Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

Mar 28, 2004

MCNAMARA, JR., JOHN B. John B. McNamara Jr., age 89, died Sunday, March 28, 2004 at his home after a brief illness. Services will be held at 11:30am Wednesday March 31, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Rev. Mike Attas officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. John was born in Waco November 24, 1914 to John Bolivar and Alice Goodrich...

Mar 26, 2004

VAUGHAN, ROBERT BENJAMIN Robert Benjamin Vaughan, age 92, died in Waco, Friday, March 26, 2004. He was born March 31, 1911 in Cashmere, Washington, the son of Ben and Dessie Ogan Vaughan. Robert “Bob” married Laurette “Dede” Bantz in 1934 and they raised their children in Washington state, Alaska, and Long Beach, California, where they operated a restaurant for...

Mar 26, 2004

DRIS, CATHERINE “NOULA” Catherine “Noula” Dris, 61, passed away Friday, March 26, 2004 at her Waco home. Funeral services will be held at 5 p.m. Sunday, March 28, 2004, at the Holy Archangels Greek Orthodox Monastery in Kendalia, Texas. Presiding clergy will be Archimandrite Dositheos and the Fathers of the Holy Archangels Monastery and Fr. Theodore Tsitsilianos of St....

Mar 26, 2004

CHOAT, CLAYTON T. Clayton T. Choat, age 75 of Waco died Friday, March 26, 2004. Graveside services will be held at 10am Thursday, April 1 at Waco Memorial South. WILKIRSON-HATCH-BAILEY

Mar 24, 2004

JOHNSON, JOHN OLIVER John Oliver Johnson, age 93 of Waco, passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2004 at a local nursing home. Graveside services will be held at 1:30pm Friday, March 26 at Bosqueville Cemetery with Rev. David Story officiating. Mr. Johnson was born October 25, 1910 in Bosqueville, Texas to T. P. and Edna Earle Jenkins Johnson. He graduated...

Mar 23, 2004

OATMAN, C. GEORGE C. George Oatman, age 95, of Waco died Tuesday, March 23, 2004 at his home. A memorial service will be held at 11:30am Monday, March 29 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel, 6101 Bosque Blvd. with Rev. Jake B. Schrum, son-in-law and President of Southwestern University, officiating. George was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, then moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan where...

Mar 23, 2004

GRAUER, ALBERT RAYMOND Albert Raymond Grauer, age 92 of Waco died Tuesday, March 23, 2004 at a local hospital. Graveside services will be held at 11am Thursday, March 25 at Oakwood Cemetery with The Rev. Angelo Bertini officiating. Mr. Grauer attended primary and secondary schools in Lincoln, Illinois and later attended Monmouth College, graduating in 1933. He moved to...

Mar 22, 2004

CARVER, IV, CHARLIE Charlie Carver, IV, age 44 of Waco died Monday, March 22, 2004 at his residence. Graveside services will be held at 10am Thursday, March 25 at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 4-6pm Wednesday, March 24 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Mr. Carver was born October 26, 1959 in Waco to Betty Stewart Carver and Charles...

Mar 18, 2004

REEVES, PAUL Paul Reeves, age 89 of Hewitt and formerly of Hurley, New Mexico, died Thursday, March 18, 2004 following an illness. A memorial service will be held at 3:30pm Saturday, March 20 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Rev. Jim Gray officiating. Mr. Reeves was born November 6, 1914 in Haskell County, Texas, the eighth child of twelve born to...

Mar 17, 2004

SEXTON, MARVIN DEAN Marvin Dean Sexton, age 71, of Lorena died Wednesday, March 17, 2004 at his residence. Services will be held at 11:30am Saturday, March 20 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Rev. Ron Durham and Dr. Bruce Cresson officiating. Entombment will follow at Waco Memorial Mausoleum. Visitation with the family will be from 6-8pm Friday, March 19 at the...

Mar 15, 2004

POWELL, WILLARD Willard Powell, age 89 of Waco died Monday, March 15, 2004 at a local hospital. Services will be held at 2pm Thursday, March 18 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Minister John Rainey officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 6-8pm Wednesday, March 17 at the funeral home. Willard “Shorty” “PaPa” Powell,...

Mar 14, 2004

JERRY CARTWRIGHT Jerome “Jerry” Cartwright, 79, longtime civic leader and devoted husband, father, and grandfather, died on Sunday, March 14, 2004, after a brief illness. A 1:30 p.m. memorial service will be Thursday, March 18, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church with The Rt. Rev. Rayford B. High, Jr., Bishop Suffragan of Texas, The Rev. Roland Timberlake, and The Rev....

Mar 14, 2004

SMITH, ROBERT Robert Gordon Berto Smith, age 57 of Waco lost his courageous battle with cancer on Sunday, March 14, 2004 at his home in Woodway surrounded by his loving wife and three sons. A memorial service will be held at 11:30am Thursday, March 18 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Rev. Bill Smith and Rev. Wayne Sage officiating. Visitation with...

Mar 13, 2004

WEBB, JOYCE Katherine Joyce Webb, 64, of Waco, passed away Saturday, March 13, 2004 at a local hospital. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, March 17, at 12 noon, at Rosemound Cemetery, with Rev. Donald Scott officiating. Visitation with the family will be 6-8pm Tuesday at the funeral home. Mrs. Webb was born September 3, 1939 in Llano to...

Mar 12, 2004

WILSON, HENRY O. Henry Owen Wilson, 67, of Waco, passed away Friday, March 12, 2004, at a local hospital. Services will be held at 11:00am, Monday, March 15, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, with the Rev. Roland Timberlake, the Rev. Frank Mangum and Dr. Mike Attas officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Mr. Wilson was born August 10,...

Mar 12, 2004

PERRY, I.N. I.N. “Ikey” Perry, 78, of Waco, passed away Friday, March 12, 2004, at a local nursing home. Services will be held at 1:30pm, Monday, March 15, 2004 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel, with Rev. Mark Wible officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial North with military honors. Mr. Perry was born May 18, 1925 in Waco to Isaac Newton...

Mar 11, 2004

Thelma D. Lifland Bracken Thelma D. T’Dee Lifland Bracken, 84, passed away March 11, 2004 at her home. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, March 15 at Lake Shore Baptist Church, 5801 Bishop Drive in Waco with Rev. Sharlande Sledge officiating. Thelma D. Moorman was born July 14, 1919 in Waco to parents Thelma...

Mar 10, 2004

ZACHRY, CORA SCHULZE Cora Schulze Zachry, age 86 of Waco died Wednesday, March 10, 2004 at a local hospital. Services will be held at 1:30pm Saturday, March 13 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Rev. Michael O. Patterson officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial North. Visitation with the family will be from 6-8pm Friday, March 12 at the funeral home....

Mar 9, 2004

KENNEDY, OLGA CONCILIO Olga Concilio Kennedy, age 91, of Waco died Tuesday, March 9, 2004 at a local nursing home. Services will be held at 3:30pm Friday, March 12 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Rev. Mark Nygard officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Mrs. Kennedy was a recent resident of Jeffrey Place Healthcare. She was an outstanding mother and...

Mar 8, 2004