Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

Sep 22, 2022

Charles Edward Gamble passed away Thursday, September 22, 2022. A private burial was held at Gerald Cemetery. A memorial service will take place Saturday, November 5, at 1:30 p.m., at First Presbyterian Church, Waco.

Charles was born March 12, 1929, in McAllen, Texas, to Asa and Alice Bremer Gamble. Charles grew up in Leroy. He...

Sep 22, 2022

Earl Boren, 85, of Woodway, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2022, at Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest Medical Center in Waco.

A memorial service will be held at a later date. Burial will take place at the Central Texas State Veterans’ Cemetery in Killeen.

Earl was born October 2, 1936, in...

Sep 22, 2022

Christine Carrigan Ruiz, 55, of Waco, passed away September 22, 2022, at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Temple. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

Christine was born in Arlington, Texas, June 7, 1967. She grew up in Lampasas and moved to Waco, where she met and married Lawrence...

Sep 21, 2022

Nasaria Ramos Ledesma passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 am, Wednesday, September 28, at St. Francis on the Brazos Catholic Church (The print edition of the Waco Tribune-Herald says that it will be at Sacred Heart. The service was moved to St. Francis after press time so that the paper could not...

Sep 20, 2022

Darlene Barrett passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2022. Graveside services will be 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 27, at Jacob Shannon Evergreen Cemetery, Dobbin, Texas, with Michael Lindsay officiating. Burial will follow.

Darlene was born July 26, 1931, in Premont, Texas, to Clay and Hesper Harbin. Darlene was educated at Montgomery High School. She worked at...

Sep 18, 2022

Ruby Nell (West) Story was received into her heavenly home by her Lord and Savior on September 18, 2022 (only three days away from her 90th birthday). We as her family are grieving, but also so grateful that she has passed from her life here on earth (which had become painful and confusing) into her eternal life in heaven...

Sep 16, 2022

Charles Beatty went to be with the Lord Friday, September 16, 2022, with his loving wife of 68 years by his side. He was a Christian man of Baptist faith and a wonderful husband. He was born April 7, 1932 to Jack and Opal Beatty. He married the love of his life, Frances Robinson, June 26, 1954. They had...

Sep 14, 2022

Robert Eugene Kunze passed away peacefully Wednesday, September 14, 2022. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, September 19, at St. John United Church of Christ in Robinson with Rev. Jacob Brenton officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Sunday, September 18, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home.

Sep 13, 2022

A Reagan judicial appointee and Solicitor General under George H.W. Bush, Ken Starr also served as Independent Counsel, President and Chancellor of Baylor University, and Dean of the Pepperdine School of Law. Starr had a distinguished career in academia, the law, and public service. After leaving Baylor, Starr was Of Counsel to The Lanier Law Firm, where he continued...

Sep 12, 2022

Mason “Mookie” Davis, 40, passed away Monday, September 12, 2022. He was the loving son of Larry and Kim Davis and beloved brother of Paul Davis.

Mason was born March 28, 1982. He loved art, making models, watching football with family, and listening to music with his two best friends, “Tanner and Cutie Pie.” He...

Sep 12, 2022

Raymond Lee (Rusty) Hicks, Jr., 70, of Waco, passed away September 12, 2022. A Celebration of Life will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, September 17, at First Woodway Baptist Church with Dr. Paul Sands officiating. Visitation will be Friday, September 16, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home.

Rusty was born...

Sep 9, 2022

The Wiltshire family announces the passing of Nancy Leola Wiltshire, 70, of Lorena. She died peacefully Friday, September 9, 2022 at Providence Hospice Place with her family at her side.

A private family service will be held at a later date.

Nancy was born January 21, 1952 in Goliad, Texas.

Sep 7, 2022

Virginia Louise Fritz Crunk, 81, passed away Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at Baylor, Scott & White Hillcrest Medical Center. Graveside services and burial will be September 18, 3 p.m., at Immanuel Lutheran Church (411 Co Rd 401, Taylor, Texas), with Reverend Charlie Simons, brother-in-law, presiding. The cemetery is behind the church. Visitation will be at Immanuel Lutheran following the...

Sep 6, 2022

Dorothy Jane Collier Oleksiak,93, of Waco, went to her heavenly home Tuesday, September 6, 2022.

Dorothy was born in Waco on May 1, 1929, to Aubrey Wayne and Ollie Mae Martin Collier. She graduated from Waco High School in 1946, and married Arthur Oleksiak on June 8, 1946, at St. Mary’s Church of the Assumption...

Sep 6, 2022

Thelma Louise Hallmark, 98, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2022, with her family by her side at Grand Brook Assisted Living in Grapevine. Graveside services will be held at the Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel on Friday, September 16, at 10:30 a.m.

Thelma was born to the late Claude and Lucille Etchison on July 3,...

Sep 5, 2022

James Louis Bush, 72, of Hewitt, passed away Monday, September 5, 2022, at Baylor, Scott & White Hillcrest Medical Center with his wife at his side. Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 11, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, followed by the funeral service at 3:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. A reception will follow the service in...

Sep 4, 2022

Dianne Deckard Jones passed away at her home Sunday, September 4, 2022. Services will be held Saturday, September 10, at 10:00 a.m., at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Friends and family are invited to visitation the prior evening, Friday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey.

Dianne was born on...

Sep 4, 2022

Patsy Leidich, 87, of Waco, passed away Sunday, September 4, 2022. Visitation will be Tuesday, September 13, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, September 14, at 11:30 a.m., with Grace Lucas of Bosqueville United Methodist Church officiating at Robinson Cemetery.

Patsy was born in Houston...

Sep 1, 2022

Anthony Don “Rebel” Smith, 52, of Mexia, Texas, formerly of Waco, passed away on September 1, 2022, while out on the road.

A celebration of his life will be held at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, 6101 Bosque Blvd, Waco, TX 76710, on Sunday, September 11, 2022, at 11 am. All who ride a motorcycle are asked to please...

Aug 31, 2022

Dennis R. Gilliam, 72, passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2022, at home, surrounded by his loving family. Services will be Saturday, September 10, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, with Rev. Brian Coats officiating. A private family burial will take place at a later date.

Dennis was born in Waco, Texas, on July...