Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

David Irwin Davidson

David Irwin Davidson

Mar 29, 2020

David Irwin Davidson, of Waco and Port Aransas, Texas, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2020. A small family service will be held graveside with a celebration of life gathering to be held at a later date. David was born in Waco on November 28, 1948, to Ray and Louise Davidson. He was a loving son, husband, father, brother and...

Ernest Ordonez

Ernest Ordonez

Mar 27, 2020

Ernest Ordonez passed away Friday, March 27, 2020. Graveside Services will be Wednesday, April 1, 2020, at Oakwood Cemetery. In keeping with the current strict regulations for social distancing, ten will be allowed under the tent with all others in attendance practicing appropriate social distancing. Ernest was born November 7, 1935, in Waco, Texas, to Dionicio and Manuella Ordonez....

Thomas Hugh Roe

Thomas Hugh Roe

Mar 26, 2020

Colonel Thomas Hugh Roe, USA (Ret) passed away suddenly on March 26, 2020, in Bosqueville, Texas, from a series of medical conditions attained during his military service to our country. Tom was a gentleman, a scholar, and a soldier. He was a devoted family man and a loyal friend. He was born in Fort Worth, Texas, to Hugh K....

Johnnye Ruth Harris

Johnnye Ruth Harris

Mar 25, 2020

Johnnye Ruth Ruzicka Harris of Waco, Texas, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2020. A celebration of her life will be held at a later date. Johnnye Ruth was born July 4, 1923, at home in Milam County, Texas, to Joseph Richard Ruzicka and Mary Jane Svetlik. Over the years she worked at Southwestern Bell, Montgomery Ward & Sears-Roebuck. She...

Malcolm Allan Horton

Malcolm Allan Horton

Mar 25, 2020

Malcolm Allan Horton was born on November 1, 1926, in Littlefield, Texas, and shortly after, moved to Goldthwaite, Texas, with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Foster Horton, where he grew up. He graduated from Goldthwaite High School at the age of 16. Hitchhiking to Texas A&M he entered the College of Engineering, graduating in 1947 first in his...

Ann Shumate

Ann Shumate

Mar 21, 2020

Evelyn Ann Shumate, 74, passed away peacefully in Waco, Texas, on Saturday, March 21, 2020, after a long battle with multiple myeloma. Ann was born in Shiner, Texas, on August 11, 1945, the middle child of Lorraine and J.M. Yater. The family later moved to Stanton, Texas, where she graduated high school. Ann continued her studies at Southwest Texas...

Randolph Eugene Teague

Randolph Eugene Teague

Mar 21, 2020

Randolph “Randy” Eugene Teague,80 passed away March 21, 2020, at Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest Medical Center in Waco, Texas. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Randy was born at King's Daughters Hospital in Temple, Texas, October 20, 1939, to Weldon B. and Lucile Edens Teague. After several years, the family moved to Waco. He...

Sally Jo Neal

Sally Jo Neal

Mar 20, 2020

Sally Jo Ferguson Neal passed away on Friday, March 20, 2020, at the age of 88, at home in Hewitt, Texas. Graveside services will be held for immediate family Thursday, March 26, at the China Spring Cemetery with Pastor John Neal officiating. Sally was born at home on a rural farm in Speegleville, Texas, on May 19, 1931. She...

Willard Eugene  Kuretsch

Willard Eugene Kuretsch

Mar 19, 2020

Willard Eugene Kuretsch, 85, of Crawford, Texas, passed away March 19, 2020, at Providence Hospital. Private graveside service will be Saturday, March 21, 2020, at Gerald Cemetery with Rev. Larry Krueger officiating. Willard was born February 1, 1935, to Paul and Mabel Kuretsch in Otto, Texas. He grew up in Riesel, Texas, and graduated from Riesel High School, followed...

Timothy Sanders

Timothy Sanders

Mar 19, 2020

Timothy Sanders passed away Thursday, March 19, 2020 after a long battle with COPD. No services are planned at this time. Tim was born April 22, 1963, in Big Spring, Texas, to William Bruce and Elsa Thames Sanders. He was preceded in death by his father, William Bruce Sanders. He is survived by mother, Elsa Thames Sanders; sisters, Lynne...

