Clara Joyce Ferguson went to be with her precious Jesus on September 19, 2020 at Abilene , Texas. She was born April 18, 1924 to Denzel and Ruth Pike Cox at their home in Merkel, TX. The event was so uneventful she had trouble, 66 years later, getting her birth certificate for a passport for her once in lifetime trip to Israel. She was a Methodist and at age of 12 Joyce accepted Jesus Christ as her personal Savior and carried that experience with her the rest of her life. Joyce married...

May Jeanette Helms, 85 of Brownwood, Texas passed away Thursday September 17, 2020 at home. Graveside service will be held Monday, September 21st, at 10:00am at Rose Hill Cemetery in Merkel, Texas. Jeanette was born April 15, 1935 in Sweetwater, Texas to the late Bob Hurd and Leona (Ratliff) Hurd. Jeanette married Don Helms on October 24, 1952. Jeanette was preceded in death by her parents Don and Leona Hurd, a daughter Ann Carol Helms, granddaughter Kimberly Diane Heinze, grandson Trenton...

Lawlis “Yates” Sipe, 90, of Trent, TX passed from this life to his heavenly home on September 16, 2020 in Abilene. He was born May 25th, 1930 in Merkel, Tx to Fay Emmitt “Sandy” Sipe and Sarah Lawlis Sipe. He was the oldest of 5 children. He attended school in Noodle, Tx. He joined and served in the Army and then returned home to start a farming operation in 1950. He started farming with a three row Farmall H Tractor. The farming operation grew to over 3500 acres of...

Julia (Hamilton) Condra died Wednesday September 16, 2020 at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene.  Visitation will begin at 8:00 AM Saturday September 19, 2020 at Starbuck Funeral Home in Merkel.  Graveside services will be 2:00 PM Saturday September 19, 2020 at Rose Hill Cemetery in Merkel.   Julia was born May 18, 1924 in Merkel to Will and Sarah Hamilton.  She married E. C. Condra June 4, 1942 in Winters.  She was a member of the Pentecostal Church of...

Emily Ann Rice Wade, 78, of Merkel, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 in Abilene, Texas. Ann was born April 27, 1942 to Earl Alexander and Mildred Louetta (Earney) Rice. Memorial services to be schedualed at a later time. Ann was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Vernon Wade, two brothers Virgil Rice and Billy Earl Rice and two sisters Earlene Dodd and Estelle Bullard. She is survived by two sisters Sunshine "Shine" Willet of Springtown, Texas, and Gaytha "Gay"...

Richard Alan Hamilton, 87, passed away at 10:30 pm on Thursday, September 10, 2020. Richard was born in Fenton, NY (Broome County) on November 23, 1932 to Joe and Peggy (Jordan) Hamilton and spent his childhood years on the family farm in Chenango Forks, NY. Richard served as a medic in the US Army from 1953 to 1961 and then spent most of his adult years working as a lab and X-Ray technician. While stationed near Abilene, TX, he met and married the love of his life, Mary Cleo (Wheeler)...

Ransom Willie Price Jr., age 86, of Lapeer formerly Abilene, Texas went to be with his Lord and Savior on September 10, 2020. Ransom was born August 8, 1934 in Merkel, Texas to the late Ransom Sr. and Dottie [Rister] Price. He served his country honorably in the U.S. Army, and was a member of the North Park Assembly of God Church in Abilene, NRA, and Republican Committee. Ransom was an avid outdoorsman that enjoyed hunting and fishing, but most of all he loved spending time with his family...

Grace Evelyn Miller, 82, of Merkel passed away Wednesday, September, 9 2020 at her home. She was born to Frank and Vera (Baxter) Conaway on June 28, 1938 in Enid, Oklahoma. She married Robert Ray Miller on June 10, 1957. The two enjoyed many years of marriage together before his passing. Grace was an avid bowler and loved basketball. Above everything she enjoyed watching her grandchildren participate in sports and activities. Survivors include her daughters Stacy Miller and Scott...

Doris Rebecca Peterson, 93, of Merkel went home to her Lord and Savior on August 28, 2020 in Abilene, TX. Doris was born on October 6, 1926 in Durham, NC to Gaston Robert George and Addie McDade George. She married Edgar Lewis Peterson, Sr. on December 22, 1944 in Durham, NC. They moved to Texas in 1945. She was a stay at home mom until she went to work at CG Conn, engraving instruments and worked 20 years there. She then went to Abilene Independent School District until she retired. ...

Linda Campbell, 76, of Hawley passed peacefully on August 25, 2020. Linda was born on May 16, 1944 in Abilene, Texas to Dillard J and Ona Fay Phillips. Linda loved God and her family. She faithfully studied her Bible and loved to teach God’s word. Linda was a stay at home mom in her early years and later in life obtained her Dental Hygiene degree and practiced in New Mexico and Texas. She is survived by her loving husband James Campbell, her children Laura and husband Ross Davis of...