Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

Mario Montez Payne

Mario Montez Payne

Mar 6, 2021

Mario Montez Payne passed away at age 52 on March 6, 2021, at Providence Hospital. The viewing will be held 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., March 13, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, 6101 Bosque Blvd, Waco TX 76710. Mr. Payne was born on June 4, 1968, in East St. Louis, Illinois, to his parents, Alphonso and Erma Jean Payne. He...

Doris Elizabeth Dunn Azbell

Doris Elizabeth Dunn Azbell

Mar 5, 2021

Doris Elizabeth Dunn Azbell joined her Savior, husband, son and family at her home surrounded by her loved ones on March 5, 2021. Services will be 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 10, at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 9, in the Garden Room at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, 6101 Bosque Blvd. in Waco. Doris...

Frances Felan Deleon

Frances Felan Deleon

Mar 4, 2021

Frances Felan DeLeon, 91, passed away March 4, 2021, at Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest Medical Center after experiencing a beautiful life. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 8, at St. Francis on the Brazos with Father Eduardo Jazo officiating. Burial will follow at Mooreville Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 4:00 p.m., with Rosary at 6:00 p.m., Sunday,...

Edwina Louise Calderon

Edwina Louise Calderon

Mar 3, 2021

Edwina Louise “Gaga” Calderon passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. A Memorial Service will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 6, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with the Rev. Greg Brumit officiating. Edwina was born July 31, 1943, in Waco, Texas, to Edward and Louise Bletsch. She attended Mart High School. On December 1, 1961,...

Cynthia Burkhart Lassiter

Cynthia Burkhart Lassiter

Feb 27, 2021

Cynthia Burkhart Lassiter of Waco, Texas, passed peacefully on February 27, 2021, at Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest Hospital with her husband, children and grandchildren at her side. Her eulogy and celebration of life will take place at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, at 11:00 a.m., March 6, with visitation at 10:00 a.m. for family and close friends. Interment will follow...

Barbara Louise Leavell

Barbara Louise Leavell

Feb 27, 2021

Barbara L. Leavell of Woodway, Texas, is now in her heavenly home with Jesus. Barbara passed away peacefully February 27, 2021, at St. Catherine Center, Waco, Texas. She requested a graveside service which will take place at 10:00 a.m., March 9, at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be on 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., March 8, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, 6101...

Thomas Gabriel Salome, Jr.

Thomas Gabriel Salome, Jr.

Feb 26, 2021

Thomas Gabriel Salome, Jr., of Waco, passed away peacefully Friday, February 26, 2021, at the age of 89 after a short illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 am on Tuesday March 2, 2021 at St. Louis Catholic Church with a private family burial at Oakwood Cemetery in Waco. The rosary will be recited at 10...

Kimberly Ann Aleman

Kimberly Ann Aleman

Feb 25, 2021

Kimberly Ann Aleman passed away Thursday, February 25, 2021. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, March 8, at Calvary Chapel with Pastor Albert Fuentes officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., Monday, March 8, at Calvary Chapel. Kimberly was born April 14, 1961, in Torrance, California, to Michael and Barbara Sheftick. She...

Russell Allen Wallis, Sr.

Russell Allen Wallis, Sr.

Feb 24, 2021

On February 24, 2021, Russell Allen Wallis, Sr., age 92, passed away at Living Springs Village Memory Care in Waco, Texas, with his daughter by his side. Born September 2, 1928, in Cameron, Texas, he married Pauline Malone in 1949. They had two children, Paulette and Russell Allen Wallis, Jr. The family spent some time living in California but...

Jennifer Leigh Metz Franklin

Jennifer Leigh Metz Franklin

Feb 23, 2021

Jennifer Leigh Metz Franklin passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2021. A Memorial Service will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 26, at Renew Church with Rev. Wayne Williams officiating. Jennifer was born November 7, 1972, in Waco, Texas, to Davis and Nancy Currie Metz. She worked as a registered nurse her entire adult career. She was preceded in death by...

