Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX
Corbin Eugene Houck
Jan 22, 2019
Corbin Eugene “Red” Houck, 86, of Crawford passed away peacefully in his home January 22, 2019. A memorial service will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 25, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home in Waco with Pastor Travis Chappell presiding. Visitation will be held 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, January 24, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Eugene was born July 27, 1932...
Elizabeth Sharon Mansfield
Jan 22, 2019
Wacoan Elizabeth Sharon Daly Mansfield, 86, passed away on Tuesday, January 22, 2019, while living in San Antonio. Services will be held at Austin Avenue United Methodist, 1300 Austin Avenue, at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, January 26. Mrs. Mansfield may be viewed at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, and a time of visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m., Friday, January 25. Sharon was...
Dorothy Spencer Bates
Jan 21, 2019
Dorothy Spencer Bates passed away Monday, January 21, 2019. Services will be 1:30 p.m., Friday, January 25, at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church with the Rev. Ron Durham officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, January 24, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Mrs. Bates was born October 7, 1925, in Waco, Texas, to...
Jewell Marie Wall
Jan 19, 2019
Jewell "Marie" Wall passed away Saturday, January 19, 2019. Services will be 1:00 pm Monday, January 21, 2019, at Western Heights Baptist Church with Pastor Reggie Blake officiating. Private burial will be held at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 12:00 to 1:00 pm prior to the service. Marie was born July 14, 1933, in Corinth, MS, to Charlie...
Bill Swingler
Jan 18, 2019
Billy Ross Swingler went to be with his heavenly Father after a long battle with Alzheimer's. A celebration of Bill's life will be held at Highland Baptist Church on Monday, January 21, at 10:00 a.m. Bill will be buried next to his parents in Kosse, Texas, at 12:00 p.m., January 21. Visitation will be 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., Sunday,...
Brian Lee Holloway
Jan 17, 2019
Brian L. Holloway, 64, of Garland, Texas, died Thursday, January 17, 2019. A graveside service will be held 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 21, at Oakwood Cemetery with Reverend Dretha Burris officiating. Brian was born August 11, 1954, to Kenneth and Dolores Holloway in Rapid City, South Dakota. He was a wonderful husband, father, and friend, generous in all aspects...
Elsie Burt Garrett
Jan 17, 2019
Elsie Leona Burt Garrett, 93, passed on Thursday, January 17, 2019, at New Haven Memory Care in Floresville, Texas. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 19, performed by Kip Osborne at Bosqueville Cemetery. Elsie was born in Waco, Texas, on December 22, 1925 to Charles and Charlcie Talbert Burt, and grew up in China Spring, Texas. After...
Vernon B. Duty
Jan 12, 2019
Lt. Col. Vernon B. Duty, Ret., age 81, passed away Saturday, January 12, 2019, at his home in Austin, Texas. Graveside services only will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 17, at Rosemound Cemetery in Waco, officiated by Rev. David Grice of Grand Prairie, Texas. Vernon was born March 23, 1937, in Lott, Texas, to Tony and Glennie Mae Butler...
Margaret Reed
Jan 10, 2019
Margaret Reed, 95, passed away January 10, 2019, in McGregor, Texas. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 18, at Waco Memorial Park in Waco. A visitation with the family will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, January 17, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey in Waco. Margaret was born June 7, 1923, in Sherman, Texas, to Carroll Eugene Garrett and Vera...
Joanne Frenzel
Jan 10, 2019
JoAnne Frenzel passed away Thursday, January 10, 2019. Services will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, January 14, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Rev. Brandon Frenzel, her grandson, officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before the service at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. JoAnne was born May 29, 1937, in Bellingham, Washington, to Lloyd and Margaret Larson....
Roger Allan Cogburn
Jan 7, 2019
Roger Allan Cogburn, age 66, of Robinson, Texas, passed away Monday, January 7, 2019, after a courageous battle with cancer. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 12, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Bros. Paul Collins and Dale Hand officiating. Burial will follow at Robinson Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, January 11, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home....
Betty R Padilla
Jan 5, 2019
Betty Petra Riggins Padilla, 85, passed peacefully at home in her sleep on Saturday, January 5, 2019, as she had always asked God for this gift when it was her time to leave this Earth. Services will be 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 9, at Oakwood Cemetery. The family will receive visitors 6:00-7:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 8, with Rosary at...
Hal Warren Pledger
Jan 5, 2019
Hal Warren Pledger gracefully passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2019, in Waco, Texas, after celebrating Christmas, her favorite holiday, surrounded by her adoring family. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 19, at Hewitt First United Methodist Church with Rev. Cynthia Moss and The Rev. Nan Kennedy, Hal’s cousin, officiating, followed by a procession to Stanford Chapel Cemetery...
Robert G. Packard
Jan 5, 2019
Dr. Robert Gay Packard passed away Saturday, January 5, 2019, in Waco, Texas. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 15, at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church with Rev. Ron Durham and Rev. Josh Vaughan officiating. A graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, January 10, at Oakland Memorial Cemetery in Fordyce, Arkansas. Born Robert James Gay in Regina,...
Ann Marie Scott
Jan 4, 2019
Ann Marie Scott passed away Friday, January 4, 2019. Services will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, January 12, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Rev. Billy Edwards officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, January 11, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Ann was born December 14, 1958, in Saginaw, Michigan, to Chester and Ruth...
Daymon Harold Graham
Dec 31, 2018
Daymon Harold Graham passed away December 31, 2018, in Waco Texas. A memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 5, 2019, at the Christus Chapel at Providence Park in Waco. Daymon was born the eldest child of A.B. and Eva Davis Graham in Turnersville, Texas, on January 27, 1929. The family would spend the Depression years sharecropping...
Billie Scott Bowman
Dec 30, 2018
Billie Laverne Scott Bowman passed away on December 30, 2018, at St. Catherine Center in Waco, Texas. She was 95 years old. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 4, 2019, at Oakwood Cemetery. Mrs. Bowman was born in Goldthwaite, Texas, grew up in San Angelo, Texas, and attended public schools there, graduating from San...
Sarah Ford
Dec 30, 2018
Sarah Elizabeth Ford, known affectionately as Aunt Totsie, passed away December 30, 2018. The service will be 1:00 p.m., Thursday, January 3, 2019, at Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel with burial to follow at Waco Memorial Park. Sarah was born April 5, 1919, to Elmer Angelo Wilder and Grace Baugh Wilder in Brownwood, Texas. She was the oldest of...
Kenneth Lee Cook
Dec 29, 2018
Kenneth Lee Cook went to his Heavenly home Saturday, December 29, 2018. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 3, 2019, at Beacon Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Joe Sandifer and Rev. Marvin Wittenberg officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 2, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Kenneth was born...
Sharon Rowton
Dec 24, 2018
Sharon Glanton Rowton was born February 23, 1931, to Alvin Jordan Glanton and Eva Pauline Kelly and there began a lifetime of being teased. The main problem was that she was born in St. Louis, Missouri. While that in itself is not so bad, one has to understand that all of the family members were Southerners. In addition, her...
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