Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

Martha A. Mennenga

Martha A. Mennenga

Sep 21, 2021

Martha was called home to be with the Lord on September 21, 2021. A graveside service will be held at Central Texas State Veterans’ Cemetery on Thursday, September 30, at 10 am. A memorial service will follow at 4 pm, at Peace Lutheran Church, in Hewitt, with Pastor Stephen Rynearson officiating. Martha was born on November 18, 1928, to...

Effie Merle Butler

Effie Merle Butler

Sep 20, 2021

Merle Casey Butler, 89, passed away on Monday, September 20, 2021. A memorial service will take place on October 16, at 11:00 am, at Victorious Life Church in Robinson. Merle was born October 16, 1931, in Chilton, Texas. She attended Bruceville-Eddy School. She married Tilmon Butler on September 4, 1948. Over the years, she was a nursing assistant for...

Marie Rachael Melendez

Marie Rachael Melendez

Sep 20, 2021

Marie Rachael Melendez, 30, of Waco, Texas, passed away Monday, September 20, 2021. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, October 12, at 10 am, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Rosemound Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday, October 11, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Marie was born August 22, 1991, in Waco, to Guadalupe Melendez Garcia. She grew...

Alice Hawes

Alice Hawes

Sep 19, 2021

Alice Stampp Hawes passed away peacefully on September 19, 2021. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 27, at 11 am, at Oakwood Cemetery. Alice was born in Waco, Texas, to Elizabeth Stringer Stampp and Arthur Frederick Stampp on July 11, 1933. She lived in Waco most of her life, attending the University of Texas but ultimately...

Dorothy Jean Spanos

Dorothy Jean Spanos

Sep 18, 2021

Dorothy J. Spanos, of Crawford, Texas, courageously battled Bulbar ALS over the past year and passed away peacefully at her home at the age of 86 on Saturday, September 18, 2021 surrounded in love by her family. Rosary will begin at 5:30 pm, Tuesday, September 21, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, with Father Albert Ruiz as celebrant. Visitation will follow...

Betsyana Patterson Conlee

Betsyana Patterson Conlee

Sep 15, 2021

Betsyana (Betsy) Patterson Conlee passed away on the morning of September 15, 2021. To celebrate a life well-lived, the family will hold a memorial celebration on Sunday, September 19 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, at 6101 Bosque Blvd, Waco, Texas. Visitation will begin at 3:00 pm with the memorial service following at 4:00. Betsy was born in Bryan, on February...

Rita Erdman

Rita Erdman

Sep 13, 2021

Rita Ilene Byars Erdman, 73, passed away September 13, 2021, at home, surrounded by her loving family following a courageous battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held on September 17 at 1:00 pm at Renew Church in Waco, Texas. Rita was born in Amarillo on November 5, 1947. She attended Palo Duro High School, cosmetology school in...

Billy H. Davis

Billy H. Davis

Sep 12, 2021

Billy H. Davis, Sr., 98, peacefully, and with his family by his side, was called home to his Lord on September 12, 2021. A graveside service will be held on September 16 at 10:00 a.m., at Oakwood Cemetery, with Reverend Byron Weathersbee officiating. Billy was born on September 27, 1922, in Thayer, West Virginia, to parents Ernest and Elsie...

Thomas Henry Jackson

Thomas Henry Jackson

Sep 12, 2021

Thomas Henry Jackson, III, M.D., passed away peacefully Sunday, September 12, 2021 with family by his side. A service celebrating his life will be held Thursday, September 16th at First United Methodist Church in Waco at 10:00 AM with visitation to follow in the foyer and a reception at Ridgewood Country Club. Tommy, or as he was known by...

Shawn M. Mohundro

Shawn M. Mohundro

Sep 11, 2021

Shawn Mohundro passed away Saturday, September 11, 2021. A Memorial Service will be held on September 21, at 11:00 am, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with John M. DeGiorgio officiating. Shawn was born December 5, 1966, in Corsicana, Texas, to Rev. Samuel Mohundro and his wife, Jenny. Shawn was married for thirty-four years to Gina Gonzales and was a loving...

