Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

Peggye Mccain

Peggye Mccain

Dec 16, 2019

Peggye McCain January 27, 1932-December 16, 2019 Peggye McCain passed away Monday, December 16, 2019. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 21, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Jimmy Dorrell officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, December 20, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Peggye was born January 27, 1932, in Moody,...

Madelyn Gaines Jones

Madelyn Gaines Jones

Dec 15, 2019

On Sunday, December 15, 2019, Madelyn G. Jones, 82, passed away peacefully holding her daughters’ hands. The daughter of JC Gaines and Cora Belle Gaines, Madelyn was born in Houston, Texas. However, her family moved to Bryan/College Station where her father served as a lead researcher and Department Head for the Entomology Department at Texas A&M. Madelyn graduated from...

Novey Dee Coker

Novey Dee Coker

Dec 12, 2019

Novey Dee Phillips Coker, 88, of Woodway, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, December 16, at Crestview Church of Christ in Woodway, Texas with Scott Talley officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, Waco, on Sunday, December 15, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m....

Helen Lundquist

Helen Lundquist

Dec 12, 2019

Helen Lundquist passed away Thursday, December 12, 2019. A Memorial Service will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, December 19, at First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Dr. Leslie King officiating. Helen was born November 13, 1927, in New York City, New York, to Stephen and Sophie Michalchuk. In 1946 she married James Lundquist of Riddlesburg, Pennsylvania. The Lundquists were longtime residents...

Weldon Dennis Tyler

Weldon Dennis Tyler

Dec 11, 2019

Weldon Dennis Tyler passed away peacefully Wednesday, December 11, 2019, surrounded by his family. Services will be 12:00 p.m., Saturday, December 14, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Rev. Greg Brumit officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, December 13, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Weldon was born March 5, 1931, in...

Dan Savage

Dan Savage

Dec 11, 2019

Dan Chandler Savage, 71, died peacefully Wednesday, December 11, 2019, in his home surrounded by family. Family and friends will pay tribute to Dan’s life with a memorial service at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 20, at the Pavilion, Carleen Bright Arboretum, 1 Pavilion Way, Woodway, Texas. Savage was the second of five children born to Margaret Chandler Capone and...

Joann Mayhew Gray

Joann Mayhew Gray

Dec 8, 2019

Joann Mayhew Gray, 82, of Waco passed away Sunday, December 8, 2019, at Baylor Scott and White Hospital. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., December 13, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Jonesboro Cemetery in Jonesboro, Texas. The family will receive visitors 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, December 12, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Joann was born November 1, 1937,...

Rebecca Snyder Anderson

Rebecca Snyder Anderson

Dec 7, 2019

Rebecca “Becky” Snyder Anderson, 63, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 7, 2019. Memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, December 15, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Becky was born on January 22, 1956, in Sacramento, California, to the late Charles and Catherine Collins Snyder. She attended...

Jordan Lee Bayer

Jordan Lee Bayer

Dec 6, 2019

Jordan Bayer passed away Friday, December 6, 2019. Services will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, December 11, at Trinity Lutheran Church with Pastor Kevin Lentz officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 10, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Jordan was born October 14, 1990, in Waco, Texas, to Jerome “Jerry” and Kathy Bayer....

Mary Lillian Bredthauer

Mary Lillian Bredthauer

Dec 5, 2019

Mary Lillian “Lilli” Bredthauer passed away at Baylor Scott and White Heart Hospital on Thursday, December 5, 2019. There will be a graveside service for family only, followed by a reception at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 14, at First United Methodist Church, 4901 Cobbs. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Friday, December 13, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Lilli...

Jerry Don Holley

Jerry Don Holley

Dec 3, 2019

Jerry Don Holley December 2, 1936 – December 3, 2019 Mention the name Jerry Holley to old friends of a certain age, and they’re likely to see in their mind’s eye, a golden-haired comet racing over hurdles on the cinder track at Waco’s Municipal Stadium in the early 1950s, or they’ll see a speedy halfback shedding tacklers for Coach...

Bonnie Margaret Davis

Bonnie Margaret Davis

Dec 1, 2019

On December 5, 1947, a little girl was born to Jefferson Vester “JV” Davis, Sr., and Eunice Ledbetter Davis in Speegleville, Texas. An aunt commented on what a little “Missy” she was and her nickname was set for life. Missy was welcomed home by her brother Jefferson “Jeff” V. Davis, Jr., and her sister, Carolyn. Missy passed peacefully on...

Genaro Bolaina Castillo

Genaro Bolaina Castillo

Dec 1, 2019

Genaro Bolaina Castillo, 87, of China Spring, Texas, passed away on December 1, 2019. Graveside service will be held 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, December 3, at Oakwood Cemetery. A memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 3, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Genaro was born October 14, 1932, in Mexico to Manuel Castillo Fuentes and Isabel Bolaina Hernandez. He...

Roger Von Staden

Roger Von Staden

Nov 26, 2019

Roger Von Staden, 80, of Lorena, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2019. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 3, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. He was born May 29, 1939, in Susanville, California, to Guy Von Staden and Carrie Adoria McCausland Von Staden. He graduated from high school and later joined the U.S. Air Force, serving in...

Edna June  Thompson

Edna June Thompson

Nov 21, 2019

Edna June Backus Thompson, 87, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, November 21, 2019. Services will be held 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, November 26, at Peace Lutheran Church, Hewitt, Texas, where she is a member. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be held 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, November 25, Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home,...

Brenda Mcnabb

Brenda Mcnabb

Nov 21, 2019

Brenda Jane McNabb was born in Houston, Texas, on September 8, 1946, and passed peacefully in her sleep on November 21, 2019, in Woodway, Texas. Graveside Services will be held 11:00 a.m., Monday, December 2, at Oakwood Cemetery, 2124 S. 5th Street in Waco. Beginning Friday, November 29, family and friends may come by at any time to view....

Mary Blancett Owens

Mary Blancett Owens

Nov 17, 2019

Mary Blancett Owens passed away Sunday, November 17, 2019. Services will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, November 23, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, November 22, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Mary was born November 6, 1934, in Waco, Texas, to J.K. and Ruby Reeves. She graduated from...

Johnnie B. Satchell, Jr.

Johnnie B. Satchell, Jr.

Nov 16, 2019

On June 20, 1961, the late Zelma Owens and Johnnie B. Satchell, Sr., gave birth to a loving man and named him Johnnie B. Satchell, Jr. Johnnie B. Satchell, Jr., 58, passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2019, at home while watching his favorite college team, the Baylor Bears. A memorial service will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, November 23,...

Ronald Sanders

Ronald Sanders

Nov 16, 2019

Ronald Sanders, 78, earned his wings and began his lifelong dance in Heaven on Saturday, November 16, 2019. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 20, at Oakwood Cemetery. A reception will follow 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Ronald was born in Como, Texas. He graduated from Como High School in 1960 and served in...

Laurie Gulley

Laurie Gulley

Nov 13, 2019

Laurie Lea Dockery Gulley of Waco, Texas, entered into the arms of Jesus on November 13, 2019, surrounded by her family. The family will hold a private graveside service Saturday morning. A celebration service will be held at 1:30 p.m., Saturday, November 16, at Antioch Community Church, 510 N. 20th in Waco, with Pastor Jimmy Seibert officiating. All are...

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