Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

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...

James Wesley Wells

James Wesley Wells

Dec 13, 2006

James Wesley Jim Wells March 28, 1925 – December 13, 2006 James Wesley Jim Wells, 81, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, December 13, 2006. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 am Tuesday, December 19 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church where he was an active member. The Rev. Chuck Treadwell and the Rev. Michael Attas, M.D....

David Clifton Stanford

David Clifton Stanford

Dec 13, 2006

David Clifton Stanford September 7, 1957 - December 13, 2006 David Clifton Stanford of Lorena passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2006. Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, December 16, at Lorena Cemetery with Rev. Danny Niedecken officiating. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Friday, December 15, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. David was born September 7, 1957 in Waco to...

Juanita Janie D. Moreno

Juanita Janie D. Moreno

Dec 13, 2006

Juanita Janie D. Moreno March 26, 1935 – December 13, 2006 Juanita Janie D. Moreno of Waco passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center. She was 71. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 am Monday, Dec. 18 at St. Louis Catholic Church with the Father David Leibham as Celebrant. Rosary will be...

Norma Yonover Podet

Norma Yonover Podet

Dec 12, 2006

Norma Yonover Podet October 17, 1921 – December 12, 2006 Norma Y. Podet, 85, died December 12, 2006. A service will be held Friday, December 15 at 11:30 AM at Rodef Sholom cemetery. The family will be at Sabbath services that evening at 8:00 PM at Temple Rodef Sholom. Born 17 October 1921 to Celia Davis Yonover, M.D. and...

Blanche Hawkins

Blanche Hawkins

Dec 11, 2006

Blanche Hawkins January 19, 1912 – December 11, 2006 Blanche Hawkins, of Waco, passed away Monday December 11 at a local nursing facility where she had lived for the past several years. Services to be led by the Rev Kay Hawkins and Rev Donald Highfill, her daughter-in-law and son-in-law will be held at 2:00 pm Wednesday at the Cogdell...

Mary Myrtle Bailey

Mary Myrtle Bailey

Dec 10, 2006

Mary Myrtle Bailey March 14, 1908 - December 10, 2006 Mary Myrtle Bailey, 98, a lifelong resident of Waco passed away Sunday, December 10, 2006 at St. Catherine's Center. Graveside services will be at 1:30 pm Friday, December 15, at Oakwood Cemetery with Rev. Stephen Ramsdell officiating. Visitation will be from 5:30 - 7:30 pm Thursday, December 14, at...

Jacqueline Margaret Lewie

Jacqueline Margaret Lewie

Dec 5, 2006

Jacqueline Margaret Lewie June 20, 1924 – December 5, 2006 Jacqueline Margaret Lewie, passed away Tuesday, December 5, 2006 at Wesley Woods Alzheimer’s Care Center. Graveside services will be at 1:30 pm Friday, December 8 at Oakwood Cemetery with Rev. Don Scott officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, December 7 from 5 to 7:00 pm at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Garden Room. Jackie...

Lorraine Rowton

Lorraine Rowton

Dec 4, 2006

Lorraine Buddy Rowton January 19, 1916 – December 4, 2006 Lorraine J. Schwartinsky Rowton, passed away Monday, December 4, 2006 at Scott & White Hospital in Temple. Graveside services will be at 1:30 pm Thursday, December 7 at Oakwood Cemetery with Brother Loyd Hall officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday, December 6 from 4:30 to 6:30 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home....

Ethalea Whatley Newman

Ethalea Whatley Newman

Dec 2, 2006

Ethalea Whatley Newman February 13, 1916 – December 2, 2006 Ethalea Whatley Newman died Saturday morning, December 2, 2006 at her home. Reverend Stephen Ramsdell of First United Methodist Church will conduct a celebration of her life at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 5, 2006 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey, 6101 Bosque Blvd. Visitation will be held there from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m....

Janis Mae Buckberry

Janis Mae Buckberry

Dec 2, 2006

Janis Jan Mae Buckberry April 8, 1929 - December 2, 2006 Janis Jan Mae Buckberry of Waco passed away Saturday, December 2, 2006 at a local nursing home. Graveside services will be at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 5, 2006 at Lorena Cemetery with Chaplain Brian Pendleton and Dr. Allan Lane officiating. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Monday, December...

Baby Schill

Baby Schill

Dec 1, 2006

Baby Schill December 1, 2006 - December 1, 2006 Baby Girl Schill of Robinson passed away Friday, December 1, 2006 at a local Hospital. Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 5, 2006 at Waco Memorial Park with Rev. Buddy Sipes officiating. She is survived by her parents, Kyle and Shay Schill and her sister, Taylen. For...

Hilda Gene Turner

Hilda Gene Turner

Dec 1, 2006

Hilda Gene Turner October 14, 1922 - December 1, 2006 Our beautiful and gentle mother passed peacefully into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior on Friday evening, surrounded by her family. We grieve our loss but are thankful for her Christian life and the promise He has given us of Eternal Life. Services will be at 1:30...