Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX
Eleanor I. Henderson
Sep 19, 2020
Eleanor I. Henderson, age 90, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020, with her daughter by her side. There will be a private family service on Saturday at Waco’s Oakwood Cemetery. Eleanor Paula Irvin was born September 16, 1930, in Texarkana, Arkansas, to Homer Paul Irvin and Ella Pierce Irvin. The family later moved to Waco, where she graduated from...
Harry Crane, Jr.
Sep 18, 2020
Harry “Buddy” Olin Crane, Jr., loving husband and father of two, passed away September 18, 2020, at the age of 79, in Waco, Texas. He was born June 1, 1941, in Corning, New York, the son of Harry and Vera Crane. A private service will be held in North Carolina where he will be laid to rest next to...
Helen Hurtado
Sep 16, 2020
Helen Hurtado, 91, passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2020, peacefully in her own home. Services will be on Monday, September 21, 2020, at St. Francis on The Brazos Catholic Church with a Rosary at 9:00 a.m., followed by a Mass at 10:00a.m. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. All COVID-19 directives will be followed; facial covering and social...
Essie Mae Dove
Sep 15, 2020
Essie Mae Dove, age 85, passed away September 15, 2020, at Baylor Scott and White Hillcrest Medical Center in Waco, Texas. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 19, at Oakwood Cemetery in Waco. Essie was born August 12, 1935, in Texas. As a young child, her responsibilities were to care for the family pets, chickens and her...
Billy Rex Autrey
Sep 12, 2020
Billy Rex Autrey passed away Saturday, September 12, 2020. A Memorial Service will be 2:30 p.m., Friday, September 18, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Dr. Paul Sands officiating. Visitation will be 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., prior to the service at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Bill was born January 17, 1933, in Ridge, Texas, to Bridges and Alma Autrey. Bill was...
Charles Williams
Sep 11, 2020
Charles Williams passed away Friday, September 11, 2020. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 1:00 pm, Tuesday, September 15, 2020, at Highland Baptist Church with Pastor John Durham and Pastor Mark Wible officiating. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, September 14, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Charles was born May 9, 1933, in Chicago, Illinois,...
Victor L. Mueck
Sep 8, 2020
Victor Mueck passed away on September 8, 2020, at Providence Hospital in Waco, Texas. The family will have visitation 9:00 to 10:30 a.m., Saturday, September 12, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Burial will be at Coolidge City Cemetery near Coolidge, Texas, on the same day beginning at 1:00 p.m. Victor was proud of his Austrian ancestry. He was born to...
Patric Joseph Charette
Sep 8, 2020
Patric Joseph (P.J.) Charette, age 77, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones Tuesday, September 8, 2020. A graveside service will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 15, at Oakwood Cemetery. A visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday, September 14, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. P.J. was born in Hillsboro, Texas, on April 18, 1943 and moved...
Berniece Sinclair Edwards
Sep 8, 2020
Berniece Sinclair Edwards passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, September 14, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Preacher Marc Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Sunday, September 13, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Berniece was born August 11, 1930, in Monticello, Texas, to Kenneth and...
Jack Baker
Sep 8, 2020
John “Jack” Baker passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Services will be held at a later date. Jack was born March 30, 1938, in Los Angeles, California, to Willard and Josephine Baker. He grew up in Alhambra, California, and was educated at Whittier College. Jack worked as a Wyoming cattle rancher and was owner of Baker Sales/Designer’s Hardware. He...
Katherine Lorena Reed
Sep 6, 2020
Katherine Lorena Rumary Reed, 98, passed away September 6, 2020, at her home in China Spring with her loving daughters by her side. Graveside services will be Friday, September 11, at 1:30 p.m. at Oakwood Cemetery with Brother Stuart Huey officiating. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, September 10, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Katherine was born December...
Arthur Brown
Sep 6, 2020
Arthur B. Brown passed away Sunday, September 6, 2020. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 11, at Gholson Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, September 10, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Arthur was born June 2, 1943, in Glendale, California, to James and Doris Brown. Arthur was educated at UT and MCC. He worked at...
Othel M. Neely
Sep 6, 2020
Othel Neely, age 94, passed away September 6, 2020, surrounded by his family. There will be a private family service Saturday, with a celebration of life to follow at a later date. Othel Neely was born on June 21, 1926, in Tolar, Texas. His parents were Henry C. and May Deering Neely. He had been a member of First...
Patricia Sewell Goss
Sep 5, 2020
Patricia Sewell Goss, 90, passed away on September 5, 2020. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 11, at First Baptist Church of Waco with Matt Snowden officiating. A private family graveside will be at Oakwood Cemetery following the service. Pat was born in Lamesa, Texas, on September 20, 1929, to Grace and Byron Sewell. Her family moved to...
Ann Lacy
Sep 4, 2020
Ann Minyard Lacy died last Friday peacefully at home with her loving family. She felt connected, loved, and accepted and leaves a legacy of generous, unconditioned love and kindness for all. She said “I had a great time; it was fun. Thanks!” The family invites you to leave a message or memory on our “Tribute Wall” at www.WHBfamily.com.
Herlinda Arias Carrizales
Sep 3, 2020
Herlinda Arias Carrizales passed away September 3, 2020. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Monday, September 7, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Services will be 10 am, Tuesday, September 8 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Graveside to follow at Oakwood Cemetery. She was born February 3, 1949 in Waco, Texas to Jose Arias and Isabella Rivas. She was preceded in death by...
Rugelio & Dominga Castillo
Sep 2, 2020
Ruglilo and Dominga Castillo passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2020 in Temple, Texas. A Memorial Church Service will be at 1:00 pm, Saturday, September 5, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Rev Carlo Benjamin Magnaye, officiating. Visitation will be 5:00 pm-7:00 pm, followed by a Rosary on Friday, September 4, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, 6101 Bosque Blvd, Waco, Texas....
Donna A. Sanders
Sep 2, 2020
On the evening of September 2, Donna Lynn Sanders, 72, of Robinson, Texas, beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, went to be with her Lord and Savior. Family asks that friends join us to celebrate her life on September 19, 2020 at 1:30 p.m., in the chapel at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey at 6101 Bosque Blvd., Waco, Texas 76710. Socially-distanced...
Mary Lucile Clampitt
Sep 2, 2020
Mary Lucile Clampitt passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2020. Services will be 2:30 pm, Sunday, September 6, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel. Visitation will be 6:00 pm-8:00 pm, Saturday, September 5, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Lucile was born January 21, 1926 in Gatesville, TX to Virgil and Ora Dell Summerlin. She worked assembling airplane parts during World War II and married...
Joyce Catherine Stefka
Aug 30, 2020
Joyce Catherine Stefka passed away Sunday, August 30, 2020. She was laid to rest next to her husband, William F. Stefka, on Friday, September 4. Joyce was born January 21, 1942, in Dallas, Texas, to Ernest Asbury and Gladys Murphy. She was preceded in death by her husband, William F. Stefka; father, Ernest Asbury Murphy; mother, Gladys Murphy; and...
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