Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

Theodore Joseph Vicha

Theodore Joseph Vicha

Jan 24, 2022

Ted Vicha passed away Monday, January 24, 2022, at home with his family by his side. Graveside Memorial Services will be 10:00 am, Saturday, January 29, at Oakwood Cemetery. Ted was born January 28, 1932, in Axtell, Texas, to Rudolph and Rosalee Vicha. He married Carolyn Monaghan September 30, 1955. They raised three wonderful children. He had his own...

Frank Orta Montoya

Frank Orta Montoya

Jan 24, 2022

Frank Orta Montoya passed away peacefully Monday, January 24, 2022. The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 am, Thursday, February 3, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with Fr. Benjamin Magnaye officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be at 6:00 pm followed by the Rosary at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 2, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home....

Larry David Salmans

Larry David Salmans

Jan 23, 2022

Sunday, January 23, 2022, in Waco, Larry David Salmans went to be with the Lord he has loved and served so faithfully for 84 years. Larry was born in Shamrock, Texas, and raised in Hanston, Kansas. He married the love of his life, Marilyn Miller, in 1959 and together they raised five children: Suzanne, Mark, Scott, Brent, and Jason....

Barbara Ann Owens

Barbara Ann Owens

Jan 23, 2022

Barbara Ann Owens, age 87, of Woodway, passed away Sunday, January 23, 2022. The funeral service will be held at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, Saturday, January 29, 2022, in the garden room at 3:00 pm. Barbara was born in Norfolk, Virginia, and grew up there. She graduated from Granby High School in 1952 and was third in her class. She...

Mary Anne Elkins Pullen

Mary Anne Elkins Pullen

Jan 23, 2022

Mary Anne Elkins Pullen passed away at the home of her daughter, Susan Shafer, in Mexia, Texas, on January 23, 2022, at the age of 91. Visitation will take place Friday, January 28, from 5:00 to 7:00 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, with the funeral service at 1:00 pm Saturday, January 29, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery....

Teddy Don Smith

Teddy Don Smith

Jan 22, 2022

Teddy Don Smith passed away Saturday January 22, 2022, at his residence in Otto, Texas. A private celebration of life will be held with close family and friends. Ted was born September 7, 1961, in Corsicana, Texas, to Nelta Faye and Tommy Dale Smith. He attended Connolly High School. He had a career that spanned from service in the...

Rebecca Young

Rebecca Young

Jan 22, 2022

Rebecca (Becky) Strahan Young passed away Saturday, January 22, 2022. Services will be 2:00 pm, Thursday, January 27, at Lorena First Baptist Church with Pastor Heath Kirkwood officiating. Burial will follow at Lorena Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at Lorena First Baptist Church. Rebecca was born June 17, 1927, in Lorena, Texas, to Wilson...

Mary Eleanor Fairfield

Mary Eleanor Fairfield

Jan 22, 2022

Mary Eleanor Davis Fairfield passed away Saturday, January 22, 2022, at age of 101 years, 7 months and 23 days at Green Oaks Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Arlington, Texas. Graveside services will be at Robinson Cemetery, Friday, January 28, at 2:30 pm. Visitation will be at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, Friday, January 28, at 11:00 am. Eleanor, as...

Sidney Sims

Sidney Sims

Jan 21, 2022

Sidney passed away recently in Long Beach, California. He was born in Brownwood, Texas, to Sidney Buell Sims, Sr., and Faye Aubrey Sims. In 1939, the family moved to Cameron, Texas. Sidney was a musician and was in the Cameron Yoe High School Band. His senior year the family moved to Waco, Texas. He graduated from Waco High School...

Amelia Sudderth

Amelia Sudderth

Jan 21, 2022

Amelia Sudderth, beloved and loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully at her home on January 21, 2022. She was 83 years old and lived in Waco, Texas for the last 50 years with her devoted husband, Joe. Services will be January 28 at 1:00 pm at First Presbyterian Church, 1100 Austin Avenue in Waco, with Rev. Dr....

