Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

Jimmy C. Channon, Sr.

Jimmy C. Channon, Sr.

Aug 11, 2004

CHANNON, JIMMY Jimmy Humpy Channon, 69 of Moody, died Wednesday, August 11, 2004 at his residence. Services will be at 1:30pm Saturday, August 14 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with the Rev. Harley Gordon and the Rev. Ivan Ker officiating. Burial will follow at Itasca Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 6:30-8:30pm Friday, August 13 at the funeral home....

Billie B. Burt

Billie B. Burt

Aug 11, 2004

BURT, BILLIE Billie Boyd Burt, 88 of China Spring, entered life eternal on Wednesday, August 11, 2004. Services will be at 11:30am Saturday, August 14 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with the Rev. Paul A. Smith officiating. Interment will follow at China Spring Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 6-8pm Friday, August 13 at the funeral home. Billie was...

Charles Zipperlen

Charles Zipperlen

Aug 6, 2004

Charles Zipperlen, age 71, of Riesel died Friday, August 6, 2004 at his home after an 8½ year battle with pancreatic cancer. Services will be held Wednesday, August 11, 2004 at 10:00 AM at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Pastor Ivan Ker, Pastor Jim Daniels, Pastor Neil Burum and Pastor Jeff Gillum officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Riesel...

James L. Rhodes, Sr.

James L. Rhodes, Sr.

Aug 3, 2004

RHODES, JAMES L., SR. James L. Rhodes, Sr., 79 of Waco, died Tuesday, August 3, 2004 at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center. Graveside services will be at 10am Saturday, August 7 at Oakwood Cemetery with Chaplain Curtis Holland officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 6-8pm Friday, August 6 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Mr. Rhodes was born September 23, 1924 in...

Alisea Marie Casiano

Alisea Marie Casiano

Aug 3, 2004

CASIANO, ALISEA MARIE Alisea Marie Casiano, infant daughter of Miguel and Sabrina Casiano died Tuesday, August 3, 2004. Graveside services will be at 9am Friday, August 6, 2004 at Waco Memorial North with the Rev. Darrell Price officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 6-9pm Thursday, August 5 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. The family invites you to leave a message...

Sybel Faye Smetana

Sybel Faye Smetana

Aug 3, 2004

SMETANA, SYBEL Sybel Faye McClellan Rankin Smetana, 77 of Golinda, died Tuesday, August 03, 2004 at a local nursing facility. Services will be at 1:30pm Friday, August 6 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with the Rev. Gene Grace and Chaplain Brian Pendleton officiating with a reception immediately following in the Garden Room. A graveside service will follow at 5pm at Woodland...

Erwin C. Bekkelund

Erwin C. Bekkelund

Jul 30, 2004

BEKKELUND, ERWIN C. Erwin C. Bekkelund, 83, of Waco, died Friday, July 30, 2004 at a local hospital. Services are 1:30pm, Monday, August 2, at First Lutheran Church with Rev. Daniel F. Brandt officiating. Burial with military honors will be at Waco Memorial North. Visitation with the family will be 3-5pm Sunday August 1, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Garden Room. Mr....

Carol Ann Thomas

Carol Ann Thomas

Jul 28, 2004

THOMAS, CAROL ANN Carol Ann Thomas, 66 of China Spring died Wednesday, July 28, 2004 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Graveside services will be at 10am Wednesday, August 4, 2004 at Oakwood Cemetery with the Rev. Judy Lewis officiating. Ms. Thomas was born in Alexandria, Indiana April 28, 1938. She graduated from St. Luke’s School of Nursing in Chicago. She...

Dora B. French

Dora B. French

Jul 27, 2004

FRENCH, DORA B. Dora Belle French, 90 of Waco went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 27, 2004. Services will be at 3:30pm Thursday, July 29 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with the Rev. Michael O. Patterson officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial South Chapel Hill Memorial Park. Dora was born in Waco February 3, 1914 to Ilar...

Claude L. Bud Blackburn

Claude L. Bud Blackburn

Jul 27, 2004

BLACKBURN, CLAUDE Claude L. Bud Blackburn, 84 of Waco, died Tuesday, July 27, 2004 at a local nursing facility. Services will be at 11:30am Thursday, July 29 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with the Rev. Michael O. Patterson officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial North. Visitation with the family will be from 6-8pm Wednesday, July 28 at the funeral home....

