Obituaries

Dec 26, 2019

James Boyd “Jake” Blankinship passed away in Temple, Texas on December 26, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm, Monday, December 30, 2019 at Richfield Christian Church.

James Boyd “Jake” Blankinship was born in Crawford, TX on July 31, 1922, to Floyd and Macie Blankinship. Jake received his education at Brook Avenue, North Waco...

Dec 26, 2019

Louis Wayne Mueller was born February 3, 1944 in Rio Grande City. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm, Friday, January 03, 2020 in the Mausoleum Chapel at Waco Memorial Park.

He served in the U.S. Army, 3rd Squadron-8th Cavalry in Germany during the Vietnam Era.

He worked over 40 years at Central...

Dec 26, 2019

Michael Lesley Johnson, 71, passed away at home on December 26, 2019, surrounded by family and friends. A private memorial service was held at 2:00pm, Tuesday, December 31, 2019 in the Mausoleum Chapel at Waco Memorial Park, officiated by Dr. Scott Ryan.

Mike was born in Waco on May 30, 1948. He married Joyce Hurst Johnson on...

Dec 24, 2019

Joyce Jane Meyers, 85, of Elm Mott, Texas, passed away on December 24, 2019. Visitation will be held at 11:00 am, in the Mausoleum Chapel at Waco Memorial Park on Monday, December 30, 2019. Services will begin at 12:00 pm, with Lester Adams officiating, interment following at Waco Memorial Park.

Joyce was born June 11, 1934, to...

Dec 8, 2019

David J. Ingram, 73, of Waco, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 8, 2019 surrounded by his family. A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 am on Monday, December 16, 2019 at Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel with military honors.

David was born in El Paso, TX to Dorothee and Elwood Ingram. They were a military...

Dec 8, 2019

Rosie Herman passed away peacefully Sunday morning, December 08, 2019. The family invites you to visitation at Waco Memorial Park in the Mausoleum Chapel from 10:00 am-12:00 pm on Thursday, December 12th with a graveside service at 12 o'clock noon.

Rosie was born August 19, 1941  to Pearl and Roy Beltran. She grew up in Chilton, later...

Nov 21, 2019

Esther Bertina Davis (nee Robinson) of Waco,Texas, passed away in Round Rock, Texas, on November 21, 2019, after a brief hospital stay. She was 91 years of age. Funeral services will be at 1:00 PM, Tuesday, November 26th, First Baptist Church, Waco, where she had been a member for nearly fifty years. Esther was born and raised in Klamath...

Nov 2, 2019

Gerald "Jerry" Dean Hellums, 58, of Waco passed away Saturday, November 2, 2019. Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, November 13th, in the Mausoleum Chapel at Waco Memorial Park with Mike Haynes officiating. Jerry was born July 11, 1961, in France. He graduated from Connally High School in 1981. He then attended TSTC, receiving a certificate in...

Oct 30, 2019

Gary Gimlen, 71, passed away unexpectedly on October 30, 2019. A memorial service will be held in the Mausoleum Chapel at Waco Memorial Park on Wednesday, November 6th at 1:00 PM. The following week he will be buried next to his family in Spokane, WA with full military honors.

He was born in Spokane, WA to Lee...

Oct 12, 2019

Nancy Rowe Willis Harrington, age 76, passed away October 12, 2019.

Nancy was born in Waco, Texas, November 27, 1942 to Vanise B. and Mamie Rowe.

She was married to Bob Willis in December of 1969, till his death in September of 1988. She then married Bob Harrington in June 1991, till his death in...

Oct 11, 2019

Frankie Fischer joined her brothers and sisters on the 11th of October in the year of 2019. The family will receive visitors at 11:00 o'clock a.m., Wednesday, October 16, 2019 in the Mausoleum Chapel at Waco Memorial Park, funeral services will follow at 1:00 o'clock p.m. Interment will take place at Chapel Hill Memorial Park. She is survived by...

Sep 28, 2019

Willie Faye Ewing, 88, of Speegleville, TX, went home to her Heavenly Father on Saturday, September 28th, 2019 in Plano, Tx.   She was born on November 22, 1930 to W.B. Thompson and Orpha Dee Parsons Thompson in Waco, Tx.

On August 21, 1952  she married Benson Lamar Ewing in Waco, Tx.   She is survived by...

Sep 21, 2019

Sharon Louise Chrestman, 84, of Waco, passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2019 in Waco, Texas. The memorial service will be Friday, September 27, 11:00 AM, at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church Chapel in Waco.

Sharon. was born March 21, 1935 in Burkburnett, Texas to Marshell and Majorie Baker Chrestman. During the Great Depression, the family moved to...

Sep 3, 2019

Mother Mildred Yvonne Hall, matriarch of the Hall/Branch Family of Waco, Texas went from Labor to Reward surrounded by her family on September 3, 2019. Mother Hall was a proud alumni of A J Moore High School graduating in 1955 and a devoted member of the Greater Mt. Olive Baptist Church. Mother Hall is survived by her five children,...

Aug 25, 2019

Ray Kelly Ooten, 87, of Weatherford, Texas passed away peacefully at home, on Sunday, August 25, 2019. Visitation will be held prior to service at 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 30, 2019 at Lakeshore Drive Baptist Church, 200 S. Lakeshore Dr., Hudson Oaks, TX, 76087, where funeral services will follow at 12. Interment: Oakwood Cemetery in Fort Worth. Ray was...

Aug 25, 2019

Tom L. Roberts, Sr., age 86, passed away on August 25, 2019 in Lubbock, TX

Services will be 11:00 o'clock a.m., Thursday, August 29, 2019 in the Mausoleum Chapel at Waco Memorial Park, interment will follow.

Tom is survived by his devoted wife, Katherine (Kay) of Lubbock, his daughter Sonja (Roberts) Camden of Appleton, Wisconsin,...

Aug 17, 2019

Our precious Louise (Granny), 92 of Lorena, Texas entered heaven on August 17th, 2019.  She was born November 8th, 1926, in Coryell County, to Louis Allen and Edna Mae (Tow) Wendeborn.

Louise graduated from Turnersville High School where she played on the ladies Buffalo basketball team. She met her first husband, Gayle M. Pruiett, while working at...

Aug 15, 2019

Mark A Walton, 52, of Troy, Texas was found deceased Aug 14th 2019, in his home. He was a service connected U.S. Army Veteran. He grew up in West, Texas and enjoyed living in various states, mainly in New Hampshire with family members. He is pre deceased by his father, Bobby and brother, Richard both of Texas. An interment...

Aug 13, 2019

Oscar Elling Colwick, 91, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 13, 2019. A service celebrating his life will be held at Waco Memorial Park on Saturday, August 17, 2019 with a 10:00 visitation and at 11:00 a service commemorating his life. The family will gather together after the services at the home of Craig and Debbie...

Aug 9, 2019

George Richard Lowry, 94, of Lorena, TX went to be with the Lord on August 9th, 2019.  Visitation will be 9am on August 13th and a Graveside service to follow at 10am at Chapel Hill  Memorial Park.

George was born February 13, 1925 in Spring Valley, Texas to John and Ruth (Reneau) Lowry. He married Mildred Louise Plemmons...