Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX
Marvin Arnold Becker
May 12, 2022
Marvin Becker passed away on May 12, 2022. He was born July 24, 1937 in McGregor, Texas and retired from the Waco Fire Department after 30 years of service. No services will be held, as he wished. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, William and Emily Becker; son, Ronnie Becker; brother, Leroy Becker; brother-in-law, Wes...
Bruce Collins Cresson
May 12, 2022
Dr. Bruce Cresson peacefully went to be with his Lord Jesus Christ on May 12, 2022, at the age of 91, in Waco. He is survived by his loving wife of 66 years, Joanne; lovingly remembered by his daughter Lynn Presnell and husband, Craig; by his son, Bruce Cresson, Jr., and wife, Laura; grandsons Collin Cresson and wife, Mira,...
Dr. Sid Jones
May 10, 2022
Dr. Sid Jones, 95, passed away peacefully May 10, 2022. Services will be held at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church Monday, May 16 at 1:00 p.m., with Reverend John Ryan officiating. Burial will precede the service for family only. Visitation will be at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home from 5 – 7 p.m. Sunday, May 15. John Sid Jones was born June...
Doris Jewell Dudley
May 7, 2022
Doris Marlow Dudley, beloved wife, mother, and friend of many, left this earthly life and began her eternal life Saturday, May 7, 2022. Graveside services will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 21, at Oakwood Cemetery, with Rev. Ryan Barnett officiating. Her family also invites you to a reception at 11:45 a.m. at First United Methodist Church and will welcome...
Deloys Mills
May 6, 2022
Dee Dee Mills, 67, passed away May 6, 2022, at Baylor, Scott, and White Hospital in Temple, Texas. A memorial visitation will be held Saturday, May 14, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., in the Garden Room at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Dee Dee was born August 17, 1954, to David Blassingame and Rita Plumley in Denton, Texas. In 1979, she...
Jerry Wayne Dodd
May 5, 2022
Jerry Wayne Dodd, 81, passed from this life May 5, 2022, at Baylor, Scott & White Hillcrest Medical Center in Waco. A memorial service will be held June 18 at 10:00 a.m. at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. A reception will follow immediately in the Garden Room. Jerry was born February 25, 1941, at Waco’s original Hillcrest Hospital to Harry and...
Leslie Wayne Mooring
Apr 29, 2022
Leslie Wayne Mooring, 78, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, April 29, 2022, at Providence Hospital in Waco. A memorial service will be held Friday, May 13, at 11:00 a.m. at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church, with family friend John Price officiating. Visitation will be Friday, May 13, at 10:00 a.m. at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church. Wayne,...
Anne Koos
Apr 29, 2022
Anne Koos was born May 7, 1925, in Flat, Texas, to Earl and Sarah Harper. The youngest of five children, Anne grew up on a farm. She attended local schools (often arriving on horseback) and was a member of the Flat High School girls basketball team before finishing her high school years at Gatesville High School. She left home...
Robert Lee Pruitt
Apr 29, 2022
Robert Lee Pruitt, 94, passed away April 29, 2022. A funeral service will be held at Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum on Thursday, May 5, at 2 pm. Visitation will be held in the Garden Room of Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey on Wednesday, May 4, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Bob was born October 12, 1927, near Lewisville, Texas to Verner Pruitt and...
Jose Alfredo Carreon
Apr 27, 2022
Jose Alfredo Carreon, 31, of Waco, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2022, in Temple. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Martin Hillel officiating. Burial will follow the service at Oakwood Cemetery. Jose was born...
Gary Walden Gavlik
Apr 23, 2022
Gary Walden Gavlik passed away peacefully Saturday, April 23, 2022, surrounded by his loving family at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 27, at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery with Rev. Tim Jarrell officiating. Burial will follow. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 pm, Tuesday, April 26, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey...
Arthur Retiz, Sr.
Apr 23, 2022
Arthur Retiz, Sr., passed away Saturday, April 23, 2022. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, April 28, at Renew Church. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00 pm-8:00 pm, Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Arthur was born August 5, 1944, in Ennis, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents, Julian...
Deborah Dominga Turner
Apr 22, 2022
Deborah Dominga Turner passed away Friday, April 22, 2022. Services will be 1:00 p.m., Friday, April 29, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with James Ramirez officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 pm, Thursday, April 28, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Deborah was born October 6, 1963, in Waco, Texas, to David and Jesusita Rodriguez....
Billie Jean Threadgill
Apr 21, 2022
Billie Jean Kirk Threadgill went in peace to be with the Lord Thursday, April 21, 2022, at Poet’s Walk in Cedar Park, Texas. A graveside memorial service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 30, 2022 at Waco Memorial Park. Billie was born on January 18, 1931, in Valley Mills, Texas, to Thelma Marshall Kirk and Clyde B. Kirk. Billie...
Bruce S. Wuollet
Apr 19, 2022
Bruce Wuollet, 77, passed away with Judy at his side, April 19, 2022. A Celebration of Life will be at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, April 25 at Meadowbrook Baptist Church in Robinson, with David Cozart officiating. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service and on Sunday, April 24, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral...
Peggy Garrigues Cook
Apr 18, 2022
Peggy Ann Garrigues Cook passed away Monday, April 18, 2022. Peggy was born October 4, 1933, to Samuel Godden Garrigues and Ethel Marie Garrigues of Louisville, Mississippi. She married her devoted husband, Vance Oliver Cook, in 1955, spending her entire life as a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. Peggy enjoyed tennis, horses, and singing. She was extremely proud and...
Daniel Conrad Puchtler
Apr 17, 2022
Daniel Conrad Puchtler, 86, passed away on April 17, 2022, in Hewitt, surrounded by his loved ones. He was born in Methuen, Massachusetts, on July 16, 1935. He married Nancy Louise Hayes on January 31,1954. They went on to have six wonderful children: Kenneth, Linda, Jay, Beth, Sherry, and Patty. Soon he had 21 grandchildren, countless greatgrandchildren and even...
Curtis Cullen Smith, Jr.
Apr 16, 2022
Curtis Cullen Smith, Jr., a lifelong Wacoan, prominent attorney, and civic leader, died on April 16, 2022. A graveside funeral will be held at Oakwood Cemetery on Saturday, April 30, at 11:00 a.m., with the Rev. Samantha Smith and the Rev. Judy Filer officiating. Cullen was born on May 31, 1925, in Waco, the only child of Curtis Cullen...
Wetona Merle Mayfield
Apr 15, 2022
Wetona Mayfield of Waco, Texas died peacefully Friday, April 15, 2022. She was loved and respected by many people and known by several names: Tona, Tona Merle, Meme, The Boss, and Mrs. M. Her huge reach extended past her family to her friends, work colleagues, community, and society of nurses. Visitation will take place Friday, April 22, from 5-7...
Ronald Glen Smith
Apr 15, 2022
Ronald Glen Smith passed away peacefully on Friday, April 15, 2022 at the age of 74 in Waco. Graveside services will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, April 25, at Waco Memorial Park, with Rev. Roy Marshall officiating. Ronald was born at 6:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 14, 1948, in Hubbard, Texas, in the Hill Country. He was an only child...
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