Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

Ira Cogburn-Mayo

Ira Cogburn-Mayo

Apr 4, 2017

Ira Cogburn-Mayo, age 90, passed away peacefully at her home in Waco on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 14 at Downing Cemetery, located on State Highway 16, just south of DeLeon, Texas. The Nowlin Anders Funeral Home will conduct funeral arrangements, and family friend Rev. Virgil Cornwell of...

Reita Joyce Hollingsworth

Reita Joyce Hollingsworth

Apr 4, 2017

Reita Joyce Hollingsworth of Corsicana passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at Heritage Oaks Village in Corsicana, Texas. Services will be 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 12, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 11, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Reita was born May 28, 1924, in Euless, Texas, to Rev. E....

Dolores Milligan

Dolores Milligan

Apr 3, 2017

Dolores Sharpe Milligan, 87, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on Monday, April 3, 2017. A memorial service will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 7, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey, followed by a graveside service at Waco Memorial Park. Rev. Ron Durham will be officiating. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 7, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Friday. Dolores was born in Detroit,...

Vernon Eugene Plemons

Vernon Eugene Plemons

Apr 3, 2017

Vernon Eugene “Gene” Plemons, loving father, grandfather and great-grandfather went to be with his Lord on Monday, April 3, 2017. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, April 6, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Dr. Jerry Smith and Dr. Joe Bailey officiating. Interment will follow at Rosemound Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5:00-7:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 5,...

Simone Bauer

Simone Bauer

Apr 3, 2017

Simone Bauer, better known as MopMop to all, was born on August 24, 1931, in Strasbourg, France. She, along with her parents, Henry and Marthe Heyman, narrowly escaped the Holocaust. Simone was 10 years old when they took one of the last ships out of Spain in 1941 to America. They buried all of their furniture and silver in...

Sherry Mccartney

Sherry Mccartney

Apr 1, 2017

Sherry Merritt McCartney of Waco was taken to heaven by angels on April 1, 2017. Services will be at 11:00 AM Tuesday, April 4 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be at 6:00 PM Monday, April 3 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Sherry was born in Waco to Royce and Shirley Merritt on September...

Diann Dillon

Diann Dillon

Mar 31, 2017

Diann Dillon passed away on March 31, 2017, surrounded by family and friends. There will be a graveside service at Oakwood Cemetery on Monday, April 3, at 3:00 p.m., with the Reverend Aaron Zimmerman and Dr. Harry C. Powell, III officiating the services. Diann was born in Odessa, Texas, on January 19, 1952, to Ray and Billye Roberts Dillon....

Penny L. "Ms Penny" Wiedeman

Penny L. "Ms Penny" Wiedeman

Mar 31, 2017

Penny L. Wiedeman of Waco passed away Friday, March 31, 2017. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 5, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with the Rev. Mark Wible officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. prior to the service. Penny was born January 10, 1951, in Dallas, Texas, to R.D. and Marie...

Jean Garcia Oliver

Jean Garcia Oliver

Mar 30, 2017

Jean “Juanita” Garcia Oliver of Big Spring, Texas, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017, at Providence Hospice at St. Catherine. Funeral Mass will be 1:00 p.m., Monday, April 3, at St. Jerome Catholic Church with Fr. Selvaraj officiating. Jean was born July 15, 1918, in Deming, New Mexico, to Pedro and Maria Garcia. Jean was raised in Big Spring...

Edgar Lee Moody

Edgar Lee Moody

Mar 30, 2017

Edgar Lee Moody, a good and faithful servant of the Lord, peacefully passed away on March 30, 2017. His service will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, April 6, in the Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel, with the burial at 1:00 p.m., at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Ed was born to Hazel and Myrtle...

Helen Ruth Carll

Helen Ruth Carll

Mar 29, 2017

Helen Ruth Carll, a longtime resident of Waco, died at the age of 102 in Bloomington, Indiana, on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Frank Page. Visitation will be at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home on April 10, 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon, and the funeral service will be a “family only” service...

Joe A.  Brownfield

Joe A. Brownfield

Mar 29, 2017

Joe Alex Brownfield, 93, passed away on March 29, 2017, with his loving wife of 70 years, Billie, by his side. “Mr. B” as he was affectionately known by his family and friends, was born on February 15, 1924, in Swenson, Texas, to Joe N. and Ocie Brownfield. Mr. B grew up in Menard, Texas, working alongside his older...

Wayne Lee

Wayne Lee

Mar 28, 2017

Wayne Lee, 71, of Waco passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, April 3, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Ken Riley, Jr., officiating. Burial will follow at Rosemound Cemetery. Visitation will be 4:00-6:00 p.m., Sunday, April 2, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Wayne was born June 27, 1945, in St. Louis, Missouri, to A.D. and...

Mildred Mcafee Teer

Mildred Mcafee Teer

Mar 28, 2017

Mildred McAfee Teer, formerly of Waco, Texas, passed away peacefully at the age of 90 in Conroe, Texas, after a long bout with Alzheimer’s. Services are planned for 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 1, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home in Waco. Interment will be at Waco Memorial Park immediately following the service. Mildred was born in Belton, Texas, to A.J. McFarland...

Ellen Susan Grimes

Ellen Susan Grimes

Mar 26, 2017

Ellen S. Grimes. 104, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2017, of natural causes at the Providence Hospital in Waco, Texas. She will be buried in Huntington, West Virginia, in the family plot. No services will be held in Waco. She was born in Palestine, Texas, on December 2, 1912, to Thomas and Mary Carey. She lived with her son,...

Trudy Cayo

Trudy Cayo

Mar 26, 2017

Trudy (nee) Schnaufer Cayo passed away peacefully in Waco, Texas, on March 26, 2017. Her memorial service will be 11:00 a.m., March 31, in the Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home Garden Room. She came into this world with her cherished twin sister, Irma, on August 14, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois. She enrolled in Central State Teachers College in Stevens Point, Wisconsin,...

Carl Nathan Johnson, Jr.

Carl Nathan Johnson, Jr.

Mar 25, 2017

Carl Nathan Johnson, Jr., of Waco, passed away Saturday, March, 25, 2017, at Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest Medical Center in Waco. Services will be held 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 7, at Central Christian Church with the Rev. Brian Coats officiating. Carl was born September 17, 1932, in San Antonio, to Carl Nathan Johnson, Sr., and Dixie Mae Rider....

Donald Thompson

Donald Thompson

Mar 25, 2017

Donald Thompson of Waco passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017. Services will be 12:00 p.m., Thursday, March 30, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Moran officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 29, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Donald was born April 19, 1966, in Irving, Texas, where he grew up. He...

Brenda Lee Epps

Brenda Lee Epps

Mar 23, 2017

Brenda Lee Epps joined our Heavenly Father on Thursday, March 23, 2017. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at Oakwood Cemetery in Waco, Texas, with Pastor Mike Dunson of First Christian Church of Belton officiating. Visitation will be 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday, March 27, 2017, at Wilkirson-Hatch Bailey Funeral Home. Brenda was born...

Robert S. Nixon

Robert S. Nixon

Mar 22, 2017

Robert Sherman Nixon went home to be with his Lord and Savior on March 22, 2017. Services will be at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 25, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Rev. Barry Camp officiating. Burial will follow at Rosemound Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, March 24, in the Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Garden Room. Robert was born September 4, 1926,...

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