Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

Feb 12, 2023

Bernice Dorothy Casper passed away Sunday, February 12, 2023. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 18, at St. Paul Lutheran Church with Rev. Dr. Brian Hesse officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Friday, February 17 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home.

Bernice was born November 18,...

Feb 11, 2023

Travis Bragewitz, 31, of Waco, passed away Saturday, February 11, at his home.

Services will be Friday, February 17, at 12:00 p.m., at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with John M. DeGiorgio officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, February 16, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey from 5 – 7 p.m. Cowboy hats are encouraged at...

Feb 9, 2023

Frank Beard, 87, of Waco, died peacefully Thursday, February 9, 2023. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, February 17 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Services will be held at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey at 10 a.m. Saturday, February 18. Burial will follow at White Rock Cemetery, near Ross.

Frank was born to H.S. and Irna Beard on April...

Feb 6, 2023

Jean Ann Richardson, of Waco, passed away peacefully in her home, at the young age of 91, Monday, February 6, 2023.

A visitation will be held Thursday, February 16, from 4 – 6 p.m. at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, 6101 Bosque Blvd. in Waco. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. February 17, at...

Feb 3, 2023

Denne Hix Freeman, 86, of Waco, passed away Friday, February 3, 2023, at Baylor, Scott & White Heart Hospital in Plano.

A graveside service will be held at 11:30 a.m., Saturday, February 11, at Oakwood Cemetery in Waco with Father James of St. Jerome Catholic Church officiating. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. until 7...

Feb 3, 2023

Debbie Weldon, 63, of Keller, Texas passed away on Friday, February 3, 2023 at Baylor Scott and White Hillcrest Medical Center in Waco, Texas. Services will be on Saturday, February 11, 2023 at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church in Waco, Texas with visitation at 11:00 am immediately followed by a memorial celebration at noon.

Debbie was...

Jan 28, 2023

Marylea Henderson, 93, went to her forever Home Saturday, January 28th at Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest. She is with her Lord and seeing so many people who are in Heaven because of her. A graveside service will be held at the Coleman Cemetery in Coleman, Texas on Saturday, February 4th at 2pm. The Celebration of her Life will...

Jan 24, 2023

Clement Tyson Goode Jr. died peacefully Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at the age of 93, after a brief and unexpected illness. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, February 2, at First Baptist Church, Waco, with Matt Snowden and Alan Lefever co-officiating. A reception will follow in the Fellowship Hall.

Clement was...

Jan 24, 2023

Norma Cannata, 88, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at St. Catherine Center, Providence Village. Services will take place at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, February 2, First Baptist Church, Waco, with Pastor Matt Snowden officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery.

Norma was born to Catharine and Robert T. Palmer in Lancaster, PA, the younger sister...

Jan 24, 2023

Joyce Irene (Adams) Schaeper, 92, of Waco, passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 24, 2023. She was born April 7, 1930, in Falls County to Walter and Lelene Adams. Joyce graduated from Lorena High School and later in life, completed her two-year degree in bookkeeping at McLennan Community College in 1975.

She married Wallace Schaeper in...

Jan 23, 2023

Larncie Glen Blake, 83, of Waco, known as “Burr” to his friends and family, passed away peacefully in his sleep Monday, January 23, 2023, to meet his Lord Jesus Christ.

A graveside service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, January 27, at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m....

Jan 22, 2023

Angela Kay “Angie” Olivas, 58, of Waco, was received into the arms of Jesus Sunday, January 22, 2023.

The family will be receiving visitors from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday, January 27, at Wilkirson Hatch-Bailey-Funeral Home, 6101 Bosque Boulevard. A service will be held at Wilkirson Hatch-Bailey-Funeral Home at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 28.

Jan 22, 2023

Debra Ochoa, 52, of Hewitt, passed away Sunday, January 22, 2023, at Providence Hospice Place in Waco with her husband at her side.

The funeral service will be held at 10:00 am, Friday, January 27, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Pastor Ronnie Holmes officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 p.m. until...

Jan 21, 2023

Lee left this world after a lengthy illness Saturday, January 21, 2023. He met his match with the most recent illness, but over the years, he had survived lung cancer twice, swine flu, COVID-19, and severe pneumonia just to name a few. He said he was on his tenth life!

He was born April 12,...

Jan 21, 2023

Otho Lee “Sonny” Bowers, III, 75, passed away peacefully at his residence in Hewitt, Texas, on Saturday, January 21, 2023, with family by his side.

Sonny was born on September 18, 1947, in Austin, Texas, to O.L. and Ruth Bowers. Baseball was a large part of Sonny’s life from an early age. Sonny attended and...

Jan 20, 2023

Ruby Quiram Wells, 94, slipped peacefully into the arms of her Savior, Jesus Christ, Friday, January 20,2023 at Heartis Senior Living with her daughter by her side.  Services will be Wednesday, January 25th at 11 a.m. at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery.  Visitation will be Tuesday, January 24, from 5-8 p.m. at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home....

Jan 20, 2023

Julia Mae Bowden passed away Friday, January 20, 2023. Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 24, at Western Heights Baptist Church with Rev. Kip Osborne officiating. A burial will follow for family only at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 – 8:00 p.m., Monday, January 23, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home.

Julia was born...

Jan 20, 2023

Ernest Paul Garth, known as E.P., passed away unexpectedly Friday, January 20, 2023, at Hillcrest Hospital, surrounded and held by his loving family. A beloved husband, father, grandfather, teacher, and friend, E.P. was a man of many talents and a steel-trap memory.

E.P. was born and raised in Ennis, Texas, and grew up loving the...

Jan 19, 2023

Ann Caldwell (Mamie) passed away Thursday, January 19, 2023 at her home. Graveside services will be Thursday, January 26 at 2 pm at Kirk Cemetery with Father Walter Dhanwar officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 25 from 5-7 pm at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home.

Ann grew up on a dirt road in Lott, Texas and walked...

Jan 11, 2023

Janice Lee Cantrell, 83, of Ennis and formerly of Waco, died Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at Ennis Care Center.

A graveside service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, January 20, at Waco Memorial Park.

Janice was born December 14, 1939, in Waco and was the second of the three children...