Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

Joshua Abraham Cortes

Joshua Abraham Cortes

Sep 17, 2018

Joshua Abraham Cortes passed away Monday, September 17, 2018. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 21, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Pastor Tarsis Robles officiating. Burial will be 11:30 a.m., Friday, September 21, at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, September 20, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Joshua was born September 17, 2018, in Waco,...

Elizabeth Julia Coleman

Elizabeth Julia Coleman

Sep 13, 2018

Elizabeth Julia “Beth” Pechacek Coleman, 90, joined her beloved Leonard the morning of September 13, 2018, just 20 days after Leonard went to be with the Lord. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 18, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 9656 Elk Road, Elk, Texas, with the Rev. Walter Dhanwar officiating. Visitation will...

Charles B. Turner

Charles B. Turner

Sep 12, 2018

Charles B. Turner, loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away on Wednesday, September 12, 2018, at the age of 95. A Memorial Service will be held 11:00 a.m., October 2, at First United Methodist Church in Waco, Texas. Private burial will follow in Mineral Wells, Texas. Charles was born on January 25, 1923, in Palo Pinto County, Texas, to...

John Leslie Dooley

John Leslie Dooley

Sep 12, 2018

John Leslie Dooley passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2018. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 12, at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery. Visitation will be 3:00 - 5:00 p.m., Sunday, September 16, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. John was born May 6, 1955, in San Bernardino, California, to John and Virginia Dooley. He graduated from Reicher High School,...

Donald R  Mayo Sr.

Donald R Mayo Sr.

Sep 11, 2018

Don Mayo, 93, passed away September 11, 2018, at Arlington Memorial Hospital, Arlington, Texas. Graveside services will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 15, in Waco Memorial Park with Pastor Bob Rainey officiating. Don was born and raised in Ironwood, Michigan. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in October 1943 and was honorably discharged in October 1945. Don...

John A. Vasek

John A. Vasek

Sep 10, 2018

John A. Vasek passed away September 10, 2018. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m., Saturday, September 15, at St. Louis Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. A Rosary will begin at 6:00 p.m., with visitation to follow, Friday, September 14, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. John was born to August and Mary Vasek on June 28,...

Dorris Lain Brown

Dorris Lain Brown

Sep 7, 2018

Dorris Lain Brown passed away Friday, September 7, 2018, at Westview Manor Nursing Home in McGregor, Texas. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, September 9, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Dr. Joe Weldon Bailey officiating. Burial will follow at Gholson Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, September 8, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Dorris was born September...

Ann Parks

Ann Parks

Sep 5, 2018

Annie “Ann” Elizabeth Cruse Parks of Waco went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at the age of 90. A private entombment for the family will be held at the Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum on Monday, September 10, at 1:00 p.m. A memorial service will follow at 2:00 p.m. at First Methodist Church of Waco...

Glenda Dell Harrington Martin

Glenda Dell Harrington Martin

Sep 4, 2018

Glenda Dell Harrington Martin passed away Tuesday, September 4, 2018. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 8, at First Baptist Church Woodway with Rev. Terry Graham officiating. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, September 7, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Glenda Harrington was born in Waco on February 19, 1938, the daughter of Lee and Bonnie...

Ken Crow

Ken Crow

Sep 3, 2018

Kenneth Horace Crow, 74, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 3, 2018. Graveside service will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, September 8, at Oakwood Cemetery in Waco. He will lie in repose at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, 6101 Bosque Blvd., on Thursday, September 6, and Friday, September 7, from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Ken was born March 4, 1944, in...

James Patrick Stroman

James Patrick Stroman

Aug 29, 2018

James Patrick “Pat” Stroman passed away Wednesday, August 29, 2018. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 4, 2018, at Austin Avenue United Methodist Church with Rev. Bob Rainey officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, September 3, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home Garden Room. Pat was born on March 17,...

Geneva Bergemann

Geneva Bergemann

Aug 27, 2018

Geneva Bergemann, 83, of Waco passed away Monday, August 27, 2018. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 8, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, 6101 Bosque Blvd., Waco, Texas, with Pastor Mia Lozano of Riverside Community Church officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, September 7, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Geneva...

Leonard Orville Coleman

Leonard Orville Coleman

Aug 24, 2018

Leonard Orville Coleman, 93, went to be with the Lord August 24, 2018. Services will be held 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 29, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 9656 Elk Road, Elk, Texas, with the Rev. Walter Dhanwar officiating. Visitation will commence at 6:00 p.m., followed by Rosary at 7:00 p.m., on Tuesday, August 28, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey, 6101 Bosque Blvd,...

George Joseph Andrie

George Joseph Andrie

Aug 21, 2018

Heaven called beloved husband and father, George J. Andrie, home on Tuesday, August 21, 2018, after a prolonged struggle with illnesses. Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:30 p.m., Saturday, August 25, at St. Louis Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. A Rosary will begin at 6:00 p.m., with visitation to follow, Friday, August 24, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey...

Gloria Gamble Beadles

Gloria Gamble Beadles

Aug 18, 2018

Gloria Beadles passed away peacefully in the care of the nurses at Providence Hospice Place on Saturday, August 18, 2018. Graveside Services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 5, at Waco Memorial Park with Rev. David Cozart officiating. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 4, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Gloria was born April 10, 1937, in...

Evelyn Gaffga

Evelyn Gaffga

Aug 18, 2018

Evelyn Gaffga passed away Saturday, August 18, 2018, following a brief illness. Graveside Services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 28, at Oakwood Cemetery with Dr. Steven Mansen officiating. Ms. Gaffga was born October 20, 1926, in Springfield, Missouri, to Virgil and Hazel Cochran. She moved to Lubbock, Texas, with her family in 1959 and resided there until retirement...

Edna Carroll

Edna Carroll

Aug 17, 2018

Edna Edwards Carroll, 89, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 17, 2018 in Waco, Texas. A celebration of her life will be at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at First Baptist Church in O’Donnell, Texas. A private family committal service in the Lamesa Cemetery will precede the memorial service. Edna Faye Edwards was born on January 5,...

Leon Copeland Amis

Leon Copeland Amis

Aug 17, 2018

Leon Copeland Amis, 91, of Waco went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Friday, August 17, 2018. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 25, at Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum with Pastor Chris Silva officiating. Family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, August 24, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Leon was born December...

Eugene Bergquist

Eugene Bergquist

Aug 17, 2018

Gene Bergquist, 86, husband of Darlene Bergquist, passed away on August 17, 2018. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Visitation will take place prior to the service beginning at 10:00 a.m. Gene was born in Muskegon, Michigan to Leslie and Jeanette Bergquist. He served in the United...

Edith Shelburne

Edith Shelburne

Aug 16, 2018

Edith Shelburne passed away Thursday, August 16, 2018. Graveside Services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 20, at Waco Memorial Park with Rev. Wayne Williams officiating. Visitation will be 2:00-4:00 p.m., Sunday, August 19, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Edith was born May 28, 1924, in Mart, Texas, to Oscar and Lorinda Roberts. Edith was educated in Mart and graduated...