Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

Evelyn Gaffga

Evelyn Gaffga

Aug 18, 2018

Evelyn Gaffga passed away Saturday, August 18, 2018, following a brief illness. Graveside Services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 28, at Oakwood Cemetery with Dr. Steven Mansen officiating. Ms. Gaffga was born October 20, 1926, in Springfield, Missouri, to Virgil and Hazel Cochran. She moved to Lubbock, Texas, with her family in 1959 and resided there until retirement...

Edna Carroll

Edna Carroll

Aug 17, 2018

Edna Edwards Carroll, 89, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 17, 2018 in Waco, Texas. A celebration of her life will be at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at First Baptist Church in O’Donnell, Texas. A private family committal service in the Lamesa Cemetery will precede the memorial service. Edna Faye Edwards was born on January 5,...

Leon Copeland Amis

Leon Copeland Amis

Aug 17, 2018

Leon Copeland Amis, 91, of Waco went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Friday, August 17, 2018. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 25, at Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum with Pastor Chris Silva officiating. Family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, August 24, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Leon was born December...

Eugene Bergquist

Eugene Bergquist

Aug 17, 2018

Gene Bergquist, 86, husband of Darlene Bergquist, passed away on August 17, 2018. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Visitation will take place prior to the service beginning at 10:00 a.m. Gene was born in Muskegon, Michigan to Leslie and Jeanette Bergquist. He served in the United...

Edith Shelburne

Edith Shelburne

Aug 16, 2018

Edith Shelburne passed away Thursday, August 16, 2018. Graveside Services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 20, at Waco Memorial Park with Rev. Wayne Williams officiating. Visitation will be 2:00-4:00 p.m., Sunday, August 19, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Edith was born May 28, 1924, in Mart, Texas, to Oscar and Lorinda Roberts. Edith was educated in Mart and graduated...

James W. Scarborough

James W. Scarborough

Aug 15, 2018

James "Jim" William Scarborough passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 15, 2018. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 22, at Oakwood Cemetery with the Hon. Jeffrey C. Manske officiating. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 21, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Jim was born on April 16, 1939, in Jacksonville, Texas, to Dr. and Mrs. James S....

Wilburn Floyd Yates

Wilburn Floyd Yates

Aug 14, 2018

Wilburn Floyd Yates passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2018. Services will be 10:00 am, Wednesday, August 22, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 21, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Wilburn was born October 5, 1960, in Jourdanton, Texas, to Wilburn and Evelyn June Yates. He worked for...

Beth Jeffus Wedemeyer

Beth Jeffus Wedemeyer

Aug 12, 2018

Beth Jeffus Wedemeyer, Mrs. William C., passed away on August 12, 2018, at her home in Waco, Texas. A private graveside service will take place. The memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 29, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, 6101 Bosque Blvd., Waco. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 28, at the funeral home. She...

Maria P De Olvera

Maria P De Olvera

Aug 11, 2018

Maria P De Olvera, 87, of Waco, Texas, went on to the Lord on August 11, 2018. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 15, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey, 6101 Bosque Blvd. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 14, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Maria was born in Guanajuato, Mexico, on September 30, 1929, the daughter of...

Wilma Dee Killam Harwell

Wilma Dee Killam Harwell

Aug 10, 2018

Wilma Dee Killam Harwell, 84, passed away August 10, 2018, in Waco, Texas. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 14, at The Salvation Army Waco Corps, 1225 South N Jack Kultgen Expressway, with Major Anita Caldwell officiating. Burial will follow at Restland Cemetery in Dallas. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Monday, August 13, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, 6101...

Howard Ray Denard

Howard Ray Denard

Aug 9, 2018

Howard Ray Denard passed away Thursday, August 9, 2018. Graveside Services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 13, at Waco Memorial Park with Brother Roy Marshall officiating. Burial will follow. Visitation will be 5:00–7:00 p.m., Sunday, August 12, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Howard was born on October 29, 1934, in McLennan County, Texas, to Roy and Lillian Denard. Howard...

Jane Goode

Jane Goode

Aug 8, 2018

Elizabeth “Jane” Anderson Goode died peacefully on Wednesday, August 8, 2018, after a lengthy illness. Services will be held 11:00 a.m., Monday, August 13, in the First Baptist Church Chapel with Matt Snowden and Alan Lefever co-officiating. Lunch and visitation will follow in the Fellowship Hall. Jane was born on March 25, 1930, in Cotton Plant, Arkansas, to R.O....

Stephen James Lundquist

Stephen James Lundquist

Aug 3, 2018

Stephen James Lundquist passed away Friday, August 3, 2018. A visitation will be held 6:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 7, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Steve was born June 1, 1947, in New York, New York, to James and Helen Lundquist. He graduated from East Rutherford High School and was a long time resident of Carlstadt, New Jersey. Stephen received a...

Bob Leon Payne

Bob Leon Payne

Aug 1, 2018

Bobby Leon Payne passed away peacefully at home on August 1, 2018. Memorial Services will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 4, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, 6101 Bosque Blvd, Waco Texas 76710 with RFC Chaplain Mike Griffith officiating. Visitation will from 6:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, August 3, at the funeral home. Bob was born on February 3, 1935, in Houston...

Vera Eileen Meroney

Vera Eileen Meroney

Aug 1, 2018

Vera Eileen Meroney passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2018. Services will be 1:30 p.m., Saturday, August 4, at Salvation Army of Waco, Texas, 1221 S. Jack Kultgen Expressway with Major Les Wheeler officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, August 3, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Eileen was born September 9, 1923, in...

Edith Bateman

Edith Bateman

Jul 31, 2018

Edith Marie Bateman, a longtime resident of Dallas, Texas, died Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at her home surrounded by family. The graveside service will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 4, at the Eddy Cemetery, Eddy, Texas. Edith was born January 10, 1935, in Major, Kentucky, located in Owsley County, to the late Ernest Miller “E.M.” and Emma Allen Roberts....

Marinelle Kellner Greer

Marinelle Kellner Greer

Jul 30, 2018

Marinelle Kellner Greer, 94, recently of Texarkana, Texas, went to be with her Lord on July 30, 2018, at Cornerstone Retirement Center. Graveside services will be held at Oakwood Cemetery, South 5th Street in Waco, at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 11. Officiating will be René Maciel, Missions Pastor of First Baptist Church Woodway. She was born January 4, 1924,...

Charlotte Mcclanahan

Charlotte Mcclanahan

Jul 30, 2018

Charlotte McClanahan, wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, peacefully went to be with her Lord on July 30, 2018. A graveside service, dedicated to the glory of God and in celebration and thanksgiving for her life, will take place at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 1, at Oakwood Cemetery in Waco, Texas, with Reverend Wes Keyes, Executive Director of Brother...

Rosa Fuentes

Rosa Fuentes

Jul 29, 2018

Surrounded by her family, Rosa Costillo Fuentes went to be with the Lord at home on Sunday, July 29, 2018. She follows in death her late husband of 72 years, Porfirio Fuentes, Sr., the love of her life. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 2, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Benjamin Magnaye as...

Donna Lu Smith

Donna Lu Smith

Jul 28, 2018

Donna Lu Westmoreland Smith passed away July 28, 2018, at Brookdale Lake Brazos, Waco, Texas. The Graveside Service will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 2, at Oakwood Cemetery with Rev. Ron Durham officiating. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 1, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Donna Lu was born July 25, 1931, in Waco, to John and Allyne Westmoreland....