Vincent Jr Marin

Vincent Jr Marin

Jan 19, 2022

Vincent JR Marin passed away on January 19, 2022. A funeral service will be held 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 29, at Family of Faith Worship Center in Waco, with Pastor Victor Loera officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, Friday, January 28, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. A rosary will follow...

Frank Sandoval

Frank Sandoval

Jan 16, 2022

Frank Sandoval passed away Sunday, January 16, 2022. Services will be 7:00 pm, Friday, January 21, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with his son and Pastor Mario Sandoval officiating. Visitation will be before the service from 6:00 pm-7:00 pm. Graveside service will be 10:00 am, Saturday, January 22, at Oakwood Cemetery. Frank was born March 2, 1937, in Waco, to Cruz...

Michael Allen Graupner

Michael Allen Graupner

Jan 14, 2022

Michael Allen Graupner, 63 years old, passed away January 14, 2022, at his residence. Services will be Saturday January 22, at 2:00 pm, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Pastor Lucio Martinez officiating. Visitation will be January 22 at 1:00 pm, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Mike was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on September 23, 1958. He grew up in Chicago...

Martha Martin Cox

Martha Martin Cox

Jan 13, 2022

Martha Martin Cox (“MeMaw”) passed away Thursday, January 13, 2022. The family will have a private graveside service. Martha was born July 18, 1933 in Waco, Texas, to Otto and Beulah Martin. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Jerry; and three brothers. She is survived by her brother, John Truman Martin; three daughters, Carol Dunman...

Frankie "Terry" Chapman

Frankie "Terry" Chapman

Jan 12, 2022

Frankie Terrell Chapman passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2022. Graveside Services will be 1:30 pm, Monday, January 17, at Rosemound Cemetery with John M. DeGiorgio officiating. Visitation will be 5:00 pm-7:00 pm, Sunday, January 16, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Frankie was born September 13, 1961, in Waco, Texas, to Eugene and Gloria Chapman. Frankie attended La Vega Highschool and...

Samuel  Edward Allison

Samuel Edward Allison

Jan 10, 2022

Samuel Edward Allison died peacefully at home on Monday, January 10, 2022. He was 82. Sam was born in Corsicana, Texas, the younger son of O.W. (Dee) Allison and Alice Inez Allison, née Grayson. After a brief stay in Corsicana, the family moved to Wichita Falls, Texas, where young “Sammy” grew up hunting, fishing, and playing blocking back for...

Margaret Louise Hoyle

Margaret Louise Hoyle

Jan 7, 2022

Margaret Louise Hoyle passed away Friday, January 7, 2022. Graveside services will be 1:30 pm, Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at Rosemound Cemetery. Louise was born December 18, 1919, in Waco, Texas, to Joseph and Mertyl Kennedy. Her mother died after giving birth and she was raised by her paternal grandparents in Abbot, Texas. On the first day of school,...

David Michael Guinn

David Michael Guinn

Jan 6, 2022

David Michael Guinn, Sr., 82, departed this life on January 6, 2022. Services will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 515 Columbus Ave., on January 8, at 11:00 a.m. David was born on February 24, 1939, in Cleburne, Texas to Ernest and Dorothy Guinn. He grew up attending Main Street Methodist Church and Cleburne public schools until his...

Billie Kathryn Kuhnle

Billie Kathryn Kuhnle

Jan 4, 2022

Billie Kathryn Beckworth Kuhnle passed away on January 4, 2022. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, January 11, at 11 am, at St. Jerome Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. A rosary will take place at 10 am, prior to the service, also at St. Jerome. Visitation will be Monday, January 10,...

Ann May Warner

Ann May Warner

Jan 3, 2022

Ann “Molly” Maguire Warner of Houston, Texas, passed away on January 3, on her 102nd birthday. Molly was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to parents John Maguire and Edith Slaney. After completing nursing school, Molly joined the US Army Nursing Corps and served three years overseas during World War II in North Africa and Europe. She was promoted to the...

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