Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

Goldie A. Strunck

Goldie A. Strunck

Jan 18, 2004

STRUNCK, GOLDIE A. Goldie A. Strunck, age 84, of Mart died Sunday, January 18, 2004 at a local hospital. Services will be held at 2pm Wednesday, January 21 at First Baptist Church of Mart with Rev. Ron Curtis officiating. Burial will follow at Riesel Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 6-8pm Tuesday, January 20 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral...

Pauline Walker Oesch

Pauline Walker Oesch

Jan 16, 2004

Pauline Walker Oesch, age 93, of Waco formerly of San Antonio died Friday, January 16, 2004 at a local nursing home. Graveside services will be held at 2:00pm Monday, January 19 at Gholson Cemetery with Rev. Brad Moore officiating. Mrs. Oesch was born June 13, 1910 in Gholson to Jesse and Leunera Cook Walker where she was reared and...

Michael Robert Breen

Michael Robert Breen

Jan 14, 2004

BREEN, MICHAEL ROBERT Michael Robert Breen, 54, of Woodway died Wednesday, January 14, 2004 at his home. The family invites you to a celebration of his life Friday, January 23, 2004 at the Carleen Bright Arboretum from 6-9pm. Services will be held at 3:30pm Saturday, January 24 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with the Rev. Msgr. Mark Deering officiating. Burial will...

Blanche Curbo

Blanche Curbo

Jan 13, 2004

CURBO, BLANCHE Calla ''Blanche'' Curbo, 90, of Waco went to be with The Lord Tuesday, Jan 13, 2004, at a local nursing home. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, Jan. 16 at Waco Memorial Mausoleum Chapel with the Rev. Ben Disney officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial North. Blanche was born February 12, 1913, to John...

Matthew A. Sanderford

Matthew A. Sanderford

Jan 10, 2004

MATTHEW A. SANDERFORD On January 10, 2004 Missionary Matthew A. Sanderford, age 84, went to be with the Lord. He has reached out and touched numerous lives during his 50 years of ministry. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 12 at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church with Rev. Ron Durham officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial...

Cliffie Bertelsen Drucke

Cliffie Bertelsen Drucke

Jan 10, 2004

CLIFFIE DRUCKE Cliffie Bertelsen Drucke, 97, a registered nurse and longtime Waco resident died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004, at a local nursing facility. Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 13, at Providence Park Chapel with the Rev. Msgr. Mark Deering officiating. Burial will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Monday...

Sharon Colton

Sharon Colton

Jan 9, 2004

SHARON COLTON Sharon Colton, of Hewitt, passed away Friday, Jan. 9, 2004. Memorial services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel, 6101 Bosque Blvd., with Rev. Ivan Ker officiating. Visitation will follow in the Garden Room. Mrs. Colton was a lifelong Texas resident, born in Limestone County on Feb. 10, 1939 to Roy and...

Peter P. Miller

Peter P. Miller

Jan 9, 2004

PETER P. MILLER Peter P. Miller, 89, of Waco died Friday, Jan. 9, 2004, at a local hospital. Memorial services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel, 6101 Bosque Blvd., with Rev. Jeff Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial North. Visitation with the family will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday,...

Ronald D. Clark

Ronald D. Clark

Jan 7, 2004

CLARK, RONALD D. Ronald D. Clark, age 72, of Waco died Wednesday, January 7, 2004 at a local hospital. Services will be held at 3:30pm Saturday, January 10 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Dr. Glenn Hilburn officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial North. Visitation with the family will be from 6-8pm Friday, January 9 at the funeral home. Mr....

John H. Jinks

John H. Jinks

Jan 7, 2004

John Horace Jinks, 86, of Waco, died Wednesday, January 7, 2004. Graveside services are scheduled for 2 pm, Saturday, January 10 at Taylor City Cemetery in Taylor, Texas, with his nephew, the Rev. George Ricker officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, 6101 Bosque Blvd. in Waco. Mr. Jinks was born November 24, 1917, in Cameron,...

