Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

Mar 11, 2023

Charles "Charlie" E. Vestal, 91, of Waco, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family.

The funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 16, at Renew Church, 6509 Bosque Blvd, with Rev. Wayne Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. until...

Mar 10, 2023

Michael Dwayne Trantham, 75, of Waco, died Friday, March 10, 2023 at a local care center.

Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Monday, March 13, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, at Trinity Lutheran Church at Badger Ranch with Pastor Kevin Lentz officiating....

Mar 9, 2023

Gordon Ross Sims, 95, of Waco, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2023.

The funeral service will be held at 1:00 pm, Thursday, March 16, 2023, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Darin Davis officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the funeral service.

Gordon was...

Mar 8, 2023

James Kenneth Pate passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2023. A graveside service will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 13 at Rosemound Cemetery.

James was born November 18, 1948, in Waco, to James and Ethel Elizabeth Pate. James was a 1967 graduate of Richfield Hight School. He was in the USAF for four years at...

Mar 7, 2023

Mark Jay Prewett passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2023. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, March 13, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Stanford Chapel Cemetery.

Mark was born October 29, 1955, in Huntington Park, California, to Carroll and Rita Prewett. He served his country in the US...

Mar 5, 2023

Juanita Margaret Tharp, 88, of Ft. Worth, Texas, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2023, in Waco, Texas. Services will be at 1:00 p.m. Monday, March 20, at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery Pavilion. After a brief service, family and friends will then go to her daughter’s house in Rockwall, Texas.

Juanita was born August 22, 1934, in...

Mar 4, 2023

John David Merryman passed away March 4, 2023. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 9, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 12:30 to 1:30, prior to the service. Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, March 13, at Forest Park Lawndale in Houston.

John was born September 30, 1941, to...

Mar 1, 2023

Betty Bruce passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 4, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Rev. Seung Ho Bang officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be one hour before the service at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home.

Betty was born September 13, 1926, in Atchison, Kansas,...

Feb 27, 2023

Jose M. Sanchez, of Waco, passed away Monday, February 27, 2023, surrounded by family.

Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. March 2, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, March 3, at Oakwood Cemetery (2124 S. 5th St., Waco). Services will be officiated by Reverend Samantha...

Feb 26, 2023

Joshua James Niffen passed away Sunday, February 26, 2023. Services were held Friday, March 3, at Hernandez Cemetery in Cameron. Visitation was held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Friday, March 3, 2023 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home.

Joshua was born November 30, 2013, in Temple, TX, to George and Emily.

The...

Feb 24, 2023

Dorothy D. Sellers passed away Friday, February 24, 2023. Services will be at 1 p.m., Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Garden Room. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, February 28, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home.

Dorothy was born September 22, 1926, in Prairie Hill, Texas,...

Feb 23, 2023

Kinney Byrd, 55, of Mart, died Thursday, February 23, 2023 in Lorena.

A memorial gathering will be held from 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Saturday, March 11, at his home in Mart.

Kinney was born January 22, 1968, in Odessa to William Albert Byrd and Patricia Ann Elam. Kinney graduated from...

Feb 21, 2023

Carl J. Kuhnle, Jr., passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2023. Services will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, March 2, at Central Presbyterian Church, with Pastor Judith Hardie officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6 – 8 p.m., Wednesday, March 1, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home.

Carl was born February 14, 1929,...

Feb 18, 2023

Florence Johnson Carlson, 97, went to be with her heavenly Father Saturday, February 18, 2023, at Ridgecrest Skilled Nursing Home Facility. Services will be at 1 p.m. February 24, at First United Methodist Downtown (1300 Austin Avenue), with Brandon Frenzel officiating. Interment is a private service prior to the Celebration of her Life. Visitation will be from 5 –...

Feb 17, 2023

Sandra Kay Vrba Pulliam, 73, passed away peacefully, Friday, February 17, 2023, at Providence Village.

Graveside service will be at 2:00 pm Wednesday, February 22, at St. Martin's Cemetery in Tours, Texas. Visitation will be Tuesday, February 21, from 5 – 6:30 pm, with a rosary to begin at 6:30 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, Deacon...

Feb 16, 2023

Paul Jackson Lasley of Waco, Texas passed away Thursday, February 16, 2023, at the age of 72. He was called home peacefully at the Providence Hospice Place, surrounded by his beloved family. Visitation will be at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home Thursday, February 23, from 6 to 8 p.m. A graveside service will be held at Oakwood Cemetery Friday, February 24,...

Feb 14, 2023

Marge was born on March 8, 1927, in Tupelo, Texas, to Mary Anna (McCord) and Thomas Clark McMullan. She passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2023, in Waco. Her spouse, Frank, whom she married on January 3, 1947, in Corsicana, had passed away on Valentine's Day, 2009. The closure of their beautiful "love story", reunited at heaven's gate on a...

Feb 14, 2023

Patsy Ruth Marshall Wornick passed Tuesday, February 14, 2023.

She was born April 4, 1929, to Walter and Jim Lee Marshall in the small town of Kountze, Texas. Her life was spent as a teacher, as an office administrator for an oil company, and mother. She was loved for her easy smiles and humorous quips....

Feb 14, 2023

Dwain Barber, 88, formerly of Waco, passed away February 14, 2023, in Round Rock, Texas.

A graveside service will be held Saturday, February 25 at 11:00 a.m. at Stanford Chapel Cemetery.

Dwain Wesley Barber was born on November 8, 1934, in Waco, to Oliver Lee and Mary Olive Dorris Barber. He...

Feb 13, 2023

Gus Mayfield, of Waco, died peacefully Monday, February 13, 2023.

Visitation will be held Friday, February 24 from 5 – 7 p.m. at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. The funeral service will be Saturday, February 25 at 2 p.m. at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Burial will follow at China Spring Cemetery.

Gus was born in Bosque...