Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

Walter Banas

Walter Banas

Nov 3, 2015

Walter Banas January 26, 1920 - November 3, 2015 Walter Banas, Chief Warrant Officer, USAF (Retired) of Waco passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2015. His graveside services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 11, at Oakwood Cemetery with the Deacon Lee Butler officiating. A Masonic burial ceremony will be performed by members of the George M. Denton Masonic Lodge...

Sibyl Jewell  Dickey

Sibyl Jewell Dickey

Nov 3, 2015

Sibyl Jewell Dickey January 19, 1934 - November 3, 2015 Sibyl Jewell Dickey of Woodway, Texas, passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2015. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, November 5, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Mr. Alan Ritchie and Mr. Nathan Burrow officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 4,...

Stanley  Strum

Stanley Strum

Nov 2, 2015

Stanley Strum May 21, 1931 to Nov. 2, 2015 Stanley Strum, longtime Waco businessman, civic leader and beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, died on November. 2, 2015. He was 84. Services will be at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, November 4, at Wilkirson Hatch Bailey Funeral Home with Chaplain Doug Shafer officiating. Visitation with the family and a lunch reception...

Louis S. Sims, Sr.

Louis S. Sims, Sr.

Oct 31, 2015

Louis S. Sims, Sr. March 11, 1942 - October 31, 2015 Louis S. Sims, Sr. of Waco, Texas, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2015. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 7, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with the Rev. Riley Armstead, Rev. Lonnie Garrett and Prof. Brandon Quarles officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 to...

Rickey Liles

Rickey Liles

Oct 30, 2015

Rickey Liles February 10, 1952 – October 30, 2015 Rickey Liles of Lorena, Texas, passed away peacefully on October 30, 2015, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Memorial services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, November 2, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel, with Rev. Matt Bailey officiating. Graveside services will follow at Waco Memorial Park Chapel Mausoleum. Visitation will be...

Alton Andrew Thomas, Sr.

Alton Andrew Thomas, Sr.

Oct 28, 2015

Alton Andrew Thomas, Sr. April 28, 1929 - October 28, 2015 Alton Andrew Thomas of Waco passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at his residence surrounded by family. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, November 2, at Western Heights Baptist Church with the Pastor Darrel Beggs officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 5:00 to...

Louis  Edwin "Ed" Smith

Louis Edwin "Ed" Smith

Oct 27, 2015

We celebrate the life of Louis Edwin "Ed" Smith of Woodway who passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2015. Graveside services will be led by his dear friend, Jonathan Ford, at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 29, at Robinson Cemetery, located off Stegall Road in Robinson, Texas. Ed was born May 27, 1933, in Oglesby, Texas, to Albert and Evie Smith....

Nathan Wolf Koss

Nathan Wolf Koss

Oct 26, 2015

Nathan Wolf Koss, 89, of Waco, passed away Monday, October 26, 2015 after a brief illness. In keeping with Jewish custom, there will be no visitation. Graveside services will be 3:00 p.m., Thursday, October 29, at Agudath Jacob Cemetery, followed by Yiskor at Congregation Agudath Jacob at 5:00 p.m., and an ensuing reception. Nathan was born December 20, 1925,...

Elden R. Barrett

Elden R. Barrett

Oct 24, 2015

Elden R. Barrett of Lorena passed away Saturday, October 24, 2015 at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center. Memorial Services will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 31, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel. Visitation will begin 30 minutes prior to the service. Elden was born January 14, 1939, in West, Texas, to Dock and Mae Barrett. He graduated from La Vega...

Jill  Ann Jones

Jill Ann Jones

Oct 22, 2015

Jill Ann Jones of Waco passed away Thursday, October 22, 2015 at her residence. Services will be at 1:00 p.m. Monday, October 26, at First Baptist Church of Woodway with the Rev. Chris Sammons officiating. Burial will follow at Mart Cemetery. Visitation will be 2:00-4:00 p.m., Sunday, October 25, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Jill was born October 8, 1959 in Waco,...

