Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX
Donna Marie Plemons
Apr 24, 2021
Donna Shook Plemons passed away Saturday, April 24, 2021. A Memorial Service will be 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 12, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Donna was born July 27, 1955, in Little Rock Arkansas, to Don and Merrye Shook. She attended and graduated from Richfield High School, Class of 1973. Her love of Culinary Arts led to becoming a Chef...
Katie Radle Neumann
Apr 22, 2021
Katie Radle Neumann, 100, passed away on Thursday, April 22, 2021, at her residence in Elm Mott, Texas. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 27, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home Chapel, 6101 Bosque Blvd., with Rev. Darrel Phillips officiating. Burial will follow at Rosemond Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 to 8:00 p. m., Monday, April 26, at the funeral...
Everett M. Bates
Apr 20, 2021
Everett M. “Mac” Bates passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2021. A Memorial Service will be held 2:30 p.m., Thursday, April 22, at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Dr. Leslie King officiating. Everett was born June 28, 1933, in Dalhart, Texas, to Joseph and Jessie Bates. Everett was a graduate of Dalhart High School. He was owner of Mac Bates...
Michael William Sobel
Apr 17, 2021
Michael William Sobel, 62, died in Waco, Texas, on April 17, 2021, after a short battle with cancer. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 20, at Rodef Sholom Cemetery, 1400 Garden Drive, in Waco. Michael passed just as he lived; he wrote his own rules, he fought authority, and he flirted the boundaries of all natures. And...
Billy Dean Edwards
Apr 12, 2021
Early in the evening of April 12, 2021, Billy Dean Edwards peacefully walked into the arms of our Lord. Graveside services will be 1:00 p.m., Friday, April 16, at Waco Memorial Park with Rick Aguilar officiating. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, April 15, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Billy was born on February 2, 1931, to William...
Edward Melton Pirelo
Apr 12, 2021
Edward Pirelo, 88, of Waco, Texas, passed away April 12, 2021, at Whispering Pines Nursing Home in Longview, Texas. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 17, at Waco Memorial Park. He was born at 2201 Lyle Ave. in North Waco to Nunzio and Catherine Pirelo. He worked as a barber for over 50 years and was known...
William L. Johns
Apr 10, 2021
William L. Johns June 21, 1933 - April 10, 2021 William L. “Bill” Johns passed away peacefully at home with family and friends by his side, April 10, 2021. Graveside services will be at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, April 17, at Oakwood Cemetery with Pastor Marty Merritt officiating. Burial will follow. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, April...
Ernest Ochoa
Apr 6, 2021
With sadness, love, and profound gratitude, the family of Ernest Ochoa, announces his passing on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 9, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Graveside services will be private. Ernest, 89, of Waco, was born in Downsville, Texas, on June 28, 1931, to Willie and Consuelo Ochoa. With his...
Richard Ralph Martin
Apr 6, 2021
Richard Ralph Martin passed away Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, May 7, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery. Visitation will be 9:00 to 10:00 a.m., Friday, May 7, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home Chapel. Richard was born April 11, 1961, in Buffalo, New York, to Richard and Helene...
Nancylu C. Bennett
Apr 4, 2021
Nancylu Crosthwait Bennett was born July 17, 1930, and entered larger life on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021. A memorial service to celebrate Nancylu’s life will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Waco on Thursday, April 15, at 10:00 a.m., officiated by the Reverend Jo Mann Craig of Amarillo and the Reverend James Pevehouse of Waco. In keeping...
Chester Roberts, Jr.
Apr 3, 2021
Chester Roberts, Jr., passed away Saturday, April 3, 2021. Graveside Services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 10, at Doris Miller Memorial Park with Rev. Melvin Petty officiating. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Friday, April 9, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Chester was born March 3, 1924, in Brenham, Texas, to Chester and Eliza Roberts. Chester was educated...
James Byron Graves
Apr 3, 2021
James B. “Buddy” Graves, 85, went home to his Lord Saturday, April 3, 2021, while at a local rehabilitation facility. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, April 8, at New Road Church of Christ with Charlie Thomason and Alan Ritchie officiating. Burial will follow at College Station Cemetery in College Station, Texas. Visitation will be 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.,...
Siegfried Richard Kreis
Apr 2, 2021
Dr Siegfried Kreis passed away on April 2, 2021, at the age of 62, after a courageous battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m., April 12, at the First Baptist Woodway Church. For those unable to attend in person, the service will be livestreamed on the Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home website, www.WHBFamily.com. There will be a...
Rebecca Aguirre
Apr 1, 2021
Rebecca “Becky” Ramona Aguirre went to her heavenly home to be with her Lord unexpectedly on Thursday, April 1, 2021. Rosary will be at 10:00 a.m., prior to Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, April 10, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Deacon Garza officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., Friday,...
Glen Lamonte Phipps
Mar 31, 2021
Glen LaMonte “Monty” Phipps, 64, passed away on March 31, 2021, after being hospitalized with COVID. His service will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 24, at Oakwood Cemetery with Rev. Gary Kreder officiating. He was born on September 8, 1956, at Parmer County Community Hospital, in Friona, Texas, to proud parents, Betty Lucille Williams and Virgil Leon Phipps. His...
Bennett Keith Glatter
Mar 27, 2021
Bennett Keith Glatter of Mart, Texas, was born on February 1, 2021, at Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest Medical Center to Madison Montgomery and Blayne Glatter. His parents were blessed with 7 wonderful weeks with him before he went to his heavenly home on March 27, 2021. Bennett will always be his parents’ precious baby boy, and they will...
Mary Martha Dickie Dossett
Mar 27, 2021
Mary Martha Dossett, 89, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 27, 2021. She will be forever remembered for her unfailing kindness and generosity, her dry yet gracious wit, and her unwavering passion for her family, friends and community. A graveside service will be held at Oakwood Cemetery, 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 6. Mary Martha was born in Amarillo on...
Jose Alvarado Angeles
Mar 25, 2021
Jose Alvarado Angeles, 85, passed away in Waco, Texas, on March 25, 2021. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 31, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Fr. Benji officiating. Visitation will be 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., with Rosary at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 30, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Jose was born on November 1, 1935, in El Durazno...
Joe Alexander Jimenez
Mar 25, 2021
Joe Alexander Jimenez passed away Thursday, March 25, 2021. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date at St. Louis Catholic Church. Joe was born January 3, 1957, in Waco, Texas, to JB and Maria Jimenez. He was a graduate of Reicher Catholic High School. Joe spent forty-two years mastering his craft of fine jewelry and became...
Joice A. Franklin
Mar 22, 2021
Joice Franklin, missionary, devoted wife, mother, grandmother, vivacious life-giver, hospitality queen, prankster, bird lover, matchmaker, and faithful servant of God, passed away at the age of 89 on March 22, 2021. Born in Pontiac, Michigan, she felt called to missions early in life. She met her husband, Karl, at the King’s College in Delaware, where she graduated as valedictorian,...
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