Obituaries

Recent Obituaries in Waco, TX

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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....

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,...

Anita Gayle Allen

Anita Gayle Allen

Mar 19, 2017

Anita Gayle Allen was called by our Lord to her Heavenly home on Sunday, March 19, 2017. She had been ill for approximately two months with multiple myeloma cancer. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Thursday, March 23, at First Baptist Church of Woodway, Texas, with Pastors Roy Marshall and Dr. Paul Sands officiating. Burial will follow at Stanford...

Charles Ellis Alford

Charles Ellis Alford

Mar 15, 2017

Our beloved father, grandfather, hero and friend, Charles Ellis Alford of Waco went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, March 15, 2017. A Memorial Celebration will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 18, at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church with the Rev. Josh Vaughan officiating. A service will also be held at Gaston Oaks Baptist Church in Dallas...

Carol Lee Corley

Carol Lee Corley

Mar 13, 2017

Carol Lee Corley, 74, died on Monday, March 13, 2017 at Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest Medical Center. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Friday, March 17, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home in Waco, Texas. Dr. Paul Sands will be officiating the service. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m., Thursday, March 16, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey....

Hollis A. Biddle

Hollis A. Biddle

Mar 13, 2017

Hollis A. Biddle, veteran newspaper sports writer, passed away March 13, 2017, after a three­ month illness. He was 81. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, March 17, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Graveside service will be at 1 p.m., Saturday, March 18, at Friedens Cemetery, FM 1860 (Riesel). A memorial service will be 2:30 p.m., Saturday, March 18, at...

Anne M. Parks

Anne M. Parks

Mar 13, 2017

Anne M. Parks of Waco passed away Monday, March 13, 2017. Services will be at 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 17, at St. Catherine Chapel. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be one hour before the service at St. Catherine Chapel. Anne was born November 19, 1919, in New York, New York, to Oliver and Rose Seton....

Dorothy Erwin

Dorothy Erwin

Mar 10, 2017

Dorothy passed away on March 10, 2017, at Wesley Woods Health and Rehabilitation Center in Waco. Services will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 14, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, led by Rev. Brad Brittain of Central United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., Monday, March 13, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Dorothy was...

Martha Garibay

Martha Garibay

Mar 9, 2017

Martha Garibay peacefully left this world on March 9, 2017, at the age of 91, to joyfully enter the pearly gates of Heaven. Martha’s celebration of life and funeral services will be at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, 6101 Bosque Blvd. in Waco, Texas, 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 13. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m., Sunday, March 12, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home....

Billie Katherine Cox

Billie Katherine Cox

Mar 8, 2017

Billie Katherine Cox of Waco passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2017. A private memorial will be held at her home. Billie Kay was born April 15, 1926, in Wichita Falls, Texas, to Forrest Eugene Stallings and Winnie Raley Stallings. Billie was reared in the Rio Grande Valley and educated at Lyford High School, Baylor University and the New York...

Margaret Anne Brothers

Margaret Anne Brothers

Mar 5, 2017

Margaret Anne Brothers of Lorena passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017. Services will be Friday, March 10 at 10:00 a.m. at First Baptist Lorena with the Rev. Heath Kirkwood officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 PM Thursday, March 9 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey. Anne was born October 8, 1930, to Tom and...

Jadean Swenson

Jadean Swenson

Mar 5, 2017

Jadean “Deanie” Moon Swenson, age 90, passed away peacefully on March 5, 2017 after a long struggle with dementia. Graveside service will be 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 11, at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m., Friday, March 10, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home. Deanie was a loving wife, daughter, mother, grandmother and trusted friend. She was born in...