Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

Judith Hodge Sterling

Judith Hodge Sterling

Mar 26, 2016

Judith “Judy” Hodge Sterling passed away on March 26, 2016, in Grand Prairie, Texas, at the age of 90. She slipped away on a beautiful spring morning to join her husband, Mac Sterling, whom she has been missing for 16 years. Her graveside service will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 2, at Chapel Hill Memorial Park. Visitation will be...

Leta Clem Neeley Bratcher

Leta Clem Neeley Bratcher

Mar 26, 2016

Funeral services for Clem Neeley Bratcher of Austin, formerly of Lamesa and Waco, will be held on March 29, 2016 at 11:30 AM at the Waco Memorial Cemetery in Waco, Texas. Clem was born on June 5, 1916, in Quail, Texas to James Edward and Allie Glenn Neeley. She married B.B. Bratcher, Jr. on July 11, 1936; he preceded...

Maria Ninfa Hernandez

Maria Ninfa Hernandez

Mar 26, 2016

Maria N. Hernandez-Zuñiga, 88 years, of Waco passed away Saturday, March 26, 2016. Services will be at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 30, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with the Pastor Alejandro Suarez officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 29, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel. Maria was born February 1, 1928 in Mexico, to...

Paul  Anthony  Gradel

Paul Anthony Gradel

Mar 25, 2016

Paul Anthony Gradel September 20, 1952 - March 25, 2016 Paul Anthony Gradel of China Spring passed away Friday, March 25, 2016. His graveside service will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 2, at China Spring Cemetery. Paul was born September 20, 1952, in Waco, Texas, to Bernard and Ethel Gradel, Sr. He was preceded in death by his parents....

Londa Fern Lindloff

Londa Fern Lindloff

Mar 22, 2016

Londa Fern Lindloff of Waco passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at Ridgecrest Retirement and Health Care after a lengthy illness. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 9, at First United Methodist Church of Waco with the Reverend Wayne Williams officiating. An interment ceremony for the family will take place at...

Gladys Glass Willcox

Gladys Glass Willcox

Mar 21, 2016

Gladys Glass Willcox September 25, 1921 – March 21, 2016 Gladys Glass Willcox, 94, passed away peacefully March 21, 2016, at a local hospital. Graveside service will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 26, at Waco Memorial Park with Dr. Randall Perry officiating. The family will receive visitors from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Friday, March 25, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral...

Julia Colgin Buchanan

Julia Colgin Buchanan

Mar 21, 2016

Julia Colgin Buchanan February 8, 1945 - March 21, 2016 Julia Colgin Buchanan of Waco passed away Monday, March 21, 2016. Services will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, March 31, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Sharron Cox officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 30, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey...

Thomas Clyde Reedy

Thomas Clyde Reedy

Mar 19, 2016

Thomas Clyde Reedy, Jr. July 15, 1926 - March 19, 2016 Thomas Clyde Reedy, Jr., 89, of Waco died Saturday, March 19, 2016, in Denton, Texas. Services will be 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with the Rev. Roy Marshall officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 12 noon - 1:00 p.m.,...

Winona Dorothy Wenzel

Winona Dorothy Wenzel

Mar 18, 2016

Winona Dorothy Wenzel December 24, 1918 - March 18, 2016 Winona Dorothy Wenzel of Waco passed away Friday, March 18, 2016. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 22, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with the Rev. Lori Cotton , Pastor of Cogdell Memorial United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 6:00 to...

Sarah Ann Clements

Sarah Ann Clements

Mar 17, 2016

Sarah Ann Clements January 15, 1945 - March 17, 2016 Sarah Ann Clements of Waco passed away Thursday, March 17, 2016 at Providence Hospital. . Sarah Ann was born January 15, 1945, in Norfolk, Virginia to Leo and Sarah Lemelson. Sarah Ann loved serving her community and others as a member of the American Red Cross, in both donor...

Thomas Peña, Jr.

Thomas Peña, Jr.

Mar 15, 2016

Thomas Peña, Jr. May 26, 1929 - March 15, 2016 Thomas Peña, Jr. of Waco passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 19, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with the Father Benjamin Magnaye as Celebrant. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation begins at 6:00 p.m., with Rosary to be...

Marliese Erika Chavez

Marliese Erika Chavez

Mar 15, 2016

Marliese Erika Chavez June 29, 1938 - March 15, 2016 Marliese Erika Chavez of Waco passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2016. She was reunited with her loving husband of 58 years, Don, who preceded her in death on January 24, 2016. A private family service will be held later at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen, Texas. Marliese...

Sandra Jean Krumnow

Sandra Jean Krumnow

Mar 12, 2016

Sandra J. Krumnow August 30, 1946 - March 12, 2016 Sandra Jean Krumnow of Waco, Texas, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2016. Her services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 19, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with the Rev. Chris Johnson officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Friday, March 18, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Garden...

Elba E. Oswalt

Elba E. Oswalt

Mar 11, 2016

Elba E. Oswalt May 20, 1920 - March 11, 2016 Elba E. Oswalt of Waco passed away Friday, March 11, 2016 in her home in Waco, Texas. Graveside services will be 3:00 p.m., Monday, March 14, at Fort Parker Memorial Cemetery in Groesbeck, Texas, with the Rev. Chris Sammons officiating. Visitation will be 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Monday,...

Katharine Yates Curry

Katharine Yates Curry

Mar 9, 2016

Katharine Y. Curry February 20, 1959 - March 9, 2016 “Her life was a sermon in Courage.” Katharine Y. Curry of Waco, Texas, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2016. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, March 14, at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Dr. Leslie King officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 2-4 p.m.,...

Cecil Hilton Forson

Cecil Hilton Forson

Mar 8, 2016

Cecil Hilton Forson August 26, 1923 - March 8, 2016 Cecil Hilton Forson of Waco passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2016. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, March 10, at Oakwood Cemetery. Cecil was born August 26, 1923, in Bremond, Texas, to William and Martha Forson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Airforce and served 30 months...

Jake Richard

Jake Richard

Mar 8, 2016

Jake Richard August 12, 1929 - March 8, 2016 Jake Richard of Waco went to be with his Lord and Savior Tuesday, March 8, 2016. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 14, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Bellmead, with the Rev. Albert Ruiz as Celebrant. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery with Chaplain Irenka Vlajnic...

Dorothy  Ann Sims

Dorothy Ann Sims

Mar 7, 2016

Dorothy Ann Sims April 5, 1936 - March 7, 2016 Dorothy Ann (Randolph) Sims, loving mother, grandmother and homemaker, passed away March 7, 2016. Her memorial service will be on April, 30, 2016, in Hobart, Oklahoma. She was born in Ames, Oklahoma, to Ernest Laverne and Edna Bell (Little) Randolph on April 5, 1936. She graduated from Weatherford, Oklahoma...

Margaret Richardson

Margaret Richardson

Mar 6, 2016

Margaret Richardson May 9, 1919 - March 6, 2016 Margaret Richardson of Waco passed away Sunday, March 6, 2016 at Ridgecrest Retirement and Health Care. Graveside Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, at Waco Memorial Park with the Rev. Dick Wooten officiating. Visitation will be prior to the service from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Wednesday,...

Kay Oates Barrett

Kay Oates Barrett

Mar 6, 2016

Kay Oates Barrett April 5, 1925 - March 6, 2016 Kay Oates Barrett (Mrs. Carl M. Barrett), 90, of Waco passed away peacefully Sunday, March 6, 2016. She was at her home that she so proudly adored, and was surrounded by her family, who dearly loved her as much as she loved them. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday,...