Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

Eugene Howard Dashner

Eugene Howard Dashner

Dec 21, 2020

Eugene Howard Dashner of Hewitt, Texas, passed away on December 21, 2020, at the age of 83. To his family and friends, he was known as “Gene”, “Dad”, “Opa”, and “Uncle Gene”. Graveside services will be Monday, December 28, at 10:00 a.m., with Father Lee Nelson of Christ Church Waco officiating. Gene was born in Waco, Texas. As the...

Kenneth Wayne Anderson

Kenneth Wayne Anderson

Dec 21, 2020

For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to...

Corrie Elizabeth Logan

Corrie Elizabeth Logan

Dec 20, 2020

Corrie Elizabeth Allen Logan, age 68, died at Ascension Providence Hospital, Waco, Texas, on December 20, 2020, with her husband at her side. Corrie will be cremated and interred at the columbarium at First Presbyterian Church, Waco, Texas. Services of interment and celebration of her life are still being planned. Corrie was born in Dallas, Texas, October 17, 1952,...

Lula Mae Dennison Patillo

Lula Mae Dennison Patillo

Dec 19, 2020

Lula Mae Dennison Patillo departed this earth at Stilwell Residence Retirement Home and found her Lord and loved ones in Heaven on December 19, 2020 at 9 p.m. At age 101 years and 71 days, we are honored to be able to celebrate that she lived a long and complete life. Due to COVID19, there will be no visitation,...

Wilma Ruth Paulson

Wilma Ruth Paulson

Dec 19, 2020

Wilma Ruth Paulson February 22, 1936-December 19, 2020 Wilma Ruth Paulson, 84, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2020. Visitation will be 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Saturday, December 26, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Services will begin at 1:30 p.m., following visitation with Chaplain Manuel Henriquez officiating. Burial will follow at Rosemound Cemetery. Wilma was born February 22, 1936, in Birome,...

Carl  W. Coe

Carl W. Coe

Dec 18, 2020

Rev. Carl W. Coe passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family Friday, December 18, 2020. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 22, at River City Church with Rev. Clay Strawn and Bro. B.E. Moore officiating. Burial will follow at Riesel Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, December 21, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Carl...

George Lutes

George Lutes

Dec 16, 2020

Juanita Chambless Lutes 1928-2020 George Franklin Lutes, Jr. 1937-2020 Juanita “Nita” Chambless Lutes passed away December 11, 2020, in Holladay, Utah, at age 91. Her husband of 42 years, George Franklin Lutes, Jr., passed away five days later on December 16, at age 83. Immediate cause of death for both was COVID-19. Nita was born on December 26, 1928,...

Beverly Wray Morrison

Beverly Wray Morrison

Dec 16, 2020

Beverly Wray Morrison joined her heavenly Lord on December 16, 2020, in Tyler, Texas at The Heights Nursing Home. A private graveside service will be held at the Oakwood Cemetery in Waco, Texas, on Saturday, January 2, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. Mrs. Morrison will be laid to rest at the side of her husband, Dr. Bergen Morrison. Beverly was...

Norma June Wooten

Norma June Wooten

Dec 13, 2020

Norma June Wooten September 7, 1933 - December 13, 2020 Norma June Wooten, 87, passed away December 13, 2020. Services will be 1:00 p.m., Friday, December 18, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Blake Herridge officiating. A private burial will follow at Rosemound Cemetery in Waco, Texas. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, December 17, in the Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey...

Shirley Jean Brothers

Shirley Jean Brothers

Dec 13, 2020

Shirley Brothers, long time Waco resident, died peacefully on Sunday, December 13, 2020. The family will celebrate a private funeral and will arrange a memorial service and celebration of Shirley’s life at a point in the future when the dangers of COVID-19 have subsided. Shirley was born on September 1, 1923, in Cherryvale, Kansas, the oldest of three children....

Donald Michael Deinhart

Donald Michael Deinhart

Dec 11, 2020

Donald Michael “Don” Deinhart passed away from congestive heart failure on Friday, December 11, 2020. Visitation hours will start at 8:00 a.m., with chapel services to begin at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 15, with Deacon Garza and Rev. Benjamin Magnaye officiating at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Waco, Texas. Don was born July 1,...

