Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

Joy Reynolds

Joy Reynolds

Apr 13, 2022

Joy Copeland Reynolds was born April 27, 1931, in New Willard, Texas, the daughter of Charles Omer and Maud Alexander Copeland. She was a graduate of Livingston High School (1948) and Baylor University (1974), and she was honored as an Outstanding Graduate of Livingston High School in 1995. Joy met the love of her life – Herbert H. Reynolds...

John Michael Duncan

John Michael Duncan

Apr 13, 2022

John Michael Duncan, 58, of Waco, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at his home. Visitation will be 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday, April 18, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 19, at Acts Church Waco, 300 South 13th St., in Waco with Pastor David Booker officiating. Burial will...

Mary Louise Rash

Mary Louise Rash

Apr 10, 2022

Mary Louise McDowell Rash, 97, passed away April 10, 2022, in the compassionate and professional care of the staff of the Willard Walker Hospice Home in Fayetteville, Arkansas. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, April 14, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Pastor Bryan Patrick officiating. Burial will follow at Robinson Cemetery. Visitation will take place...

Dan O. "Bud" Munroe

Dan O. "Bud" Munroe

Apr 9, 2022

Dan O. “Bud” Munroe, 70, of Valley Mills, Texas, passed Saturday, April 9, 2022, at Ascension Providence Hospital in Waco. A funeral service for Bud will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 13, at Christ Church Waco, followed by a graveside service at Oakwood Cemetery. All guests are then invited to a reception at the Extraco Events Center,...

Il Nam Ji

Il Nam Ji

Apr 7, 2022

Il Nam Ji, 82, passed away Thursday, April 7, 2022, at Texas Health Huguley Hospital in Burleson. The funeral service will be held at 11:30 a.m., Monday, April 11, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Pastor Handuck Lee officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Il Nam Ji...

Betty Deviney

Betty Deviney

Apr 7, 2022

Betty Merle Boren Deviney passed away on April 7, 2022. Graveside services will be Monday, April 11 at 11:00 a.m. at the Bruceville-Moore Cemetery, with Betty Newman officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, April 10, in the garden room at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Betty was born in Bruceville, Texas on December 19, 1935. Betty attended...

Lisa Cook Mcdonald

Lisa Cook Mcdonald

Apr 3, 2022

Lisa Cook McDonald, 64, of Waco, passed away Sunday, April 3, 2022 at her home. She lived a beautiful life, one full of love. If you knew Lisa, you loved Lisa; she spread kindness so naturally that she often didn’t realize the profound impact she had on the world. She filled her youth and young adulthood with acting in...

Vernon Ray Haddock

Vernon Ray Haddock

Apr 3, 2022

Ray Haddock, 90, passed away Sunday, April 3, 2022 at Providence Hospice Place in Waco. The funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m., Friday, April 8, 2022, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Garden Room with Minister Bob Rainey officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 12:30 p.m. until 1:30 p.m., Friday, April 8 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Ray...

Lottie Jo Kidwell

Lottie Jo Kidwell

Mar 31, 2022

Lottie Jo Kidwell, 92, of Waco, Texas, passed away Thursday, March 31, 2022, surrounded by her family. A memorial service will be held at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home on Friday, April 8, at 11:00 a.m. Lottie Jo was born in Jacksonville, Texas, to W.H. and Julia Mae Brown on May 19, 1929. She was the youngest of their four children...

Nelta Phillips  Rea

Nelta Phillips Rea

Mar 30, 2022

Nelta Rea entered into her heavenly home Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, April 4, at Crestview Church of Christ with Jordan Hubbard and Scott Talley officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 4:30-6:00 p.m., Sunday, April 3, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Nelta was born January 29, 1929, in Pendleton, Texas,...

