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Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX
Jacquelyn Pickens
Oct 1, 2021
Jackie Pickens was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Roy and Nora (Sally) Ballew on December 3, 1931, and left peacefully for Heaven on October 1, 2021. She grew up in the St. Louis area. When in college, she served as a camp counselor at a summer camp in Wisconsin. She attended Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas, and graduated...
Maria Guadalupe De Castorena
Sep 29, 2021
On September 29, 2021, God gained a special loving angel, Maria Guadalupe (Lupe) Campos De Castorena at the age of 52. Funeral service will be held on October 7, 2021 at 1:00 pm at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be held on October 6, 2021 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home from 5 –...
Charles Paul Rich
Sep 25, 2021
Charles Paul Rich passed away Saturday, September 25, 2021. Services will be 10:00 am, Wednesday, September 29, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, with Rev. Terry Graham officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00 pm-8:00 pm, Tuesday, September 28, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Charles was born November 30, 1930, in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, to C. Paul and Mabel Rich....
Kyle Lane Nielsen
Sep 25, 2021
By Krista Salome & Karen Conine Kyle Lane Nielsen, an eleven-year survivor of brain cancer, lost his fight at 53 and joined his beloved family members in the arms of Jesus Christ, our Lord. He passed away peacefully at his home in Waco on Saturday, September 25, 2021. His funeral will be at 1:30pm, Thursday, September 30th, at Highland...
John William Post
Sep 24, 2021
John William Post passed away Friday, September 24, 2021. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 28, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. A Celebration of Life will follow at 11:00 a.m. with Dr. Matt Snowden officiating. A private family burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. John was born March 5, 1935 in Prairie Hill, Texas, to John Carpenter Post and...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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