Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

Cathryn Crisler Buckler

Cathryn Crisler Buckler

Jan 9, 2017

Cathryn Crisler Buckler, age 99, passed away January 9, 2017, at St. Catherine Center, Waco, Texas. A private graveside service will be held on January 21, at Waco Memorial Park. Cathryn was born April 30, 1917, in Waco, to C.W. and Carolyn Crisler. She grew up here in Waco. She married William Harding Buckler, whom she met in the...

Craig Lee Dunham

Craig Lee Dunham

Jan 8, 2017

Craig Lee Dunham was born on January 22, 1963, in Waco, Texas, to Cecil and Phyllis Dunham and passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, January 8, 2017, following a short illness at Baylor Scott and White Hospital. Services will be held on Thursday, January 12. The family will have a private graveside service in Gatesville, Texas. Friends...

Dorothy Lou Pool

Dorothy Lou Pool

Jan 7, 2017

Dorothy Lou Pool of Waco passed away Saturday, January 7, 2017. Visitation will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 11, followed by a Memorial Service at 2:00 p.m. at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Rev. Tom Robbins officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Dorothy was born February 22, 1929 in Waco, Texas to Frank and Margaret Baker. Dorothy...

Zoie Alyne Vardeman

Zoie Alyne Vardeman

Jan 6, 2017

Zoie Alyne Cantrell Vardeman, 100, passed away on January 6, 2017 at Regent Care Center, Waco, Texas. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 12 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Rev. Kip Osborne officiating. Burial will follow at White Rock Cemetery in Ross, Texas. Visitation with the family will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, January...

Patsye Jeanne Wilson

Patsye Jeanne Wilson

Jan 5, 2017

Patsye Jeanne Wilson of Waco passed away Thursday, January 5, 2017. Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 10 at the Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel with the Rev. Scott Robbins officiating. Patsye was born October 7, 1933, in Denison, Texas, to Oran and Benirene Fullerton. She worked at numerous businesses in Waco, including Sears and First Financial....

Buddy Bostick

Buddy Bostick

Jan 4, 2017

M. N. Bostick, known since childhood as “Buddy,” was born May 18, 1918, east of Moody, in the Liberty Hill community in McLennan County, Texas. He was the son of Veda Welborn Bostick and Seth Pendleton Bostick. He passed away at St. Catherine’s Center on January 4, 2017. Bostick graduated from Moody High School and entered Baylor University. He...

Zita Johnston

Zita Johnston

Jan 2, 2017

Zita Johnston, 80 years old, passed away on January 2, 2017. Visitation with the family will be 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m., Saturday January 7, at the Johnston residence. For the address, please contact the family directly. Zita was born in Billigheim, Germany, on March 19, 1936. She grew up and lived in Germany for many years. She married William Johnston...

Dorothy Short Sawyer-Brewer

Dorothy Short Sawyer-Brewer

Jan 1, 2017

Dorothy Short Sawyer-Brewer died on January 1, 2017, in Waco, Texas. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 7, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Rev. Ron Durham officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m., prior to the service at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. She was born on June 11, 1928, in Waco to...

Frances J. Weller

Frances J. Weller

Dec 31, 2016

Frances Weller, 103, met her Savior face to face on the morning of December 31, 2016. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, January 4, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel. The Rev. Richard Koskela retired pastor of Alliance Bible Church will be officiating. There will be a private family burial Wednesday morning. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m., Tuesday,...

Esther Castro

Esther Castro

Dec 30, 2016

Esther Castro of Waco passed away Friday, December 30, 2016. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Benjamin Magnaye officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Rosary and Visitation will begin at 6:00 p.m., Monday, January 2, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel. Esther was born April 15, 1917,...

Joe B. Hinton

Joe B. Hinton

Dec 29, 2016

Joe B. Hinton, born in Valley Mills, Texas, on February 17, 1935, died peacefully on Thursday, December 29, 2016, in Waco. Funeral Services will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, January 2, 2017, in the Wilkirson-Hatch Bailey Garden Room. He received a bachelor of science degree...

Linda J. Alexander

Linda J. Alexander

Dec 28, 2016

Linda “NeNe” Alexander of Eddy went to be with her Lord in the Garden Wednesday, December 28, 2016. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 31, at Western Heights Baptist Church with the Rev. Dick Wooten, Dr. Ken Young, and Rev. Brock Sanders officiating. Burial will follow at Bethany Cemetery, Moody, Texas. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, December...

Robert Earle Bright

Robert Earle Bright

Dec 23, 2016

Robert Earle Bright of Waco passed away Friday, December 23, 2016, at Arbor House of Waco. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 30, at Waco Memorial Park with Pastor Mark Wible officiating. Visitation will be 6:00 - 8:00 p.m., Thursday, December 29, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Robert was born April 13, 1923, in Waco, Texas, to George and Mary...

Mildred Bostick Brinegar

Mildred Bostick Brinegar

Dec 23, 2016

Mildred Lucille Bostick Brinegar passed away peacefully at St. Catherine’s in Waco, Texas, on December 23, 2016. A graveside service was held on Saturday, December 24, at Moody Cemetery. Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Mildred, daughter of Veda Welborn Bostick and Seth Pendleton Bostick, was born April 3, 1912, east of Moody, McLennan County, Texas. After three years...

Frances Irene Sands

Frances Irene Sands

Dec 22, 2016

Frances Irene Sands of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, passed away Thursday, December 22, 2016, in Waco, Texas. Frances was born December 14, 1930, in Snohomish, Washington, to Albert and Marion Bergerson. She married Richard F. Sands in 1950, bore five children and raised them all, providing love and guidance to each. After 51 years of marriage she lost her beloved...

Barbara Baier Meadows

Barbara Baier Meadows

Dec 22, 2016

Barbara Meadows of Waco, Texas, passed from her earthly constraints on December 22, 2016. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 27, at the China Spring Cemetery in China Spring, Texas. Visitation will be 4:00-6:00 p.m., Monday, December 26, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Barbara was born to Gustav Baier and Torine Nicholson Baier on July 17, 1930,...

Charlie Henry Marstaller

Charlie Henry Marstaller

Dec 20, 2016

Charlie Henry Marstaller, 100, passed Tuesday, December 20, 2016, at a local hospital. A Memorial Service will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, December 23, at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church with the Rev. Ron Durham, Dr. Dennis Swanberg and Dr. Benjamin Harlan officiating. Visitation will be 5:30-7:30 p.m., Thursday, December 22, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Mr. Marstaller was born...

Judith Elaine Jones

Judith Elaine Jones

Dec 19, 2016

Judith Elaine Jones of Hewitt, Texas, passed away Monday, December 19, 2016. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 23, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with the Rev. Roy Marshall officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Thursday, December 22, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Judith was born March 30, 1941, in Wakita, Oklahoma, to Eugene William...

Colbert C. Held

Colbert C. Held

Dec 18, 2016

Dr. Colbert C. ‘Cokie’ Held died peacefully at age 99 on December 18, 2016, in Waco, Texas, after trying with his customary determination and good cheer to recover from a major stroke. A memorial service will be held 11:00 am Friday, December 30, at Lake Shore Baptist Church. Cokie Held was born in Stamford, Texas, on September 3, 1917,...

Adella Pyeatt Vardeman

Adella Pyeatt Vardeman

Dec 16, 2016

Adella (Del) Vardeman, 91, passed away December 16, 2016, at Providence Hospice Place. A Memorial Service will be in the chapel at Stilwell Retirement Residence on January 14, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. Del was born at home in Memphis, Texas, on October 28, 1925. She grew up in Memphis and moved to Waco, Texas, to attend Baylor University. She...