Obituaries

Jun 24, 2022

Janet Rawlings, 83 of Robinson, passed away Friday, June 24, 2022 surrounded by her family. Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 30, 2022 at St. Matthew Lutheran Church with Reverend Kelsey Fitting-Snyder officiating. Interment will follow in Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the church. Janet was born on July...

Jun 22, 2022

Geri went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, June 26, 2022 at Indian Oaks Living Center in Harker Heights, Texas. Geri was born in Corsicana, Texas, on June 28th, 1933, to Reba Mae and Robert Johnson. She met and married Bernard H. King in Waco, Texas in 1951. Bernard was a Military Policeman in...

Jun 21, 2022

Geneva, a former resident of Waco and Bruceville Texas, went to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Geneva was born at Mount Calm, Texas on September 28, 1921, to Bettie and Thomas Wyle. She met and married the love of her life, Charles (CO) Moore, in Waco in 1941.

They moved to...

Jun 20, 2022

Barbara (Bobbie) Rochelle was born April 18, 1937 in Leesburg, Florida to Wesley and Velma Foster Moore. Barbara passed away June 20, 2022 in Prescott, Arizona at the age of 85. A graveside service will be held at 10am, Friday, July 15 at Waco Memorial Park. She married Louis Rochelle, Jr. in Waldo, Florida February 5, 1956. Lou and Bobbie...

Jun 20, 2022

Helga Elisabeth (Michel) Martin of Robinson, TX, passed away in her sleep in the early morning hours of June 20, 2022. She was 87 years old.

Graveside services will be held Friday, June 24, 2022 at 9:00 AM at Waco Memorial Park with Bro. Ben Watson officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM Thursday at...

Jun 19, 2022

Anita R. Flores, age 87, of Eddy, Texas passed away on Sunday, June 19, 2022. Anita was born February 6, 1935 in Asherton, Texas. A visitation for Anita will be held Wednesday, June 22, 2022 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Connally-Compton Funeral Directors, 4400 W Waco Dr, Waco, Texas 76710. Following the visitation will be a graveside service...

Jun 17, 2022

Letha Cotton, age 84, of Waco, Texas passed away on Friday, June 17, 2022. Letha was born February 22, 1938. An interment for Letha will be held Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at 10:00 AM. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.connally-compton.com for the Cotton family.

Jun 15, 2022

Maureen I. Ballard, 69 of Waco passed away June 15, 2022, after a long illness. Graveside memorial service will be held Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at 10:00 AM at Waco Memorial Park.

Maureen was born January 5, 1953, in Ft. Worth, TX to Eugene Wilson Huntley and Ruby Elaine (Briant) Huntley. She graduated from high school in...

Jun 12, 2022

On June 12, 2022, Helen Jean Martin, passed away at the age of 93. Helen was born on November 25, 1928, to Robert and Ruby Harris in Italy, Texas. On July 31, 1945, she married the love of her life, Jake Martin. Together they had three children: Betty, Robert, and Barbara. Helen loved her family dearly and took great joy...

Jun 11, 2022

Lois Hahn, 101 of Waco, passed away Saturday, June 11 in Clifton. Funeral Service will be held Monday, June 20 at 10:00 AM at St. Mark Lutheran Church, 2000 Clay Ave, with Pastor Peter Kolb officiating. Visitation and viewing will be from 9:00 to 10:00 AM. Burial will follow at Robinson Cemetery.

A full obituary will be...

Jun 9, 2022

Ella Willard, 93 of Waco, passed away June 9, 2022. Graveside service will be at 9:00 am Friday, June 17, 2022 at Waco Memorial Park, with Chaplain Tim Anderson officiating.

Ella is survived by her husband of 66 years, Calvin Willard; two daughters and one son in law; two granddaughters and thier husbands; and 3 great granddaughters....

Jun 6, 2022

Olganita I Gocha, age 74, of Waco, Texas passed away on Monday, June 6, 2022. Olganita was born June 26, 1947. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.connally-compton.com for the Gocha family.

Jun 4, 2022

Robert Eugene Byrd, born on September 28, 1928, passed away on June 4, 2022, in his home in Waco, Texas, which was also his birthplace. Gene, as we all knew him (but "Papa Gene" to his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren), was preceded in death by his beloved wife Martha Jane Chenault Byrd. Also preceding him in death were his parents...

May 30, 2022

Rebecca T. McAnelly of Waco, age 80, passed peacefully on Monday, May 30, 2022, at Regent Care of Woodway under Hospice care. Rebecca Sue Terry was born on May 31, 1941, in Waco, Texas to Elizabeth Aynesworth and R.L. Terry. She grew up in Cameron, Texas and graduated from Yoe High in 1960. She received a Bachelor of Business...

May 27, 2022

Barbara Ann Polk was born February 11, 1940 in Falls County, Texas.  She passed away to her heavenly home on May 27, 2022.

Barbara was the daughter of Leta Laughlin Polk and Joe Ladd Polk of Eddy, Texas.

Barbara was baptized in 1951 at First Baptist Church, Eddy, Texas.  She graduated from Eddy High School...

May 23, 2022

Esther Virginia Barrett, 89, of Waco, Texas went to join many of her loved ones on May 23, 2022. Visitation will be held in the Mausoleum Chapel at Waco Memorial Park Thursday, May 26, 2022 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Services will be held in the Mausoleum Chapel at Waco Memorial Park Friday, May 27, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.

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May 22, 2022

Ruth Virgina Rouse, 89, succumbed to the health challenges she faced in this life on May 22, 2022, at Seton Hospital in Killeen, Texas.

Ruth was born March 14, 1933, in Bennington, Oklahoma, to Franklin and Viola Fry. Soon after birth, her family moved to Texas and settled in the city of Waco.

Ruth could...

May 19, 2022

Flora”Flower” Martinez, 88, passed away April 20, 2022. Memorial service will be held graveside Friday, May 27, 2022 at 11:00 am at Waco Memorial Park.

Flower was born October 26, 1933 in Rosebud to Ramon and Adelina Sisneros. She married Cosme Martinez May 27, 1951. Together they had 3 children, Cosme , Rudy and Pauline. She worked for Waco...

May 15, 2022

Sidney Henry Spross was born in Coryell County, Texas in 1923. He was one of 10 siblings. As a young man he joined the United States Army and served in World War II. He married Dorothy Christine Doty and they had a son, Clifford Spross. After many years, he retired from the Perry Co. in Waco. His true passion...

May 15, 2022

Charles Ray Laughlin, 90 of Waco, passed away May 15, 2022. Charles was born in Chilton, TX February 22, 1932 to Arnold and Hattie Laughlin. He served in the US Army during the Korean war, and he worked for General Tire in Waco, where he retired. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, and traveling with his family.  Charles was a...