Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

Randolph Eugene Teague

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...

Gray Williams Mccants

Gray Williams Mccants

Mar 9, 2020

Gone from this world but never to be forgotten, Gray Alan Williams McCants - graduate of the University of Winnipeg, seeker of spiritual truth and champion of many less fortunate souls - passed away Monday, March 9, 2020. Services will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 14, at Central United Methodist Church with Rev. Bob Rainey officiating. A private burial...

Jimmy Rowe

Jimmy Rowe

Mar 9, 2020

Jimmy Rowe passed away Monday, March 9, 2020. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 13, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel, with Chaplain Nolan Garrett officiating. Burial will follow at Rosemound Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, March 12, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Jimmy was born August 23, 1944, in Sugarland, Texas, to Benson Rowe and Frances Louise...

Shirley Yost

Shirley Yost

Mar 9, 2020

Shirley Yost passed away Monday, March 9, 2020. Private Graveside Services will be held on Tuesday, March 24, at Waco Memorial Park. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Gerald A. “Jerry” Yost; and an infant daughter, Mary May. Shirley had a strong faith, and loved the simple things in life, a dinner with family, gardening,...

Elaine Xylpha Adams

Elaine Xylpha Adams

Mar 6, 2020

Elaine Xylpha Adams died Friday, March 6, 2020, at Providence Hospice Place. Graveside services will be held 12:00 p.m., Thursday, March 12, at Bartlett City Cemetery with Rev. Ken James officiating. The family will receive visitors 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 11, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held at Providence Park Chapel at a...

Patricia Mosley

Patricia Mosley

Mar 5, 2020

Patricia Mosley, age 70, passed away March 5, 2020, at Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest Medical Center. She was born and grew up in Santa Barbara, California. She graduated from Biola University. Patricia married Jim Mosley, and they were married for over 45 years. She worked for the Orange County Register and later worked for Midway Independent School District...

Juanita "Janie" Almanza

Juanita "Janie" Almanza

Mar 2, 2020

Juanita "Janie" Almanza passed away Monday, March 2, 2020. Services will be 10:00 am, Thursday, March 5, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Deacon Tony Arocha officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 pm-7:00 pm with a Rosary to follow at 7:00 pm, Wednesday, March 4, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Juanita was born May 1,...

Marguerite Joy Reedy

Marguerite Joy Reedy

Mar 1, 2020

Marguerite Joy Reedy, 93, passed peacefully from this life on March 1, 2020, in Marble Falls, Texas. Graveside services will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 6, at Oakwood Cemetery in Waco, with Rev. Corkey Wells officiating. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, March 5, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, 6101 Bosque Blvd, Waco. Marge was born in...

Jon Carothers

Jon Carothers

Feb 28, 2020

Jon Carothers (Malrey Elgin Carothers, Jr.) passed away Friday, February 28, 2020. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Monday, March 2, 2020 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Visitation will be 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., Sunday, March 1, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Jon was born in Rule, Texas on December 26, 1935 to Malrey Elgin Carothers, Sr. and Josephine Edmonds Carothers. He was the...

Lulu Kilgore Billings

Lulu Kilgore Billings

Feb 28, 2020

Lula Kilgore Billings, 84, passed away on February 28, 2020, surrounded by family. Services will be held privately for immediate family. Lu was born in Waco and was very involved in her community. She was President of South Western International Training Services, and of Billings Real Properties. She was Director of the Small Business Development Center program at McLennan...

Doreen Huang

Doreen Huang

Feb 28, 2020

Doreen L. Huang passed away on Friday, February 28, 2020, at Ascension Providence Hospital. A celebration of life service will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 7, at the Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, with her nephew, Reverend Dick Lee, officiating. Doreen was born in Guangzhou, China, and grew up in Hong Kong. She studied nursing at Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole...