Obituaries
Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX
Wilma Mary Earhart
Jun 2, 2018
Wilma Earhart of Waco passed away on June 2, 2018. The service will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 5, Waco Memorial Park & Mausoleum with Rev. Richard Rust officiating. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. at the Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum. Wilma Earhart was born February 14, 1923, to J. J. and Mary Kretzschmar. She graduated from Waco High...
Sue Swaner Coffelt
Jun 2, 2018
Sue Coffelt, age 79, passed away June 2, 2018, in Waco, Texas. Graveside services will be at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 7, at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be at 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 6, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, 6101 Bosque Blvd. Sue was born July 21, 1939, to Eddie Arlene Swaner and Hortense Cannon Swaner in Waco. She...
Vera Faye Michaels
May 30, 2018
Vera Faye Douglas Michaels, “Faye” to friends and family, passed away on Wednesday, May 30, 2018, in Waco, Texas, at the age of 91. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 1, 2018 at Memorial Oaks Cemetery in Houston, Texas. Faye was born on September 11, 1926, in Wichita Falls, Texas, to Paisley Steele Douglas...
Elizabeth "Libby" Rochell
May 29, 2018
Elizabeth “Libby” A. Leggitt Rochell passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2018. A memorial service will be held at 12 Noon, Monday, June 4, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Waco, Texas. There will be a reception 1:30 – 3:00 p.m., following the service, at 1129 Castle Bluff Circle, in Woodway. Libby was born November 30, 1940, in Marshall, Michigan, to...
Lillian Khoury Davidson
May 27, 2018
Lillian Khoury Burke Davidson died, peacefully, at 3:00 a.m., Sunday, May 27, 2018. Lillian was the first of eight children born to Alexander and Theodora Khoury, August 20, 1922. Burial will be 12 Noon, Saturday, June 2, at Oakwood Cemetery. A celebration of her life will be held at St Paul’s Episcopal Church on Saturday, June 2, at 1:00...
Verner Z. Goldsmith
May 27, 2018
Verner Zachary Goldsmith passed away May, 27, 2018, after a 3-year courageous battle with cancer. Mass of the Christian burial will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday, June 4, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in West, Texas, with Father Joe Geleney and Deacon Rae Carter officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in West. Rosary will be 5:00 p.m.,...
Nelda "Dottie" Lackey
May 26, 2018
Nelda “Dottie” Frances Lackey passed away Saturday, May 26, 2018. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 1, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Rev. Molly Simpson officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 30, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Nelda was born December 20, 1946, in Rosebud, Texas, to Edwin “Bill” and...
Vance Oliver Cook
May 25, 2018
Vance Oliver Cook passed away Friday, May 25, 2018. Family and friends will gather at the residence on Sunday afternoon, May 27, to celebrate an American hero on Memorial Day Weekend. Vance was born September 12, 1926, in Clifty, Arkansas, to William Isaac Cook and Ethel Oliver Cook. He served in World War II and Korea and retired after...
Juanita Perry Carswell
May 24, 2018
Juanita “Nita” Perry Carswell passed away Thursday, May 24, 2018, with family at her side. Services will be 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 30, at First United Methodist Church of Waco with Rev. Molly Simpson and Dr. Steve Ramsdell officiating. Burial will follow at China Spring Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:30-7:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 29, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Nita...
Josephine Avell Davis Middleton
May 24, 2018
Josephine Avell Davis Middleton, 87, passed away on Thursday, May 24, 2018. Services will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, June 2, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Pastor Sammie Haynes, Sr., officiating. A private burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Josephine was born September 17, 1930, in Kirk, Texas, to Joseph Avell Davis and Hattie Bernice Gilbert Swanson. She was educated in...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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