Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX
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....
Thomas H. Davis
May 20, 2018
Dr. Thomas H. Davis of Waco passed away Sunday, May 20, 2018. Graveside services will be held with full military honors at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas on Thursday May 31 at 9:30 a.m. Visitation will be Thursday, May 24 from 3:00 -5:00 p.m. at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home in Waco, Texas. Thomas was born on...
Lola J. Braun
May 17, 2018
Lola J. Braun passed away Thursday, May 17, 2018. Services will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, May 26, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, May 25, at Wilkirson-Hatch Bailey Funeral Home. Survivors are her daughter, Connie Wiencek; son-in-law, Raymond Wiencek; and granddaughters, Robin and Sarah. The family invites you to leave a message or memory in our...
Michael Vinokur
May 16, 2018
Michael Vinokur, 81, passed away peacefully at his home on May 16, 2018, at 8:00 p.m., surrounded by his son, Feliks, and daughter, Marina. Graveside Services will be held 9:30 a.m., Monday, May 21, at Rodef Shalom Cemetery, located on South 12th Street, Waco, Texas 76706. Michael was born in Kiev, Ukraine, in the former Soviet Union on January...
Lilian B Rathman
May 15, 2018
Lilian Boone Roberts Rathman, 89, passed away May 15, 2018, at her home. Her wish was to be cremated. A Memorial Service will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 25, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Lilian was born in San Antonio, Texas, to Francis Marion Roberts and Cora Boone Strickland Roberts on February 13, 1929. She grew up in Smiley,...
Maria Estrifonia Martinez
May 13, 2018
Maria-Estrifonia Martinez passed away Sunday, May 13, 2018. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 18, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Benjamin Magnaye as Celebrant. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 6:00 p.m., with Rosary at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, May 17, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home Chapel. Maria was born July...
Mary Lee Morgan
May 10, 2018
Mary Lee Morgan passed away Thursday, May 10, 2018. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 19, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, May 18, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home Garden Room. Mary was born July 7, 1930, in Bremond, Texas, to Albert Sims and Katy Overstreet Sims. Mary attended West Waco...
Glenn Arthur Vonrosenberg
May 7, 2018
Glenn Arthur vonRosenberg passed away Monday, May 7, 2018. Services will be Thursday, May 10th at 2:00 p.m. at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Dr. Paul Krupicka officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 9, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Glenn Arthur vonRosenberg was born September 6, 1933 in Sharp, Texas to Arthur Julius vonRosenberg and Edna Lydia vonGonten vonRosenberg....
Janae Jae Resendez
May 4, 2018
Janae Jae Resendez, 5 months old, passed away at home tucked in bed with her loving parents by her side Friday, May 4, 2018. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 10, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Elder/Minister Joseph Pecina officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. A reception will follow 12 p.m.-5 p.m. at the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce....
Leslie Carr Dupuy, Jr.
May 3, 2018
Les DuPuy passed away peacefully Thursday, May 3, 2018, at home surrounded by his family. A Memorial Service will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 9, at Central Presbyterian Church in Waco. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 8, at the Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Garden Room. Les was born July 24, 1925, at Providence Hospital in Waco, Texas, to Leslie Carr...
Lyon Hurtado
May 1, 2018
Lyon Hurtado, 93, passed away peacefully on May 1, 2018. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 4, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Rev. C. Benjamin Magnaye as Celebrant. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 6:00 p.m., with Rosary Service at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, May 3, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home....
Shirley Ann Merritt
Apr 28, 2018
Shirley Ann Merritt, 81, of Waco, passed away peacefully at a local nursing home Saturday, April 28, 2018. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 2, in the Chapel at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey with burial following at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, in the Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Garden Room. Shirley was born May 29, 1936...
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