Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX
Zita Johnston
Jan 2, 2017
Zita Johnston, 80 years old, passed away on January 2, 2017. Visitation with the family will be 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m., Saturday January 7, at the Johnston residence. For the address, please contact the family directly. Zita was born in Billigheim, Germany, on March 19, 1936. She grew up and lived in Germany for many years. She married William Johnston...
Dorothy Short Sawyer-Brewer
Jan 1, 2017
Dorothy Short Sawyer-Brewer died on January 1, 2017, in Waco, Texas. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 7, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Rev. Ron Durham officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m., prior to the service at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. She was born on June 11, 1928, in Waco to...
Frances J. Weller
Dec 31, 2016
Frances Weller, 103, met her Savior face to face on the morning of December 31, 2016. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, January 4, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel. The Rev. Richard Koskela retired pastor of Alliance Bible Church will be officiating. There will be a private family burial Wednesday morning. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m., Tuesday,...
Esther Castro
Dec 30, 2016
Esther Castro of Waco passed away Friday, December 30, 2016. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Benjamin Magnaye officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Rosary and Visitation will begin at 6:00 p.m., Monday, January 2, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel. Esther was born April 15, 1917,...
Joe B. Hinton
Dec 29, 2016
Joe B. Hinton, born in Valley Mills, Texas, on February 17, 1935, died peacefully on Thursday, December 29, 2016, in Waco. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, January 2, 2017, in the Wilkirson-Hatch Bailey Garden Room. He received a bachelor of science degree...
Linda J. Alexander
Dec 28, 2016
Linda “NeNe” Alexander of Eddy went to be with her Lord in the Garden Wednesday, December 28, 2016. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 31, at Western Heights Baptist Church with the Rev. Dick Wooten, Dr. Ken Young, and Rev. Brock Sanders officiating. Burial will follow at Bethany Cemetery, Moody, Texas. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, December...
Robert Earle Bright
Dec 23, 2016
Robert Earle Bright of Waco passed away Friday, December 23, 2016, at Arbor House of Waco. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 30, at Waco Memorial Park with Pastor Mark Wible officiating. Visitation will be 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Thursday, December 29, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Robert was born April 13, 1923, in Waco, Texas, to George and Mary...
Mildred Bostick Brinegar
Dec 23, 2016
Mildred Lucille Bostick Brinegar passed away peacefully at St. Catherine’s in Waco, Texas, on December 23, 2016. A graveside service was held on Saturday, December 24, at Moody Cemetery. Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Mildred, daughter of Veda Welborn Bostick and Seth Pendleton Bostick, was born April 3, 1912, east of Moody, McLennan County, Texas. After three years...
Frances Irene Sands
Dec 22, 2016
Frances Irene Sands of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2016, in Waco, Texas. Frances was born December 14, 1930, in Snohomish, Washington, to Albert and Marion Bergerson. She married Richard F. Sands in 1950, bore five children and raised them all, providing love and guidance to each. After 51 years of marriage she lost her beloved...
Barbara Baier Meadows
Dec 22, 2016
Barbara Meadows of Waco, Texas, passed from her earthly constraints on December 22, 2016. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 27, at the China Spring Cemetery in China Spring, Texas. Visitation will be 4:00-6:00 p.m., Monday, December 26, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Barbara was born to Gustav Baier and Torine Nicholson Baier on July 17, 1930,...
Charlie Henry Marstaller
Dec 20, 2016
Charlie Henry Marstaller, 100, passed Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at a local hospital. A Memorial Service will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, December 23, at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church with the Rev. Ron Durham, Dr. Dennis Swanberg and Dr. Benjamin Harlan officiating. Visitation will be 5:30-7:30 p.m., Thursday, December 22, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Mr. Marstaller was born...
Judith Elaine Jones
Dec 19, 2016
Judith Elaine Jones of Hewitt, Texas, passed away Monday, December 19, 2016. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 23, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with the Rev. Roy Marshall officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Thursday, December 22, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Judith was born March 30, 1941, in Wakita, Oklahoma, to Eugene William...
Colbert C. Held
Dec 18, 2016
Dr. Colbert C. ‘Cokie’ Held died peacefully at age 99 on December 18, 2016, in Waco, Texas, after trying with his customary determination and good cheer to recover from a major stroke. A memorial service will be held 11:00 am Friday, December 30, at Lake Shore Baptist Church. Cokie Held was born in Stamford, Texas, on September 3, 1917,...
Adella Pyeatt Vardeman
Dec 16, 2016
Adella (Del) Vardeman, 91, passed away December 16, 2016, at Providence Hospice Place. A Memorial Service will be in the chapel at Stilwell Retirement Residence on January 14, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. Del was born at home in Memphis, Texas, on October 28, 1925. She grew up in Memphis and moved to Waco, Texas, to attend Baylor University. She...
Erin Madge Baxley
Dec 13, 2016
Erin Madge Baxley, 94, of Lorena passed away at St. Catherines Hospital on December 13, 2016. Visitation will be from 2:00-4:00 p.m., Sunday, December 18, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, 6101 Bosque Blvd., Waco, Texas 76710. A graveside service will be held 11:00 a.m., Monday, Decemebr 19, at Lorena Cemetery with Rev. Heath Kirkwood officiating. Madge was born October 25,...
Karen G. Gilbert
Dec 13, 2016
Karen G. Gilbert, 54, passed away December 13, 2016 at Providence Hospice with her family by her side. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 17, at St. John Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Darrick Bledsoe officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church. Karen was born in Waco, Texas on September 02, 1962 to Oscar and...
Delbert Fred Rios-Floyd
Dec 10, 2016
Delbert Fred Rios-Floyd of Waco passed away Saturday, December 10, 2016. Chapel Services will be at 1:30 p.m., Friday, December 23, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey with Deacon Jesse Garza officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery in West. Rosary and visitation will begin at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, December 22, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Delbert was born September 1, 2015, in...
Anita Elizabeth Coleman
Dec 10, 2016
Anita Elizabeth Coleman of Fairfield passed away Saturday, December 10, 2016. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, Dec.15, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with the Rev. Brad Brittain officiating. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m., prior to the service. Burial will follow at Rosemound Cemetery. Anita was born December 26, 1921, in Mertens, Texas, to Harry P. and Ruby Bookout....
Corkey Mcdaniels, Jr.
Dec 10, 2016
After a short battle with leukemia, Corkey McDaniels, Jr., of Woodway passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Saturday, December 10, 2016, at Baylor Medical Center of Dallas. Graveside Services will be 1:00 p.m., Friday, December 16, at Robinson Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, December 15, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Corkey was born November 24, 1942,...
Bill Menefee
Dec 8, 2016
Billy Mills Menefee of Waco passed away Thursday, December 8, 2016. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 17, at Austin Avenue United Methodist Church with Rev. Tim Jarrell officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00 -8:00 p.m., Friday, December 16, at Wilkirson Hatch Bailey. Bill Menefee was born into abject poverty in Breckenridge,...
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