On Saturday, February 20, Janeta Rose (Stanfield) Reid, loving wife, mother, and great-grandmother passed on to the great arms of her Lord & Savior Jesus Christ at the age of 85. Janeta was born to the late John Hood & Laura Mae Elsworth Stanfield on May 24, 1935, in Wichita Falls Texas. Janeta grew up near Keene Texas. She married Olin Douglas Reid on January 21st, 1956 in Granbury Texas. They moved to Vandenberg Air-force Base while Douglas served as Master Sergeant at the ICBM...

Carroll Wallace Caldwell Jr., 77, passed away Friday, February 19, 2021, in Fort Worth. Graveside service on Thursday, February 25 at 11:00 a.m. in Waco Memorial Park in Waco. Carroll W. Caldwell Jr. was born November 30, 1943, in Waco, TX. He graduated from Richfield High School in Waco, and later served in the U.S. Army, completing a tour of duty in South Korea in 1964. For years he worked as a security officer with Smith Security in Fort Worth. He was an enthusiastic sports fan and an...

Guy Beatty, age 77, of Waco, Tx, passed away at Providence Hospital on February 19, 2021. Alford Guy Beatty, Jr. was born May 24, 1943 in Waco, Tx, to Alford Guy Beatty, Sr. and Oma (Johnson) Beatty. Guy was an Eagle Boy Scout in Troup 139 in Bellmead, Texas. He attended La Vega Schools and graduated high school in 1961. Guy served six years in the National Guard. He married Sandra Beth Hamilton in 1965 and they had four children. Guy and Sandra were divorced in 1985 and he married Patsy...

The body of Father Jasso will be received at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, February 21, 2021 at All Saints Catholic Church. Father Manuel Holguin, pastor of All Saints, will receive the body. The Rite will include a brief reading of Scripture and a homily. People may be present wearing masks and social distancing. On Monday, February 22, Father Jasso’s body will lie in repose from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. in All Saints Catholic Church. Public viewing will be allowed with social distancing and wearing...

Lauson Clemmer, 91, of Waco, Texas, passed away of old age on February, 9th. Lauson retired after 53 years as a Pharmacist in New Mexico and Texas. His last several professional years were spent in Waco with Lynn’s La Vega Pharmacy. A local family owned Pharmacy where he was actually part of the family. He prided himself on his long career without ever receiving a complaint to the Texas State Board of Pharmacy. A very stellar record. His one break in his career was a period of time...

Roger Bernard Wilson, 86, passed away on February 5, 2021 in Hillcrest Hospital after a short illness. He was born April 19, 1934 in Drew, Mississippi to Roger O’Neal Wilson and Mittie Scott Wilson.  Roger had four sisters and one brother. The family will have a Celebration of Life for Roger on Saturday, April 10, 2021 from 1 PM to 3 PM at Woodway First United Methodist Church, 21000 Woodway Dr/Hwy 84.  We ask all of Roger's friends to come and share a story about Roger...

On February 5, 2021, Bobby Zane Sims, loving father, grandfather, brother and friend, fell to Covid-19. He is at peace in the arms of our Lord, at age 85. Bobby was born in Waco, Texas on May 1, 1935 to James Edwards Sims and Ethel Lou (Marshall) Sims. He attended East Waco High and continued on to Kilgore College to obtain his Watch Master’s Certification. He retired from Word Incorporated in Waco, Texas in 1991. His passions were for gardening, sports, animals, politics, western...

W.R. ''Willy'' Ledbetter, 94, of Waco, passed away February 4, 2021.  Due to current restrictions, a private family memorial will be scheduled at a later date.   W.R. ''Willy Ledbetter was born on 8 November, 1926 in Riesel, TX, to Ollie and Sophie Ledbetter.  The family moved to Waco, TX in 1928.  Willy met Frances Wiegand, the love of his life, at Waco High School in 1943 and was married on Aug 16, 1946. He joined the Navy in 1944 and was...

It is with great sadness that the family of Mary Ann (Casavecchia) Palu announce her passing on Sunday, January 31, 2021, at the age of 82 after a brief battle with cancer. Mary Ann was born November 19, 1938 to  Samuel and Agnes (Tyma) Casavecchia in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1960, Mary Ann graduated from St. Francis Nursing School in Grand Island NE. After which she began a long and varied nursing career in many different environments - emergency rooms, psychological hospitals,...

Olga R (Cannon) Smith, 94, of Waco, died Sunday at her residence.   Born in Erath, Texas, she had moved to Waco when she was a small child in the 1930's.  Olga was the next to youngest of six children born to Thomas and Treasure Cannon and was the last surviving.  She was preceded in death by her parents, and her four brothers, M.D., Thomas, Roger and Wallace and her sister, Valerie (Tita).  In 1947, she married Roy Mason Smith, Sr and together they raised...