Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

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....

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...

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...

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,...

Charles Thomas Robb

Charles Thomas Robb

Jul 14, 2017

Charles Thomas Robb of Waco passed away Friday, July 14, 2017. Services will be at 1:00 p.m., Monday, July 17, at Woodway First United Methodist Church with Dr. Jeff Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood. Visitation will be 5:00-6:00 p.m., Sunday, July 16, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Tom was born in Springfield, Missouri, to Paul and Sibyl Robb....

Stanley P. Howard, Jr.

Stanley P. Howard, Jr.

Jul 12, 2017

Stanley "Stan" P. Howard, Jr., loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, age 94, of Waco, Texas, passed away on July 12, 2017. A family graveside service at Waco Memorial Park is planned for a day in the future when family members are able to attend. Stan was born on December 20, 1922, in Jefferson City, Missouri. He was...

Patsy Ruth Melton

Patsy Ruth Melton

Jul 8, 2017

Patsy Ruth Harvey Melton passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2017 in Waco, Texas. A graveside service will be 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 11, at Oakwood Cemetery followed by a memorial service at 10:00 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church. Rev. Jonathan Grant will officiate. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday, July 10, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Patsy...

Edmund Carl Aigner

Edmund Carl Aigner

Jul 2, 2017

Ed Aigner passed away July 2, 2017 at Baylor Scott & White Hospital. A visitation will be held Thursday, July 6, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home from 5 to 7 p.m. There will be a private family graveside service the following morning. Ed was born in Waco, Texas in the summer of 1923 to F.E. and Alma Marek Aigner. Having...

J. Roger Sanson

J. Roger Sanson

Jul 1, 2017

J. Roger Sanson, 81, left this earth to go to Heaven July 1, 2017. Services will be 1:30 p.m., Friday, July 7, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Rev. Frank Wallace officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Thursday, July 6, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Roger Sanson was born in Greensburg, Indiana, on March 14, 1936....

Kailey Marie Sturdevant

Kailey Marie Sturdevant

Jul 1, 2017

Kailey Marie Sturdevant of Waco passed away Saturday, July 1, 2017. Services will be 10:00 AM, Friday, July 7, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Rev. Kip Osborne officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 PM Thursday, July 6, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Kailey was born August 17, 2005 in Waco, Texas to Kevin Sturdevant...

Helen Browder Lewis

Helen Browder Lewis

Jun 29, 2017

Helen Browder Lewis passed away peacefully from the arms of her loving family to the arms of God, on Thursday, June 29, 2017. She was born in San Juan, Texas, to Willine Cravens Cox & Hollen Cox. Helen met her husband, Joseph Hardy Browder, Jr., at the University of Texas. Together they had 5 children…Barbara, Bond, Barrie, Blake, and...

Mary Frances Mclaughlin Olson

Mary Frances Mclaughlin Olson

Jun 27, 2017

Mary Frances McLaughlin Olson died on June 27, 2017. A graveside service will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 30, at Oakwood Cemetery, 2124 S. 5th St., in Waco, with the Rev. Dr. Leslie King presiding. For those attending the service, please dress comfortably. Frances was born on the family farm in Speegleville, Texas, on December 14, 1924, to...

Allen Jack Pannell

Allen Jack Pannell

Jun 25, 2017

Our much loved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather passed away Sunday, June 25, 2017. He will be remembered as a loving, devoted, and loyal “Southern Gentleman.” Born May 7, 1925, in Rosboro, Arkansas, he was the only child of Allen M. and Lillie K. Pannell. He had a wonderful childhood and spent most of his young adulthood in...

Efigenia Lopez

Efigenia Lopez

Jun 24, 2017

Efigenia Lopez, 97, of Waco passed away Saturday, June 24, 2017, surrounded by her family at her residence. Mass of Christian Burial will be 8:00 a.m., Saturday, July 1, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with the Rev. Benjamin Magnaye officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Rosary will be 6:00 p.m., Friday, June 30, followed by visitation at Wilkirson­Hatch-Bailey....