Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

Kailey Marie Sturdevant

Kailey Marie Sturdevant

Jul 1, 2017

Kailey Marie Sturdevant of Waco passed away Saturday, July 1, 2017. Services will be 10:00 AM, Friday, July 7, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Rev. Kip Osborne officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 PM Thursday, July 6, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Kailey was born August 17, 2005 in Waco, Texas to Kevin Sturdevant...

Helen Browder Lewis

Helen Browder Lewis

Jun 29, 2017

Helen Browder Lewis passed away peacefully from the arms of her loving family to the arms of God, on Thursday, June 29, 2017. She was born in San Juan, Texas, to Willine Cravens Cox & Hollen Cox. Helen met her husband, Joseph Hardy Browder, Jr., at the University of Texas. Together they had 5 children…Barbara, Bond, Barrie, Blake, and...

Mary Frances Mclaughlin Olson

Mary Frances Mclaughlin Olson

Jun 27, 2017

Mary Frances McLaughlin Olson died on June 27, 2017. A graveside service will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 30, at Oakwood Cemetery, 2124 S. 5th St., in Waco, with the Rev. Dr. Leslie King presiding. For those attending the service, please dress comfortably. Frances was born on the family farm in Speegleville, Texas, on December 14, 1924, to...

Allen Jack Pannell

Allen Jack Pannell

Jun 25, 2017

Our much loved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather passed away Sunday, June 25, 2017. He will be remembered as a loving, devoted, and loyal “Southern Gentleman.” Born May 7, 1925, in Rosboro, Arkansas, he was the only child of Allen M. and Lillie K. Pannell. He had a wonderful childhood and spent most of his young adulthood in...

Efigenia Lopez

Efigenia Lopez

Jun 24, 2017

Efigenia Lopez, 97, of Waco passed away Saturday, June 24, 2017, surrounded by her family at her residence. Mass of Christian Burial will be 8:00 a.m., Saturday, July 1, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with the Rev. Benjamin Magnaye officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Rosary will be 6:00 p.m., Friday, June 30, followed by visitation at Wilkirson­Hatch-Bailey....

Jimmy Haddad

Jimmy Haddad

Jun 24, 2017

Jimmy Haddad, 82, of Woodway, Texas, passed away peacefully in his sleep Saturday, June 24, 2017, at Providence Hospital. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 30, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Thursday, June 29, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey, 6101 Bosque Blvd. Jimmy was born April 25, 1935, in El Paso, Texas. He graduated from El...

Dorothy Jeannine Bethke

Dorothy Jeannine Bethke

Jun 22, 2017

Dorothy Jeannine Bethke passed away on June 22, 2017, at the age of 88, surrounded by her family at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Hillcrest. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 27, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, June 26, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Dorothy was...

Sandra Cocek

Sandra Cocek

Jun 20, 2017

Sandra Cocek passed away quietly at Providence Hospice on June 20, 2017, after a months-long hospitalization and fight with cancer. Services will be1:00 p.m., Saturday, June 24, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Pastor Paul Krupica officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 12:00-1:00 p.m., at the funeral home prior to the service. She was born...

Mary Mckelvain Murphy

Mary Mckelvain Murphy

Jun 19, 2017

Mary Sabrina McKelvain Murphy died suddenly on June 19, 2017, at her apartment at Atria at the Arboretum in Austin, Texas. She was 99 years old. She was a beautiful woman who looked much younger than her age. The day before she died, she had lunch and went shopping with her older daughter. Mary was born in Oglesby, Texas,...

Sarah Anne Cook

Sarah Anne Cook

Jun 17, 2017

Sarah Anne Cook of Waco passed away Saturday, June 17, 2017, at The Providence Hospice Place at St. Catherine. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 22, at First United Methodist Church of Waco with the Rev. Molly Simpson officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 21, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey...

Donald William Swaner

Donald William Swaner

Jun 16, 2017

Donald William Swaner of Waco passed away Friday, June 16, 2017. Graveside services will be 9:30 a.m., Friday, June 23, at Axtell Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Thursday, June 22, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Donald was born March 27, 1941, in Waco to Bill Swaner and Opal DeHay. He graduated from LaVega High School in 1959 and served...

Gene Glockzin

Gene Glockzin

Jun 15, 2017

Gene Glockzin of Lorena passed away Thursday, June 15, 2017, at Royal Manor after battling with Lewy Body Dementia for 10 years. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 22, at Trinity Lutheran Church at Badger Ranch with Pastor James Menke officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 21, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey....

Robert F Henderson

Robert F Henderson

Jun 13, 2017

Robert Francis “Bob” Henderson of Mount Calm passed away Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at his residence. Memorial Services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 17, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Visitation will be 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Friday, June 16, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Bob was born October 22, 1955, in Bismarck, North Dakota, to Alden and Sarah Jane Henderson. Bob was...

C.R. Mostyn, Jr.

C.R. Mostyn, Jr.

Jun 10, 2017

C.R. Mostyn, Jr. of Nederland passed away Saturday, June 10, 2017. Graveside Services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 13 at Rosemound Cemetery with the Rev. Wayne Blackshear officiating. C.R. was born August 16, 1924 in Waco, Texas to Clarence and Dora Mostyn. He served his country as a B-24 Commander and Liberator Pilot in the U.S. Air Force...

Joyce E. Vanya

Joyce E. Vanya

Jun 6, 2017

Joyce E. Vanya passed away on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at the age of 89, after a lengthy illness. She was a long-time resident of Waco, Texas. Services will be 11:30 a.m., Saturday, June 10, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey, with a short graveside service at Waco Memorial Park to follow. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, June 9, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral...

Jamey Nelson Boettcher

Jamey Nelson Boettcher

Jun 3, 2017

Jamey Marie Robertson Nelson Boettcher, 54, passed away with peace and grace on June 3, 2017, surrounded by her family from a two-year battle with melanoma. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Thursday, June 8, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 7, at...

Jack T. Ard

Jack T. Ard

Jun 3, 2017

Jack T. Ard of Waco passed away at a nursing facility June 3, 2017. Services will be 1:30 pm Tuesday, June 6 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Rev. Ken James officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm prior to the service at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel. Jack was born in Fort Worth, Texas to...

Janis Jane Riggs

Janis Jane Riggs

May 31, 2017

Janis Jane Riggs of Waco passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 3, at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Wayne Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m., Friday, June 2, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home’s Garden Room. Janis was born December 22, 1929, in Waco, the only...

Gertrude Eberle  Kousz

Gertrude Eberle Kousz

May 25, 2017

Gertrude Eberle Kousz of Waco passed away Thursday, May 25, 2017, at Providence Hospice Place. A Memorial Service will be held 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 20, at Christ Lutheran Church with Rev. Paul Fiske officiating. Gertrude was born July 28, 1924, in New York City, New York, to William and Jospehine Eberle. She was preceded in death by her...

Shirley Lanham

Shirley Lanham

May 24, 2017

Shirley Stratton Hunt Lanham lost her battle with leukemia and lymphoma on May 24, 2017. A family graveside service will be 9:30 a.m., Saturday, May 27, at Oakwood Cemetery, with a memorial service to follow 10:30 a.m. at First United Methodist Church. Pastors Wayne Williams and Richard Roland will preside. A reception at the church will follow the service....