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Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX
William Thomas Adams
Apr 8, 2020
William Thomas (Tom) Adams, age 87, of Hewitt, Texas, passed away on April 8, 2020, in Waco Texas. Tom is survived by siblings Margaret, Ralph, Dan, and Nathan; wife, Fran; sons, Charlie and wife, Ginger; and Stan and wife, Pam; grandchildren Stephanie, Tom, Tara, Joshua, Ray, Brian, Abigail, and Adriana; and 18 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by...
Esther Meadows
Apr 5, 2020
Esther Meadows passed away Sunday, April 5, 2020. A private graveside service will be held at China Spring Cemetery. Esther was born September 16, 1927, in McLennan County, Texas, to Otto Paul and Barbara Annie Kreder. She graduated from LaVega High School and became a Registered Nurse through Providence Nursing Program. She worked at the VA Hospital and as...
Brent Alan Gattis
Mar 31, 2020
Brent Gattis passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at the age of 32. Brent’s immediate family will gather for a private burial and plans include a celebration of his life at a later date. Brent was born in San Antonio, Texas, on February 8, 1988, to Bobby Gattis and Terri Gattis Magee. He attended Lorena schools, where in his...
Mary Nell Swick
Mar 29, 2020
Mary Nell Swick passed away Sunday, March 29, 2020. Graveside Services were held April 2, at Stanford Chapel Cemetery, Waco. Mary was born November 6, 1922, in Hewitt, Texas, to Alvin and Ella Turner. She was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband, Joe Swick. She is survived by her son, Joe Swick. The family invites you...
David Irwin Davidson
Mar 29, 2020
David Irwin Davidson, of Waco and Port Aransas, Texas, passed away Sunday, March 29, 2020. A small family service will be held graveside with a celebration of life gathering to be held at a later date. David was born in Waco on November 28, 1948, to Ray and Louise Davidson. He was a loving son, husband, father, brother and...
Ernest Ordonez
Mar 27, 2020
Ernest Ordonez passed away Friday, March 27, 2020. Graveside Services will be Wednesday, April 1, 2020, at Oakwood Cemetery. In keeping with the current strict regulations for social distancing, ten will be allowed under the tent with all others in attendance practicing appropriate social distancing. Ernest was born November 7, 1935, in Waco, Texas, to Dionicio and Manuella Ordonez....
Thomas Hugh Roe
Mar 26, 2020
Colonel Thomas Hugh Roe, USA (Ret) passed away suddenly on March 26, 2020, in Bosqueville, Texas, from a series of medical conditions attained during his military service to our country. Tom was a gentleman, a scholar, and a soldier. He was a devoted family man and a loyal friend. He was born in Fort Worth, Texas, to Hugh K....
Johnnye Ruth Harris
Mar 25, 2020
Johnnye Ruth Ruzicka Harris of Waco, Texas, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2020. A celebration of her life will be held at a later date. Johnnye Ruth was born July 4, 1923, at home in Milam County, Texas, to Joseph Richard Ruzicka and Mary Jane Svetlik. Over the years she worked at Southwestern Bell, Montgomery Ward & Sears-Roebuck. She...
Malcolm Allan Horton
Mar 25, 2020
Malcolm Allan Horton was born on November 1, 1926, in Littlefield, Texas, and shortly after, moved to Goldthwaite, Texas, with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Foster Horton, where he grew up. He graduated from Goldthwaite High School at the age of 16. Hitchhiking to Texas A&M he entered the College of Engineering, graduating in 1947 first in his...
Ann Shumate
Mar 21, 2020
Evelyn Ann Shumate, 74, passed away peacefully in Waco, Texas, on Saturday, March 21, 2020, after a long battle with multiple myeloma. Ann was born in Shiner, Texas, on August 11, 1945, the middle child of Lorraine and J.M. Yater. The family later moved to Stanton, Texas, where she graduated high school. Ann continued her studies at Southwest Texas...
