Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

Donald Sims

Donald Sims

May 7, 2005

Donald Sims, 76, of China Spring, passed away Saturday, May 7, 2005 at a local hospital. Services will be held at 1:30pm Tuesday, May 10 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel, with the Rev. Speedy Wible officiating. Burial will follow at China Spring Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 6-8pm Monday, May 9 at the funeral home. He was born...

Lillian Wimpee

Lillian Wimpee

May 3, 2005

Wimpee, Lillian Wilkins Lillian Wilkins Wimpee, passed away on Tuesday, May 3, 2005. Mrs. Wimpee’s life was one filled with love for her Lord, dedication to her family, passion for music, and devotion to Baylor University. Her immense musical gifts were not hers alone as she shared them with all whom she encountered. Services will be Friday, May 6...

James Arthur Hall

James Arthur Hall

May 3, 2005

Hall, James James Jim A. Hall, 71, formerly of Speegleville currently of Woodway died Tuesday, May 3, 2005, at Providence Hospital. Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, May 7, at Cogdell United Methodist Church, the Rev. Darrel Phillips and the Rev. Kay Hawkins officiating. Burial will be at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be Friday, May 6,...

Bradley Scott Mcleod

Bradley Scott Mcleod

May 2, 2005

Bradley McLeod, 43, died Monday, May 2, 2005 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Services will be held at 11:30am Tuesday, May 10 in the Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Garden Room. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 10:30-11:30am Tuesday in the Garden Room. He was born January 19, 1962. Survivors include his father, the Rev. Peter McLeod, of...

Irving Stupak

Irving Stupak

May 1, 2005

Irving Stupak, 85, a life-time resident of Waco, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2005 at home. Graveside services will be held at 2pm Tuesday, May 3, at Agudath-Jacob Cemetery, with Rabbi Gordon Fuller and Elliott Wolpo officiating. Mr. Stupak was born December 24, 1919 to Phillip and Sarah Taub Stupak in New York City. His family moved to Waco...

Mary Louise Herbert

Mary Louise Herbert

May 1, 2005

HERBERT, LOUISE Mary Louise Herbert, 89, died peacefully Sunday, May 1, 2005 after a long and full life. Services will be held at 3:30pm Thursday, May 5 at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 305 N. 30th, Waco, with the Rev. Janne Osborn officiating. Interment will follow at China Spring Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6-8pm Wednesday, May 4 at...

Zoda Lee Barbara Hadfield

Zoda Lee Barbara Hadfield

May 1, 2005

Barbara Hadfield Zoda Lee Barbara Edwards Hadfield, 74, of Waco, Texas formerly St. Louis, Missouri departed our company Sunday, May 1, 2005. A private family service and burial to be held on Tuesday, May 3, 2005 at Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, Texas with the Rev. Don Olson officiating. A memorial service will be held on Friday, May 6, at 11:00am...

Jane Sellers

Jane Sellers

May 1, 2005

Sellers, Jane R. Jane Robinson Sellers, 66, of Woodway, died Sunday, May 1, 2005 after a courageous battle with Cancer. Graveside services will be Wednesday, May 4 at 3:30 PM at Oakwood Cemetery with Chaplain Brian Pendleton officiating. Mrs. Sellers was born January 25, 1939 in Houston, Texas to James G. and Erna Robinson. She moved to Waco as...

Frank Hartwell Leavell, Jr.

Frank Hartwell Leavell, Jr.

Apr 30, 2005

Leavell, Frank Frank Leavell, 76, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2005 at his residence. Services will be Thursday, May 5 at 10:00 AM at 7th and James Baptist Church with Dr. Raymond Bailey officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 6 to 8:00 PM Wednesday, May 4 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey, 6101 Bosque. Dr....

Elmer Leonard Bradburry

Elmer Leonard Bradburry

Apr 29, 2005

Bradburry, E. L. E. L. “Brad” Bradburry, 85, passed away April 29, 2005 in Marshall, Texas. Services will be Thursday, May 5 at 1:30 PM at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Rev. Roger Huff and Rev. Walter Futch officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial South. Visitation with the family will be Wednesday, May 4 from 6 to 8:00 PM at...

