Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX
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...
Rita Joy Robertson
May 4, 2020
Rita Joy Kousal Robertson, age 89, passed away in her sleep at home May 4, 2020. Graveside services will be held 2:30 p.m., Thursday, May 7, at Oakwood Cemetery, with Rev. Brandon Frenzel of First Methodist Church, Waco, presiding. Rita was born in Waco, Texas, March 21, 1931, to parents, Fred and Juanita Brogdon Kousal, and joined the Cradle...
Linda H. Rader
May 4, 2020
Linda H. Rader passed away Monday, May 4, 2020. Per her wish no service will be held. Linda was born July 4, 1949, in Waco, Texas, to Price W. and Agnes Hill. She was preceded in death by her parents; and grandson, Ronald Webster, Jr. She is survived by husband, Bill Rader; daughter, Holly and husband, Robert; sons, David...
Betty Louise Armstrong
May 3, 2020
Betty Louise Armstrong passed away Sunday, May 3, 2020. A graveside service was held Thursday, May 7, 2020, at Rosemound Cemetery. Betty was born December 9, 1928, in Waco, Texas, to Fred and Zelda Boyd Richardson. She grew up in Bellmead, Texas, and graduated from La Vega High School. She received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Baylor University...
Clydanne Reeves
May 1, 2020
Clydanne Reeves passed away Friday, May 1, 2020. No services are planned as of this time. Clydanne was born March 5, 1942, in Mathis, Texas, to Chester Dean and Bernice Montgomery. She grew up in Sinton, Texas, graduated from Sinton High School as Valedictorian of the class of 1960 and later attended Texas Women's University. Clydanne came to Waco...
Christine Mayberry
May 1, 2020
Christine Mayberry passed away at her home on Friday, May 1, 2020. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, May 6, at Rosemound Cemetery with Shane Mayberry officiating. Christine was born February 25, 1925, in Waco, Texas to Robert Gus and Inez Reimer. Christine married Wayne Mayberry in 1942. She was self-employed as a concessionaire for carnivals. Early in her...
Allen E. Samuels
Apr 24, 2020
Allen E. Samuels, the car dealer and entrepreneur best known as Your Friend in the Car Business, passed away from pancreatic cancer on April 24, 2020 in Fort Worth. During his career, he owned and operated 21 dealerships, with 17 of those in Texas. At one time, his dealerships formed one of the largest privately-owned auto groups in the...
Kent Taylor Starr
Apr 24, 2020
Kent Taylor Starr peacefully went to Heaven on April 24, 2020. "Dingdaddy" will be greatly missed by everyone. The family will have a private graveside service. A memorial service celebrating Kent's life will be held at a later date. Kent was born in Chicago, Illinois on November 15, 1947 to Betty and Conrad Starr. He moved to Elkhart, Texas...
William R. Pakis
Apr 23, 2020
William Robert “Bill” Pakis passed away on April 23, 2020, in Waco, Texas, at the age of 86. A service for immediate family was held at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Waco on April 25, 2020, and a Celebration of Life will be scheduled at a future date. The family suggests that donations in Bill’s memory be made to...
Ruth Roach
Apr 22, 2020
Ruth Roach, 88, joined her Heavenly Father on April 22, 2020, at home surrounded by her family. The family will have a private graveside service with Pastor Alan Ritchie officiating. Due to ongoing social restrictions, there will be no memorial service at this time, but may be held at a later date. Ruth was born on October 19, 1931,...
James Reese Killion
Apr 21, 2020
James Reese Killion passed away in Waco, Texas on April 21, 2020. Reese was born on July 27, 1931, to Leonard Odell Killion and Gladys Wigley Killion. He attended and received diplomas from Waco High School and Baylor University. Preceding him in death were his wife of 64 years, Elizabeth Ruth “Betty Ruth” Killion; his parents, Leonard Odell Killion...
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