Juanita Chambless Lutes

Juanita Chambless Lutes

Dec 11, 2020

Juanita "Nita" Chambless Lutes 1928 - 2020 George Franklin Lutes, Jr. 1937 - 2020 Juanita “Nita” Chambless Lutes passed away December 11, 2020, in Holladay, Utah, at age 91. Her husband of 42 years, George Franklin Lutes, Jr., passed away five days later on December 16, at age 83. Immediate cause of death for both was COVID-19. Nita was...

Andy Johnson Moore

Andy Johnson Moore

Dec 10, 2020

Dr. Andy Johnson Moore, 88, passed away on December 10, 2020, from complications stemming from Alzheimer’s Disease and COVID-19. A gathering to celebrate his life and legacy will be held in the Spring. Andy was born in Yocona, Lafayette County, Mississippi, on May 29, 1932. As a young man, he enjoyed playing baseball and basketball, and he became a...

Nita Ray Martin

Nita Ray Martin

Dec 7, 2020

Nita Ray SoRelle Martin went to Heaven peacefully on Dec. 7, 2020, at the age of 102, in her home in Waco, Texas. A private family service was held at Oakwood Cemetery with Dr. Matt Snowden officiating. The daughter of Andrew Currie SoRelle and Nita Lucile Ray SoRelle, Nita Ray was born August 17, 1918, in the home of...

Barbara Elayne Ware

Barbara Elayne Ware

Dec 6, 2020

Barbara Elayne Giffin Ware, 93, passed away on December 6, 2020, in Fort Worth, Texas. Graveside services will be held at Oakwood Cemetery in Waco, Texas, on Monday, December 14, at 2:00 p.m. Barbara was born on April 24, 1927, in Los Angeles, California, and moved to Dallas, Texas, in 1942 with her mother. There she met the love...

Gloria Jeanette Khoury

Gloria Jeanette Khoury

Dec 5, 2020

Gloria Jeanette Khoury, 92, of Waco, died Saturday, December 5, 2020, in hospice at Providence Medical Center. Because of COVID-19 restrictions, there will be no visitation or funeral service. Burial will be at a later date in her hometown of Shreveport, Louisiana. Jeanette was born July 15, 1928, in Marshall, Texas, to George A. Khoury and the former Regina...

Dorothy Redding Gross

Dorothy Redding Gross

Dec 4, 2020

Dorothy Redding Gross passed away Friday, December 4, 2020. Graveside Services will be 1:00 pm, Wednesday, December 9, at Rosenthal Cemetery with Pastor Bob Rainey of Central United Methodist Church officiating. Dorothy was born April 22, 1919, in Waco, Texas, to Hildred and Edna Earl Redding. She graduated from Waco High School. Dorothy was a homemaker and co-owner of...

Rebecca Pauline Shepherd

Rebecca Pauline Shepherd

Dec 4, 2020

Rebecca P. Shepherd passed away Friday, December 4, 2020. A Graveside Service will be 11:00 am, Wednesday, December 9, at Waco Memorial Park with Rev. Brian Patrick officiating. Burial will follow. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 pm, Tuesday, December 8, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home Garden Room. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First United Methodist...

Gil Gonzales

Gil Gonzales

Dec 4, 2020

Gil Gonzales of Waco, was called home on December 4, 2020. Mass will be held at St. Louis Catholic Church on Friday, December 11, at 10:00 a.m. A private graveside service will follow afterwards. Please follow Covid-19 guidelines, mask and social distance requirements will be followed. The family invites you to leave a message or memory on our "Tribute...

Betty Lou Marable

Betty Lou Marable

Dec 3, 2020

Betty Lou Lewis Marable, 94, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 3, 2020. A service to celebrate her life will be held in January at a date and time to be posted on the Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home website. Betty was born in Pawnee, Oklahoma and grew up with her twin sister, three other sisters, and two brothers in Illinois,...

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