Obituaries

Dec 22, 2020

Erma Williams Sharpless, age 86, a resident of Hewitt, Texas, passed away Tuesday morning in a Temple nursing home.  Born August 23, 1934 in Waco, TX, she had married Samuel G. Williams in March of 1951 and was a long-time employee of the Waco Tribune Herald.  She later married C.C. Sharpless in 1981.  In 1998, she retired and moved...

Dec 19, 2020

Caroline Patricia (Johnson) Ogden, age 74, a resident of Cedar Park, TX, passed away Sunday, December 19, 2020.   Born in Pittsburg, PA, she was adopted by Alva & Eleanor Johnson along with her two brothers, Ronald and Richard Johnson and was raised in Charlottesville, Virginia.  In 1971, she moved to Texas where she taught Home Economics at China Springs...

Dec 18, 2020

Margaret Claire Dean, age 80, a resident of Robinson, passed away Friday, December 18, 2020 in a local nursing home.  Born in Newton Falls, Ohio, she moved with her family to the Waco area in 1970.  Margaret had worked for Owen's-Illinois for over 30 years before retiring.

She is survived by her son, John Dean of Hewitt,...

Dec 17, 2020

Karan McLarty, age 79, beloved wife, mother, mother-in-law and grandmother, passed from this earth on December 17, 2020, after a brief but courageous fight against cancer. Funeral services will be at the Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel on Monday, December 21, 2020, at 2:00 PM. Revs. Brad Brittain and Bob Rainey will officiate.

Karan was born to...

Dec 16, 2020

Pauline Ann Ayers, age 75, a resident of Robinson, TX, passed away Wednesday at her home.  Born in Waco, the daughter of Fred and Bertha Strauch, she grew up in Malone, TX before moving to Waco.  Pauline attended Baylor University in Waco where she obtained her degree to become a teacher and later owned and operated a home day-care...

Dec 11, 2020

Charles William ‘’Chuck’’ Goss, age 69, a lifetime resident of Waco, TX, passed away Friday in a local hospital.   Chuck was the son of Charles and Mary Ruth (Harkins) Goss and was a 1970 Graduate of University High School.   He had worked for 25 years at Brazos Valley Coors.  He was a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church in Robinson,...

Dec 7, 2020

Debbie Jana January, 67, of Bellmead, Texas, passed away on 07 December 2020. She was born to parents Evan Vernon January and Reba Loveta January, on 04/11/1953 in Waco, Texas.

She graduated from Bellmead - La Vega High School and was a member of the Girls State Champion Volleyball Team in 1971 that same year.

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Dec 7, 2020

Clifford Jack Stephenson, age 86, a 30 year resident of Moody, Texas, passed away Monday, December 7, 2020 after injuries sustained in an automobile accident.  Born in Holyoko, Colorado, he had lived in California before moving to Moody.  He owned and operated the CJ Stephenson Trucking for many years.  He was preceded in death by his daughter, Viola McEwen...

Dec 6, 2020

Joe Dale Donald Sr, age 89, a resident of McGregor, passed away Sunday in a local nursing home.   Born in Hamilton, Texas, he had been a longtime resident of the Waco area.  He retired from Allegan, Inc where he had worked in the plant and had been a delivery driver for Oasis/Ozarka Water for many years prior.  He attended...

Dec 4, 2020

Michael Dean Miller Sr. of Lorena, TX went to be with Lord on December 4, 2020.

Michael was born to Golden Maudena Cole-Miller, Mother, and Alvin Carl Miller, father, on July 21, 1952 in Temple, Texas he was one of eight siblings. Michael met and married the love of his life and best friend, Donna Skains.  They...

Dec 4, 2020

Florence Averette McCullough, age 84, a resident of Waco, TX since 1969, passed away Friday after a brief illness.   Born in Greensboro (Hale County), Alabama, she had moved to Waco from Selma, Alabama in the late 1960's.   She retired from Kmart in 2002 after 21 years where she was the food manager.

She is survived by her...

Dec 3, 2020

Setsuko Harper, age 84, a resident of The Colony, TX, passed away Sunday evening in a Plano, TX hospital.   Born in Okinawa, Japan, she met her late husband, James H. Harper, who worked in the Civilian Service for the US Military and married on August 25, 1969.  Shortly afterwards, she moved to Arkansas where, with limited knowledge of the English...

Nov 21, 2020

Theora Elizabeth ''Watson'' Tepe went to the Lord on November 21, 2020.   Born September 26, 1931 in Robertson County, Texas to Alonzo and Elizabeth Watson, she had lived in Robinson, TX for most of her life.   Seventy years ago, on June 8, 1951, she married the love of her life, Herbert H. Tepe.   Together, they raised three son, Matt, Steve...

Nov 18, 2020

Alice Elizabeth (Orr) Mitchell, age 69, a resident of Waco, Texas, passed away Wednesday at home with her loving husband of 48 years by her side. Alice was born in San Antonio, Texas, she was raised in an Air Force family.  She was a graduate of Richfield High School and retired from the VA hospital in Waco . She...

Nov 12, 2020

Mr. James Aaron Davis, age 75, a resident of Robinson, TX, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2020 at his home after a brief illness.  A lifelong resident of Waco, he had worked at IBM as a computer programmer for many years.   He was preceded in death by his parents, James Thomas Davis and Fannie (Moreland) Davis.

He...

Nov 11, 2020

George W. "Dub" Moore, age 87, a longtime resident of Waco, passed away Wednesday morning in a local nursing home. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, George had served in the United States Navy.  He married Jhonnie Moore in 1959 in Fort Worth and moved to Waco in 1963 where he was the Vice-President and General Manager for the O'Grady Container Company...

Nov 1, 2020

Mary Elizabeth "Granny" Honea, age 89, a resident of Clinton, WI, passed away Sunday, November 1, 2020 at Sun Valley North in Beloit, WI.  She was born March 25, 1931 to the late John and Mable (White) Chamblee in Crawford, Texas and graduated from Crawford High School, class of 1949.   She married James Clarence Honea on November 24, 1951. ...

Oct 28, 2020

John K Shockey, age 78, a resident of Lorena, Texas, passed away Wednesday in a local hospital after a brief illness.   Born in Lonaconing, Maryland on August 10, 1942 to John Henry Shockey and Agnes Dobbie (Rankin) Shockey, he had been a resident of Lorena, Texas since 1978 and had lived in Waco in the early 1960's.   John served...

Oct 28, 2020

Billy Joe Shaver, Age 81, a resident of Waco, Texas, passed away Wednesday in a local hospital after a brief illness.  Born in Corsicana, Texas, he had been a resident of Waco since 1950.  He had started out with a rough life which he wrote about in his songs.  He lost his mother and his wife, Brenda in 1999...

Oct 27, 2020

Nevilee Elsie Maas, age 92, a resident of West, Texas, passed away Tuesday afternoon after a lengthy illness.   Born in Burton, Texas to Gus Fritz Boeker and Ella Caroline (Makowski) Boeker, she lived in the Waco area for the past 73 1/2 years.   She married Lester Marvin Maas in 1947 and moved to Waco where she raised her family. ...