Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

Lorrayn Staas Stafford

Lorrayn Staas Stafford

Oct 25, 2017

Lorrayn Staas Stafford passed away Wednesday, October 25, 2017. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 28, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Rev. Bob Rainey officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m., Friday, October 27, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Lorrayn was born October 16, 1923, in McLennan County to Herman Martin Staas and...

Patricia Manning Parnell

Patricia Manning Parnell

Oct 23, 2017

Patricia Ann Manning Parnell, 89, died Monday October 23, 2017, at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Waco, Texas. After a private family burial in Oakwood Cemetery, a visitation will be held in the parlor of the First Presbyterian Church of Waco, 1100 Austin Ave., at 3 p.m., followed by a service in the sanctuary at 4 p.m....

Julia Brazelton

Julia Brazelton

Oct 15, 2017

Julia Bradshaw Brazelton, 93, of Dallas, Texas, and formerly of Waco, Texas, died peacefully Sunday, October 15, 2017. Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 21, at Oakwood Cemetery in Waco. Celebration of Julia’s life will follow at 11:30 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Waco. Born to the late Dr. Thomas Gavin Bradshaw and Julia Southall Reynolds Bradshaw...

Bobby Stephen Wilson

Bobby Stephen Wilson

Oct 15, 2017

Bobby Stephen Wilson passed away Sunday, October 15, 2017. The family will receive guests at 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 20, at Richfield Christian Church. Services will follow at 11:00 a.m., with Rev. Alec Ylitalo and Chaplain Sarah Miller officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Bob was born in Elajay, Georgia, and lived in Akron, Ohio. He relocated to...

Carla Holley Childers

Carla Holley Childers

Oct 9, 2017

Carla Holley Childers, 53, of Waco passed away on Monday, October 9, 2017, at home, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 12, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Dr. Steve Mansen officiating. There will be a private burial prior to the memorial service. Carla was born January 10, 1964,...

Evelyn Amelia Hanes

Evelyn Amelia Hanes

Oct 9, 2017

Evelyn Amelia Kneisly Hanes of Clifton, Texas, formerly of Enon, Ohio, entered into eternal rest on October 9, 2017. Evelyn was born in Osborn, Ohio, on September 19, 1918. Her parents were Ira “BoBo” Reiling Kneisly and Josephine “JoJo” Haddix Kneisly. Her parents nicknames were due to Evelyn’s eldest son, at an early age, being unable to pronounce Josephine....

Claude William Morgan

Claude William Morgan

Oct 8, 2017

Claude William Morgan, 66, passed away Sunday, October 8, 2017, peacefully, in his home, just in time to meet our Lord for Heavenly Praise. The service honoring his life will be 1:00 p.m., Thursday, October 12, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Burial will follow immediately at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 11, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Claude...

Dr. Charles Holmes Herty

Dr. Charles Holmes Herty

Oct 6, 2017

Charles "Chuck" Herty, 93, died peacefully on Friday, October 6, in Waco. His service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 10, at St. Alban's Episcopal Church, The Rev. Aaron M.G. Zimmerman, Officiant. Graveside service will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Honorary Pallbearers will be: Gordon Hill, Larry Pennington, Stormy Reeves, Dick Taylor and Langston Wood. Chuck was...

Brenda Louise Smith

Brenda Louise Smith

Oct 4, 2017

Brenda Louise Smith passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2017. Graveside Services will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, October 10, at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Monday, October 9, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Brenda was born December 14, 1946, in Waco, Texas, to George and Ellouise Derting. She was a 1965 graduate of Waco High School. Prior to...

Scott William Brill

Scott William Brill

Oct 4, 2017

Scott William Brill passed away peacefully and surrounded by family and friends on Wednesday, October 4, 2017, in Waco, Texas. Scott was born May 3, 1959, in Wheeling, West Virginia, to Jimmie J. and C. Eve Brill. Upon passing of his maternal grandmother, Scott moved to Texas in 1980 and truly enjoyed a life of adventure, laughter and fun....

