Funeral Home, 242...

Aug 20, 2015

Aug 11, 2015

Debra Lynn Dillon Hays, 60, of Winters, Texas went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August, 11, 2015. Debra was born September 25, 1954 in Montrose, Colorado to James L. and Sonja J. Dillon. As a young child, Debi always loved teaching. In her twenties she became an instructor of cosmetology, then in her forties she fulfilled her...

Aug 6, 2015

Jon David Ford, 67, of Abilene, passed away Thursday, August 6, 2015. Full military services will be held on Monday, August 17, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Abilene, Texas. Jon was born on November 21, 1947 to Ray and Grace Ford in Odessa, Texas. He attended Merkel High School, and graduated in Wewoka, Oklahoma....

Aug 5, 2015

Donald Nelson Crawford, 86, of Abilene, passed away August 5, 2015. Graveside services are scheduled at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 8, at Slater's Chapel Cemetery near Nolan, under the direction of North's Funeral Home. The family will receive friends, Friday from 5 – 7:00 p.m. in North's Memorial Chapel, 242 Orange Street. Mr. Crawford was born August 9, 1928...

Jul 25, 2015

Darrell Lee Napier, 51, of Abilene, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2015. Darrell was a proud local shop owner and had many interests to include: drag racing, arm wrestling, and gun shows. He always surrounded himself with friends and family. He had a great love for his fur baby named "Baby". He was preceded in death by his grandparents, R.L....

Jul 21, 2015

Warren Colvin Trull 79, of Abilene, passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2015. A Funeral Service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Monday, July 27, 2015 in North's Memorial Chapel, 242 Orange St. The service will be conducted by Rev. Carlton Ring, of Georgia. Burial will follow in the Texas State Veterans Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2:00 ~...

Jul 18, 2015

Bobby Joe Parvin, 77, loving wife, mother, daughter, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend passed on to her heavenly home on Saturday, July 18, 2015. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, 2015 in Clear Fork Baptist Church in Hawley with Cory Prew officiating. Interment will follow in Hawley Cemetery, under the direction of North's Funeral Home. The...

Jul 13, 2015

Wendell O. White, 76, was born on September 26, 1938 in Coleman, Texas. He went to be with the Lord on Monday, July 13, 2015, after a brief illness. Services will be held Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at North's Memorial Chapel. Burial will be in Coleman County Cemetery under the direction of North's Funeral Home, 242 Orange....

Jun 26, 2015

Dr. Bill J. Dulin passed away on June 26,th 2015 at the age of 80. Bill always followed his own path, and lived a life full of learning and adventure. Bill was born in Wink Texas to Joe McLean Dulin and Ozelia Gray Dulin and grew up in Kermit, Texas. He graduated from Kermit High School in 1953 and from...

Jun 24, 2015

Charles (Calvin) Allmand, 81, of Abilene, passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2015. Graveside Services will be Monday at 10:00 a.m. at Cedar Hill Cemetery with David Ray officiating. The family will receive friends from 2 - 4 p.m. Sunday evening at North's Memorial Chapel, 242 Orange Street. Charles Calvin Allmand was born on September 6, 1933 in Abilene, Texas to...

Jun 23, 2015

Jewell Allean Cobb was born July 15th, 1926 in Idabel, Oklahoma to Jessie Reed and Ben Cobb. Her mother, Jessie Reed, passed away after giving birth, when Jewell was only two years old, leaving both, her father and elder sister, Florence Cobb (James) to raise her. At a young age she began to cook and soon worked the cotton fields...