Randolph Eugene Teague
Mar 21, 2020
Randolph “Randy” Eugene Teague,80 passed away March 21, 2020, at Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest Medical Center in Waco, Texas. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Randy was born at King's Daughters Hospital in Temple, Texas, October 20, 1939, to Weldon B. and Lucile Edens Teague. After several years, the family moved to Waco. He...
Sally Jo Neal
Mar 20, 2020
Sally Jo Ferguson Neal passed away on Friday, March 20, 2020, at the age of 88, at home in Hewitt, Texas. Graveside services will be held for immediate family Thursday, March 26, at the China Spring Cemetery with Pastor John Neal officiating. Sally was born at home on a rural farm in Speegleville, Texas, on May 19, 1931. She...
Willard Eugene Kuretsch
Mar 19, 2020
Willard Eugene Kuretsch, 85, of Crawford, Texas, passed away March 19, 2020, at Providence Hospital. Private graveside service will be Saturday, March 21, 2020, at Gerald Cemetery with Rev. Larry Krueger officiating. Willard was born February 1, 1935, to Paul and Mabel Kuretsch in Otto, Texas. He grew up in Riesel, Texas, and graduated from Riesel High School, followed...
Timothy Sanders
Mar 19, 2020
Timothy Sanders passed away Thursday, March 19, 2020 after a long battle with COPD. No services are planned at this time. Tim was born April 22, 1963, in Big Spring, Texas, to William Bruce and Elsa Thames Sanders. He was preceded in death by his father, William Bruce Sanders. He is survived by mother, Elsa Thames Sanders; sisters, Lynne...
Jerry Frederick Gurkoff
Mar 18, 2020
Dr. Jerry Gurkoff passed away on March 18, 2020, at Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest Medical Center, in Waco, Texas, after a short illness. Burial took place at DFW National Cemetery, Dallas, Texas. A memorial service will be planned for a later date. Jerry was born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, on March 2, 1949. Then moved shortly thereafter to Harrisburg,...
Beverly Baine Jacobs
Mar 18, 2020
Beverly Almarie Baine Jacobs passed away peacefully in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on March 18, 2020, and joined her husband, John D. Jacobs, on what would have been their 76th anniversary. She was 94 years old and was affectionately known as “Babs'' to her friends. A private family service was held on March 28, 2020, at First Presbyterian Church of Waco,...
Rose Elise Grossenbacher
Mar 14, 2020
Rose Elise Grossenbacher was born in Savannah, Georgia on October 9, 1958 to Margie Hackbarth Grossenbacher and Clyde Rudolph Grossenbacher. She died peacefully, surrounded by her family on Saturday, March 14, 2020. Rose was a charter student at Vanguard College Preparatory School, attended Texas A&M University, and was a graduate of Baylor University. She and her husband, Russell Loper,...
Ruth Brattlof
Mar 14, 2020
Ruth Brattlof passed away Saturday, March 14, 2020. Services will be 1:00 pm, Wednesday, March 18, at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church with Rev. Josh Vaughn officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 12:00 pm-1:00 pm, Wednesday, March 18, at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church. Ruth was born June 6, 1942, in Houston, TX, to Ellis and...
Toni Rene Mayes
Mar 12, 2020
Toni Mayes passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020. Services will be 10:00 am, Monday, March 16, 2020, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Pastor Albert Fuentes officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 - 7:00 pm, Sunday, March 15, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home Garden Room. Toni was born August 11, 1963, in Waco, Texas, to Charlotte...
Kenneth Campbell Kelly
Mar 11, 2020
Kenneth Campbell Kelly, 94, died March 11, 2020, at Providence Hospice in Waco, Texas. A private family service will be held on September 19, 2020. He is survived by his wife Jean Kelly of 69 years. Kenneth was born August 2, 1925, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Remus and Gertrude Kelly. He was the second of four children, Dick Kelly,...
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