Marilee Baird

Marilee Baird

Jul 26, 2004

BAIRD, MARILEE Marilee Baird, 97 of Waco, died Monday, July 26, 2004 peacefully. Graveside services will be at 11:30am Friday, July 30 at Oakwood Cemetery, 2125 S. 5th St. with the Rev. Danny Tenney officiating. Marilee Baird was born November 23, 1906 in Denison. Her family moved to Waco in 1918 because her father was appointed to be the...

Cliett Alex Hooker

Cliett Alex Hooker

Jul 25, 2004

CLIETT HOOKER Cliett Alex Hooker, age 92 of Hillsboro, formerly of Waco, died Sunday, July 25, 2004 in Hillsboro. Services will be held at 1:30 pm Tuesday, July 27 at Waco Memorial Mausoleum Chapel with Rev. David Shuttlesworth and Waco Masonic Funeral Committee officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial North. Mr. Hooker was born May 19, 1912 near...

Johnny Ray Torres

Johnny Ray Torres

Jul 23, 2004

Johnny Ray “J.R.” Torres, age 54 of Waco, died Friday, July 23, 2004. Services are scheduled for Tuesday, July 27 at 11:30 am at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Rev. Ramiro Pena officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be on Monday, July 26 from 6-9 pm at the funeral home. A prayer service will also...

Mary Agnes Moncus

Mary Agnes Moncus

Jul 23, 2004

Mary Agnes Moncus, 98, of Waco passed away July 23, 2004 at a local nursing home. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday, July 26, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with Rev. Angelo Bertini and Rev. Patrick Adejoh officiating. Burial will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. A rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m. Sunday, July 25 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey...

Kenneth Seydel

Kenneth Seydel

Jul 19, 2004

SEYDEL, KENNETH Kenneth Seydel, 73 of Waco, died Monday, July 19, 2004. A memorial service will be at 10am Wednesday, July 28 at Highland Baptist Church. A private burial was held in Houston. Memorials may be made to Highland Baptist Church Senior Adult Ministry. WILKIRSON-HATCH-BAILEY

Dr. A. J. Chip Conyers, Iii

Dr. A. J. Chip Conyers, Iii

Jul 18, 2004

CONYERS, DR. A. J. CHIP, III Dr. A. J. Chip Conyers, III, 60 of Waco died Sunday, July 18, 2004 at a Houston hospital. Services will be at 10am Wednesday, July 21 at First Baptist Church of Waco with Dr. Scott Walker officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 7-9pm Tuesday, July 20 at 500 N. Park Ave....

Leo Oliver Bacher, Jr.

Leo Oliver Bacher, Jr.

Jul 18, 2004

BACHER, LEO, SR. Leo Oliver Bacher Sr., 86, of Waco died Sunday July 18, 2004 at a local nursing home. Services and burial will be private. He was preceded in death by wife, Marjorie Warner Bacher in 2000; son Leo Bacher, Jr. in 2003. Mr. Bacher is survived by his wife, Nancy Caceres Bacher and family; daughter, Judy Dahl...

Hester Virginia Bobbie Phipps

Hester Virginia Bobbie Phipps

Jul 18, 2004

PHIPPS, BOBBIE Hester Virginia Bobbie Phipps, 90 of Waco, died Sunday, July 18, 2004 at a local hospital. Graveside services will be at 10:30am Wednesday, July 21 at Rosemound Cemetery with The Rev. Frank Mangum officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 6-8pm Tuesday, July 20 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Garden Room. Mrs. Phipps was born March 12, 1914 in...

Richard L. Taylor

Richard L. Taylor

Jul 17, 2004

TAYLOR, RICHARD L . Richard L. Taylor, 73, of Waco died Saturday July 17, 2004 at his daughter’s home. Services will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday at Waco Memorial North Mausoleum Chapel with Rev. Greg Brumit officiating. The family will receive visitors from 6-8 p.m. on Monday at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Mr. Taylor was born October 3, 1930 in...

Robbie Jo Laney Hamm

Robbie Jo Laney Hamm

Jul 16, 2004

HAMM, ROBBIE J. Robbie Jo Laney Hamm passed away on July 16, 2004 in Waco Texas. Services will be held at Brownfield Funeral Home, 120 W.Tate St, Brownfield, TX 79316, Wednesday July 21 in the a.m. Visitation with the family will be from 2-4pm Sunday July 18, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, 6101 Bosque Blvd. Robbie Jo Laney Hamm was...