Bessie Elaine Laird Coleman

June 20, 1955 - August 6, 2022

Elaine Coleman, a woman of strong faith, went to her heavenly home on August 6, 2022. Elaine was born to Calvin and Bessie Laird on June 20, 1955. Elaine was the first of three children. She took pride in being the big sister. Her family made a move from Lawn, Texas to Stilwell, Oklahoma in 1972. That is where she met and married the love of her life Jerry Coleman, on January 20, 1973. There they started a family welcoming their first daughter. They later moved to Hamlin, Texas and welcomed a second daughter to their family. Elaine worked as a wife and mother for many years. In 1988, the family moved to Rising Star, Texas. In the 90's she took a job working as a newspaper editor giving her the opportunity to pursue a career in her greatest passion, writing. During her time as a newspaper editor, she started working on a book. In January of 2001, Elaine and Jerry moved to Winters, Texas. Elaine's first book Texas Haunted Forts was published that year after the move. She has since published many different books including fiction, cookbooks, and biographies. If she was not writing you might find her sewing, quilting or even crocheting. She collected antiques, poodles, flamingos, Elvis memorabilia, and many other things. She loved visiting her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was a member of many different groups and clubs. She did genealogy research on her family. She was a member of Hopewell Baptist Church where she was a member of Women's Missionary Union, taught the women's Sunday school class, and helped gather charity donations. Sometimes she could even talk Jerry into take a sightseeing trip occasionally to appease her longing to travel. Elaine is preceded in death, by her parents Calvin and Bessie Laird. She is survived by her husband Jerry Coleman of Winters, TX, her daughter Racheal Malo and husband James of Lawn, TX, daughter Rebecca Brown and husband William of Winters, TX, her sister Teresia Turner and husband Wayne of Lawn, TX, brother Russel Laird of Lawn, TX, five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, many cousins, nieces, nephews, and extended family. The family will host a time of visitation and reflection from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel. Family and friends are invited to a funeral service celebrating her life at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ferris Akins officiating. Interment will follow in the Atoka Cemetery. Services are entrusted to Stevens Funeral Home, 400 W. Pecan Street, in Coleman. Memorials are suggested in memory of Elaine to Hendrick Hospice Care, 1651 Pine Street, Abilene, Texas 79601. Remembrances and condolences can be written to the family via the virtual guestbook on Elaine's tribute page at www.stevensfuneralhome.com. Stevens Funeral Home is honored to serve the Coleman family.

Posted online on August 08, 2022

Published in Abilene Reporter News

Janie Rose Hill Thornhill

May 18, 1947 - July 30, 2022

Janie Rose (Hill) Thornhill

Janie Rose (Hill) Thornhill, 75, was born on May 18, 1947 in Abilene, Texas, to Carl and Louise Hill.

After a long illness, Janie went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday July 30, 2022.

A 1965 graduate of Jim Ned High School, Janie went on to study radiology at Hendrick Health School of Radiology.

She married the love of her life, Ralph Thornhill, on Jan. 19, 1973.

Janie’s hands were rarely idle. She enjoyed quilting, stitching quilts with love at the birth of each of her grandchildren. She loved hummingbirds, feeding daily the dozens attracted to the numerous feeders she stocked. And she found great comfort in her faith and the Emmaus community in which she was active.

Janie retired in 2018 after 45 years working in health care, first as the director of Sweetwater x-ray department while still in school and later as the director of diagnostic imaging at Abilene Regional Medical Center.

Janie was preceded in death by her parents, sister Noel Lou Benningfield, brother-in-law Dave Benningfield and grandson Brady Thornhill.

She is survived by her husband Ralph of Brownwood, and their children Britton Dean Thornhill Sr. and his wife, Leisa of Tuscola and Alison Denise Thornhill of Abilene; sister Carmen Shafer of Sapulpa, Oklahoma; brother, David Hill, of Buffalo Gap, Texas; sister, Judy Needham, of Coleman, Texas; seven grandchildren (Brenden, Caleb, Brittoni, Britton, Jacob, Jadeyn and Luke) and one great-grandson (Blevin).

Visitation will be from 6 – 7 p.m. on Friday, August 5, 2022, at Midtown Church in Brownwood. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, August 6, 2022, at Wylie United Methodist Church in Abilene.

The family requests that guests wear bright colors for the service in celebration of Janie’s life. 

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Brown County Prison Ministry at P.O. Box 1031 Brownwood, Texas 78604. This is a nonprofit dear to Janie’s heart that gives new backpacks filled with essentials to inmates released from the TDCJ T.R. Havins Unit.   

Services

Visitation

Friday, August 5, 2022
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Funeral Service

Saturday, August 6, 2022
10:30 AM

Tina Marie Poindexter Fairfield

June 10, 1967 - July 12, 2022

To help us celebrate Tina Poindexter Fairfield 's life we will be having a memorial Saturday, Jul 16th at 2:30 at Wylie Early Childhood Center 6249 Buffalo Gap Rd, Abilene.

To celebrate Tina's beauty, inside and out, and her fun personality, many of us will be wearing brightly colored clothes and colorful hair. Please feel free to join us.

We will also have a family visitation in the old American Legion Bldg. 634 Kent, Tuscola, Saturday evening, Jul 16th from 7:00 to 8:30 pm.

Jimmie Glen Adcock

March 18, 1966 - July 4, 2022

As you are all aware, Jimmie has now passed on and we will be having his memorial service on Sunday, July 24th, 2022 at the Armstrong Community Center in Belton, TX.

We will be serving Pulled Pork, Brisket, Potato Salad, Ranch Style Cowboy Beans, Corn on the Cob and drinks. We will try to have options available for the kiddos as well. If you would like to donate to the food fund, please feel free to do so here, or you are welcome to contact myself, Courtney and Matthew, or Zena and Jack Drinkard to let us know how or what you would like to contribute to help make this celebration of Jimmie's life exactly how he would have wanted it if he could be there. We appreciate any and all donations offered and know that they are all being utilized for Jimmie's final arrangements and nothing more. Thank you all for being such a special part of our lives over the years, we couldn't have made it without each and every one of you!

Fundraiser by Tamara Adcock : For Jimmie (gofundme.com)

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