Kay Landis Curry

Kay Landis Curry

Oct 22, 2015

Agnes Kay Landis Curry passed away on October 22, 2015, at her residence, surrounded by family, following a lengthy illness. Her services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 27, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Waco, Texas, with the Reverend Chuck Treadwell officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 5:30-7:30 p.m., Monday October 26, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey...

Carleen E.  Bright

Carleen E. Bright

Oct 21, 2015

Carleen Bright, 100, of Woodway passed away Thursday, October 21. 2015, at St. Catherine Center. Services will be 11 o'clock Monday, October 26, at the Pavilion at the Carleen Bright Arboretum with the Rev. Ron Durham officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Sunday, October 25, at Wilkirson Hatch Bailey...

Christopher Martinez Correon

Christopher Martinez Correon

Oct 21, 2015

Christopher Martinez Carreon of Lott passed away Sunday, October 18, 2015, at Baylor University Medical Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 24, at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Rosebud, Texas, with the Rev. John Kelley as Celebrant. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 6:00 p.m., and Rosary service to be...

Mary Lee Kaylor

Mary Lee Kaylor

Oct 17, 2015

Mary Lee Kaylor November 17, 1921 - October 17, 2015 Mary Lee Kaylor of Waco passed away Saturday, October 17, 2015, at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center. Services will be 10:00 a.m., on Wednesday, October 21, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Dr. Matthew Snowden officiating. Burial will follow at Cedarlawn Memorial Park in Sherman, TX. Visitation will be from...

Kevin Barton Draper

Kevin Barton Draper

Oct 15, 2015

Kevin Barton Draper November 27, 1948 - October 15, 2015 Kevin Barton Draper of Woodway, Texas, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 15, 2015. Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 20, at Cogdell Memorial United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Rosemound Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, October 19,...

Katherine Jeanne Thompson

Katherine Jeanne Thompson

Oct 14, 2015

Katherine Jeanne Thompson October 9, 1920 - October 14, 2015 Katherine Jeanne Thompson of Waco passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2015, at Wesley Woods Alzheimer's Care Center in Waco. Her memorial service will be held 4:00 p.m., Monday, October 19, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Visitation will be 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., Sunday, October 18, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Jeanne was...

Adys Mae Mullen

Adys Mae Mullen

Oct 13, 2015

Adys Mae Mullen September 9, 1922 - October 13, 2015 Today our dear sweet mother, Adys Mae Mullen of San Antonio, formerly of Waco, lost her battle with Alzheimer's on Tuesday, October 13, 2015. Her graveside service will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 17, at Waco Memorial Park. Adys was born September 9, 1922, in Houston, Texas, to Julius...

Paul Thompson Armitstead

Paul Thompson Armitstead

Oct 13, 2015

Paul Thompson Armitstead October 21, 1930 - October 13, 2015 Paul Thompson Armitstead, Baylor professor emeritus of history, died Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at Crestview Nursing Home. He was 84. His memorial service will be 4:00 p.m., Friday, October 16, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Baylor University Chaplain Burt Burleson officiating, preceded by a visitation with the family that begins...

Emelda Bentley

Emelda Bentley

Oct 6, 2015

Emelda Bentley November 19, 1929 October 6, 2015 Emelda Bentley, 85, of Woodway, a follower of Jesus Christ since her teenage years, was welcomed into the Kingdom of God on Tuesday, October 6, 2015. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m., Friday, October 9, in the Garden Room of Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. She will be remembered and her life celebrated in a Memorial...

Norma Evelyn Jones

Norma Evelyn Jones

Oct 6, 2015

Norma Evelyn Jones June 8, 1918 October 6, 2015 Norma Evelyn Jones, a former Waco resident for many years, passed away at the age of 97, October 6, 2015, in New Braunfels, Texas, with her daughter at her side. Graveside services will be held 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 12, at Waco Memorial Park with Mitchell Parrish officiating. Norma Jones...