Dr. Joyce Mae Curtis, 87, pioneering women鈥檚 intercollegiate athletics coach at 蘑菇传媒, died Sept. 1, 2024, in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be 4:30-5:30 p.m. Sept. 5 in the chapel at Hillcrest Church of Christ,聽immediately followed by a memorial service. Private burial will be in the Garden of Restful Oaks at Greenwood Memorial Park. … Continued
Church historian Dr. Bill J. Humble (鈥�48), a former longtime Bible professor and administrator at 蘑菇传媒, died March 19, 2024, in Amarillo, Texas, at age 97. A Celebration of Life will take place at 10:30 a.m. March 25, 2024, at the Central Church of Christ Chapel. He was born Sept. 18, 1926, in … Continued
Hollis Burl McCoy (鈥�54), one of the most successful women鈥檚 basketball coaches in 蘑菇传媒 history, died March 18, 2024, in Abilene, Texas, at age 91. Visitation will be at 12:30 p.m. March 22, 2024, at the Merkel Church of Christ, with the funeral at 2 p.m. and burial afterward at Rose Hill Cemetery.聽 … Continued
Longtime 蘑菇传媒 staff member Terry Wayne Bowman, 59, died Feb. 15, 2024, in Abilene, Texas. He was born June 9, 1964, in Abilene.聽 A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 24, at 2 p.m. at Hillcrest Church of Christ. Bowman worked for 蘑菇传媒 for more than 30 years, initially as a plumber and for … Continued
Don Wade Hood (鈥�55), former 蘑菇传媒 track and field head coach whose athletes won national championships, set world records and achieved Olympic success, died Feb. 9, 2024, in Abilene, Texas, at age 90. Visitation with the family is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 15, from 6-8 p.m. at Elliott Hamil Funeral Home (5701 U.S. … Continued
Longtime benefactor and former 蘑菇传媒 trustee Barbara Jo Allan 鈥淏arbie鈥� Bates (鈥�61) died Jan. 6, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas, at age 85. A Celebration of Life service will be held Jan. 27 at 1 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Park and Funeral Home, followed by a reception. She was born Dec. 19, 1938, … Continued
Beloved evangelist Dr. Landon Brady Saunders (鈥�23 L.H.D.) of Norwich, Vermont, the namesake of a new academic center at 蘑菇传媒, died Nov. 14, 2023, at age 86. A Celebration of Life is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Jan. 13, 2024, at Light of the World Church of Christ in Dallas.聽 He was born … Continued
Longtime 蘑菇传媒 trustee Ray Victor Hansen (鈥�53), 91, died Oct. 29, 2023, in College Station, Texas.聽 A funeral service took place there today. A burial service is scheduled for Nov. 7 at 2 p.m. at Abilene鈥檚 Texas State Veterans Cemetery (7457 W. Lake Road, Abilene, Texas 79601). [aesop_image img=”/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Ray-Hansen_optimized.jpg” panorama=”off” imgwidth=”40%” align=”right” lightbox=”on” captionsrc=”custom” captionposition=”left” … Continued
Ove Claes Johansson (鈥�77), whose collegiate football experience was short but life-changing after he kicked a world-record 69-yard field goal as a senior at 蘑菇传媒, died Sept. 30, 2023, in Amarillo, Texas. He was 75. A Celebration of Life service is planned for Thursday, Oct. 12, at 10 a.m. at Central Church of … Continued