Robert C. Ammon

Robert C. Ammon

Sep 28, 2017

Robert C. Ammon passed into eternity at Providence Hospice Place on Thursday, September 28, 2017, with his wife’s arms around him. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 3, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Pastor Daniel Erickson officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow at Oakwood Cemetery at 1:00 p.m. A visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Monday, October...

Mygreet Eva Ingram

Mygreet Eva Ingram

Sep 21, 2017

Mygreet Eva Ingram of Waco, Texas, went to be with our Lord and Savior Thursday, September 21, 2017. Burial will be 9:30 a.m., Monday, September 25, at Waco Memorial Park. Her Memorial Service will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, September 25, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Rev. Wayne Williams and Rev. Ryan Barnett officiating. A brief visitation with the family will...

Gloria Jean Fikes

Gloria Jean Fikes

Sep 21, 2017

Gloria Jean Fikes passed away Thursday, September 21, 2017. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, September 25, at First Baptist Church of Waco, with Dr. Randall Perry officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Marlin, Texas, at 12:00 p.m. Gloria was born March 9, 1947, in Marlin, to James Nathaniel Adams, a police officer, and Nelene Rowena Lamson...

Doris Engdahl Smith

Doris Engdahl Smith

Sep 19, 2017

Doris Engdahl Smith, or "Dede" as her family called her, passed away on the morning of Tuesday, September 19, 2017, in Houston, Texas, after a short illness. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, September 22, at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m., Thursday, September 21, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Mrs. Smith was born on August 5, 1929,...

Emmie D. Schneider

Emmie D. Schneider

Sep 18, 2017

Emmie D. Schneider, 10 years old, of Waco, entered into the arms of her Savior on Monday, September 18, 2017. A celebration of Emmie’s life will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, September 23, at First Methodist Church of Waco. A private family interment will follow immediately. Visitation with the family will be 5:00-7:00 p.m., Friday, September 22, at First Methodist...

Ronald Coleman Gilbert

Ronald Coleman Gilbert

Sep 18, 2017

Ronnie passed away on September 18, 2017. He was born on October 11, 1938, in Abilene, Texas, to Reverend Charles and Louise Gilbert. Ronnie graduated from Hamilton High School in 1957 and from Baylor University. Meeting his first wife, Melba Gilbert, they stayed in Waco. Ronnie was preceded in death by his parents; and wife of 30 years, Sue...

Billy Pat Bostick

Billy Pat Bostick

Sep 17, 2017

Our sweet and loving father, husband, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle and friend went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, September 17, 2017. Services for Billy Pat Bostick will be held 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 20, at the Bruceville-Eddy United Methodist Church. A visitation will follow in the church fellowship hall with a private burial to follow....

Twila June Nall

Twila June Nall

Sep 16, 2017

Twila June (Sisk) Nall, age 83, died Saturday, September 16, 2017 at Westview Manor in McGregor, Texas. Services will be 6:00 PM, Monday, September 18 in the Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home Chapel with a visitation at 5:30 PM preceding the service. Twila was born on January 31, 1934 in Charleston, KY to Margaret (Houston) Sisk and Charles Claiborne Sisk. She...

Bonnie Lee Ware

Bonnie Lee Ware

Sep 16, 2017

Bonnie Lee Ware peacefully passed in her sleep on Saturday, September 16, 2017, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Bonnie was born on the Cherokee, Texas family farm on October 4, 1923. At Cherokee Baptist Church she played the piano and sang duets with her sister, Maxine, and in small group ensembles with other friends. She also helped her...

Florence E. Woodard

Florence E. Woodard

Sep 14, 2017

Florence E. Woodard passed away Thursday, September 14, 2017. Funeral Services will be 11:00 am, Monday, September 18, 2017, at Bruceville Baptist Church with Rev. Clifford Feeler and Rev. Mickey Fugitt officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 3:00 to 5:00 pm, Sunday, September 17, 2017 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Florence was born November 27,...