Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX
Stephen Thomas Brown
Jun 7, 2018
Stephen Thomas Brown passed away Thursday, June 7, 2018. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, June 10, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Rev. Molly Simpson officiating. Visitation will be 2:00-3:30 p.m. Stephen was born November 21, 1941, in Alton, Illinois, to Maurice and Dorothy Brown. He graduated from Waco High School in 1960. He also served in the US Army...
Willadeen "Billie" Purvis
Jun 6, 2018
Willadeen “Billie” Purvis passed away peacefully in her sleep and into the hands of Lord and Savior at her daughter’s home in Colleyville, Texas, on June 6, 2018, at the age of 93. Billie’s memorial service will be 1:30 p.m., June 20, at First United Methodist Church, 4901 Cobbs Drive, Waco TX 76710, and will be officiated by Rev....
Terrie Lanell Tipton
Jun 6, 2018
Terrie Lanell Tipton, 56, passed away June 6, 2018, at William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital, surrounded by her family. Visitation will be 10:00-11:00 a.m., June 11, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. A graveside service and burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery at 12:00 Noon. Terrie was born in Lexington Kentucky, but she only claimed that during basketball season. She...
Adam Blake Therrell
Jun 5, 2018
Adam Blake Therrell of Woodway, Texas, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 5, 2018. Services will be at 2:00 p.m., Monday, June 11, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Rev. Josh Vaughan officiating. Private burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery prior to service. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service in the Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel. Adam may be viewed...
Irene Tessmann
Jun 5, 2018
Irene Tessmann passed away Tuesday, June 5, 2018. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 9, at St. Catherine's Chapel with Chaplain Dr. Craig Klempnauer officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, June 8, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Irene was born September 3, 1924, in McGregor, Texas, to R. V. and Mary...
David Lindsey Senter
Jun 3, 2018
David Lindsey Senter died unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, June 3, 2018. A Celebration of Life will be held 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 6, at First Baptist Church Waco with a reception following in the Fellowship Hall. David was born in New Iberia, Louisiana, on September 17, 1940. His mom, dad and brother moved several times before settling...
Wilma Mary Earhart
Jun 2, 2018
Wilma Earhart of Waco passed away on June 2, 2018. The service will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 5, Waco Memorial Park & Mausoleum with Rev. Richard Rust officiating. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. at the Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum. Wilma Earhart was born February 14, 1923, to J. J. and Mary Kretzschmar. She graduated from Waco High...
Sue Swaner Coffelt
Jun 2, 2018
Sue Coffelt, age 79, passed away June 2, 2018, in Waco, Texas. Graveside services will be at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 7, at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be at 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 6, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, 6101 Bosque Blvd. Sue was born July 21, 1939, to Eddie Arlene Swaner and Hortense Cannon Swaner in Waco. She...
Vera Faye Michaels
May 30, 2018
Vera Faye Douglas Michaels, “Faye” to friends and family, passed away on Wednesday, May 30, 2018, in Waco, Texas, at the age of 91. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 1, 2018 at Memorial Oaks Cemetery in Houston, Texas. Faye was born on September 11, 1926, in Wichita Falls, Texas, to Paisley Steele Douglas...
Elizabeth "Libby" Rochell
May 29, 2018
Elizabeth “Libby” A. Leggitt Rochell passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2018. A memorial service will be held at 12 Noon, Monday, June 4, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Waco, Texas. There will be a reception 1:30 – 3:00 p.m., following the service, at 1129 Castle Bluff Circle, in Woodway. Libby was born November 30, 1940, in Marshall, Michigan, to...
Lillian Khoury Davidson
May 27, 2018
Lillian Khoury Burke Davidson died, peacefully, at 3:00 a.m., Sunday, May 27, 2018. Lillian was the first of eight children born to Alexander and Theodora Khoury, August 20, 1922. Burial will be 12 Noon, Saturday, June 2, at Oakwood Cemetery. A celebration of her life will be held at St Paul’s Episcopal Church on Saturday, June 2, at 1:00...
Verner Z. Goldsmith
May 27, 2018
Verner Zachary Goldsmith passed away May, 27, 2018, after a 3-year courageous battle with cancer. Mass of the Christian burial will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday, June 4, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in West, Texas, with Father Joe Geleney and Deacon Rae Carter officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in West. Rosary will be 5:00 p.m.,...
Nelda "Dottie" Lackey
May 26, 2018
Nelda “Dottie” Frances Lackey passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 1, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Rev. Molly Simpson officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 30, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Nelda was born December 20, 1946, in Rosebud, Texas, to Edwin “Bill” and...
Vance Oliver Cook
May 25, 2018
Vance Oliver Cook passed away Friday, May 25, 2018. Family and friends will gather at the residence on Sunday afternoon, May 27, to celebrate an American hero on Memorial Day Weekend. Vance was born September 12, 1926, in Clifty, Arkansas, to William Isaac Cook and Ethel Oliver Cook. He served in World War II and Korea and retired after...
Juanita Perry Carswell
May 24, 2018
Juanita “Nita” Perry Carswell passed away Thursday, May 24, 2018, with family at her side. Services will be 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 30, at First United Methodist Church of Waco with Rev. Molly Simpson and Dr. Steve Ramsdell officiating. Burial will follow at China Spring Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:30-7:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 29, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Nita...
Josephine Avell Davis Middleton
May 24, 2018
Josephine Avell Davis Middleton, 87, passed away on Thursday, May 24, 2018. Services will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, June 2, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Pastor Sammie Haynes, Sr., officiating. A private burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Josephine was born September 17, 1930, in Kirk, Texas, to Joseph Avell Davis and Hattie Bernice Gilbert Swanson. She was educated in...
Nell Barr
May 23, 2018
Nell Barr passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at home with her family. Celebration service will be 1:30 p.m., Friday, June 1, at Hope Ministries in Valley Mills, Texas. She was born February 2, 1931, in Utica, Mississippi, to Tom and Alice Williams. She was preceded in death by her parents and four siblings. She is survived by two...
Joan M. Coleman
May 23, 2018
Joan M. Coleman, 80, of Elm Mott, Texas, passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 23, 2018. Services will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 26, at Wilkirson Hatch Bailey Funeral Home with the Rev. Greg Brumit officiating, and visitation will begin prior to the service at 9:00 a.m. Joan was born February 23, 1938, in Rochester, New York, to Stella...
David Herman Farr
May 23, 2018
David Herman Farr passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2018. Graveside Services will be 1:00 pm, Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Oakwood Cemetery. David was born September 30, 1938, in Waco, TX, to Elmer Keith and Hallie Marie Farr. David was educated at Baylor University and Perkins Theological Seminary. He founded TDF Systems and worked at Lomas and Nettleton. He...
William Brisbane Austin, 3Rd
May 21, 2018
W.B. “Bill” Austin, 3rd passed away Monday, May 21, 2018. A memorial service will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 30, in the Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with the Pastor Jay Mathis officiating. A private family burial will follow later at Waco Memorial Park. He was born in Wilmington, Delaware, October 6, 1928, on his father’s birthday. He attended Wilmington High School....
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