Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

Mary Wammack

Mary Wammack

Feb 3, 2018

Mary Wammack, 91, passed away Saturday, February 3, 2018, at Wesley Woods Nursing Home. Graveside Services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, February 8, at Waco Memorial Park with Rev. Greg Brumit officiating. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 7, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Mary was born February 27, 1926, in Bruceville, Texas, to Albert Taylor and Clara Singletary...

John Harvey Stumpf

John Harvey Stumpf

Jan 31, 2018

John Harvey Stumpf of Hewitt, Texas, passed away at Baylor Scott and White Hillcrest Medical Center on January 31, 2018. The funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, February 5, at The First Baptist Church of Waco. Dr. Matt Snowden will officiate. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 4:00-6:00 p.m., Sunday, February 4, at...

Charlene Mcarthur

Charlene Mcarthur

Jan 31, 2018

Charlene McArthur passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2018. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, February 5, at Community Fellowship Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Roger Huff officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 3:00-5:00 p.m., Sunday, February 4, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Charlene was born December 8, 1938, in Hobart, Oklahoma, to Robert and Avis...

Mary Eleanor Marstaller

Mary Eleanor Marstaller

Jan 30, 2018

Mary Eleanor Leggott Marstaller went to her heavenly home Tuesday, January 30, 2018. The Memorial service will be 1:30 p.m., Saturday, February 3, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Rev. Tim Jarrell officiating. Visitation will follow the service. Mary Eleanor was born September 11, 1922, in Waco, Texas, to Arthur and Myrtle Leggott. A Waco native her entire life, she...

Mildred Dooley Murphy

Mildred Dooley Murphy

Jan 30, 2018

Mildred Dooley Murphy of Robinson passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2018. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 6, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with The Rev. Wayne Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Paris, Texas, on Wednesday, February 7. Visitation will be one hour before the service at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Mildred was born January 4,...

Joseph Crawford, Jr.

Joseph Crawford, Jr.

Jan 28, 2018

Joseph "JC" Crawford, Jr., passed away Sunday, January 28, 2018. Services will be 1:30 p.m., Saturday, February 3, at Victorious Life Church with Pastor E.L. Ross officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, February 2, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. JC was born December 24, 1992, in Waco, Texas, to Joseph and Ulanda Crawford....

Lucy Mejia

Lucy Mejia

Jan 26, 2018

Lucy Mejia, 96, passed away January 26, 2018, in Waco, Texas. Services will be on 10:00 a.m., February 1, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Benjie Magnaye officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. A Rosary service will be held 6:00 p.m., January 31, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Visitation will follow the Rosary. Lucy was born in...

Pat Moody

Pat Moody

Jan 26, 2018

Pat Moody passed away Friday, January 26, 2018. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 31, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel, Rev. Mark Poe officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 10:00-11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 31, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Patsy Carter Moody was born August 1, 1934, in Moffat, Texas, to John and Velma Turner Carter....

Elizabeth Wall

Elizabeth Wall

Jan 26, 2018

Elizabeth Wall 100, of Waco passed away peacefully on Friday January 26, 2018 at a local nursing home surrounded by loved ones and friends. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 30, at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Monday, January 29, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Elizabeth was born on May 21, 1917 to...

Johnnie Clifford Buster

Johnnie Clifford Buster

Jan 24, 2018

Johnnie Clifford Buster passed away Wednesday, January 24, 2018. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, January 29, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with The Rev. A.C. Painter officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 4:00-6:00 p.m., Sunday, January 28, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Johnnie was born December 18, 1935, in Bell County, Texas, to John Clifford and...

Emily Stephens

Emily Stephens

Jan 23, 2018

Emily Ann Stephens, 23, of Dallas passed away on January 23, 2018, after a life long battle with brain cancer. She left this life surrounded by family members and loved ones at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee ,where she had been a patient for several years. Visitation for those who cannot attend her memorial service will...

Dorothy Mansell

Dorothy Mansell

Jan 22, 2018

Dorothy Mansell passed away Monday, January 22, 2018. Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, January 25, at Oakwood Cemetery. A memorial service and visitation will follow at 11:00 a.m., at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, with Rev. Lori Cotton officiating. Dorothy was born May 30, 1921, in Comanche County, near Proctor, Texas, to George W. Purvis, Sr., and Maggie Ewing Purvis....

Morton Sydney Benjamin

Morton Sydney Benjamin

Jan 21, 2018

Morton Sydney Benjamin was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 1, 1934, and passed to eternal life on January 21, 2018. There will be a private graveside service at the Agudath Jacob Cemetery in Waco, Texas. He was the only child of Albert and Yetta Benjamin. After high school graduation, he attended Drexel University and served in the U.S....

Mildred F. Airehart

Mildred F. Airehart

Jan 20, 2018

Mildred F. Airehart, of Waco, passed away peacefully January 20, 2018. A graveside service will be held 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 24, at Oakwood Cemetery. Mildred was born on May 5, 1920, to Fred and Annie Tull and grew up in and around the Lorena - Waco area, with the exception of a couple of years in Anchorage, Alaska....

Robert Fraga

Robert Fraga

Jan 20, 2018

Robert Fraga, 54, of Waco passed away early Saturday morning, January 20, 2018. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 26, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, with Pastor Dick Wooten officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Thursday, January 25, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Robert was born on June 14, 1963, in Houston, Texas. He was raised...

Mary Lacy Chase

Mary Lacy Chase

Jan 17, 2018

Mary Lacy Chase, 67, of Waco, passed away from cancer January 17, 2018, at home surrounded by family and close loved ones. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m., Monday, January 22, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey, and a celebration of Mary Lacy’s life will be held at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel, 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 23. Mary Lacy was born December 24, 1950, to Patricia...

Hellen A. Yarber

Hellen A. Yarber

Jan 17, 2018

Hellen Arlene Mallory Yarber, 94, was welcomed into the arms of her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, January 17, 2018, at Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest Medical Center. Hellen’s life will be celebrated 11:30 a.m., Monday, January 22, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Pastor Randy Scrivener officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m.,...

William G. Brown

William G. Brown

Jan 17, 2018

Dr. William G. Brown, 83, passed away on January 17, 2018, at Baylor Scott&White Hillcrest Medical Center in Waco, Texas. A Celebration of Life service will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 23, at the Worship Center of the First Baptist Church of Woodway in Waco. Dr. Brown was born to Leonard Franklin and Anna Portia Brown on July 14,...

Carroll A. Fletcher

Carroll A. Fletcher

Jan 16, 2018

Carroll Adams Fletcher, age 90, passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at Ridgecrest Retirement Center in Waco, Texas. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 19, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel, located at 6101 Bosque Blvd. in Waco, with Rev. Wayne Williams officiating. Burial will follow at McGregor Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m., Thursday, January 18, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home....

Louise Chollett

Louise Chollett

Jan 15, 2018

Louise Chollett passed away Monday, January 15, 2018, at the age of 95. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 19, at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Waco with Rev. Robert Kobler officiating and graveside services at 2:00 p.m., Friday, at Woodland Cemetery in Rosebud, Texas. Visitation will be held 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Thursday, January 18, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey...