Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Aug 30, 2021

Helen Martinez peacefully passed from this life to the next on Monday, August 30, 2021. Recitation of the Holy Rosary will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Monday, September 13, at 8:00 am, followed by Holy Mass. Graveside services will be after mass at Waco Memorial Park. Helen was born to Elena and Federico Martinez March 15, 1943,...

Aug 30, 2021

Linda Sue Weddington Clair, has passed away August 30, 2021. Born July 1, 1939, she was wife to, and preceded in death by, Harry Edgar Clair; mother to Colleen Evelyn Clair Keene, Cathleen Edith Clair Rooney, and Cheryl Elizabeth Clair Jackson; grandmother to Kyle Mitchell Keene, Keegan Zachry Keene, Ryan Joseph Rooney, Clair Elisabeth Jackson, and William Harrison (Harry)...

Aug 30, 2021

Cort Hill Bordner, loving son, brother, grandson, nephew and friend passed away on Monday, August 30, 2021. The service in celebration of Cort’s life will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, September 4, at Renew Church in Waco. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Marlin, Texas. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Friday, September 3,...

Aug 27, 2021

Michael Paschal passed away Friday, August 27, 2021. Services will be 2:00 pm, Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Garden Room with family officiating. Michael was born March 7, 1950, in Borger, Texas, to Walter and Wanda Paschal. He grew up and raised his family in the Dumas area. He worked for Valero Energy for 38 years. He was...

Aug 26, 2021

Aug 26, 2021

Boyd David Watson passed away Thursday, August 26, 2021. Graveside Services will be 10:00 am, Friday, September 17, 2021, at Oakwood Cemetery. David was born June 10, 1949, in Waco, Texas, to Charles Lewis and Therma Watson Brown. David attended Richfield High School.and received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Arlington. He was a long-term employee...

Aug 25, 2021

Rita Gail (Olson) Parrish passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2021. Services will be 10:00 am, Tuesday, August 31, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Pastor Austin Nickel officiating. Burial will follow at St. Olaf Kirke, Old Rock Church in Cranfills Gap. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Gail was born April 15, 1942,...

Aug 25, 2021

After a long and happy life, Ida Lu Smith passed from this life on Wednesday, August 25, 2021. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, September 2, 2021 at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church followed by burial at Oakwood Cemetery with Rev. Aaron Zimmerman officiating. Ide was born on January 20, 1924, in Dallas, Texas to Maurice and Ernestine Spurgin. She...

Aug 24, 2021

Jack Harvey Shell, 90, passed away peacefully at home in Waco on August 24, 2021, with his wife of over 67 years, Virginia, at his side. A private family graveside service will be held on Saturday, August 28 at 10:30 at Memorial Cemetery of College Station. Jack was born in Corpus Christi and grew up on a farm in...

Aug 21, 2021

Jane Meyer, of Waco, Texas, went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 21, 2021, at the age of 81, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease, with her family by her side. A celebration of life service will be held on September 4 at 10:00 am at First Woodway Baptist Church. There will be a brief...

Aug 21, 2021

Karen Sue Atchison, 69, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 21, 2021 in Temple, Texas. Services will be held at 2:00 pm, Saturday, August 28, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home in Waco, Texas. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:00 pm, just prior to the service. Interment will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Park. Karen was born August 6, 1952,...

Aug 20, 2021

Baby Brooke Lorraine Menard was welcomed into heaven in Jesus’ loving arms, August 20, 2021. A memorial gathering will be held from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 1, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas. A memorial service will be held in Waco at 10 am on Friday, September 3, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, followed by a private...

Aug 19, 2021

Ouida Sellers Waldrop passed away Thursday, August 19, 2021. Services will be 1:30 pm, Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at Crestview Church of Christ with Scott Talley officiating. Burial will follow at Prairie Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 pm-8:00 pm, Monday, August 23, 2021 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Ouida was born October 22, 1924, in Waco, TX, to Chester...

Aug 19, 2021

Dorothy Gene Smith O’Bier was born on December 19, 1926, to Nelson Clyde Smith and Eunice Opal Clary Smith in Waco, Texas. She met her husband Roy at the Weston Biscuit Bakery where they both worked, along with her father and big brother. They would go roller skating on dates. She was married to Roy Alfred O’Bier on December...

Aug 16, 2021

Patrick Stackhouse Rogers, 82, went to be with the Lord on August 16, 2021, at his home in Waco, TX, surrounded by family. Pat’s wishes were to be buried in Mullins, SC, and to have a celebration of his life in Pawleys Island. Plans will be announced at a later date. Pat was born in Mullins, South Carolina on...