Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

Mary Catherine Celeste Field

Mary Catherine Celeste Field

Apr 6, 2004

FIELD, CELESTE Mary Catherine Celeste Moncus Field, age 93 died Tuesday, April 6, 2004. Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10am Wednesday, April 14 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with Rev. Angelo Bertini officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery, with a reception to follow at St. Mary’s Parish Hall. Rosary will be recited at 7pm...

Dora Tartaglia

Dora Tartaglia

Apr 4, 2004

Dora Tartaglia, age 94, of Waco passed away Sunday, April 4, 2004 at a local hospital. Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 7, 2004 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with Rev. Angelo Bertini as celebrant. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial North. Rosary will be recited Tuesday, April 6, 2004 at 7:00 P.M....

Mary Ann Neelley

Mary Ann Neelley

Apr 4, 2004

NEELLEY, MARY ANN Mary Ann Neelley, age 84 of Austin, formerly of Waco died Sunday, April 4, 2004 at an Austin nursing home. Graveside services will be held at 11am Tuesday, April 6 at Oakwood Cemetery with Rev. Monsignor Mark Deering officiating. Ms. Neelley was born May 21, 1919 in Waco; she graduated from Waco High School and later...

Martha Ellen Cayce Bauman

Martha Ellen Cayce Bauman

Apr 3, 2004

Martha Ellen Cayce Bauman Martha Ellen Cayce Bauman, 93, of Waco peacefully and sweetly met Jesus Saturday, April 3, 2004 at her residence. Services will be held Wednesday, April 7, 2004. A graveside service will occur at 11:00 a.m. at Restland Cemetery in Gatesville followed by a Memorial Celebration at 3:30 p.m. in Waco at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey with Dr. Scott...

James Macdowell, Jr.

James Macdowell, Jr.

Apr 1, 2004

MACDOWELL, JR, JAMES James MacDowell, Jr., age 78, of Waco died Thursday, April 1, 2004. Mr. MacDowell was born May 30, 1925 in Lowell, Massachusetts. He joined the U. S. Marine Corps after graduating high school and served in the Pacific during World War II. He met his wife, Pauline, while stationed in Fort Worth where Pauline was helping...

William Bill Ballard

William Bill Ballard

Apr 1, 2004

BALLARD, WILLIAM BILL William Bill Ballard, age 57 of Waco died Thursday, April 1, 2004. Memorial services will be held at 1:30pm Sunday, April 4 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Chaplain Curtis Holland officiating. Bill grew up in Uvalde, Texas with his lifelong friends, Richard Edwards and Don Smith. He graduated from Texas Christian University where he met his devoted...

Mayme Murphy Mcbrayer

Mayme Murphy Mcbrayer

Mar 31, 2004

MCBRAYER, MAYME MURPHY Mayme Murphy McBrayer, age 94 died Wednesday, March 31, 2004 at her home after a long illness. Graveside services will be held at 10am Friday, April 2 at Lorena Cemetery with Chaplain Curtis Holland officiating. Burial will follow at Lorena Cemetery. Mrs. McBrayer was born February 3, 1910 in Falls County to Minnie and Ennis Murphy....

Walter Sawyers

Walter Sawyers

Mar 30, 2004

WALTER SAWYERS, ENC USN RET. Walter Sawyers, ENC USN Ret., age 73 died Tuesday, March 30, 2004 at a local hospital. Services will held at 1:30pm Saturday, April 3 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Buddy Sipe officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 6-8pm Friday, April 2 at the funeral home. Mr. Sawyers...

Dan H. Hollingsworth, Sr.

Dan H. Hollingsworth, Sr.

Mar 30, 2004

HOLLINGSWORTH, SR., DAN HARVESTON Dan Harveston Hollingsworth, Sr., age 81 of Waco went to meet his maker Tuesday, March 30, 2004. Services will be held at 11:30am Friday, April 2 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Pastor Steve Johnson and Associate Pastor Keith Howard officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial North. Visitation will be from 6-8pm Thursday, April 1 at...

Sophie E. Powers

Sophie E. Powers

Mar 29, 2004

POWERS, SOPHIE E. Sophie E. Powers, age 81 of Lorena, went to be with her Lord Monday, March 29, 2004. Services will be held at 3:30pm Friday, April 2 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Rev. Harley B. Gordon officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial North. Visitation with the family will be from 6-8pm Thursday, April 1 at the funeral...

Wilburn Curnutt

Wilburn Curnutt

Mar 28, 2004

CURNUTT, WILBURN Wilburn Curnutt, age 84 of Waco died Sunday, March 28, 2004 at a local nursing home. Services will be held at 1:30pm Wednesday, March 31 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Rev. Pamela Dykehouse officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial North. Visitation will be from 6-8pm Tuesday, March 30 at the funeral home. Mr. Curnutt was born January...

Ernest Harold Richardson

Ernest Harold Richardson

Mar 28, 2004

Ernest Harold Richardson, 87, passed away Sunday morning, March 28, 2004, at Ridgecrest Nursing Facility. Services will be 1:30 P.M. Tuesday, March 30, 2004 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Dr. Jerry Kirkpatrick officiating. Burial will be at Waco Memorial North. Visitation will be 7:00 to 8:00 P.M. Monday, March 29th at the funeral home.. Mr. Richardson was born June 21,...

Lyle Seley Masterson

Lyle Seley Masterson

Mar 28, 2004

MASTERSON, LYLE SELEY Lyle Seley Masterson, age 89, of Waco died Sunday, March 28, 2004 at her residence. Services will be held at 11am Wednesday, March 31, 2004 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church with The Rt. Rev. Sam B. Hulsey officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Mrs. Masterson was the descendent of the pioneer Seley family of Waco,...

John B. Mcnamara, Jr.

John B. Mcnamara, Jr.

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...

Robert Vaughan

Robert Vaughan

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...

Catherine Dris

Catherine Dris

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....

Clayton T. Choat

Clayton T. Choat

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

John Oliver Johnson

John Oliver Johnson

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...

C. George Oatman

C. George Oatman

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...

Albert Raymond Grauer

Albert Raymond Grauer

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...