Archive for February 2020
Martin Luther King, Jr. Banquet
The 2020 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration was held on Monday, January 20th at the Abilene Convention Center. The theme was “be the change you wish to see in the world” by Mahatma Gandhi. The Master of Ceremonies was chief of police Stan Standridge. The keynote address was given by Colonel Todd A. Bean of…
Read MoreMayor Anthony Williams cast a Vision for the Future of Abilene
Taking a theme of “20/20” Vision, Mayor Anthony Williams on Monday, February 10, 2020 delivered his yearly State of the City Address, painting a picture of Abilene that focused both on the here and now and into the future. As of February, $5,465 million has been collected to maintain city roads, Williams said. Further, the…
Read MoreAbilene’s Black History at the Curtis House
Curator. What is a curator? According to the dictionary, a curator is a person who is a keeper of items at a museum. Reverend Andrew Penns is the curator for the Curtis House Cultural Center, a two-story building located at 630 Washington Street in Abilene. Items of importance to African-Americans and others interested in black…
Read MoreMaurine Harriet Mallon
Abilene – Maurine Harriet (Brekke) Mallon passed away Friday, Feb. 7, in Round Rock, TX after a brief illness, near her children’s homes at the age of 95. A Memorial Service were held on Saturday Feb. 15 at 2:00 PM at First United Methodist Church in Abilene with Rev. Lynn Moore, officiating under the direction…
Read MoreStephen Lee Flint
Stephen Lee Flint, 47, of Abilene, passed away peacefully in his sleep on the afternoon of Tuesday, February 4, 2020 after a lengthy battle with congestive heart failure. Stephen was born in Big Spring, Texas on July 12, 1972, to his loving parents, Henry and Jacquelyn (Way) Flint. Stephen grew up in Abilene, where he…
Read MoreLAVERNE BARTON (BARTON) SNEED
LaVerne Barton Sneed, age 88, was called home by her Lord and Savior on January 28, 2020 with her family by her side in Abilene, Texas. LaVerne was born December 13, 1931, in Eureka, Texas to Robert and Sadie Barton. She was the middle child of fifteen children. LaVerne attended school in Eureka and Hester…
Read MoreGeorgia Bell “T.G.” Bivens
Abilene – Georgia Bell “T.G.” Bivens passed from this life on January 19, 2020. She was born on February 22, 1929, in Clarendon, Texas. Her father passed away when she was three years old, and she and her beloved mother, Tommie McNeal, made their life in Clarendon surrounded by their many friends. In November 1946,…
Read MoreB.W. Reed
Roby- Billy Wayne Reed, 87, passed away peacefully at his home in Roby, Tx December 23, 2019. Graveside services were at 10:00 am Friday, December 27, 2019, in the Sylvester Cemetery, under the direction of Weathersbee-Ray Funeral Home. He was born in Gladewater, Tx July 29, 1932, B.W. was the son of the late James…
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