Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX
Joangel Elias Ortegon
Feb 7, 2020
JoAngel Elias “JoJo” Ortegon of Waco passed away Friday, February 7, 2020. JoAngel was taken from us at the age of 20. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Monday, February 17, at Wilkirson-Hatch Bailey Funeral Home in Waco. Burial will follow to Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Sunday, February 16, at Wilkirson-Hatch Bailey Funeral...
Billie Ruth Hayhurst Brownfield
Feb 5, 2020
Billie Ruth Hayhurst Brownfield, 93, peacefully passed away on February 5, 2020 with her loving daughters by her side. Mrs. Brownfield is lying in repose at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, February 10, at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church with a reception to follow in its Fellowship Hall. Billie was born on...
Emma Jean Golden
Feb 2, 2020
Emma Jean Golden of Austin, previously of Waco, passed away early Sunday morning, February 2, 2020, at the age of 83. Graveside services will be 1:00 p.m., Friday, February 7, at Oakwood Cemetery with Rev. Greg Brumit officiating. Emma will be in state at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, prior to the graveside service. Emma was born April 20, 1936, in...
Donald C. Cannata
Jan 31, 2020
Don Cannata passed away Friday, January 31, 2020. Services will be 11:00 am, Wednesday, February 5, 2020, at First Baptist Church Waco with Dr. Matt Snowden officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 pm, Tuesday, February 4, 2020, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Don was born August 20, 1933, in Houston, Texas to Samuel...
William Compton Oliver
Jan 29, 2020
William Compton “Bill” Oliver, 94, of Waco, Texas, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on January 29, 2020. He donated his body to Southwest Medical Center in Dallas. Private burial is to be at a later date in the family plot in Oakwood Cemetery. There will be no services. Bill has been a Christ-centered Christian...
Viola Benford Sullivan
Jan 23, 2020
On January 23, 2020, Viola Sullivan, at 100 years strong, opened the gates of heaven, and invited herself in. Awaiting her in spirit, were her daughter, Augusta, and husband, Godfrey, who never left her side. Giving her back to the angels, are her son and daughter, Godfrey Jr. and Meredith, as well as grandchildren, and great grandchildren, who will...
Vicki "Honey" Smyer
Jan 23, 2020
Vicki “Honey” Brandenberger Smyer, 78, stepped into her eternal life in God on January 23, 2020, from her home in Waco, Texas, surrounded by family and friends. A memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 31, at Antioch Community Church. A family greeting opportunity will be held in the church lobby at 10:00 a.m., prior to the...
Vencie Lee Knight
Jan 23, 2020
Vencie Lee Knight passed away Thursday, January 23, 2020. Services will be 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 28, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey State Room with Chaplain Monte Michael officiating. Visitation will follow. Vencie was born September 2, 1927, in Clairette, Texas, to Macum and Edna Parton. She graduated from Waco High School and McLennan Community College. She worked at the VA Hospital...
Ben Frank Ware
Jan 22, 2020
Ben Frank Ware, 95, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, in Fort Worth. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 29, at Oakwood Cemetery in Waco, Texas, followed by a memorial service at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 30, in the Chapel at Trinity Terrace Retirement Community. Rev. Tricia Baldwin will officiate. Ben was born November 22, 1924, in...
Claudia Mclatcher
Jan 19, 2020
Claudia McLatcher was born in Detroit, Michigan, on March 16, 1944, to Ronald Rolling and Mary McGrail Rolling. A loving mother, teacher, and educational diagnostician, Claudia was also a McLennan County Master Gardener committed to beautifying her beloved city of Waco. A dedicated seamstress, she was always working on quilts and other handmade keepsakes to share with family and...
George C. Barton
Jan 18, 2020
Colonel George C. Barton passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 18, 2020. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m., Monday, January 27, with services immediately following at 11:00 a.m. at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, Waco, Texas. Burial with full military honors will be 3:00 p.m., Monday January 27, at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery, Killeen, Texas. George was born on March...
Diana Sue Smith
Jan 18, 2020
Diana Sue Smith, 69, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2020, at Senior Care of Hewitt. Services to celebrate Diana’s life will be held on January 23, at 6:00 p.m. at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home in Waco, Texas. Following the services, Diana will be laid to rest at Riverview Cemetery in Williamstown, West Virginia. Diana, known lovingly to her family as...
Lloyd Lee Priest
Jan 16, 2020
Lloyd Lee Priest passed away Thursday, January 16, 2020. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 18, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Pastor Barbara Littlepage officiating. Burial will follow at China Spring Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, January 17, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Lloyd was born August 11, 1931, in Seminole, Oklahoma, to Horace and...
Marcella Jaggars-Clark Scott
Jan 13, 2020
Marcella Jaggars-Clark Scott passed away Monday, January 13, 2020. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 18, at Liberty Hill Baptist Church in Moody, Texas, with Marc Lambert and Ryan Barnett officiating. Burial will follow at 3:00 p.m. at Killeen City Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, January 17, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, 6101 Bosque Blvd,...
Joy Beatrice Lynn
Jan 12, 2020
Joy Beatrice Lynn, 89, passed away January 12, 2020, at Providence Hospital, Waco, Texas. She was a matriarch who left a legacy of love and will be greatly missed. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m., January 15, at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery, Killeen, Texas, with Dr. Matt Snowden officiating. Receiving will be 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.,...
Albert Carl Hampel
Jan 9, 2020
Albert Carl Hampel passed away peacefully in the early hours of Thursday, January 9, 2020, surrounded by his daughters. He was 82 years old and will be greatly missed. Burial will be at 1:15 p.m., Saturday, January 25, at Oakwood Cemetery in Waco immediately followed by a Memorial Service at 2:00 p.m. at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 800 N....
Letha Jo Gradel
Jan 9, 2020
Letha Jo Gradel passed away Thursday, January 9, 2020. Services will be 1:30PM, Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Fr. Don Loftin and Deacon Greg George officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 pm-7:00 pm, Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Letha was born January 6, 1930, in Otto, TX, to...
Michael Dennis Maloy
Jan 6, 2020
Michael Dennis Maloy, age 69, died at his home on January 6, 2020. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, January 9, at St. Catherine’s Chapel with Fr. Cyril Ejaidu officiating. A private burial will be held Thursday afternoon. Visitation will be 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, January 8, followed by Rosary at 5:30 p.m., at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel. Mike was...
Virginia Lee Curry
Jan 6, 2020
On Monday evening, January 6, 2020, Virginia Lee Curry passed away peacefully at Ascension St. Catherine’s Center in Waco at the age of 90. A Mass of Christian Burial is scheduled at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 11, with Father Rakshaganathan “Raj” Selvaraj, as Celebrant, Father Edwin Kagoo and Father Cyril Ejaidu as concelebrants and Deacon Greg George serving. Committal...
Hezkiah Travis Layman
Jan 5, 2020
On January 5, 2020, Hezkiah Travis “H.T.” Layman passed away in Waco, Texas, at the age of 88. H.T. was born June 27, 1931, in Trussville, Alabama. After graduating from Odenville High School, he earned an engineering degree from The University of Alabama in 1953. He served in Korea for the U.S. Army with the final rank of First...
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