Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX
Jamey Nelson Boettcher
Jun 3, 2017
Jamey Marie Robertson Nelson Boettcher, 54, passed away with peace and grace on June 3, 2017, surrounded by her family from a two-year battle with melanoma. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Thursday, June 8, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 7, at...
Jack T. Ard
Jun 3, 2017
Jack T. Ard of Waco passed away at a nursing facility June 3, 2017. Services will be 1:30 pm Tuesday, June 6 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Rev. Ken James officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm prior to the service at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel. Jack was born in Fort Worth, Texas to...
Janis Jane Riggs
May 31, 2017
Janis Jane Riggs of Waco passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 3, at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Wayne Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m., Friday, June 2, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home’s Garden Room. Janis was born December 22, 1929, in Waco, the only...
Gertrude Eberle Kousz
May 25, 2017
Gertrude Eberle Kousz of Waco passed away Thursday, May 25, 2017, at Providence Hospice Place. A Memorial Service will be held 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 20, at Christ Lutheran Church with Rev. Paul Fiske officiating. Gertrude was born July 28, 1924, in New York City, New York, to William and Jospehine Eberle. She was preceded in death by her...
Shirley Lanham
May 24, 2017
Shirley Stratton Hunt Lanham lost her battle with leukemia and lymphoma on May 24, 2017. A family graveside service will be 9:30 a.m., Saturday, May 27, at Oakwood Cemetery, with a memorial service to follow 10:30 a.m. at First United Methodist Church. Pastors Wayne Williams and Richard Roland will preside. A reception at the church will follow the service....
James Franklin Mccall
May 22, 2017
James “Jim” Franklin McCall of Waco passed away Monday, May 22, 2017. Memorial service will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 27, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Jim was born April 10, 1940, in Hunter, Arkansas, to Franklin Arthur McCall and Ora Mae Moore. He served in the U.S. Navy. He was an avid bowler. He is the brother of John,...
Robert Lewis Webb Sr.
May 22, 2017
Robert Lewis Webb, Sr., 78, passed away the morning of Monday, May 22, 2017, at home with his family. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, May 25, at Waco Memorial Park with Rev. Greg Brumit officiating. Visitation will be 5:30-7:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 24, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Lewis, as he was known by family and friends, was...
Flint Lydell Willingham
May 21, 2017
Flint Lydell Willingham of China Spring, Texas, passed away Sunday, May 21, 2017. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 24, at Bosqueville Baptist Church with the Rev. Curtis Holland officiating. Burial will follow at Bosqueville Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 23, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Flint was born March 12, 1960, in Waco, Texas, to...
Frank Charles Clampitt
May 18, 2017
Frank Charles Clampitt of Waco passed away Thursday, May 18, 2017. Graveside Services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, May 22, at Waco Memorial Park with the Rev. Dr. Travis Lamar Summerlin officiating. Visitation will be 2:00-4:00 p.m., Sunday, May 21, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Frank was born October 24, 1928, in Waco, Texas, to Frank and Cleo Clampitt. He...
Edith Marie Mccarver
May 17, 2017
Edith Marie McCarver of McKinney passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at Stonefield Memory Care. Services will be 1:30 p.m., Saturday, May 27, at Southside Church of Christ with John Rainey officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m., Friday, May 26, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Edith was born January 24, 1933, in Trenton,...
Dixie Roma Seith
May 16, 2017
Dixie Seith went home to be with her Lord and Savior May 16, 2017. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 20, at Waco Memorial Park with Reverend Kip Osborne officiating. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m., Friday, May 19, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Dixie was born March 15, 1933, in Rockwall, Texas, to Eldredge and Dixie Bailey Muncy....
Geraldine Kolter
May 16, 2017
Gerri “Ralph” Kolter, 82, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017, in Richardson, Texas. Services will be 3:30 p.m., Friday, May 19, at Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum with Father Payden "Red" Blevins officiating. Gerri was born October 30, 1934, in Red Creek, West Virginia. She was the oldest of 13 children. After graduating college with a degree in nursing, she...
Billy Wray Lightfoot
May 14, 2017
Billy Wray Lightfoot of Waco passed away Sunday, May 14, 2017. Services will be 12:00 p.m., Thursday, May 18, at Rosemound Cemetery with the Pastor John Rambeau officiating. Visitation will be 3:30-5:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 17, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Billy was born October 14, 1934, in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, to Charley Henry Lightfoot and Irene Lightfoot. He was...
Billie Daniel Simmon
May 13, 2017
Billie Simmon passed away at a local hospital on May 13, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on May 16 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church with the Reverend Sharron Cox officiating. A graveside service and burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. The family will receive guests at a reception to be held at 4907 Lakehurst after...
Marguerite Bessie Manges
May 13, 2017
Marguerite Bessie Manges of Waco passed away Saturday, May 13, 2017, at Providence Hospice Place. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, May 18, at Grace Temple Baptist Church, 3825 Bosque Blvd., in Waco with the Rev. Craig Klempnauer officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 17, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Marguerite...
William R. Braun
May 10, 2017
William R. “Bill” Braun passed away Wednesday, May 10, 2017. Services will be 1 p.m., Saturday, May 20, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, May 19, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Survivors are his wife, Lola Braun; daughter, Connie Wiencek; son-in-law, Raymond Wiencek; and granddaughters, Robin and Sarah. The family invites you to leave a...
Vada Marie Robinson
May 8, 2017
Vada Marie Robinson, 94, of Hamilton, Texas, passed away Monday, May 8, 2017. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, May 12, at Live Oak Cemetery, Hamilton. A memorial service will follow at 11:00 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, in Hamilton. Vada was born March 7, 1923, in Hamilton County to the late Robert L. Parrish, Sr., and Lillie...
Mary Carpenter Kepler
May 7, 2017
On Sunday, May 7, 2017, Mary Carpenter Kepler was called home by her Lord. A service will be held on Thursday, May 11 at 1:00 p.m. at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, 6101 Bosque Blvd., Waco, Texas 76710. Visitation will precede the service at 12:00 p.m. Alexander W. “A.W.” Carpenter and Dora Maddux Carpenter welcomed Mary into the world on December...
Leni Edith Anderson Christian
May 6, 2017
We know that they are celebrating in heaven, but we have a little less light in our world. Leni Edith Anderson Christian passed away painlessly in her sleep on May 6, 2017, in Waco, Texas. Cancer claimed her life, but it never claimed her spirit nor her radiant smile, which all who knew Leni loved about her. A reception...
Rita Stone
May 4, 2017
Hendrika Maria “Rita” Stone of Waco passed away Thursday, May 4, 2017. A Memorial Service will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 10, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey with Shannon Scandozza officiating. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 9, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Rita was born October 10, 1931, in Nijmegan, The Netherlands, to Hendrikus and Marie Nillesen Jensen. She and her...
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