Jerry Frederick Gurkoff

Jerry Frederick Gurkoff

Mar 18, 2020

Dr. Jerry Gurkoff passed away on March 18, 2020, at Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest Medical Center, in Waco, Texas, after a short illness. Burial took place at DFW National Cemetery, Dallas, Texas. A memorial service will be planned for a later date. Jerry was born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, on March 2, 1949. Then moved shortly thereafter to Harrisburg,...

Beverly  Baine Jacobs

Beverly Baine Jacobs

Mar 18, 2020

Beverly Almarie Baine Jacobs passed away peacefully in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on March 18, 2020, and joined her husband, John D. Jacobs, on what would have been their 76th anniversary. She was 94 years old and was affectionately known as “Babs'' to her friends. A private family service was held on March 28, 2020, at First Presbyterian Church of Waco,...

Rose Elise Grossenbacher

Rose Elise Grossenbacher

Mar 14, 2020

Rose Elise Grossenbacher was born in Savannah, Georgia on October 9, 1958 to Margie Hackbarth Grossenbacher and Clyde Rudolph Grossenbacher. She died peacefully, surrounded by her family on Saturday, March 14, 2020. Rose was a charter student at Vanguard College Preparatory School, attended Texas A&M University, and was a graduate of Baylor University. She and her husband, Russell Loper,...

Ruth Brattlof

Ruth Brattlof

Mar 14, 2020

Ruth Brattlof passed away Saturday, March 14, 2020. Services will be 1:00 pm, Wednesday, March 18, at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church with Rev. Josh Vaughn officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 12:00 pm-1:00 pm, Wednesday, March 18, at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church. Ruth was born June 6, 1942, in Houston, TX, to Ellis and...

Toni Rene Mayes

Toni Rene Mayes

Mar 12, 2020

Toni Mayes passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020. Services will be 10:00 am, Monday, March 16, 2020, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Pastor Albert Fuentes officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 - 7:00 pm, Sunday, March 15, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home Garden Room. Toni was born August 11, 1963, in Waco, Texas, to Charlotte...

Kenneth Campbell Kelly

Kenneth Campbell Kelly

Mar 11, 2020

Kenneth Campbell Kelly, 94, died March 11, 2020, at Providence Hospice in Waco, Texas. A private family service will be held on September 19, 2020. He is survived by his wife Jean Kelly of 69 years. Kenneth was born August 2, 1925, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Remus and Gertrude Kelly. He was the second of four children, Dick Kelly,...

Gray Williams Mccants

Gray Williams Mccants

Mar 9, 2020

Gone from this world but never to be forgotten, Gray Alan Williams McCants - graduate of the University of Winnipeg, seeker of spiritual truth and champion of many less fortunate souls - passed away Monday, March 9, 2020. Services will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 14, at Central United Methodist Church with Rev. Bob Rainey officiating. A private burial...

Jimmy Rowe

Jimmy Rowe

Mar 9, 2020

Jimmy Rowe passed away Monday, March 9, 2020. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 13, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel, with Chaplain Nolan Garrett officiating. Burial will follow at Rosemound Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, March 12, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Jimmy was born August 23, 1944, in Sugarland, Texas, to Benson Rowe and Frances Louise...

Shirley Yost

Shirley Yost

Mar 9, 2020

Shirley Yost passed away Monday, March 9, 2020. Private Graveside Services will be held on Tuesday, March 24, at Waco Memorial Park. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Gerald A. “Jerry” Yost; and an infant daughter, Mary May. Shirley had a strong faith, and loved the simple things in life, a dinner with family, gardening,...

Elaine Xylpha Adams

Elaine Xylpha Adams

Mar 6, 2020

Elaine Xylpha Adams died Friday, March 6, 2020, at Providence Hospice Place. Graveside services will be held 12:00 p.m., Thursday, March 12, at Bartlett City Cemetery with Rev. Ken James officiating. The family will receive visitors 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 11, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held at Providence Park Chapel at a...