Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX
John Scott Westmoreland
Nov 13, 2020
John Scott Westmoreland passed away peacefully on November 13, 2020, in his home. Due to Covid-19, a private graveside service will be held for family and close friends at Restland Cemetery in Dallas, Texas, with the Reverend Alec Ylitalo officiating. Masks will be required, and social distancing will be observed. John was born on June 19, 1935, to Wesley...
Carol Duron
Nov 12, 2020
Carol Duron August 7, 1935-November 12, 2020 Carol Duron passed away Thursday, November 12, 2020. Graveside Services will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, November 21, at Oakwood Cemetery. Carol was born August 7, 1935, in Waco, Texas, to Atanacio and Josephine Duron. She was reared by her aunt, Narcissa Duron, and Carol was educated in Waco. She was preceded in...
Rosemary Cowser Sancton
Nov 12, 2020
Rosemary Cowser Sancton, 86, of Waco, Texas, died on November 12, 2020, after a lengthy battle with COPD and lung cancer. Visitation will be held 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., Saturday, November 14, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. A private burial will be held in Center, Texas, on a later date. Rosemary was born on January 18, 1934, in Dallas, Texas,...
Monica Susan Wright
Nov 8, 2020
Monica Susan Wright, 59, passed away on November 8, 2020. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 17, at St. Louis Catholic Church with Fr. Fernando Sáenz officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in West, Texas. Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m., Monday, November 16, with Rosary at 7:00 p.m., at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Monica was...
Marena Estelle Irwin
Nov 7, 2020
Marena Estelle Irwin went to her heavenly home on Saturday, November 7, 2020, after a brief illness. Graveside Services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, November 12, at Peaceful Gardens, Woodrow, Texas. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, November 10, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held on a future date at First Baptist Woodway....
Gary Lynn Straka
Nov 7, 2020
Gary Lynn Straka passed away Saturday, November 7, 2020. Graveside Services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 11, at Oakwood Cemetery. Gary was born February 21, 1946, in Gatesville, Texas, to Leonard and Jamie Straka. Upon graduating from University High School, he proudly served in the U. S. Marine Corps. Upon discharge he attended MCC and graduated from The...
Zollie Carlton Steakley
Nov 5, 2020
Zollie Carlton Steakley went to his heavenly home on Thursday, November 5, 2020, after a brief illness. His family is comforted by the fact that he is now in heaven. Zollie was born in Temple, Texas, on June 6, 1976. When he was only six weeks old, his parents moved to Sweetwater, Texas, where he lived until he graduated...
Michiko Beck
Nov 5, 2020
Michiko Nakai Beck passed away Thursday, November 5, 2020, due to complications related to Covid-19. She will be interred alongside her husband at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen. She was preceded in death by her parents, Kenzaburo and Satako Nakai; and her husband, Roy D. Beck. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Albert and...
Ladye Ruth Casner
Nov 4, 2020
Ladye Ruth Burch Casner, 88, peacefully entered the Kingdom of Heaven on November 4, 2020. She never lost her sweet spirit and kind heart, even after a decade lived with dementia. A Graveside Service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, November 9, at Oakwood Cemetery. Ladye Ruth was born on September 23, 1932, in Booneville, Mississippi, to Henry...
Mary Melony Cumbie
Nov 4, 2020
Mary Melony Cumbie took her heavenly flight Wednesday, November 4, 2020. Melony was born November 7, 1951, in Waycross, Georgia, to Mary Virginia Sloan Thomas and John Wynsdohl Thomas. She graduated in 1969 from Waycross High in Waycross. She furthered her education at Dallas Baptist University in Dallas, Texas, then graduated with a masters from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary...
Kathleen Louise Schwartz
Nov 3, 2020
Kathleen Louise Schwartz passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2020. A Memorial Service will take place at a later date. Kathleen was born October 26, 1948, in Waco, Texas, to Elwood and Mary Schwartz. She graduated from Richfield High School in 1966. She then continued her education in library science at Baylor University and the University of Tennessee. Kathleen served...
Bobbie Laughlin Nottingham
Nov 2, 2020
Bobbie J. Laughlin Nottingham, 90, of Waco, Texas, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on November 2, 2020. She died peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones. Graveside services will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, November 6, at Oakwood Cemetery. Bobbie was born on November 19, 1929, in Mooreville, Texas, to Arnold and Hattie Lampert...
Mayrene Weaver
Nov 2, 2020
Dora “Mayrene” Weaver, devoted wife, loving mother, doting grandmother, and faithful friend was warmly received into the arms of her Savior on November 2, 2020. She was 94 years young. The family will welcome guests for visitation at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church, 1300 Columbus Avenue in Waco at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, November 7. A celebration of life service will...
Lois Jean Kelly
Nov 2, 2020
Lois Jean Kelly, 89, died November 2, 2020 in Waco, Texas. A family service will be held on September 6, 2021, at 11:30 am at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Jean was born in Shamrock, Texas to Durwood and Violet King. She had one sibling, Bill King, and five step-siblings, Viola Brohlin, Sam Walker, Lena Mae Joseph, Rosie Walker, and Jack...
Marian Longbottom
Nov 1, 2020
Marian Longbottom, age 90, passed away Sunday, November 1, 2020, at a personal care home in Fort Worth, Texas. A graveside service will be 1:00 p.m., Sunday, November 8, at Waco Memorial Park in Waco, Texas. Marian was born an only child to Marrero and Viola Cross in Waco, Texas, on October 2, 1930, and grew up there, attending...
Meliton Miranda, Jr.
Oct 29, 2020
Meliton “Bafa” Miranda, Jr., age 61, of Woodway, Texas passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2020. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 14, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Rev. Benjamin Magnaye of Sacred Heart officiating. Burial will follow the funeral at Waco Memorial Cemetery. Visitation and Rosary will begin at 5:00 p.m., Friday, November...
Walter Garner Lacy, Iii
Oct 27, 2020
Walter Garner Lacy III, 72, passed away October 27, 2020 at his home in Waco, Texas. A lifelong Waco resident, Walter was born on December 1, 1947 and was the third of five children to Harriette Leachman Lacy and Walter Garner Lacy Jr. Walter attended Sanger Avenue Elementary, Lake Air Junior High, and Richfield High School in Waco before...
Onetta Moody
Oct 25, 2020
Onetta Moody passed away Sunday, October 25, 2020, of COVID pneumonia. There will be no public service for celebration of life. The family wishes to have a private gathering to honor Onetta. Onetta was born June 7, 1933, in Mart, Texas, to Samuel and Stella Renfro. Onetta graduated from Mart High School in 1951, where she was a cheerleader...
Joan Veronica Jasek
Oct 22, 2020
Joan Jasek went peacefully to her heavenly Father on October 22, 2020 at the age of 103 at Wesley Woods in Waco, Texas. Visitation will be at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27th followed by the recitation of the Rosary at 6:00 p.m. at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home in Waco, led by Deacon Frank Jasek, III. Mass of Christian burial...
James "Jim" Henry
Oct 22, 2020
James W. "Jim" Henry, a long-time Waco, Texas resident, passed away peacefully on October 22, 2020. A graveside service celebrating his life will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, November 9, at Waco Memorial Park. Having grown up in Henderson, Texas and served in the United States Air Force, Jim ultimately graduated from Baylor University, where he met...
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