Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

Stanley Hersh

Stanley Hersh

Feb 13, 2018

On Tuesday, February 13, 2018, a great luminary left this world when Dr. Stanley Hersh passed away peacefully at his home. Services will be held on 1:30 p.m., Thursday, February 15, at Congregation Agudath Jacob, 4925 Hillcrest Drive, with Rabbi Ben Zion Lanxner, followed by graveside services and interment at Congregation Agudath Jacob Cemetery, located at 1400 Garden Street....

Terry Joe Walters

Terry Joe Walters

Feb 9, 2018

Terry Joe Walters of Waco passed away Friday, February 9, 2018. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 13, at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Monday, February 12, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Terry Joe Walters was born April 23, 1938, in Groesbeck, Texas, to T.J. and Mildred Walters. He grew up in Waco, with...

Kathryn Woods Mccusker

Kathryn Woods Mccusker

Feb 8, 2018

Kathryn Woods McCusker passed from this life on Thursday, February 8, 2018, at the age of 90. Ms. McCusker was a life-long resident of the Alexandria, Louisiana area, prior to moving to Waco, Texas in 2015. Interment will take place on a date to be determined in a private memorial service at Hemphill Baptist Cemetery in Boyce, Louisiana. Kathryn...

Dorothy Roberts

Dorothy Roberts

Feb 8, 2018

Dorothy Gaynell Roberts passed away Thursday, February 8, 2018. Services will be 3:00 p.m., Saturday, February 10, at Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel. Burial will follow. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, February 9, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Dorothy was born September 21, 1914, in Bridgeport, Texas, to Vaughn and Zoula Miller. Dorothy was educated at San Angelo Junior...

Lois Landis

Lois Landis

Feb 5, 2018

Lois Landis passed away Monday, February 5, 2018. Memorial Services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, February 25, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Rev. Richard Roland officiating. A visitation will follow the memorial service at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Lois was born July 6, 1924, in Ashland, Ohio, to John and Nettie Alverson. She graduated from Ashland High School in 1942 and...

Mary Wammack

Mary Wammack

Feb 3, 2018

Mary Wammack, 91, passed away Saturday, February 3, 2018, at Wesley Woods Nursing Home. Graveside Services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, February 8, at Waco Memorial Park with Rev. Greg Brumit officiating. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 7, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Mary was born February 27, 1926, in Bruceville, Texas, to Albert Taylor and Clara Singletary...

John Harvey Stumpf

John Harvey Stumpf

Jan 31, 2018

John Harvey Stumpf of Hewitt, Texas, passed away at Baylor Scott and White Hillcrest Medical Center on January 31, 2018. The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, February 5, at The First Baptist Church of Waco. Dr. Matt Snowden will officiate. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 4:00-6:00 p.m., Sunday, February 4, at...

Charlene Mcarthur

Charlene Mcarthur

Jan 31, 2018

Charlene McArthur passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2018. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, February 5, at Community Fellowship Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Roger Huff officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 3:00-5:00 p.m., Sunday, February 4, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Charlene was born December 8, 1938, in Hobart, Oklahoma, to Robert and Avis...

Mary Eleanor Marstaller

Mary Eleanor Marstaller

Jan 30, 2018

Mary Eleanor Leggott Marstaller went to her heavenly home Tuesday, January 30, 2018. The Memorial service will be 1:30 p.m., Saturday, February 3, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Rev. Tim Jarrell officiating. Visitation will follow the service. Mary Eleanor was born September 11, 1922, in Waco, Texas, to Arthur and Myrtle Leggott. A Waco native her entire life, she...

Mildred Dooley Murphy

Mildred Dooley Murphy

Jan 30, 2018

Mildred Dooley Murphy of Robinson passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2018. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 6, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with The Rev. Wayne Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Paris, Texas, on Wednesday, February 7. Visitation will be one hour before the service at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Mildred was born January 4,...

Joseph Crawford, Jr.

Joseph Crawford, Jr.

Jan 28, 2018

Joseph "JC" Crawford, Jr., passed away Sunday, January 28, 2018. Services will be 1:30 p.m., Saturday, February 3, at Victorious Life Church with Pastor E.L. Ross officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, February 2, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. JC was born December 24, 1992, in Waco, Texas, to Joseph and Ulanda Crawford....

Lucy Mejia

Lucy Mejia

Jan 26, 2018

Lucy Mejia, 96, passed away January 26, 2018, in Waco, Texas. Services will be on 10:00 a.m., February 1, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Benjie Magnaye officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. A Rosary service will be held 6:00 p.m., January 31, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Visitation will follow the Rosary. Lucy was born in...

Pat Moody

Pat Moody

Jan 26, 2018

Pat Moody passed away Friday, January 26, 2018. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 31, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel, Rev. Mark Poe officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 10:00-11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 31, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Patsy Carter Moody was born August 1, 1934, in Moffat, Texas, to John and Velma Turner Carter....

Elizabeth Wall

Elizabeth Wall

Jan 26, 2018

Elizabeth Wall 100, of Waco passed away peacefully on Friday January 26, 2018 at a local nursing home surrounded by loved ones and friends. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 30, at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Monday, January 29, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Elizabeth was born on May 21, 1917 to...

Johnnie Clifford Buster

Johnnie Clifford Buster

Jan 24, 2018

Johnnie Clifford Buster passed away Wednesday, January 24, 2018. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, January 29, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with The Rev. A.C. Painter officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 4:00-6:00 p.m., Sunday, January 28, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Johnnie was born December 18, 1935, in Bell County, Texas, to John Clifford and...

Emily Stephens

Emily Stephens

Jan 23, 2018

Emily Ann Stephens, 23, of Dallas passed away on January 23, 2018, after a life long battle with brain cancer. She left this life surrounded by family members and loved ones at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee ,where she had been a patient for several years. Visitation for those who cannot attend her memorial service will...

Dorothy Mansell

Dorothy Mansell

Jan 22, 2018

Dorothy Mansell passed away Monday, January 22, 2018. Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 25, at Oakwood Cemetery. A memorial service and visitation will follow at 11:00 a.m., at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, with Rev. Lori Cotton officiating. Dorothy was born May 30, 1921, in Comanche County, near Proctor, Texas, to George W. Purvis, Sr., and Maggie Ewing Purvis....

Morton Sydney Benjamin

Morton Sydney Benjamin

Jan 21, 2018

Morton Sydney Benjamin was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 1, 1934, and passed to eternal life on January 21, 2018. There will be a private graveside service at the Agudath Jacob Cemetery in Waco, Texas. He was the only child of Albert and Yetta Benjamin. After high school graduation, he attended Drexel University and served in the U.S....

Mildred F. Airehart

Mildred F. Airehart

Jan 20, 2018

Mildred F. Airehart, of Waco, passed away peacefully January 20, 2018. A graveside service will be held 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 24, at Oakwood Cemetery. Mildred was born on May 5, 1920, to Fred and Annie Tull and grew up in and around the Lorena - Waco area, with the exception of a couple of years in Anchorage, Alaska....

Robert Fraga

Robert Fraga

Jan 20, 2018

Robert Fraga, 54, of Waco passed away early Saturday morning, January 20, 2018. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 26, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, with Pastor Dick Wooten officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Thursday, January 25, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Robert was born on June 14, 1963, in Houston, Texas. He was raised...