Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

Nell Barr

Nell Barr

May 23, 2018

Nell Barr passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at home with her family. Celebration service will be 1:30 p.m., Friday, June 1, at Hope Ministries in Valley Mills, Texas. She was born February 2, 1931, in Utica, Mississippi, to Tom and Alice Williams. She was preceded in death by her parents and four siblings. She is survived by two...

Joan M. Coleman

Joan M. Coleman

May 23, 2018

Joan M. Coleman, 80, of Elm Mott, Texas, passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 23, 2018. Services will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 26, at Wilkirson Hatch Bailey Funeral Home with the Rev. Greg Brumit officiating, and visitation will begin prior to the service at 9:00 a.m. Joan was born February 23, 1938, in Rochester, New York, to Stella...

David  Herman Farr

David Herman Farr

May 23, 2018

David Herman Farr passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2018. Graveside Services will be 1:00 pm, Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Oakwood Cemetery. David was born September 30, 1938, in Waco, TX, to Elmer Keith and Hallie Marie Farr. David was educated at Baylor University and Perkins Theological Seminary. He founded TDF Systems and worked at Lomas and Nettleton. He...

William Brisbane Austin, 3Rd

William Brisbane Austin, 3Rd

May 21, 2018

W.B. “Bill” Austin, 3rd passed away Monday, May 21, 2018. A memorial service will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 30, in the Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with the Pastor Jay Mathis officiating. A private family burial will follow later at Waco Memorial Park. He was born in Wilmington, Delaware, October 6, 1928, on his father’s birthday. He attended Wilmington High School....

Thomas H. Davis

Thomas H. Davis

May 20, 2018

Dr. Thomas H. Davis of Waco passed away Sunday, May 20, 2018. Graveside services will be held with full military honors at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas on Thursday May 31 at 9:30 a.m. Visitation will be Thursday, May 24 from 3:00 -5:00 p.m. at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home in Waco, Texas. Thomas was born on...

Lola J. Braun

Lola J. Braun

May 17, 2018

Lola J. Braun passed away Thursday, May 17, 2018. Services will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, May 26, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, May 25, at Wilkirson-Hatch Bailey Funeral Home. Survivors are her daughter, Connie Wiencek; son-in-law, Raymond Wiencek; and granddaughters, Robin and Sarah. The family invites you to leave a message or memory in our...

Michael Vinokur

Michael Vinokur

May 16, 2018

Michael Vinokur, 81, passed away peacefully at his home on May 16, 2018, at 8:00 p.m., surrounded by his son, Feliks, and daughter, Marina. Graveside Services will be held 9:30 a.m., Monday, May 21, at Rodef Shalom Cemetery, located on South 12th Street, Waco, Texas 76706. Michael was born in Kiev, Ukraine, in the former Soviet Union on January...

Lilian B Rathman

Lilian B Rathman

May 15, 2018

Lilian Boone Roberts Rathman, 89, passed away May 15, 2018, at her home. Her wish was to be cremated. A Memorial Service will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 25, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Lilian was born in San Antonio, Texas, to Francis Marion Roberts and Cora Boone Strickland Roberts on February 13, 1929. She grew up in Smiley,...

Maria Estrifonia Martinez

Maria Estrifonia Martinez

May 13, 2018

Maria-Estrifonia Martinez passed away Sunday, May 13, 2018. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 18, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Benjamin Magnaye as Celebrant. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 6:00 p.m., with Rosary at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, May 17, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home Chapel. Maria was born July...

Mary Lee Morgan

Mary Lee Morgan

May 10, 2018

Mary Lee Morgan passed away Thursday, May 10, 2018. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 19, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, May 18, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home Garden Room. Mary was born July 7, 1930, in Bremond, Texas, to Albert Sims and Katy Overstreet Sims. Mary attended West Waco...

Glenn Arthur Vonrosenberg

Glenn Arthur Vonrosenberg

May 7, 2018

Glenn Arthur vonRosenberg passed away Monday, May 7, 2018. Services will be Thursday, May 10th at 2:00 p.m. at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Dr. Paul Krupicka officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 9, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Glenn Arthur vonRosenberg was born September 6, 1933 in Sharp, Texas to Arthur Julius vonRosenberg and Edna Lydia vonGonten vonRosenberg....

Janae Jae Resendez

Janae Jae Resendez

May 4, 2018

Janae Jae Resendez, 5 months old, passed away at home tucked in bed with her loving parents by her side Friday, May 4, 2018. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 10, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Elder/Minister Joseph Pecina officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. A reception will follow 12 p.m.-5 p.m. at the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce....

Leslie Carr Dupuy, Jr.

Leslie Carr Dupuy, Jr.

May 3, 2018

Les DuPuy passed away peacefully Thursday, May 3, 2018, at home surrounded by his family. A Memorial Service will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 9, at Central Presbyterian Church in Waco. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 8, at the Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Garden Room. Les was born July 24, 1925, at Providence Hospital in Waco, Texas, to Leslie Carr...

Lyon Hurtado

Lyon Hurtado

May 1, 2018

Lyon Hurtado, 93, passed away peacefully on May 1, 2018. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 4, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Rev. C. Benjamin Magnaye as Celebrant. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 6:00 p.m., with Rosary Service at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, May 3, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home....

Shirley Ann Merritt

Shirley Ann Merritt

Apr 28, 2018

Shirley Ann Merritt, 81, of Waco, passed away peacefully at a local nursing home Saturday, April 28, 2018. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 2, in the Chapel at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey with burial following at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, in the Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Garden Room. Shirley was born May 29, 1936...

Wilma Jean Hipps

Wilma Jean Hipps

Apr 26, 2018

Wilma Jean Hipps, known to family and friends as “Susie”, age 84, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 26, 2018. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Monday, April 30, at Oakwood Cemetery in Waco. Wilma was born on September 6, 1933 in Waco, Texas and lived most of her life there. She moved to the Dallas...

Emma "Tommie" Painter

Emma "Tommie" Painter

Apr 24, 2018

Emma “Tommie” Painter, 102, of Waco passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2018. Graveside Services will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 27, at Waco Memorial Park with Dr. Joe Bailey and Wes Bailey officiating. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, April 26, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Tommie was born November 10, 1915, in Chilton, Texas, the daughter of...

Bruce Watson

Bruce Watson

Apr 22, 2018

Bruce Watson passed away Sunday, April 22, 2018. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 28, at First Assembly of God with Rev. John Palmer officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 7:00-9:00 p.m., Friday, April 27, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. The family invites you to leave a message or memory in our “Tribute Wall”...

Doris Elizabeth Bratton

Doris Elizabeth Bratton

Apr 21, 2018

Doris Bratton, age 89, of Waco, Texas, passed away April 21, 2018, at her home with family and loved ones. Graveside service will be 12:30 pm, Tuesday, April 24, at Oakwood Cemetery. She was born to Joseph Samuel and Flora Lee McFall on May 6, 1928, in Waco and grew up in Speegleville, Texas. She married L.C. Bratton on...

David Manley Shuttlesworth

David Manley Shuttlesworth

Apr 20, 2018

Rev. David Manley Shuttlesworth, 82, entered into the glory of our Savior on April 20, 2018. A family graveside service will be held at Waco Memorial Park the morning of April 24, followed by a memorial service that afternoon at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church starting at 2:00. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Monday, April 23, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home....

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