Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

Ettie Alexander Norwood

Ettie Alexander Norwood

Oct 22, 2018

Ettie Alexander Norwood passed away at the young age of 101 on Monday, October 22, 2018. Graveside Services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 26, at Waco Memorial Park. Ettie was born April 20, 1917, in Alexandria, Louisiana, to Joseph McKnitt Alexander and Sadie Henderson Alexander. She married Vernon Ernest “Skeet” Norwood on November 12, 1938, in Denison. They...

Martha Virginia Genz

Martha Virginia Genz

Oct 20, 2018

Martha Virginia Genz died peacefully on October 20, 2018 in Waco, Texas. Funeral services are private. Martha was born on June 11, 1921 in Waco to Nona Shipman (Susie) Tidwell and John Thomas (Tom) Tidwell. Susie was the granddaughter of Daniel Shipman, a Texas pioneer. Tom was the president of Texas Coffin Company (TCC). Martha graduated from Mount Vernon...

Doris Smith

Doris Smith

Oct 18, 2018

Doris Smith passed away Thursday, October 18, 2018. Services were held 1:00 p.m., Monday, October 22, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Burial followed at Loma Vista Memorial Park, Fullerton, California.

Edward Allen Busch

Edward Allen Busch

Oct 17, 2018

Edward “Ed” Allen Busch, age 73, passed away October 17, 2018. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., October 22, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Pastor Brooks Kimmey officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., October 21 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Ed was born in Indiana, Pennsylvania, on November 1, 1944, to Lee and...

Esther King

Esther King

Oct 17, 2018

Esther King passed away at Providence Hospital surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, October 17, 2018. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 20, at Woodway First United Methodist Church with Rev. Bryan Patrick officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Friday, October 19, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Esther was born...

Anna Saladino Brooks

Anna Saladino Brooks

Oct 16, 2018

Anna Saladino Brooks passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Visitation will be 12:00 to 1:30 p.m., Saturday, October 20, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Graveside Services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 20, at Holy Cross Cemetery. The family invites you to leave a message or memory on our "Tribute Wall" at www.WHBfamily.com.

Robert Nabors

Robert Nabors

Oct 16, 2018

Robert Nabors passed away peacefully Tuesday, October 16, 2018. Graveside Services will be 1:30 p.m., Saturday, October 20, at Oakwood Cemetery. Robert was born February 4, 1925, in Waco, Texas, to Elmer G. and Florence Nabors. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II where he was a meteorologist. Robert was educated at Baylor and...

Rose Marie Richter

Rose Marie Richter

Oct 15, 2018

Rose Marie Richter, 95, of Waco, went to be with the Lord on Monday, October 15, 2018, in Waco, Texas. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 21, at Gerald United Church of Christ in Gerald, Texas. Burial will follow at the Gerald Cemetery. A visitation will be 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., Saturday, October 20, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey...

Michael Fall Bouche'

Michael Fall Bouche'

Oct 15, 2018

Mike Bouché, age 69, of Waco, Texas passed away at his home Monday, October 15, 2018. Military Burial Services with Honors will be held Monday, November 12, 2018 at Houston National Cemetery with Dr. Sheryl Ruth Fairchild of Dallas, Officiant. Mike, the eldest of four, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. His family relocated to Houston, Texas where, at a...

Charlie Ochoa, Sr.

Charlie Ochoa, Sr.

Oct 14, 2018

Charlie Ochoa, Sr., 84, of Robinson passed away Sunday, October 14, 2018. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 19, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Pastors Ronnie Holmes and Albert Fuentes, Jr., will officiate. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, October 18, in the Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Garden Room. Charlie was born...

Sally Davoust

Sally Davoust

Oct 14, 2018

Sally Davoust passed away Sunday, October 14, 2018. Mass of Life Celebration will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 19 at St. Jerome Catholic Church. Visitation will begin at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, October 18, with Rosary at 7:00 p.m., at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Sally was born January 31, 1947, in Dallas to Joseph and Inez Greenwood. She grew up in...

Andrew R. Aleman

Andrew R. Aleman

Oct 11, 2018

Andrew R. Aleman passed away Thursday, October 11, 2018. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 17, at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Rev. Joseph F. Geleney, Jr. officiating. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 16, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, with Rosary at 7:00 p.m. Andrew was born April 2, 1951, in Saginaw,...

John Bishop

John Bishop

Oct 8, 2018

On October 8, 2018, after a beautiful family vacation in Port Aransas, Texas – as his wife, son and daughter-n-law, daughter and son-in-law, and two grandsons all headed home, Mister Fisherman stayed behind to throw out a few last casts on Saint Joe Island…. those would be his last casts here on Earth. He was found lying peacefully on...

Claude Lawrence Blaising

Claude Lawrence Blaising

Oct 6, 2018

Claude Blaising, 94, of Riesel, Texas, passed into the presence of the Lord on Saturday, October 6, 2018. His funeral service is 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 12, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel Garden Room, Waco, Texas. Visitation will be 9:00-10:00 a.m., Friday, prior to the service. Burial will be 3:00 p.m., Friday, October 12, at Mission Burial Park North, San Antonio,...

Maxine Graham

Maxine Graham

Oct 5, 2018

Maxine Graham passed away at the age of 92 years, 10 months and five days on October 5, 2018, at home. Her children, many grandchildren and great-grandchildren had recently visited to share their love. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 10, at Central Christian Church, Waco. Maxine June Waddell was born December 29, 1925, in Okfuskee County,...

Hugh Henson, Jr.

Hugh Henson, Jr.

Oct 3, 2018

Hugh E. Henson, Jr., Colonel, U.S. Army, Retired, of Waco died at age 82 on Wednesday, October 3, 2018, at Lake Ridge Healthy Living. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 12, at St. Alban's Episcopal Church, 305 N. 30th Street in Waco, with the Rev. Aaron Zimmerman officiating. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. His body will...

Diane Varner Henderson

Diane Varner Henderson

Oct 2, 2018

Diane Varner Henderson passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, October 2, 2018. Services will be 2:30 p.m., Friday, October 5, at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Dr. Leslie King officiating. She will lie in state at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Visitation will follow the service at 4:00 p.m., at Diane’s home. Diane was born November 28, 1940, in Dallas, to...

Wallace Barton Zachry, Jr.

Wallace Barton Zachry, Jr.

Oct 1, 2018

Wallace Barton Zachry, Jr., known as Barton, passed away Monday, October 1, 2018, after a short illness. Services will be 5:00 p.m., Friday, October 5, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Garden Room. Barton graduated from Waco High School in 1960 and served honorably in the United States Army, after which he had a successful career in the tech industry. After working in...

Sandra Jo Ann Posey

Sandra Jo Ann Posey

Oct 1, 2018

Sandra Jo Ann Posey passed away Monday, October 1, 2018. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 6, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Pastor Brandon Blasingame of Pleasant Grove Cowboy Church officiating. Burial will follow at Riesel Cemetery. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 6, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Sandra was born November 22, 1950, in...

Dorothy Helen Mullen

Dorothy Helen Mullen

Sep 30, 2018

Dorothy Helen Mullen, age 97, passed away Sunday, September 30, 2018, at The Brazos of Waco. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 2, at Oakwood Cemetery, 2124 South 5th Street, Waco, Texas 76706, with Senior Pastor Rev. Larry Krueger officiating. Dorothy was born and raised in Lorain, Ohio. The love of her life lived across the street...