Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX
Wilma Jean Hipps
Apr 26, 2018
Wilma Jean Hipps, known to family and friends as “Susie”, age 84, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 26, 2018. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Monday, April 30, at Oakwood Cemetery in Waco. Wilma was born on September 6, 1933 in Waco, Texas and lived most of her life there. She moved to the Dallas...
Emma "Tommie" Painter
Apr 24, 2018
Emma “Tommie” Painter, 102, of Waco passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2018. Graveside Services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 27, at Waco Memorial Park with Dr. Joe Bailey and Wes Bailey officiating. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, April 26, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Tommie was born November 10, 1915, in Chilton, Texas, the daughter of...
Bruce Watson
Apr 22, 2018
Bruce Watson passed away Sunday, April 22, 2018. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 28, at First Assembly of God with Rev. John Palmer officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 7:00-9:00 p.m., Friday, April 27, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. The family invites you to leave a message or memory in our “Tribute Wall”...
Doris Elizabeth Bratton
Apr 21, 2018
Doris Bratton, age 89, of Waco, Texas, passed away April 21, 2018, at her home with family and loved ones. Graveside service will be 12:30 pm, Tuesday, April 24, at Oakwood Cemetery. She was born to Joseph Samuel and Flora Lee McFall on May 6, 1928, in Waco and grew up in Speegleville, Texas. She married L.C. Bratton on...
David Manley Shuttlesworth
Apr 20, 2018
Rev. David Manley Shuttlesworth, 82, entered into the glory of our Savior on April 20, 2018. A family graveside service will be held at Waco Memorial Park the morning of April 24, followed by a memorial service that afternoon at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church starting at 2:00. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Monday, April 23, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home....
Warren William Brattlof
Apr 19, 2018
Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, mentor and friend, Warren Brattlof went to be with his Heavenly Father on Thursday, April 19, 2018. A celebration of his life will be held 1:00 p.m., Monday, April 23, at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church, Waco, Texas. The Rev. Josh Vaughan will officiate. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00...
J. Fred "Bubba" Simon Iii
Apr 18, 2018
J. Fred “Bubba” Simon III passed away suddenly on April 18, 2018. Mass of Christian Burial honoring his life will be held 1:30 p.m., Thursday, April 26 , St. Jerome’s Catholic Church with Father Rakshaganathan Salvaras, Father Bob Kincl and Deacon Greg George officiating. Internment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m., with Rosary at...
Lola Mae Banta
Apr 18, 2018
Lola Mae Banta, 98, died peacefully in her sleep Wednesday, April 18, 2018, in Austin. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 21, at Oakwood Cemetery in Waco under the direction of Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. She was born Nov. 10, 1919, to Philip and Norma Scherz in Mereta, Texas, and grew up in nearby San Angelo. She was...
Thomas Davis Stribling
Apr 15, 2018
Thomas Davis Stribling passed away Sunday, April 15, 2018, following a year-long battle with cancer. He died peacefully with his wife, Jo, by his side. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, April 19, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Father John Wells officiating. Burial will be 9:30 a.m. at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 10:30-11:00 a.m., at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, prior...
John Albert Jansen, Jr.
Apr 15, 2018
John A. Jansen, Jr., USAF Lieutenant Colonel (retired), went to be with the Lord on April 15, 2018, at the age of 89 years old. There he will join his wife of 60 years, Carol Jansen, and daughter, Susan Jansen, whom preceded him in death. A graveside service will be 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 18, at Waco Memorial Park....
Jayne Baker Solomon
Apr 11, 2018
Jayne Baker Solomon, 85, passed away peacefully on April 11, 2018, at Providence Hospital with her family by her side. As was her wish, graveside services will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 14, at Oakwood Cemetery. Jayne loved life and lived it for the adventure that it was. She traveled the world over the years and even lived...
Joani Kay Livingston
Apr 9, 2018
Joani Kay Livingston, 58, of McGregor, Texas, passed away peacefully in her sleep on April 9, 2018. A celebration of Joani's life will be held on Thursday, April 19, at Western Heights Baptist Church, 6301 Fish Pond Rd, in Waco, Texas, with visitation at 2:00 p.m., and a memorial service at 3:00 p.m., followed by a reception. She was...
Christine B. Linville
Apr 8, 2018
Christine B. Linville passed away peacefully at home Sunday, April 8, 2018. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, April 12, at Lorena Cemetery with Robin Ford officiating. Christine was born October 23, 1926, in Waco, Texas, to Thomas and Evie Eskew. She married Lt. Col. Alan W. Linville in 1948 and they were stationed at Air Force facilities...
Ronald Thomas Spears
Apr 6, 2018
Ronald (Ron) Thomas Spears, 73, passed away April 6, 2018 at a local hospital. Services will be 10:00 am, Tuesday, April 10 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home in Waco with Austin Nickel officiating. Burial will follow at St. Olaf Cemetery in Cranfills Gap. Visitation will be 5-7 pm, Monday, April 9, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Ron was born in Waco,...
Vincent Sosa Lopez, Sr.
Apr 5, 2018
Vincent Sosa Lopez Sr., 89, of Waco, Texas passed away Thursday, April 5, 2018. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, April 9, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Rev. C. Benjamin Magnaye as Celebrant. Visitation will begin at 6:00 p.m., with Rosary Service at 7:00 p.m., Sunday, April 8, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Vincent was born...
Patsy Pippin Mccollum
Apr 4, 2018
Patsy Marie Pippin McCollum, 91, passed peacefully in her sleep at her residence during the early morning hours of April 4, 2018. A memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m. Friday, April 20, at Austin Avenue United Methodist Church, with a reception at the church following the service. Senior Pastor Tim Jarrell will officiate. Burial will be at Oakwood...
Catherine Sue King
Apr 2, 2018
Catherine Sue King passed away Monday, April 2, 2018. Visitation will be 9:00 a.m., Saturday, April 7, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, 6101 Bosque Blvd. in Waco. A Celebration of Life service will begin promptly at 10 a.m., following visitation. Burial will be at Moore Cemetery on FM 933 in Chalk Bluff. Catherine Sue Tobias, also known as Memaw, was...
Nellie Gomez Salinas
Mar 31, 2018
Nellie Salinas, age 61, passed away on March 31, 2018 at Baylor All Saints Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. Rosary and Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey funeral home in Waco, Texas. Nellie was born April 1, 1956 in Hillsboro, Texas. She grew up in Hillsboro with a large extended family that...
Betty Jane Harrott
Mar 31, 2018
Betty Jane Harrott, 84, passed away March 31, 2018, at Providence Hospital following a brief illness. Graveside services will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, April 7, at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., April 7, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Betty was born in Thornton, Texas, on August 23, 1933, to Walter and Opal Jane Rascoe Gill. At...
James Bryan Berryhill, Jr.
Mar 30, 2018
Retired Baylor University administrator James Berryhill, 81, had his heavenly home-going Friday, March 30, 2018 at his home in Waco. A memorial service will be held at Oakwood Cemetery in Waco on Tuesday, April 3 at 2:00 p.m. with Dr. Matt Snowden officiating. A fellowship time for everyone to be with the family will be held in the parlor...
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