Thomas Wayne Rinewalt

Thomas Wayne Rinewalt

Feb 21, 2021

Thomas Wayne Rinewalt died Sunday, February 21, 2021, at his home in Waco. Tommy was born January 25, 1950, in Waco to Lionel Leonard Rinewalt and Theda Fae Daniel Rinewalt. After graduating from Waco High School in 1968, he worked for CertainTeed for a few years. He found his passion for interacting with people when he formed his own...

Barbara Burke Harrison

Barbara Burke Harrison

Feb 21, 2021

Barbara Burke Harrison, age 86, passed away on February 21, 2021, at home in Houston with her loving family by her side. A private burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Waco in the coming days, followed by a graveside service in the fall. Barbara was born on February 1, 1935, in Waco, where she spent many years of...

Hico Noel Lozano

Hico Noel Lozano

Feb 20, 2021

Noel went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 20, 2021. A celebration of life for Noel will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, February 25, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. John Palmer will officiate and burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. A reception will follow the burial at Red Men Hall. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.,...

Bettie Lehrmann

Bettie Lehrmann

Feb 19, 2021

Bettie Lehrmann, 95 years old, passed away on Friday, February 19, 2021, at Providence Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, in Tyler, Texas. Services will be at 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 26, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Pastor Paul Krupicka officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. before the service. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park Cemetery....

Doris Marie Ferguson

Doris Marie Ferguson

Feb 12, 2021

Doris Marie Ferguson passed away Friday, February 12, 2021. Graveside Services will be 2:00 pm, Saturday, February 20, 2021, at Waco Memorial Park with Chaplain Monte Michaels officiating. Burial will follow. Doris was born December 12, 1928, in Dawson, TX, to Timothy Ruben and Marie Slater Pullin. She worked at home and was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother....

Martin Jay Medhurst

Martin Jay Medhurst

Feb 11, 2021

Dr. Martin Jay Medhurst, 68, passed away February 11, 2021, at Clements Hospital UT Southwestern in Dallas. Burial Mass will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, February 27, at St. Jerome Catholic Church in Hewitt, Texas, and live-streamed and recorded for later viewing at www.WHBfamily.com. Burial will follow at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Bryan. A separate memorial service will be held...

Fay Nell Norwood

Fay Nell Norwood

Feb 8, 2021

Fay Nell Norwood, 89, passed away unexpectedly on February 8, 2021 at The Delaney at Lake Waco, Waco, Texas. She was born in Ackerly, Texas, on May 8, 1931, and lived in Nacogdoches, Texas, before moving to Channel View, Texas, where she grew up. She married her beloved husband, Winfred Freeman Norwood, Jr., on September, 24, 1948. They lived...

Ronald James Suchecki, Jr.

Ronald James Suchecki, Jr.

Feb 8, 2021

Ronald James Suchecki Jr., 50, of China Spring, TX, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Monday, February 8, 2021, in a local hospital. Ron was surrounded by his wife and children when he lost his more than 3-week battle against COVID-19. Ron was born on October 20, 1970, in Youngstown, Ohio, to Ron Sr. and Terry...

Bonnell Y. Love

Bonnell Y. Love

Feb 7, 2021

Bonnell passed away Sunday, February 7, 2021 surrounded by her family. Services will be held Monday, February 22, 2021, at 10 AM at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, February 21. She will be laid to rest at Mapleview Cemetery in Marion, Kentucky at a later date. Bonnell was born on February 26,...

Peggy Ruth Martin

Peggy Ruth Martin

Feb 6, 2021

Our beloved mother, Peggy Ruth Martin, 88 years old, passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2021, at Stonemere Rehabilitation Center in Frisco, Texas. Services will be held Saturday, February 13, 2021, at 1:00 PM at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home in Waco, Texas. Interment will follow at Rosemound Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, February 12, 2021, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM...

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