Jeremiah Ishmael Thornton

Jeremiah Ishmael Thornton

Apr 27, 2005

Jeremiah Ishmael Thornton, of Waco, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2005. Services will be held at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, May 1, with the Rev. King and the Rev. Petty officiating. Burial will be at 12:00 p.m. Monday, May 2, at Doris Miller Cemetery. Jeremiah was born March 7, 2005. He was preceded in death by his great-great-grandmother, Carolyn Ann...

Guy Mitchell Collins

Guy Mitchell Collins

Apr 25, 2005

Collins, Guy M. Guy Mitchell Collins, 91, passed away Monday, April 25, 2005 at a local nursing home. Services will be Thursday, April 28 at 11:30 AM at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with the Rev. Pamela Dykehouse officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Wednesday, April 27 from 5 to 7 PM in the Garden...

Perry Lee Martin

Perry Lee Martin

Apr 25, 2005

Martin, Perry Lee Perry Lee Martin, 50, passed away Monday, April 25, 2005 in a local hospital. A memorial service will be on Sunday, May 1 at 3:30 PM at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Garden Room with Rev. Jason Patrick officiating. Perry was born February 13, 1955 to Marion Edward and Irene Louise Nutt Martin, Sr. He was a beloved husband, father...

Clarence B. Lusk

Clarence B. Lusk

Apr 24, 2005

Lusk, Clarence Clarence B. Lusk, 82, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2005 in a local nursing home. Services will be Wednesday, April 27 at 11:00 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church with the Rev. Norm Steinke officiating. Visitation with the family will be Tuesday, April 26 from 6 to 8:00 PM at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey in the Garden Room. Mr. Lusk was...

Katherine Alma Mitcham

Katherine Alma Mitcham

Apr 23, 2005

Katherine A. Mitcham, age 90 of Waco, died Saturday, April 23, 2005 at Glen Rose Medical Center Nursing Home in Glen Rose, TX. Funeral services will be at 1:30 pm, Tuesday, April 26, 2005 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Curtis Holland officiating, assisted by the Rev. Michael Patterson. Entombment will follow in Waco Memorial North. The...

John Joe Jack Bumpass Pearce

John Joe Jack Bumpass Pearce

Apr 22, 2005

John Bumpass Joe Jack Pearce, 94 died Friday, April 22, 2005. A memorial service will be at 10:00 am, Tuesday, April 26 at First Baptist Church, Waco, Texas with Dr. Scott Walker and Dr. John Wood officiating. Burial will be next to his beloved wife of 68 years, Mary Kathryn, at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5:00...

Bernice Wilson

Bernice Wilson

Apr 21, 2005

Bernice Gertrude Wilson, 99, of Clarksville, formerly of Waco passed away Thursday, April 21, 2005 at a Clarksville nursing home. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, April 23 at Rosemound cemetery with Chaplain Curtis Holland officiating. Mrs. Wilson was born in Eastland County on September 13, 1905 to Lee and Olevia Ashabranner. She was a member...

Thelma Jeanette Smith

Thelma Jeanette Smith

Apr 20, 2005

Smith, Jeanette Mrs. Silas H. Jeanette Hobbs Smith, 79, of Waco passed away April 20, 2005 at a local nursing home. Graveside service will be Saturday, April 23 at 9:30 AM at Oakwood Cemetery with Rev. Patrick Ebner officiating. Rosary will be recited Friday, April 22 at 6:30 PM at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey, 6101 Bosque. Mrs. Smith was born December 12,...

Evelyn Ruth Wynn

Evelyn Ruth Wynn

Apr 19, 2005

Wynn, Evelyn Ruth Evelyn Ruth Wynn, 84, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at her residencannoe. Graveside services will be Friday, April 22, 2005 at 1:30 at Waco Memorial North with Father John Wells officiating. A visitation with the family will be Thursday, April 21 from 6 to 8:00 PM at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey, 6101 Bosque Blvd. Mrs. Wynn was born...

Margaret Ressler

Margaret Ressler

Apr 19, 2005

Ressler, Margaret Margaret Ressler, 86, died Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at her home. Graveside services will be Friday, April 22 at 2:00 PM at Oakwood Cemetery with Dr. Steven Mansen officiating. She was born in 1918 in Brenham, Texas. She was a graduate of Waco High School and Baylor University and married Parke E. Ressler in 1944. Until her...