Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

Dr. Patricia Prewitt

Dr. Patricia Prewitt

Aug 22, 2024

Patricia Woods Prewitt passed away on the evening of August 22nd at Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest Hospital in Waco, Texas. 

Her funeral will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 5, 2024, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church with Bishop Jeff Fisher officiating. There will be no visitation; and her ashes will be interred next to her parents’ graves in the...

Ralph William Ratta

Ralph William Ratta

Sep 13, 2024

Ralph Ratta, 80, passed away on September 13, 2024. He was doing what he loved – driving his 1980 MGB.

 A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 5, 2024, at Oakwood Cemetery. The Reverend Mary Alice Lyman will officiate.

 Ralph was born in Burlington, Vermont and grew up in Essex Junction, Vermont. He was the oldest of six...

Bernard Jortner

Bernard Jortner

Sep 28, 2024

BERNARD JORTNER

 January 9, 1934 - September 28, 2024



Personal History of Bernie Jortner

 

I was born in Brooklyn, New York in Kings County Hospital on January 9, 1934. My parents, Max and Freda Jortner, married about a year earlier. They and their families were immigrants from eastern Europe. My mother’s family, the Katz family, emigrated from the city of Wlodowa, which is...

Van Tusa

Van Tusa

Sep 27, 2024

Sam Vance Tusa, 79, of Waco, passed away Friday, September 27, 2024, at his farm. A visitation will be held at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey chapel from 5:00 until 7:00 pm Tuesday October 1. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 am Wednesday, October 2, at Rosemound Cemetery, with the Reverend David E. Story officiating. 

Van was born on February 24, 1945 to Sam...

Dorothy J. Chisholm

Dorothy J. Chisholm

Sep 25, 2024

Dorothy J Chisholm, 87, passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2024, at Providence Health Center. 

The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 2, 2024, with Bro. Buddy Sipes officiating. A burial will follow at Waco Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. October 1, 2024, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home.

Dorothy was born in Waco, TX,...

Diane Jeannette Bailey Allison

Diane Jeannette Bailey Allison

Sep 20, 2024

Diane Jeannette Bailey Allison January 31, 1948-September 20, 2024

Diane Jeannette Bailey Allison devoted, wife, mother, grandmother and friend went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ Friday, September 20, 2024, at The Delaney on Lake Waco.

A Celebration of Diane's Life will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, October 5, 2024, in the Sanctuary of First Baptist Church in...

James Leroy Watters

James Leroy Watters

Sep 19, 2024

James Leroy Watters, 84, passed away on September 19, 2024 in Waco, Texas after a battle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bladder cancer. A graveside service will be held at Valley View Cemetery Rocky Ford, Colorado, Friday, October 25th at 10 am.

He was born on February 17, 1940 at home in Cheraw, Colorado to Reva Myra Dintaman and John...

Thomas Earl Waden, Jr.

Thomas Earl Waden, Jr.

Sep 19, 2024

Thomas Earl Waden, Jr., 75 of Waco, passed away Thursday, September 19, 2024 at Ascension Providence Hospital in Waco.

A memorial service for Tommy will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 24, at Western Heights Baptist Church in Waco with Senior Pastor Kip Osborne officiating. A visitation will follow the memorial service.

A complete obituary will be available to view on...

Charles V. Bennett, Jr.

Charles V. Bennett, Jr.

Sep 17, 2024

Dr. Charles “Chip” Bennett, Jr., age 75, passed away Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at Baylor Scott and White Hospital. Services will be 1:00 p.m. September 23, 2024, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with The Reverend Samantha Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park.

Chip was born in Newport News, Virginia on June 26, 1949. He and his family moved to...

Gerry Reierson

Gerry Reierson

Sep 16, 2024

Twelve days before her 94th birthday, Helen Geraldine "Gerry" Reierson passed peacefully into the arms of the Lord.

A graveside service will be held at 9:00 a.m., Monday, September 23, 2024, at Waco Memorial Park Cemetery in Waco, and will be officiated by Father Ryan Higdon. Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m., Sunday, September 22, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral...

