Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

Sep 14, 2023

Ruth Bowers Allen passed away Thursday, September 14, 2023. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, September 18, 2023, at Waco Memorial Park with Mallory Friedrich officiating. Burial will follow. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m., Sunday, September 17, 2023, at the Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home Garden Room in Waco, Texas.

Ruth...

Sep 14, 2023

Betty Rae Khoury passed away peacefully, in her home, Thursday, September 14, 2023.

A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 23, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Waco with The Reverend Samantha Smith and The Reverend Brandon McGinnis officiating. A graveside service will follow at Oakwood Cemetery, with a reception to...

Sep 8, 2023

Gladys Colley passed away peacefully at home on September 8, 2023, at the age of 87. A funeral service to celebrate her life will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, September 16, 2023, at the Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home Chapel in Waco, Texas, with Celebrant John DeGiorgio officiating. Interment will follow at Rosemound Cemetery in Waco. There will be a...

Sep 7, 2023

It is with deep and profound sadness that the family of Mike Bidwell, 65, announces his untimely passing from a tragic fall at his home on Thursday, September 7. Mike’s Celebration of Life will be on September 21, 2023, at 2:00 p.m., at the Waco Hippodrome, 724 Austin Ave, Waco, Texas, 76701. The family invites those in attendance to...

Sep 6, 2023

Leonard John Christensen passed away Wednesday, September 6, 2023. A funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m., Monday, September 11, 2023, at THE BASE at Extraco Events Center in Waco, Texas, with Johnny Mankin officiating. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m., Sunday, September 10, 2023, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home in Waco. The family invites you...

Sep 4, 2023

James Boyd Stephens, 78, passed away in Waco, Texas, on Monday, September 4, 2023 surrounded by family. A memorial visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m., Saturday, September 9, 2023, in the Garden Room at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey funeral home in Waco, Texas. A private family event will be held the following day in Waco.

Sep 4, 2023

Edna Marguerite Walker, 101, of Athens, Texas, formerly of The Woodlands and Waco, went to her eternal rest on September 4, 2023. A graveside service to celebrate her life will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, September 8, 2023, at Waco Memorial Park Cemetery in Robinson, Texas. A visitation will be held at 10:30 a.m. prior to the service...

Sep 1, 2023

Thelma Wilson, 81, passed away on September 1, 2023. A funeral service to celebrate her life will be held at 11:30 a.m., Saturday, September 16, 2023, at the Hood Street Church of Christ in Waco, Texas, with Leon Ivory officiating. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Waco, Texas. There will be a visitation from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00...

Aug 31, 2023

Maria Isabel Interiano-Carias, 76, passed away Thursday, August 31, 2023. A service to celebrate her life will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home in Waco, Texas. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery.

Born December 28, 1946, in San Juan Tecuaco, Santa Rosa, Guatemala, Maria was the beloved daughter...

Aug 31, 2023

Wanda F. Wachtendorf passed away Thursday, August 31, 2023. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Rev. Marvin Wittenberg officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm, Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home.

Wanda was born June 13, 1957,...

Aug 31, 2023

Joyce Hornaday Packard, passed away August 31, 2023, in Waco, Texas. A service to celebrate her life will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 2, at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church, visitation will be in the Church, prior to the service at 9:00 a.m. A graveside service will be at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, September 7, at Oakland Memorial Cemetery...

Aug 31, 2023

Z'vayah Rae Thompson passed away Thursday, August 31, 2023. A service to celebrate her life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 6, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home Chapel with Angel Brown officiating. Interment will follow at Axtell Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home....

Aug 30, 2023

Martha Carlson was welcomed into the arms of Jesus August 30, 2023, just four months shy of her 100th birthday. A joyful remembrance of her life will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Monday, September 4, 2023, in the Garden Room at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey funeral home, with son, Chriss Carlson, officiating. A private graveside service will be held the following...

Aug 26, 2023

Norma Jo McGuire Hassler, 93, passed away August 26, 2023, at Hewitt Nursing and Rehabilitation center in Hewitt, Texas. There will be a funeral service to celebrate her life at 4:00 p.m., Thursday, August 31, 2023, at the Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel, in Waco, Texas, with visitation for friends and family to follow until 7:00 p.m. Interment will be at 11:00...

Aug 24, 2023

Rebecca Ann Herron, 55, passed away peacefully at home on August 24, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. Visitation and viewing will be from 12:30 until 2:00 p.m., Sunday, August 27, at the Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home Chapel, 6101 Bosque Boulevard, Waco, Texas, 76710. A service will follow in the Chapel at 2:00 p.m., with Rabbi Greg Hershberg officiating. There...

Aug 21, 2023

Edward Arthur Mitchell passed away Monday, August 21, 2023. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m., Saturday, September 9, 2023, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Dr. Randall Perry officiating.

Edward was born March 8, 1944, in Waco, Texas, to Walter and Cora Annie Mitchell. Edward graduated from Baylor University in 1967 with a business...

Aug 21, 2023

Jean Mengers, 90, of Waco, passed away Monday, August 21, 2023 as a result of injuries suffered in an automobile accident that occurred August 13, 2023. A Memorial Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Friday, September 8, 2023 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home in Waco, Texas.

Norma Jean Hopkins was born in...

Aug 19, 2023

Deborah Diane Davis, better known as Diane, passed away August 19, 2023, at the age of 69 in Dallas, Texas. She was born May 21, 1954, in Houston, Texas, to the late Robert (Bob) Denton and Donna Pankinin Denton. Diane was a talented artist, a loving wife, a dedicated volunteer, and a skilled paralegal. A visitation will be held ...

Aug 19, 2023

Edward J. Merenda, 64, passed away Saturday, August 19, 2023. A Memorial Visitation will be held 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., Saturday, September 2, 2023, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home.

Ed was born September 6, 1958, in Waco, Texas, to Jerry Merenda and Katherine Merenda. He had a deep passion for baseball and softball, the latter being...

Aug 19, 2023

Michael Darrell Moore Jr., 19, of Lorena passed away Saturday, August 19, 2023. A memorial service to celebrate his life will be held at 3:30 p.m. September 2, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home in Waco, Texas, with Sherri Evans officiating. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service.

Michael was born October 8, 2003, in...