Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

James Mclaurin Yates

James Mclaurin Yates

Jul 31, 2003

JAMES MCLAURIN YATES James McLaurin Yates, age 75, of Waco died Thursday, July 31, 2003 at a local hospital. Services will be held at 11:30am Saturday, August 2 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Arrangements are through Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey, 6101 Bosque Blvd. Mr. Yates was born March 7, 1928, to Hazel Spencer Yates and A. Grady Yates....

Nelda D. Wright

Nelda D. Wright

Jul 31, 2003

WRIGHT, NELDA DOLORES BERNARD Nelda Dolores Bernard Wright, age 74, of Waco died Thursday, July 31, 2003 at a local nursing home. Services will be held at 1:30pm Saturday, August 2 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel, 6101 Bosque Blvd. with Rev. Michael O. Patterson officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial North. Visitation with the family will be from 6-8pm Friday,...

Mary Ellan Davis

Mary Ellan Davis

Jul 29, 2003

DAVIS, MARY ELLAN Mary Ellan Davis, age 85, of Hewitt, formerly of Amarillo died Tuesday, July 29, 2003 at a local nursing home. Services will be held at 10am Friday, August 1, 2003 at Columbus Ave. Baptist Church with Dr. Winfred Moore officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial North. Visitation with the family will be from 6-8pm Thursday,...

Linda Gail Mcnamara

Linda Gail Mcnamara

Jul 25, 2003

MCNAMARA, LINDA GAIL FOLEY Linda Gail Foley McNamara, age 56, passed away July 25, 2003, at a hospital in San Antonio. Services honoring her life and accomplishments will be at 2 p.m. Monday, July 28 at Lakewood Christian Church with Pastors, Dr. Jerry Kirkpatrick and Dr. Billie Hanks Jr. officiating. Burial will be at Bosqueville Cemetery. Visitation will be...

Reuben Barclay Baker

Reuben Barclay Baker

Jul 24, 2003

BAKER, REUBEN BARCLAY Reuben Barclay Baker, 88, died on Thursday, July 24, 2003, after suffering from a stroke in May. Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 28 at Waco Memorial North Mausoleum Chapel with Dr. Jerry Jud and Dr. Gene Jud officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial North. Arrangements are through Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey, 6101 Bosque Blvd. Reuben...

Charlie Autrey Holloway

Charlie Autrey Holloway

Jul 23, 2003

HOLLOWAY, CHARLIE AUTREY Charlie Autrey Holloway, age 87 of Waco died Wednesday, July 23, 2003 at a local retirement center. Services will be held at 2:30pm Saturday, July 26 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel, 6101 Bosque Blvd. with Rev. Pamela Dykehouse officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 6-8pm Friday, July 25 at the...

Harriette Leachman Lacy

Harriette Leachman Lacy

Jul 21, 2003

Harriette Leachman Lacy tenderly passed away into her Savior's Grace on Monday, July 21, 2003. Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 23 at First Presbyterian Church, 1100 Austin Ave., Waco, Texas, with The Rev. Dr. Jimmie Johnson officiating. Interment and graveside services will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. A longtime Waco resident, Harriette Woodruff Leachman, was born Aug....

Nellie M. Douglas

Nellie M. Douglas

Jul 21, 2003

NELLIE DOUGLAS Nellie M. Douglas, 88, went to be with her Lord Monday July 21, 2003 at her daughter’s home in Robinson. She fought a courageous battle with cancer for 10 months. Graveside services will be 10:00am Wednesday, July 23rd at Rosemound Cemetery with the Rev. Pamela Dykehouse officiating. Mrs. Douglas will lie in state at Wilkirson Hatch Bailey...

John Robert Jayroe

John Robert Jayroe

Jul 20, 2003

JOHN JAYROE John Robert Jayroe, 83, of Waco, died Sunday July 20, 2003 at a local hospital. Graveside services will be 10:00am Wednesday at Waco Memorial – South Cemetery with the Rev. Carrol Hambrick officiating. A visitation for family and friends will be 5pm until 7pm at Wilkirson Hatch Bailey Funeral Home, 1124 Washington Ave. Mr. Jayroe was born...

Mary Margaret Sissy Sanders

Mary Margaret Sissy Sanders

Jul 18, 2003

SANDERS, MARY MARGARET SISSY Mary Margaret Sissy Sanders, age 72, of Woodway died Friday, July 18, 2003 at a local hospital. Services will be held at 1:30pm Monday, July 21 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel, 6101 Bosque Blvd. with Rev. Don Long and Rev. Bill Austin officiating. Entombment will follow at Waco Memorial North Mausoleum. Visitation with the family will be...