Dezzie Thomas Leggott

Dezzie Thomas Leggott

Sep 10, 2021

Dezzie Thomas Leggott passed away peacefully Friday, September 10, 2021. Graveside Services will be 10:30 am, Tuesday, September 14, at Oakwood Cemetery with Dr. Charles Dixon officiating. Burial will follow. Dezzie was born November 19, 1932, in Waco, Texas, to Arthur and Myrtle Leggott. Dezzie was educated at Waco High and then graduated from Baylor University. While serving in...

Peggy Hightower Oswald

Peggy Hightower Oswald

Sep 7, 2021

Peggy Hightower Oswald of Waco, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, September 7, 2021. There will be a memorial service at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 11, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home in Waco, followed by a family graveside service in Cameron, Texas. Peggy was born on July 16, 1940, in Cameron, Texas, to Cora Mae and Aubrey Hightower. She obtained...

Matlyn Webb

Matlyn Webb

Sep 7, 2021

Matlyn Lurline Webb passed away peacefully on September 7, 2021, surrounded by loved ones after a prolonged illness. A funeral service for family and close friends will be held on Saturday, September 11, at 1 p.m. at Cogdell United Methodist Church, presided by Pastor Tim Jarrell. A graveside service will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Matlyn was born on...

Elvira Marie Robinson

Elvira Marie Robinson

Sep 5, 2021

Ms. Elvira Marie Robinson, 71, was called home on September 5, 2021, at 10:30 am in Hillcrest Hospital. Her Homegoing Service will be held on Saturday, September 18, at 11:00 am at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Rev. Cedric Showells, Sr. officiating. Visitation will be held from 9 am to 11 am on September 18. Elvira was born on March...

Joseph Thomas Scionti

Joseph Thomas Scionti

Sep 5, 2021

Joseph T. Scionti passed away at home on September 5, 2021. Services will be held in Waco, Texas, on Saturday, September 11, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, including visitation from 4 – 6:00 pm and a prayer service at 6:00 pm. His final resting place will be in Des Plaines, Illinois. Joseph was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He...

Ronald E. Anderson

Ronald E. Anderson

Sep 4, 2021

Ronald E. Anderson died on September 4, 2021, of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Services will be held in the Mausoleum and graveside at 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 3, 2022, at Garden of Memories Cemetery, 3669 Logan Ave. Waterloo, IA 50703. All family and friends are encouraged to attend. The guestbook is offered at https://www.whbfamily.com/obituaries/Ronald-E-Anderson?obId=22262009#/obituaryInfo. You are encouraged to leave a...

Tilmon Bazel Butler

Tilmon Bazel Butler

Sep 4, 2021

Tilmon Bazel Butler, 93, passed away Saturday, September 4, 2021, at Baylor, Scott, and White Hillcrest Medical Center. A memorial service will take place on October 16, at 11:00 am, at Victorious Life Church in Robinson. Tilmon was born September 26, 1927, in Troy, Texas. He attended Bruceville-Eddy School. He married Merle Casey on September 4, 1948. He was...

Charles Woodrow Pruitt

Charles Woodrow Pruitt

Sep 2, 2021

Charles Woodrow (Woody) Pruitt, 78, of Hewitt, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, September 2, 2021. Visitation will be from 6 – 8 pm on Thursday, September 9, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. A graveside funeral service will be held at Waco Memorial Park on Friday, September 10, at 10 am, with Pastor John Collier officiating. Woody was...

Jon W. Baden

Jon W. Baden

Aug 30, 2021

Jon W. Baden, Sr. passed away Monday, August 30, 2021. Services will be 10:00 am, Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at First Presbyterian Church with Chris Palmer officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00 pm-8:00 pm, Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. He is survived by his wife of 39 years Mary Ann,...

Homer Dale Hughes

Homer Dale Hughes

Aug 30, 2021

H. Dale Hughes passed away on August 30, 2021, at the age of 85. He was born in the front bedroom of his paternal grandparent’s farm home near Adair, Oklahoma, on November 1, 1935, to Helen Marie Pennington Hughes and Homer Clemens Hughes. Dale would be the only child of the marriage. Early in 1936, the family moved to...

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