Elliott-Hamil Funeral Homes & Garden of Memories Cemetery
Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home has honored the lives of loved ones in and around Abilene since 1933. Our lush landscaped grounds are comforting to our families.
Elliott-Hamil Garden of Memories Cemetery is a quiet place of serene beauty.
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Calvin Garrett Obituary - Abilene, TX Celebrate the life of Calvin Garrett, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, Garden of Memories Cemetery & Crematory.
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David Parrish Obituary - Abilene, TX Celebrate the life of David Parrish, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, Garden of Memories Cemetery & Crematory.
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Celebration of Life for Beverly Rochelle Moore
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Please join us for The Service for Kanjibhai Dahyabhai Patel. Nov. 11, 1938- March 8, 2024
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Elliott-Hamil Funeral Homes and Garden of Memories Cemetery: A Treasured Legacy Continued
John A. (Pete) Elliott moved to Abilene in 1929, one year after graduation from the Dallas School of Embalming. He married the former Mittie Higginbotham in 1932. They opened Elliot’s Funeral Home in 1933. This was considered a bold move by many in the Abilene community who were skeptical of the survival of new businesses during the era of the Great Depression. Times were not easy for the Elliotts. Two funeral cars, which they had ordered, sat on a railroad car for days because they did not have enough money to get them off. Thanks to the generosity of the J.M. Radfords, however, they were finally able to retrieve them.
In order to be available to the community at all times, Pete and Mittie chose to build their own home next door to the funeral home located at Orange and North Second Street. It was not unusual for people to knock on their door at all hours when assistance was needed. Not only did the Elliotts offer funeral service; they also provided ambulance service to the Abilene community.
When a death occured, Pete and Mittie would prepare the body and then return the deceased to his home. Upon arrival home, friends and family would gather to “sit up” with the body until the time of the service. Mittie would return later with fresh cake and coffee for the mourners. In those days, friends dug the graves and filled them following the services.
At a time when few people were left unaffected by the ravages of the Depression, many people did not have the ability to pay a funeral director for his services. However, that did not prevent Pete and Mittie from providing funerals to them. Still, many families insisted on fulfilling their financial obligations to the Elliotts and did so in the form of goats, chickens, or pigs.
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