Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

Douthit Dean Baxley

Douthit Dean Baxley

Feb 15, 2022

The Lord of all Creation was so immensely kind and merciful to Bax and family during this hard but tender time freeing him from the rage of pancreatic and liver cancer while at his home he loved, taking him home to heaven at 12:16 a.m. Tuesday morning. God was kind to leave him with us for his 67th anniversary...

Nancy M. Ratchford

Nancy M. Ratchford

Feb 15, 2022

Nancy Ratchford, 93, passed away on February 15, 2022, in Waco, Texas, after a short illness. A graveside service will be held Friday, February 18, at 2:00 p.m. at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Beaumont, with the Rev. Dan Darby officiating. Nancy Mockford was born in Greenville, Texas, to Lynna and Phil Mockford. She was the eldest of three...

Virgil Dean Cox

Virgil Dean Cox

Feb 15, 2022

Virgil Cox, 65, passed away February 15, 2022, at a local hospital following a lengthy illness. He will be greatly missed for his good heart and epic sense of humor. Vigil was born in Jackson, Michigan on July 12, 1956, and grew up in Jackson. Throughout his life Virgil had worked as a correctional officer and as a caregiver...

John Esquivel Flores

John Esquivel Flores

Feb 15, 2022

The Lord received an angel. John Esquivel Flores passed away Tuesday, February 15, 2022. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 am, Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at St. Francis on the Brazos Catholic Church with Father Eduardo Jazo officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 p.m. Monday, February 21 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. The Rosary...

Michael Ernest  Jones

Michael Ernest Jones

Feb 13, 2022

Michael "Mike" Jones was born on November 29, 1951, in Ottumwa, Iowa, to Harold Jones and Helen Estes Jones. Mike's early years were shaped by his loving parents, as well as being the middle child, and only brother, to four wonderful sisters. Two of Mike's greatest life decisions came in 1974. The first was on April 15 when he...

Floyd Bradley

Floyd Bradley

Feb 13, 2022

Floyd Bradley, 79, passed away on February 13, 2022, at St. Joseph Hospital in Bryan, Texas. Mr. Bradley had resided at Bremond Nursing Home in Bremond, Texas, for the last 13 years, where he was lovingly cared for. He had a passion for the ladies, bingo, cookies, soda pop, and the Dallas Cowboys! He will be buried at Rosemound...

Robert Dwain Burks

Robert Dwain Burks

Feb 10, 2022

Robert Dwain Burks passed away Thursday, February 10, 2022. Services will be 3:00 pm, Tuesday, February 15, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Jim Dickson and Chad Lewis officiating. Burial will follow at Crawford Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 pm-7:00 pm, Monday, February 14, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Robert was born January 7, 1941, in Waco, Texas, to R.V. and...

Robert Kenneth Coffelt

Robert Kenneth Coffelt

Feb 10, 2022

Robert Coffelt, 84, passed away at BSW Hillcrest Medical Center in Waco Thursday, February 10, 2022. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 15, at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Monday, February 14, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home (6101 Bosque Blvd, Waco, TX 76710). Bob was born March 19, 1937,...

Jeannette Mcginnes

Jeannette Mcginnes

Feb 9, 2022

Jeannette Hatter McGinnes died February 8, 2022, in Moody, Texas. Funeral services will be at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home in Waco on Saturday, February 12, at 10:30 a.m. Ms. McGinnes was a member of the First Baptist Church of Moody, where in earlier life she served many years as Sunday School superintendent and Sunday School teacher. Ms. McGinnes is from...

Geraldo M. Guardiola

Geraldo M. Guardiola

Feb 9, 2022

Geraldo “Jerry” Guardiola passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2022. The Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 15, at St. Francis on the Brazos Catholic Church with Father Jose Jazo officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will start at 6:00 p.m., Monday, February 14, followed by the Rosary at 7:00 p.m. at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral...

Ruth Edith Drake

Ruth Edith Drake

Feb 8, 2022

Ruth Edith Drake passed away Tuesday, February 8, 2022. Services will be 10:00 am, Friday, February 11, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Rev. Josh Vaughn officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 pm, Thursday, February 10, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Ruth was born January 1 (New Year’s Day), 1945, in Houston, Texas, to Clyde and...

Frances Patt Haise

Frances Patt Haise

Feb 7, 2022

Frances Patt Price Haise, known as Patt, was born on January 21,1940, in Rogers, Texas, to Clyde Hubert Price and Mabel Loraine Williams. She was baptized in the Cego Baptist Church at the age of nine and graduated from Bruceville-Eddy High School. Patt served in several secretarial positions both at NASA Johnson Space Center and Kennedy Space Center. At...

Anne  M. Thompson

Anne M. Thompson

Feb 7, 2022

Anne M. Thompson passed away Monday, February 7, 2022, in Waco, Texas. Anne was born March 13, 1924, in Bayonne, New Jersey, to John and Julia Stites, the first of three children. She attended St. Henry’s Catholic School and Bayonne High School and worked as a secretary at Baker Caster Oil Company in Bayonne and Langer Transport Company in...

Helen Weathers

Helen Weathers

Feb 7, 2022

Helen Raley Nash Weathers was born November 8, 1936, in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and bid her final adieu on February 7, 2022, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at the age of 85. She lived a charmed childhood growing up on the campus of Oklahoma Baptist University with her beloved parents and brother - Dr. John Wesley Raley, Helen Thames Raley,...

Lucretia Mauneece Payne

Lucretia Mauneece Payne

Feb 6, 2022

Mauneece Payne, of Clifton, Texas, was called home to our heavenly father on February 6, 2022. Mauneece was born in Waco, Texas, to Mervin and Clora Kellum. The family relocated to Crawford, where Mauneece attended Crawford High School. After graduation, she went on to study elementary education at Tarleton State University where she obtained both her bachelor’s and master’s...

William Marcus Dollar

William Marcus Dollar

Feb 4, 2022

William “Marcus” Dollar, age 76, man of God, devoted husband, loving father, gentle grandfather, beloved brother, and storyteller extraordinaire, left his earthly life on Friday, February 4, 2022, to walk with his heavenly Father. His story is one of a man well-loved and a life well-lived. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 am, Thursday, February 17, at...

Otis Leon Lemley

Otis Leon Lemley

Feb 3, 2022

Otis Lemley, 87, passed away on February 3, 2022 at Austin Seton Ascension Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, February 24, at Crossroads Fellowship Church with Rev. Cyndi Abbe officiating. Burial will follow at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Born in Huntsville, Alabama, Otis joined the Air Force during the Korean Conflict which took him to Amarillo AFB...

Charles Herring Dodd

Charles Herring Dodd

Feb 3, 2022

Reverend Charles H. Dodd, 71, passed from this life into the arms of Jesus on Thursday, February 3, 2022, at home. Visitation with the family will be Wednesday, February, 16, 5:00 -7:00 p.m. at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Reverend Paul Sands will officiate a celebration of Charles’ life on Thursday, February 17, at 2:00 p.m. at First Woodway Baptist Church....

Jennifer Cross

Jennifer Cross

Feb 2, 2022

Jennifer Ann Cross passed away on February 2, 2022. A visitation will take place at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home on Friday, February 11, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Jennifer graduated from University High School in Waco. She attended McLennan Community College, where she graduated with a B.S. in nursing. She became an R.N. and practiced in both local hospitals. She...

Ann Elizabeth Johnson

Ann Elizabeth Johnson

Feb 1, 2022

Ann Johnson passed away Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at her family home in Waco. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, February 7, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Sunday, February 6, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Ann was born April 23, 1939, in Mart, Texas, where...

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