Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

Edward H. Moore

Edward H. Moore

Jan 6, 2007

Edward H Moore, 77, passed away Saturday, January 6, 2007, in Houston, Texas. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 10, 2007, at the Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel, with Monsg. Mark Deering officiating. Entombment will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be Tuesday, January 9, from 6 to 8 pm. at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Garden Room. Edward was born May...

Beatrice Villanueva

Beatrice Villanueva

Jan 6, 2007

Beatrice Villanueva of Waco passed away Saturday, January 6, 2007. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 9, 2007 at St. Francis Catholic Church with the Rev. Sergio Lopez as celebrant. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and rosary will be at 7:00 p.m. Monday,...

Sammi Jo Weaver

Sammi Jo Weaver

Jan 4, 2007

Sammi Jo Weaver, precious daughter and sister, passed away on January 4, 2007 at her home in Speegleville, Texas. Services will be held on Monday, January 8, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Crawford, Texas with Pastor Tom Beers officiating. Burial will follow at the Crawford Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Sunday, January 7,...

Mary W. Mitchiner Willis

Mary W. Mitchiner Willis

Jan 3, 2007

Mary W. Mitchiner Willis October 15, 1915 - January 3, 2007 Mary William Mitchiner Willis of Gholson passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at Hillcrest Hospital. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, January 6, at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church with Rev. Ann Hitt officiating. Burial will follow at Gholson Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday,...

Richard G. Sellers

Richard G. Sellers

Jan 2, 2007

Richard Gary Sellers September 29, 1944 – January 2, 2007 Richard G. Sellers, 62, of Waco passed away Tuesday, January 2, 2007, at a local hospital after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, January 5, 2007, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel, 6101 Bosque with burial to follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Park in Robinson. Visitation...

Vivian Dyer

Vivian Dyer

Jan 1, 2007

Vivian Dyer February 14, 1921 – January 1, 2007 Vivian Alexander Dyer, of Waco, passed away Monday, January 1, 2007. Services will be at 2:00 pm Thursday, January 4 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Rev. Tom Henderson officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 6 to 8:00 pm Wednesday, January 3 at the...

Ora Lee Swanson

Ora Lee Swanson

Jan 1, 2007

Ora Lee Swanson February 13, 1921 – January 1, 2007 Ora Lee Swanson passed away January 1, 2007 after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held at Bosqueville Baptist Church at 10:00 o’clock on Friday, January 5 with burial to follow at Bosqueville Cemetery. She was born in Bosqucville, TX to Sybil Jenkins Mitchiner and Thomas Mitchiner on...

William Eugene Hill

William Eugene Hill

Dec 30, 2006

William E. Eugene Hill April 20, 1922 - December 30, 2006 William E. Eugene Hill of Hurst passed away Saturday, December 30, 2006 in Hurst, TX. Services will be at 2:00 PM Saturday, January 6 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Gene’s nephews, the Rev. Royce Thornal and Charles Thornal officiating. Burial will follow at China Spring Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Mary Kay Lightsey

Mary Kay Lightsey

Dec 28, 2006

Mary Kay Lightsey May 3, 1942 – December 28, 2006 Mary Kay Lightsey, 64, of Speegleville, went Home to be with her Lord and Savior early Thursday morning, December 28, 2006, at a local hospital. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 2, 2007, at Western Heights Baptist Church with burial to follow at Whitehall Cemetery in...

Lecil Parker, Jr.

Lecil Parker, Jr.

Dec 27, 2006

Lecil Parker, Jr. January 22, 1925 – December 27, 2006 Lecil Parker Jr. passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2006. Services will be Saturday, Dec. 30 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Nathan Syer officiating with burial to follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation with the family will be from 5-7 pm Friday, Dec. 29.Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Lecil Parker Jr. was born January 22,...

Lecil Parker, Jr.

Lecil Parker, Jr.

