Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

Berniece Sinclair Edwards

Berniece Sinclair Edwards

Sep 8, 2020

Berniece Sinclair Edwards passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, September 14, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Preacher Marc Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Sunday, September 13, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Berniece was born August 11, 1930, in Monticello, Texas, to Kenneth and...

Jack Baker

Jack Baker

Sep 8, 2020

John “Jack” Baker passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Services will be held at a later date. Jack was born March 30, 1938, in Los Angeles, California, to Willard and Josephine Baker. He grew up in Alhambra, California, and was educated at Whittier College. Jack worked as a Wyoming cattle rancher and was owner of Baker Sales/Designer’s Hardware. He...

Katherine Lorena Reed

Katherine Lorena Reed

Sep 6, 2020

Katherine Lorena Rumary Reed, 98, passed away September 6, 2020, at her home in China Spring with her loving daughters by her side. Graveside services will be Friday, September 11, at 1:30 p.m. at Oakwood Cemetery with Brother Stuart Huey officiating. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, September 10, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Katherine was born December...

Arthur Brown

Arthur Brown

Sep 6, 2020

Arthur B. Brown passed away Sunday, September 6, 2020. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 11, at Gholson Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, September 10, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Arthur was born June 2, 1943, in Glendale, California, to James and Doris Brown. Arthur was educated at UT and MCC. He worked at...

Othel M. Neely

Othel M. Neely

Sep 6, 2020

Othel Neely, age 94, passed away September 6, 2020, surrounded by his family. There will be a private family service Saturday, with a celebration of life to follow at a later date. Othel Neely was born on June 21, 1926, in Tolar, Texas. His parents were Henry C. and May Deering Neely. He had been a member of First...

Patricia Sewell Goss

Patricia Sewell Goss

Sep 5, 2020

Patricia Sewell Goss, 90, passed away on September 5, 2020. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 11, at First Baptist Church of Waco with Matt Snowden officiating. A private family graveside will be at Oakwood Cemetery following the service. Pat was born in Lamesa, Texas, on September 20, 1929, to Grace and Byron Sewell. Her family moved to...

Ann Lacy

Ann Lacy

Sep 4, 2020

Ann Minyard Lacy died last Friday peacefully at home with her loving family. She felt connected, loved, and accepted and leaves a legacy of generous, unconditioned love and kindness for all. She said “I had a great time; it was fun. Thanks!” The family invites you to leave a message or memory on our “Tribute Wall” at www.WHBfamily.com.

Herlinda Arias Carrizales

Herlinda Arias Carrizales

Sep 3, 2020

Herlinda Arias Carrizales passed away September 3, 2020. Visitation will be 6-8 pm, Monday, September 7, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Services will be 10 am, Tuesday, September 8 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Graveside to follow at Oakwood Cemetery. She was born February 3, 1949 in Waco, Texas to Jose Arias and Isabella Rivas. She was preceded in death by...

Rugelio & Dominga Castillo

Rugelio & Dominga Castillo

Sep 2, 2020

Ruglilo and Dominga Castillo passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2020 in Temple, Texas. A Memorial Church Service will be at 1:00 pm, Saturday, September 5, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Rev Carlo Benjamin Magnaye, officiating. Visitation will be 5:00 pm-7:00 pm, followed by a Rosary on Friday, September 4, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, 6101 Bosque Blvd, Waco, Texas....

Donna A. Sanders

Donna A. Sanders

Sep 2, 2020

On the evening of September 2, Donna Lynn Sanders, 72, of Robinson, Texas, beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, went to be with her Lord and Savior. Family asks that friends join us to celebrate her life on September 19, 2020 at 1:30 p.m., in the chapel at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey at 6101 Bosque Blvd., Waco, Texas 76710. Socially-distanced...

Mary  Lucile Clampitt

Mary Lucile Clampitt

Sep 2, 2020

Mary Lucile Clampitt passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2020. Services will be 2:30 pm, Sunday, September 6, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel. Visitation will be 6:00 pm-8:00 pm, Saturday, September 5, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Lucile was born January 21, 1926 in Gatesville, TX to Virgil and Ora Dell Summerlin. She worked assembling airplane parts during World War II and married...