Mary Ann Ferguson

Mary Ann Ferguson

Mar 29, 2022

Mary Ann Ferguson, 91, of Waco, passed away March 29, 2022, in Waco, Texas. Visitation will be held at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home in Waco on Friday, April 8th, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. A memorial service will be held at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church in Waco on April 9 at 1:00 p.m. Ann was born in Crossett, Arkansas, to...

John Barrett Green

John Barrett Green

Mar 23, 2022

John Barrett Green entered his eternal home on March 23, 2022, at 63 years old. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 31, with Jay Mathis officiating. Burial will take place the following day, at 1 p.m. Friday, April 1 at Elmwood Cemetery in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be Wednesday, March 30, 6 – 8 p.m. at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey...

Richard Maxwell Grandy

Richard Maxwell Grandy

Mar 21, 2022

Richard Maxwell Grandy, age 76, of Woodway, passed away at his home peacefully surrounded by his family Monday, March 21, 2022. Visitation will be held from 2:00 pm until 4:00 pm Sunday, March 27, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 am Monday at St. Jerome Catholic Church with Msgr. William Brooks and...

Brenda Kay Bullock

Brenda Kay Bullock

Mar 21, 2022

Brenda Kay Smith Bullock met her Lord and Savior on March 21, 2022, in Waco, Texas, at the age of 82. Born December 22, 1939, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, she is survived by her two sons, Jefferson B. Bullock of Humble, Texas, and Bradley H. Bullock and wife, Shannon, of Waco; three grandchildren, Olivia Bullock, Charlotte Bullock, and Andrew...

Brenda Shafer

Brenda Shafer

Mar 20, 2022

Brenda Shafer, 29, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2022, at her home. Funeral services will take place Monday, March 28, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home at 2:00 p.m. Burial will follow at Moore Cemetery in Chalk Bluff. Visitation will be Sunday, March 27, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Brenda was born on September 20, 1992, in Waco, Texas....

John George Colias, M.D.

John George Colias, M.D.

Mar 18, 2022

Dr. John George Colias, beloved husband, brother, brother-in-law, uncle and friend entered eternal life after a heroic battle with lymphoma first diagnosed in May 2021. A son of Greek immigrants, George and Eugenia Colias, John was born in Waco, Texas. He attended Waco High School where he learned and excelled in tennis and won a tennis scholarship to Baylor...

Walter Gerhart Brandt

Walter Gerhart Brandt

Mar 18, 2022

Walter Gerhart Brandt passed away Friday, March 18, 2022. A memorial service will be held Saturday, March 26, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Waco, Texas, at 2:00 pm. Walter was born on a farm near McGregor, Texas, on March 21, 1943, to Bernhard Walter “Ben” and Margaret Pauline (Gerhart) Brandt. He graduated from McGregor High School in 1961...

Gladys Ingeborg Linstrum Mcdonald

Gladys Ingeborg Linstrum Mcdonald

Mar 16, 2022

Gladys Ingeborg Linstrum McDonald, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, after enjoying a full and vibrant life during her 109 years on earth. Born on November 12, 1912, Gladys was the daughter of Swedish immigrants and the oldest of six children. Her father, Rev. Oscar E. Linstrum, came from a line...

Reverend Dr. John A. Wood

Reverend Dr. John A. Wood

Mar 15, 2022

Dr. John A. Wood, passed away peacefully at his home in Waco, TX on March 15, 2022 surrounded by his family. A memorial celebration is scheduled at the First Baptist Church of Waco, on Saturday March 26th at 2:00pm with Dr. O.S. Hawkins officiating. A visitation will be held before the service from noon until 2:00pm at the church....

Mary Blanche Knipper

Mary Blanche Knipper

Mar 14, 2022

Mary Knipper, 95, passed away Monday, March 14, 2022, at her home in Waco. A graveside funeral service officiated by Pastor Matt Snowden will be held Thursday, March 17, at 11:00 a.m., at Oakwood Cemetery. Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home is handling arrangements. No visitation is planned. Mary Blanche Hooker was born at her family home December 22, 1926, in Tenaha,...

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