Stanley C. Parker

Stanley C. Parker

Sep 15, 2024

Stan Parker, age 65, passed away September 15, 2024, at home.

The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 21, 2024, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home in Waco, Texas, with Rev. William Sterling officiating. Interment will follow at Stanford Chapel Cemetery in Lorena, Texas. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Friday, September 20, 2024, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey...

John Frields

John Frields

Sep 14, 2024

John Roland (J. R.) Frields went to his heavenly home Saturday, September 14, 2024, at the age of 90.

The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at Olive Branch Baptist Church in Axtell, Texas, and burial will follow at Dresden Cemetery in Barry, Texas. Ron Durham, nephew, and Brother Lester Adams will be officiating the...

Dawn Marie Tucker

Dawn Marie Tucker

Sep 12, 2024

Dawn Marie Tucker, known to many as “Gigi”, 64, passed away at home on September 12, 2024.

A short service followed by a repast will be held from 2:00 until 4:00 p.m. Saturday, September 21, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, with Earl Cumbie officiating.

Dawn was born in Waco, Texas on December 1, 1959. She graduated from Richfield High School in 1977. After...

Leslie Earl Hanks

Leslie Earl Hanks

Sep 10, 2024

Leslie Earl Hanks, 82, passed away September 10, 2024, at home.

The funeral service will be held at 11:30 a.m., Monday September 16, 2024, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Senior Pastor, Steve Heyduck officiating. Interment will follow at Waco Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., Sunday September 15, 2024, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey in the Garden Room.

Leslie...

George Henry Jurek

George Henry Jurek

Sep 7, 2024

Dr. George H. Jurek – dental practitioner, educator, public health administrator, philanthropist, and entrepreneur – died peacefully at his home in Waco, Texas on September 7, 2024, just a couple of weeks after reaching his 97th birthday.

He was born on a farm near Axtell, Texas on August 24, 1927 to Henry and Sophie Jurek. He has summarized his life, his...

Anna Raymond

Anna Raymond

Sep 6, 2024

Anna Ruth Raymond (“Ann”) passed away Friday, September 6, 2024, surrounded by multiple generations of loving family in Waco, Texas. Anna was 90 years old.

Anna was born on January 31, 1934, in Buhler, Kansas, to Drs. Nell McLeod and Peter Schellenberg Loewen. She lived in Kansas throughout her early years and graduated from East High School in Wichita. Anna earned...

Billie Jo Young

Billie Jo Young

Sep 4, 2024

Billie Jo Moorman Young, our beloved wife, Mom, grandmother, great-grandmother and known to most of us for the past 28 years as “GG”, passed peacefully on to her well-deserved heavenly reward Wednesday, September 4, 2024, at her home and surrounded by her biggest fans, her loving family.

The family will have a visitation Sunday, September 8, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. until...

Janet V. Mcelyea

Janet V. Mcelyea

Sep 2, 2024

Janette Louise Aday McElyea, 73, passed away September 2, 2024, at Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest Hospital.

The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, September 6, 2024, at St. Mary Church of the Assumption, 1401 Washington Ave., in Waco, Texas, with Rev. Joe Geleney officiating, burial will immediately follow at Oakwood Memorial Park, Waco, Texas. Following the burial, a...

Linda  Bland-Christensen-Sharp

Linda Bland-Christensen-Sharp

Sep 2, 2024

In Loving Memory: Celebrating the life of Linda, a woman of style, grace, and love.

Linda Bland-Christensen-Sharp, aged 78, was born on July 9, 1946, in Weatherford, Texas. She peacefully passed away on September 2, 2024, at Mercy House in Waco, Texas.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, September 7, 2024, at First Baptist Church of Robinson, 104 East Stegal,...

Tom Sassatelli, Jr.

Tom Sassatelli, Jr.

Sep 1, 2024

Tom Sassatelli, 52, passed away on September 1, 2024, at Ascension Providence Hospital in Waco, TX.

A Celebration of Life event will be held from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m., Thursday, September 19, 2024, at Buffalo Wild Wings (2312 W. Loop 340, Waco, TX 76711). Everyone who knew him is welcome to attend. Please wear your Dallas Cowboys gear and bring...

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