Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

Deborah Kay Kuhnle

Deborah Kay Kuhnle

Jul 18, 2017

Deborah Kay Kuhnle of Waco passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017, after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 21, at St. Jerome Catholic Church with Father Rakshaganathan Selvaraj officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Rosary will begin at 6:00 p.m., with visitation at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, July...

Ernestine Burns Rasner

Ernestine Burns Rasner

Jul 18, 2017

Ernestine Burns Rasner, 87, passed away on July 18, 2017. A private family service will be held at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Pastor Steve Abbe presiding. 'Miss Ernie,' or 'Tina' to those who knew & loved her, was born in Kosse, Texas on September 17, 1929 to Sallie Oneida Swinnea Burns & Charles Ernest “Coot” Burns. Ernie & her...

John Henry Lovelace

John Henry Lovelace

Jul 17, 2017

John Henry Lovelace, Jr., 60, of Waco died Monday morning, July 17, 2017, after a lengthy illness. John was an organ donor and donated his eyes to Donate Life Texas. A memorial service will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 21, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Rev. Greg Brumit officiating. The family will receive visitors at the home of...

Grace Carbajal Ramon

Grace Carbajal Ramon

Jul 15, 2017

Grace Carbajal Ramon of Waco passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 19, at Mighty Wind Worship Center with the Rev. Joe Carbajal officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00-7:00 p.m., and prayer service from 7:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 18, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Grace was born November 27,...

Charles Thomas Robb

Charles Thomas Robb

Jul 14, 2017

Charles Thomas Robb of Waco passed away Friday, July 14, 2017. Services will be at 1:00 p.m., Monday, July 17, at Woodway First United Methodist Church with Dr. Jeff Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood. Visitation will be 5:00-6:00 p.m., Sunday, July 16, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Tom was born in Springfield, Missouri, to Paul and Sibyl Robb....

Stanley P. Howard, Jr.

Stanley P. Howard, Jr.

Jul 12, 2017

Stanley "Stan" P. Howard, Jr., loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, age 94, of Waco, Texas, passed away on July 12, 2017. A family graveside service at Waco Memorial Park is planned for a day in the future when family members are able to attend. Stan was born on December 20, 1922, in Jefferson City, Missouri. He was...

Patsy Ruth Melton

Patsy Ruth Melton

Jul 8, 2017

Patsy Ruth Harvey Melton passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2017 in Waco, Texas. A graveside service will be 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 11, at Oakwood Cemetery followed by a memorial service at 10:00 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church. Rev. Jonathan Grant will officiate. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday, July 10, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Patsy...

Edmund Carl Aigner

Edmund Carl Aigner

Jul 2, 2017

Ed Aigner passed away July 2, 2017 at Baylor Scott & White Hospital. A visitation will be held Thursday, July 6, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home from 5 to 7 p.m. There will be a private family graveside service the following morning. Ed was born in Waco, Texas in the summer of 1923 to F.E. and Alma Marek Aigner. Having...

J. Roger Sanson

J. Roger Sanson

Jul 1, 2017

J. Roger Sanson, 81, left this earth to go to Heaven July 1, 2017. Services will be 1:30 p.m., Friday, July 7, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Rev. Frank Wallace officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Thursday, July 6, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Roger Sanson was born in Greensburg, Indiana, on March 14, 1936....

Kailey Marie Sturdevant

Kailey Marie Sturdevant

Jul 1, 2017

Kailey Marie Sturdevant of Waco passed away Saturday, July 1, 2017. Services will be 10:00 AM, Friday, July 7, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Rev. Kip Osborne officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 PM Thursday, July 6, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Kailey was born August 17, 2005 in Waco, Texas to Kevin Sturdevant...

Helen Browder Lewis

Helen Browder Lewis

Jun 29, 2017

Helen Browder Lewis passed away peacefully from the arms of her loving family to the arms of God, on Thursday, June 29, 2017. She was born in San Juan, Texas, to Willine Cravens Cox & Hollen Cox. Helen met her husband, Joseph Hardy Browder, Jr., at the University of Texas. Together they had 5 children…Barbara, Bond, Barrie, Blake, and...

Mary Frances Mclaughlin Olson

Mary Frances Mclaughlin Olson

Jun 27, 2017

Mary Frances McLaughlin Olson died on June 27, 2017. A graveside service will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 30, at Oakwood Cemetery, 2124 S. 5th St., in Waco, with the Rev. Dr. Leslie King presiding. For those attending the service, please dress comfortably. Frances was born on the family farm in Speegleville, Texas, on December 14, 1924, to...

Allen Jack Pannell

Allen Jack Pannell

Jun 25, 2017

Our much loved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather passed away Sunday, June 25, 2017. He will be remembered as a loving, devoted, and loyal “Southern Gentleman.” Born May 7, 1925, in Rosboro, Arkansas, he was the only child of Allen M. and Lillie K. Pannell. He had a wonderful childhood and spent most of his young adulthood in...

Efigenia Lopez

Efigenia Lopez

Jun 24, 2017

Efigenia Lopez, 97, of Waco passed away Saturday, June 24, 2017, surrounded by her family at her residence. Mass of Christian Burial will be 8:00 a.m., Saturday, July 1, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with the Rev. Benjamin Magnaye officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Rosary will be 6:00 p.m., Friday, June 30, followed by visitation at Wilkirson­Hatch-Bailey....

Jimmy Haddad

Jimmy Haddad

Jun 24, 2017

Jimmy Haddad, 82, of Woodway, Texas, passed away peacefully in his sleep Saturday, June 24, 2017, at Providence Hospital. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 30, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Thursday, June 29, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey, 6101 Bosque Blvd. Jimmy was born April 25, 1935, in El Paso, Texas. He graduated from El...

Dorothy Jeannine Bethke

Dorothy Jeannine Bethke

Jun 22, 2017

Dorothy Jeannine Bethke passed away on June 22, 2017, at the age of 88, surrounded by her family at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Hillcrest. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 27, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, June 26, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Dorothy was...

Sandra Cocek

Sandra Cocek

Jun 20, 2017

Sandra Cocek passed away quietly at Providence Hospice on June 20, 2017, after a months-long hospitalization and fight with cancer. Services will be1:00 p.m., Saturday, June 24, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Pastor Paul Krupica officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 12:00-1:00 p.m., at the funeral home prior to the service. She was born...

Mary Mckelvain Murphy

Mary Mckelvain Murphy

Jun 19, 2017

Mary Sabrina McKelvain Murphy died suddenly on June 19, 2017, at her apartment at Atria at the Arboretum in Austin, Texas. She was 99 years old. She was a beautiful woman who looked much younger than her age. The day before she died, she had lunch and went shopping with her older daughter. Mary was born in Oglesby, Texas,...

Sarah Anne Cook

Sarah Anne Cook

Jun 17, 2017

Sarah Anne Cook of Waco passed away Saturday, June 17, 2017, at The Providence Hospice Place at St. Catherine. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 22, at First United Methodist Church of Waco with the Rev. Molly Simpson officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 21, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey...

Donald William Swaner

Donald William Swaner

Jun 16, 2017

Donald William Swaner of Waco passed away Friday, June 16, 2017. Graveside services will be 9:30 a.m., Friday, June 23, at Axtell Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Thursday, June 22, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Donald was born March 27, 1941, in Waco to Bill Swaner and Opal DeHay. He graduated from LaVega High School in 1959 and served...