Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

M.L. Wright

M.L. Wright

Jul 5, 2019

M. L. “Mel” Wright passed away Friday, July 5, 2019. Services will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 11, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Ronnie Holmes officiating. Burial will follow at Hurst Ranch Cemetery in Star, Texas. Visitation will be 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., before the service at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Mel was born September 11, 1927, in Star, to Hilary...

Darlene Bertrand

Darlene Bertrand

Jul 1, 2019

Evelyn Darlene Hurst Bertrand passed away on Monday, July 1, 2019, at Providence Hospice. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 6, at Oakwood Cemetery with the Reverend Ron Durham officiating. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, July 5, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Darlene was born on April 17, 1937, in Waco, Texas, to Evelyn Frazier...

Agnes Kreder

Agnes Kreder

Jun 27, 2019

Agnes Kreder passed away Thursday, June 27, 2019. Graveside Services will be 9:00 a.m., Monday, July 8, at Rosemound Cemetery with Rev. Greg Brumit officiating. Visitation will be 5:00 to 6:30 p.m., Sunday, July 7, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Agnes was born in McLennan County to Otto and Annie Kreder. She grew up in McLennan County, graduated from LaVega...

Thomas Hilton Wedemeyer

Thomas Hilton Wedemeyer

Jun 23, 2019

Thomas Hilton Wedemeyer passed away at home on Sunday, June 23, 2019, following a brief battle with cancer. Graveside Services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 29, at Oakwood Cemetery with Rev. Dr. Cary Killough officiating. Tom was born on October 4, 1952, in Crockett, Texas, to William and Beth Wedemeyer. He grew up in Waco and graduated from...

Adela Notarte Goodwin

Adela Notarte Goodwin

Jun 16, 2019

Adela Notarte Goodwin passed away on Sunday, June 16, 2019, in Killeen, Texas. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, June 21, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home in Waco, Texas. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to the service at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Adela was born in Hilongos, Leyte, Philippines, to Concordio and Natividad Notarte. In 1981, Adela and James...

Cindy Ochoa

Cindy Ochoa

Jun 13, 2019

Cindy Ochoa, 76, of Robinson, passed away Thursday, June 13, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, June 17, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, with Pastor Ronnie Holmes officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Cindy was born Wilma Estelle Honea on March 30, 1943, to...

Carolyn Rothrock Searles

Carolyn Rothrock Searles

Jun 13, 2019

Carolyn Rothrock Searles passed away peacefully on June 13, 2019, in Waco. Texas. A memorial service will be held 10:30 a.m., Saturday, June 29, at Pines Presbyterian Church, 12751 Kimberley Lane, Houston, Texas. Carolyn was born on January 12, 1933, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to Harry and Katherine Rothrock. Upon graduation from Westtown School of West Chester, Pennsylvania, she attended...

Duncan Brooks

Duncan Brooks

Jun 12, 2019

Early on the morning of June 12, 2019, Duncan Palmer Brooks went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He died of natural causes. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m, Wednesday, June 19, at Crossroads Fellowship Church in Woodway, Texas, followed by a reception at the church. His family will receive friends from 6:30 to...

Lois Chelmo

Lois Chelmo

Jun 12, 2019

Lois M Chelmo succumbed to the effects of Parkinson’s Disease and entered into eternal life on June 12, 2019. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, June 17, at St. Paul Lutheran Church with Rev. Larry Krueger officiating. Entombment will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Sunday, June 16, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Lois...

Rosemary Trautschold

Rosemary Trautschold

Jun 10, 2019

Rosemary Trautschold, 88, passed away June 10, 2019. A private burial was held at Oakwood Cemetery. Rosemary was born in Waco to Carl and Mildred Shook Trautschold, after a difficult, complicated labor which caused her to be born with brain damage. At a young age she was institutionalized after a frontal lobotomy. Over the years, as society’s views on...

Gwendolyn Marshall

Gwendolyn Marshall

Jun 10, 2019

Gwendolyn Welch Marshall left this earth on Monday June 10, 2019. She will be laid to rest at 10:00 a.m., Friday June 14, inside Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, June 13, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. She was born January 8, 1946, in Houston, Texas, to Joseph Welch and Mattifue Plemons Welch....

Marianne  L. Punchard

Marianne L. Punchard

Jun 9, 2019

Marianne L. Punchard passed away Sunday, June 9, 2019. A Memorial Service will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 22, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Rev. Jim Ingram officiating. Burial will precede the service at 9:00 a.m. at Mart Cemetery. A reception will follow the service at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Marianne was born August 21, 1930, in Reading, Pennsylvania, to Frederick...

Jack D. Abercrombie

Jack D. Abercrombie

Jun 6, 2019

Col. Jack D. Abercrombie, a career military veteran of 35 years, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 6, 2019—the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. He was 96. A memorial service will take place 10:30 a.m., Monday, July 15, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home in Waco, followed by military honors and the scattering of ashes at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery...

Adele H. Stanton

Adele H. Stanton

Jun 6, 2019

Adele H. Stanton, 94, passed away on June 6, 2019, at her home. Graveside services will be 3:00 p.m., Thursday, June 13, at Waco Memorial Park. Adele Harriet Peterson was born on August 19, 1924, in Richmond Hills, Queens, New York, to Joseph and Louise Peterson. She was born at home and was not expected to survive after her...

Gail Kamm

Gail Kamm

Jun 6, 2019

Abigail Kirk Halbert Kamm, teacher, wife, friend, artist, and mother, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2019. The service will be 5:00 p.m., Sunday, June 16, at Lake Shore Baptist Church with Sharlande Sledge officiating. Abigail, known as Gail to her friends, was born on a farm near Waco, Texas, on July 1, 1932. Gail was born into a family...

Geraldine Wells Geisler

Geraldine Wells Geisler

Jun 5, 2019

Geraldine “Jerrie” Wells Geisler passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2019. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 8, at Oakwood Cemetery with Dr. Joel Harder officiating. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, June 7, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Geraldine was born January 27, 1932, in Waco, Texas, to Charles Floyd and Alta Ann Bostick Wells. Geraldine...

Patsy Ruth Paris

Patsy Ruth Paris

Jun 4, 2019

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Patsy Ruth Paris on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Services will be 1:00 p.m., Thursday, June 6, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will begin at noon, prior to the service, on June 6 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey...

Joyce Kathryn Seely

Joyce Kathryn Seely

Jun 3, 2019

Joyce Kathryn Seely, 85, passed away June 3, 2019, at Mercy House Assisted Living facility, Temple Texas. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 11, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Brother Bill Packer officiating. Burial service will follow at Greenwood Cemetery, Teague, Texas, starting at 2:30 p.m. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Monday, June 10, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey....

Patrick Joseph Duecy

Patrick Joseph Duecy

Jun 3, 2019

Patrick Joseph Duecy, 72, passed away on June 3, 2019. Graveside services will be held 11:00 a.m., Thursday, June 6, at Oakwood Cemetery in Waco. Visitation will be 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 5, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Pat was born in Waco, Texas on June 27, 1946, to John Mike and Tennie Aline Duecy. He grew up...

Jewell Mae Adams Hopkins

Jewell Mae Adams Hopkins

Jun 2, 2019

Jewell Mae Adams Hopkins, 92, was reunited with her best friend and husband, Roy Hopkins, on June 2, 2019. She died peacefully in Houston, Texas, surrounded by family and friends, after an incredible life filled with joy and, no doubt, laughter. To celebrate her life, the family is joining together for a graveside service at Waco Memorial Park. Jewell...