Jane Fortescue Bartoli

Jane Fortescue Bartoli

Jan 7, 2004

BARTOLI, JANE FORTESCUE Jane Faithful Fortescue Bartoli, age 94 died Wednesday, January 07, 2004 at a local nursing home. Graveside services will be held at 2pm Saturday, January 10 at Lorena Cemetery with Rev. Frank Mangum officiating. Visitation will be from 5-7pm Friday, January 9 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Jane was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania December 26, 1909. She graduated from...

Opal D. Oakes Shavers

Opal D. Oakes Shavers

Jan 7, 2004

SHAVERS, OPAL D. OAKES Opal D. Oakes Shavers, age 79, of Woodway died Wednesday, January 7, 2003 at a local nursing home. Graveside services will be at 1pm Friday, January 9 at Oakes Cemetery in Fair Oakes, Texas in Limestone County with Rev. Steve Ramsdell of First United Methodist Church officiating. Mrs. Shavers was born February 1, 1924 in...

Ralph William Hooper

Ralph William Hooper

Jan 6, 2004

HOOPER, RALPH WILLIAM Ralph William Hooper, age 91 of Waco and Fort Worth, businessman and contractor, died Tuesday, January 6, 2004 at his home. Graveside services will be held at 3pm Thursday, January 8 at Highland Cemetery, Ozark, Arkansas. Survivors include wife, Jessie Bledsoe Hooper; daughters, Patricia Pierson of New York, Phyllis Cranz of Fort Worth, and Jennifer Cook...

Helen Irene Petitt

Helen Irene Petitt

Jan 5, 2004

PETITT, HELEN IRENE Helen Irene Petitt, age 77 formerly of Elm Mott died Monday, January 5, 2004 in Portland, Tennessee. Graveside services will be held at 10am Friday, January 9 at Oakwood Cemetery with Rev. Thomas D. Roberson officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 6-8pm Thursday, January 8 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Garden Room. Mrs. Petitt was born February...

Natalie West

Natalie West

Jan 5, 2004

NATALIE WEST Natalie B. West died Jan. 5, 2004, in San Clemente, Calif. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel, 6101 Bosque Blvd. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9. Natalie was born in Montgomery, Ala., to Anderson Sibley Barnes and...

Annis Kay Thompson

Annis Kay Thompson

Jan 4, 2004

THOMPSON, ANNIS KAY Annis Kay Thompson, 56, of Mexia, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2004, at a Mexia hospital. Graveside services will be held at 11:00a.m., Tuesday, January 6, at Oakwood Cemetery with Bishop David Dodge officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 8:30 to 10a.m., Tuesday, January 6 at the funeral home. Miss Thompson was born November...

Charlie Ray Johnson

Charlie Ray Johnson

Dec 31, 2003

CHARLIE R. JOHNSON Charlie Ray Johnson, 55, of Lorena, died Wednesday December 31, 2003 at a local hospital. Memorial Services will be 3:30pm Saturday, January 3, 2004 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel. A visitation for family and friends will be 6pm until 8pm Friday at the funeral home. Charlie was born July 22, 1948 in Waco to the late Charlie Wayne...

Edna Sides

Edna Sides

Dec 30, 2003

SIDES, EDNA Edna Sides, age 90, of Woodway died Tuesday, December 30, 2003 at a local nursing home. Services will be held at 2:30pm Saturday, January 3 at Waco Memorial Mausoleum Chapel with Rev. David Story officiating. Entombment will follow at Waco Memorial Mausoleum. Visitation with the family will be from 6-8pm Friday, January 2 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Mrs. Sides...

Joe D. Newton

Joe D. Newton

Dec 29, 2003

NEWTON, JOE D. Joe D. Newton, age 85 of Waco died Monday, December 29, 2003 at a local hospital. Memorial services will be held at 2pm Saturday, January 3 at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 305 N. 30th St., Waco with the Rev. Janne Alro Osborne officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial North. Mr. Newton was born April 7,...

Johnnie M. Doty

Johnnie M. Doty

Dec 29, 2003

DOTY, JOHNNIE M. Johnnie M. Doty, age 81 of Waco died Monday, December 29, 2003 at a local hospital. Services will be held at 11:30am Monday, January 5 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Dr. Randy Hughes officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial North. Visitation with the family will be from 6-8pm Sunday, January 4 at the funeral home. Ms....