Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

Louise Dyess

Louise Dyess

Aug 7, 2017

Louise Dyess, 86, passed away on Monday, August 7, 2017. Private committal will be at Oakwood Cemetery. Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 10, at Lakewood Christian Church, 6509 Bosque Boulevard, with Reverend Richard Roland officiating. Born in Bruceville-Eddy on December 25, 1930, Louise was the daughter of Bessie Knight Harrell and Ernest Edwin Harrell. A lifelong...

Billy Carroll Ragsdale

Billy Carroll Ragsdale

Aug 6, 2017

Billy Carroll Ragsdale passed away on Sunday, August 6, 2017, in Waco. Services will be 1:00 p.m., Thursday, August 10, in the Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home Garden Room. He will be laid to rest at the City of Levelland Cemetery. Billy was born on November 24, 1945, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Chester Ragsdale and Jean Mills VanCleave. He lost...

Beverly Ann Johnston

Beverly Ann Johnston

Aug 6, 2017

Beverly Ann Wollard Johnston, 89, passed away on August 6, 2017. A visitation will be held 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, August 9, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, Waco, Texas. Burial will be in Missouri. Beverly, one of seven children born to Tom and Hester Wollard, grew up on a farm near Hardin, Missouri. After graduating from high school she attended business...

Mae Jean Holcomb

Mae Jean Holcomb

Aug 3, 2017

Mae Jean Holcomb, 85, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 3, 2017. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 5, at Oakwood Cemetery, 2124 S. 5th St., Waco. A time of visitation with the family will be held 6:00-7:30 p.m., Friday, August 4, at The Venue at First Woodway Baptist Church....

William Bryan Thornburg

William Bryan Thornburg

Aug 3, 2017

William Bryan Thornburg, 90, of Robinson Texas, passed away peacefully at home on August 3, 2017. Burial will occur at a later date in North Carolina. Bryan was born in Gastonia, North Carolina, on February 16, 1927, the son of Henry and Edith Fisher Thornburg. At the age of 17, he joined the Navy and, at the end of...

Joe Fitzpatrick

Joe Fitzpatrick

Aug 3, 2017

Joe Fitzpatrick passed away Thursday, August 3, 2017, at Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest Medical Center. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 9, at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Dr. Leslie King officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 8, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Joe was born March 18,...

Bob Dubyne

Bob Dubyne

Aug 1, 2017

Bob DuByne, 78, passed away on August 1, 2017, after a courageous fight with cancer. He died at his home with his family at his bedside. The Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 7, at St. Jerome Catholic Church, followed immediately by the placing of ashes in St. Jerome's columbarium. The visitation will be 4:30-5:30...

Walter F. Fisher

Walter F. Fisher

Aug 1, 2017

Reverend Walter F. Fisher passed away on Tuesday, August 1, 2017, in Paris, Texas. A Memorial Service of Celebration will be held 1:00 p.m., Saturday, August 5, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Bellmead, Texas, with Rev. Larry Kruger officiating. Visitation will be 4:00-6:00 p.m., Friday, August 4, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. The Rev. Walter F. Fisher was born at...

Margie Wagner

Margie Wagner

Jul 29, 2017

On July 29, 2017, Margie Eugenia Breedlove Wagner, 85, was welcomed into His Heavenly Kingdom where she was happily reunited with Ben, her beloved husband. Margie passed away from natural causes at Baylor Scott and White Hillcrest Medical Center in Waco, Texas. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Odessa. Margie, a sixty-five year resident...

Frank Jefferson Walker Iii

Frank Jefferson Walker Iii

Jul 29, 2017

Frank Jefferson Walker III, 66, beloved husband and father, passed away peacefully into the arms of Jesus Saturday, July 29, 2017. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 5, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Pastor Larry Henrichs officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, August 4, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Frank was born at Carswell...

James Walter Broome

James Walter Broome

Jul 27, 2017

James “Jim” Walter Broome of Marlin passed away Thursday, July 27, 2017, at home surrounded by his family. No services will be held, but the family invites you to leave a message or memory on our “Tribute Wall” at www.WHBfamily.com.

Ronald Jay Webb

Ronald Jay Webb

Jul 26, 2017

Ronald Jay Webb passed away on July, 26, 2017. A memorial service will be held at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home on Saturday, August 12, at 2:00 p.m. A private interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, Texas, will be held at a later date. Ron was born in China Lake, California, on March 30, 1958, the son of Phil Abernethy and Helen...

Rita Joyce Passmore-Webb

Rita Joyce Passmore-Webb

Jul 26, 2017

Rita Joyce Passmore Webb of Waco passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2017, at Cornerstone Hospital in Austin. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 2, at Oakwood Cemetery in Waco with Minister Johnny Stephens officiating. Visitation will begin at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 1, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home in Waco. Rita was born November 18, 1933 in Waco, Texas,...

Axel Adrian Villa

Axel Adrian Villa

Jul 26, 2017

Axel Adrian Villa of Waco passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Mass of Catholic Burial will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, July 31, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Benjamin Magnaye officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. A Rosary will be recited at 6:00 p.m., Sunday, July 30, with visitation following at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Axel was...

Walter Keith Sawyers

Walter Keith Sawyers

Jul 26, 2017

Keith Sawyers of Waco passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Graveside Services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 4, at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Thursday, August 3, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Keith was born September 10, 1960, in Little Rock, Arkansas, to Walter and Carolyn Belle Sawyers. He graduated from Jefferson Moore High School in 1980,...

Elizabeth Sue Cox

Elizabeth Sue Cox

Jul 20, 2017

Elizabeth Sue Cox lost her six-year battle with Alzheimer's disease on July 20, 2017. Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Monday, July 24, at First Baptist Church in Waco with a graveside service and interment in the Dawson County Cemetery in Lamesa 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 25. Sue was born August 8, 1940, to Mr. and Mrs. C.E....

Ernestine Burns Rasner

Ernestine Burns Rasner

Jul 18, 2017

Ernestine Burns Rasner, 87, passed away on July 18, 2017. A private family service will be held at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Pastor Steve Abbe presiding. 'Miss Ernie,' or 'Tina' to those who knew & loved her, was born in Kosse, Texas on September 17, 1929 to Sallie Oneida Swinnea Burns & Charles Ernest “Coot” Burns. Ernie & her...

Deborah Kay Kuhnle

Deborah Kay Kuhnle

Jul 18, 2017

Deborah Kay Kuhnle of Waco passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017, after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 21, at St. Jerome Catholic Church with Father Rakshaganathan Selvaraj officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Rosary will begin at 6:00 p.m., with visitation at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, July...

John Henry Lovelace

John Henry Lovelace

Jul 17, 2017

John Henry Lovelace, Jr., 60, of Waco died Monday morning, July 17, 2017, after a lengthy illness. John was an organ donor and donated his eyes to Donate Life Texas. A memorial service will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 21, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Rev. Greg Brumit officiating. The family will receive visitors at the home of...

Grace Carbajal Ramon

Grace Carbajal Ramon

Jul 15, 2017

Grace Carbajal Ramon of Waco passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 19, at Mighty Wind Worship Center with the Rev. Joe Carbajal officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00-7:00 p.m., and prayer service from 7:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 18, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Grace was born November 27,...

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