Dec 27, 2006

Lecil Parker, Jr. January 22, 1925 – December 27, 2006 Lecil Parker Jr. passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2006. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 30 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Nathan Syer officiating with burial to follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation with the family will be from 5-7 pm Friday, Dec. 29, Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Lecil Parker Jr....

Lou Stein

Lou Stein

Dec 27, 2006

Louis Stein May 21, 1912 - December 27, 2006 Long-time Waco resident Lou Stein passed away in Denver, CO on Wednesday, December 27, 2006. Graveside services will be at 10:00 a.m. Sunday, December 31, at Agudath Jacob Cemetery with Rabbi Gordon Fuller officiating. The family will receive friends at Agudath Jacob Synagogue immediately following. Lou was born May 21,...

Gerald R. Ford

Gerald R. Ford

Dec 26, 2006

Gerald Rudolph Ford was the thirty-eighth president of the United States. Ford was originally named after his biological father, Leslie Lynch King. When his mother, Dorothy Ayer Gardner King, remarried, Ford was renamed after his stepfather. Ford attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, where he was a gifted athlete and scholar. After college, he received offers from...

Brenda Beryl Bekkelund Keck

Brenda Beryl Bekkelund Keck

Dec 26, 2006

Brenda Beryl Bekkelund Keck July 24, 1949 - December 26, 2006 Brenda BJ Keck of Waco passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2006. Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday, December 29, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Pastor Dan Brandt officiating. Burial will follow at Central Texas Veterans Cemetery at Killeen. Brenda was born to Erwin C. and Edna Bekkelund. She...

Molly Maloy

Molly Maloy

Dec 21, 2006

Molly Maloy November, 5, 1946 – December 21, 2006 Molly Maloy of Waco passed away at her home on December 21, 2006. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 23 at St. Louis Catholic Church. Molly was born in Waco on November 5, 1946 to parents, L.H. Maloy, Jr. and Minnie Alice McBride Maloy. After...

Frank Eugene Duchamp

Frank Eugene Duchamp

Dec 18, 2006

Frank Eugene Duchamp June 19, 1933 - December 18, 2006 Frank Eugene Duchamp of Woodway passed away Monday, December 18, 2006 at Hillcrest Hospital. A memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Chaplain Richard Rust officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 5-7 p.m.Wednesday, Dec. 20, at W-H-B Funeral Home. Frank...

Mae Jackson Jolley

Mae Jackson Jolley

Dec 18, 2006

Mae Jackson Jolley April 13, 1911 – December 18, 2006 Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and educator, Mae Jackson Jolley, 95, died in Dallas on December 18, 2006. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, December 23 at 11:00 AM at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home Garden Room, 6101 Bosque Blvd. Known for her personal warmth, enthusiasm and independent spirit, she...

Virgil Lee Tweedie

Virgil Lee Tweedie

Dec 17, 2006

Virgil Tweedie February 18, 1918 – December 17, 2006 Dr. Virgil L. Tweedie, retired professor of chemistry at Baylor University, passed away December 17, 2006, in Waco, TX. He was 88. A visitation will be held at Thurman Funeral Home in Norborne, Missouri, 108 S. Pine St., from 7:00 – 8:00 PM on Thursday, December 21. Funeral services will...

Ouida Marie Price

Ouida Marie Price

Dec 15, 2006

Ouida Marie Price July 13, 1921 – December 15, 2006 Ouida Marie Phillips Price passed away Friday, December 15, 2006. Services will be held at 1:30 pm, Monday, December 18 at the Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel, 6101 Bosque Blvd. Burial will follow at the Eddy Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 5 – 7 pm, Sunday, December 17 at...

Essie Voiles

Essie Voiles

Dec 15, 2006

Essie Voiles December 19, 1917 - December 15, 2006 Essie Voiles of McGregor passed away Friday, December 15, 2006. Services will be at 11:30 am Monday, December 18 at Valley Mills Cemetery with Rev. Carrol Hambrick officiating. Visitation will be from 2 - 4 pm Sunday, December 17, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Essie was born December 19, 1917 in Levita of...