Joyce Catherine Stefka

Joyce Catherine Stefka

Aug 30, 2020

Joyce Catherine Stefka passed away Sunday, August 30, 2020. She was laid to rest next to her husband, William F. Stefka, on Friday, September 4. Joyce was born January 21, 1942, in Dallas, Texas, to Ernest Asbury and Gladys Murphy. She was preceded in death by her husband, William F. Stefka; father, Ernest Asbury Murphy; mother, Gladys Murphy; and...

Ann T. Sheedy

Ann T. Sheedy

Aug 28, 2020

Ann T. Sheedy passed away on Friday, August 28, 2020, in Waco, Texas. A private burial service will be held at a later date. Ann, the first of two children, was born on September 21, 1928, in Waco to Ann Clement and Joseph E. Trautschold. She grew up in Waco, until leaving to attend St Mary’s College in South...

Mary Jane Shipley

Mary Jane Shipley

Aug 28, 2020

Mary Jane Guinn Shipley, age 96, of Wichita Falls, formerly of Waco, passed away Friday, August 28, 2020. In honor of her wishes, a private graveside service will be held at Waco Memorial Park in Waco, Texas. Arrangements are under the direction of Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Mary Jane was adopted as an infant by the Robert Guinn family of...

James "Butch"  Henry

James "Butch" Henry

Aug 27, 2020

James “Butch” Edward Henry, a loving husband and devoted father, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Thursday, August 27, 2020, at home surrounded by his family. Visitation will be 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., Saturday, August 29, at First Baptist Church Woodway. A private family burial service will be at a later date. Butch was born October 11,...

Clara Alyne Lynch

Clara Alyne Lynch

Aug 27, 2020

Clara “Alyne” Lynch passed away Thursday, August 27, 2020, at Wesley Woods with her loving children by her side. Graveside Services will be 1:00 p.m., Sunday, August 30, at Waco Memorial Park. Burial will follow. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Saturday, August 29, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Alyne was born September 4, 1935, in Hill County to...

William "Bill" Moeller

William "Bill" Moeller

Aug 26, 2020

Bill Moeller, age 82, passed away on August 26, 2020, surrounded by family in Baylor Scott and White Hillcrest Medical Center in Waco, Texas. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 1, for immediate family at St. Matthew Lutheran Church with Pastor Kelsey Fitting-Snyder officiating. Livestreaming will be available from Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home website. Burial will follow...

Phyllis Lajune Crawford

Phyllis Lajune Crawford

Aug 25, 2020

Phyllis LaJune Burks Crawford passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2020. Graveside Services will be 1:00 p.m., Monday, August 31, at Waco Memorial Park with Stuart Huey officiating. Burial will follow. Phyllis was born September 30, 1931, in Frederick, Oklahoma, to Bob and Eva Burks. She worked at Montgomery Wards and the Teachers Retirement Home in Waco. She enjoyed her...

Betty Jo Bostick

Betty Jo Bostick

Aug 24, 2020

Betty Jo Horne Bostick passed away on Monday, August 24, 2020, at her home surrounded by her loving family. A private family service will be held at Bruceville-Eddy United Methodist Church followed by burial at the Eddy Cemetery, with her nephew, Monte Horne, and Pastor Robyn Ford officiating. Betty Jo was born on October 11, 1927, to Jimmie Lou...

Earle Vincent Guthrie

Earle Vincent Guthrie

Aug 22, 2020

Earle Vincent Guthrie, 83, of Waco, Texas, died Saturday, August 22, 2020, at Wesley Woods Alzheimer’s Care Center. In hospice for two months prior to his death, he died peacefully in his sleep. The funeral will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 31, at DaySpring Baptist Church, 7900 Renewal Way. Pastor Eric Howell and Pastor Judith March Hardie...