Julia B. Hollowell

Julia B. Hollowell

Jul 18, 2003

JULIA B.HOLLOWELL Mrs. Julia B. Hollowell, age 92, died Friday, July 18, 2003 at a local nursing home. Graveside services will be at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 22 at Oakwood Cemetery. A memorial service will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel, 6101 Bosque Blvd., with Dr. John A. Wood officiating. Mrs. Hollowell was born in Blum, Texas,...

Hazel Crain

Hazel Crain

Jul 18, 2003

HAZEL E. CRAIN Hazel E. Crain, age 88 of Waco, passed away Friday, July 18, 2003 at her residence after a long illness. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, July 23 at Tynes Family Cemetery in Bogalusa, Louisiana. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 22 at Poole-Ritchie Funeral Home in Bogalusa. Mrs. Crain was born...

Margaret Sayre Shipp Kayser

Margaret Sayre Shipp Kayser

Jul 17, 2003

KAYSER, MARGARET SAYRE SHIPP Margaret Sayre Shipp Kayser, age 98 daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. William Franklin Shipp of Lorena, died Thursday, July 17, 2003 at a local nursing home. Graveside services will be held at 10am Saturday, July 19 at Lorena Cemetery with Rev. John B. Cooke of Dallas officiating. Arrangements are through Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey, 6101 Bosque...

John Milton Scott

John Milton Scott

Jul 15, 2003

SCOTT, JOHN MILTON John Milton Scott, 87, passed away on Tuesday, July 15, 2003, at his home in Waco. Memorial services will be held on Monday, July 21, 2003, at 11:30am at the Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel, 6101 Bosque Blvd. A reception with the family will immediately follow. A family graveside service at the Oakwood Cemetery will take place later in...

Mrs. Koula Sermas

Mrs. Koula Sermas

Jul 13, 2003

SERMAS, KOULA Koula Sermas, age 95, of Houston passed away Sunday, July 13, 2003. Services will be 9:30am Wednesday, July 16, 2003. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Tresorion Prayer Service will be 6:30pm Tuesday, July 15, 2003 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey, 6101 Bosque Blvd. WILKIRSON-HATCH-BAILEY

Dorris Frey Peacock

Dorris Frey Peacock

Jul 13, 2003

PEACOCK, DORRIS Dorris Frey Peacock, age 89, lost her battle with cancer Sunday morning, at her daughter’s home in Speegleville. Services will be at 1:30pm Tuesday, July 15, 2003 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with the Rev. Ben Disney officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. The family will receive visitors 6-8pm Monday, July 14 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey, 6101 Bosque Blvd. Dorris...

John Patrick Mcgaugh, Ii

John Patrick Mcgaugh, Ii

Jul 11, 2003

MCGAUGH, JOHN John Patrick McGaugh, II, age 18 of Waco, passed away Friday, July 11, 2003. Services will be 10am Tuesday, July 15, 2003 at Waco Christian Fellowship Church with the Rev. Robert Henderson officiating. Burial will follow at China Spring Cemetery. A Prayer Service will be 7pm Monday, July 14, 2003 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey, 6101 Bosque Blvd. with family...

Elliott Michael Jantz

Elliott Michael Jantz

Jul 10, 2003

JANTZ, ELLIOTT Elliott Michael Jantz, age 82, of Speegleville died Thursday, July 10, 2003, at a local nursing home. Graveside services will be held at 11am Monday, July 14 at Oakwood Cemetery with Chaplain Curtis Holland officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 6-8pm Sunday, July 13 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey, 6101 Bosque Blvd. Mr. Jantz was born at Elm...

Eugene Crocker

Eugene Crocker

Jul 9, 2003

CROCKER, EUGENE C. CHUCK Eugene C. Chuck Crocker, age 81, of Waco passed away Wednesday, July 09, 2003 at a Temple hospital. Graveside services will be held at 11am Friday, July 11 at Oakwood Cemetery with Rev. Roland Timberlake officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 6-8pm Thursday, July 10 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey, 6101 Bosque Blvd. Chuck was born...

Beatrice Arney Henke

Beatrice Arney Henke

Jul 9, 2003

HENKE, BEATRICE ARNEY A much loved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Beatrice Arney Henke, passed away Wednesday, July 9, 2003 at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco. Services will be held at 10am Monday, July 14 at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Dr. Jimmie Johnson officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial North. Visitation will be from 6-8pm...