Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX
Gary Dale Eddleman
Jun 6, 2020
Gary Dale Eddleman passed away June 6, 2020. Services will be Saturday, June 13 at 2 pm with Pastor Robert Nelson officiating. Visitation will be Friday June 12th from 6 – 8 pm, both at River City Church, 3015 North Robinson Dr., Waco, Texas Gary was born on May 6, 1947 in Waco, Texas to George W. and Mayme...
Theda Fae Rinewalt
Jun 2, 2020
Theda Fae Rinewalt, 99, went to be with her Lord on June 2, 2020, at her home. A private service will be held at Rosemound Cemetery. She was born to Arthur and Ina Lovelace Daniel on September 25, 1920, in Mullin, Texas. The family later moved to Waco where she graduated from Waco High School. She attended Baylor University...
Anna L. Niederer
May 31, 2020
Anna L. “Ann” Waters Niederer entered the life everlasting on May 31, 2020, at St. Francis Hospice House in Indianapolis, Indiana. She will be buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Waco, Texas, and her life will be celebrated both in Waco and in Franklin, Indiana. Ann was born on August 30, 1938, in Fort Worth, Texas. She was the oldest...
Jessica Marie Spice
May 31, 2020
Jessica Marie Spice, 36 years old, passed on May 31, 2020, at her home in Cypress, Texas. Services to be held 11:00 a.m., Tuesday June 9, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. She was born in Mayfield Heights, Ohio, on October 18, 1983. Jessica lived in Ohio with her mother, Karen, her father, Ron, and sister, Cassie, until she was about...
Florine Ray Chapman
May 27, 2020
Florine Ray Chapman passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at The Delaney at Lake Waco. A Graveside Service will be 11:30 a.m., Saturday, November 7, at Oakwood Cemetery. Florine was born on October 28, 1926, in Waco, Texas. She was the only child of Mantie Vester Ray and Flora Orr Everett Ray. Florine graduated from Waco High School in...
Barbara Helen Browder
May 25, 2020
Barbara Helen Browder died peacefully at a local nursing facility after a brief illness. Barbara was born in Groesbeck, Texas, to Helen Cox Browder and Joseph Hardy Browder, Jr. She moved to Waco, Texas, at an early age and attended Waco schools and later Baylor University, where she graduated with a degree in education. She was presented as a...
Sharron Pou Leggett
May 25, 2020
Sharron Leggett passed away Monday, May 25, 2020, at home in Robinson, Texas. Sharron was born December 4, 1944, in Houston, Texas. Her parents were Jimmy and Roberta Pou of Huntsville, Texas. After graduating from Huntsville High School in 1963, she enrolled in Sam Houston State College in Huntsville, where she met her future husband, Tom Leggett, in an...
Kenneth Busch
May 24, 2020
Kenneth Walter Busch, 76, of Waco, died May 24, 2020, at home. An online memorial service will be held on Facebook (@saintmatthewlutheran) on June 11 at 3:00 p.m. CST, with the Rev. Kelsey Fitting-Snyder officiating. Dr. Busch was born March 29, 1944, in Mt. Vernon, N.Y., the son of Walter Frederick and Gertrude Carolyn Weber Busch. He married Marianna...
Frances M. White
May 24, 2020
Frances M. White passed away Sunday, May 24, 2020. A private service was held and she was laid to rest at Dew Cemetery, alongside her husband and daughter. The family invites you to leave a message or memory on our "Tribute Wall" at www.WHBfamily.com.
Thomas Eldon Goodrich, Iii
May 24, 2020
Thomas Eldon Goodrich, III went home to the arms of Jesus on May 24, 2020 in Waco, Texas. Tommy was born on February 26, 1953 in Marlin, Texas, where he lived for forty-three years until he relocated to Lorena, Texas. Tommy attended the University of Texas at Austin where he was a member of Acacia and earned a Bachelor...
Joy Fay Duckworth
May 21, 2020
Joy Fay Duckworth left this earth for her heavenly home on Thursday, May 21, 2020. She will lie in state at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home until Thursday, May 28, 2020 when her life will be celebrated with a graveside service at 11:00 AM at Oakwood Cemetery. Scott Talley will officiate. Fay was born June 16, 1926, in Vernon, Texas, to...
Florentina Alonzo Guerra
May 19, 2020
Florentina A. Guerra, 91, passed into eternal rest May 19, 2020, at Regent Care Center. A private family service will be held Saturday, May 23, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Father Benjamin Magnaye officiating. A graveside service will follow at 11:30 a.m. at Oakwood Cemetery, to which all extended family and friends are welcome to attend. Visitation will be...
Christine Niekamp
May 17, 2020
Christine Niekamp of Waco, Texas, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2020. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 22, at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, May 21, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Christine was born in Waco on April 10, 1931, to Virgil and Helen Perdichi. A born artist, she constantly drew pictures and...
Leta Patton Badgett
May 14, 2020
Leta Patton Badgett was born in Waco on March 19, 1933, to James Russell Patton, Sr., and Ruth McLendon Patton, the second of two children. She attended Waco High School and graduated at age 16. After a year at Sweet Briar College, Leta returned to Texas and attended Baylor University and the University of Texas, where she joined Pi...
Doris Pickens
May 13, 2020
Doris Marie Pickens passed away Wednesday, May 13, 2020. Graveside Services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, May 22, at Bosqueville Cemetery, Bosqueville, Texas, with Rev. Greg Brumit officiating. Visitation will be 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., Thursday, May 21, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, Waco, Texas. Doris was born January 19, 1932, in Hillsboro, Texas, to John Morgan and Viola Graves....
Brant Smith
May 11, 2020
Brant Smith passed away Monday, May 11, 2020. A private family burial will be Friday, May 15, at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation, practicing social distancing, will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, May 14, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Brant was born March 31, 1928, in Port Arthur, Texas, to Brant L. Smith, Sr., and Annie Mae Smith. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson...
Bessie Baxter
May 10, 2020
Bessie Baxter passed away Sunday, May 10, 2020. Graveside Services will be at 1:00 p.m., Friday, May 22, at Oakwood Cemetery with Dr. Matt Snowden officiating. She will be in state at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home May 13 - 22, viewing by appointment. The Graveside service will be both live-streamed and recorded on the WHB website. Click here for a...
David Michael Novy
May 8, 2020
David Novy was the youngest son born to Hyman and Frances Novy on October 23, 1951. He grew up surrounded by a loving and large extended family, on both the Novy and Wizig sides. His parents impressed upon him the values of family, faith, friendships, education, and hard work. He lived by these values until his dying day, May...
John W. Sharman
May 7, 2020
John W. Sharman passed away Thursday, May 7, 2020. Services will be Monday, May 11, 2020, at Waco Memorial Park. John was born October 27, 1930, in Lindale, Texas, to John Nathaniel and Lena Mae Sharman. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War and received an honorable discharge in 1955. John was a sales rep...
Chad Michael Jefferson
May 7, 2020
Chad Jefferson, 36, son of Charles and Connie Jefferson, passed away at home from complications of a brain injury during his battle with Medullary Thyroid Cancer, while being cared for by his wife and family. A service will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 2, at Richfield Christian Church, 4201 Cobbs Dr, Waco, with Rev. Alec Ylitalo and Rev. David...
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