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Irene Salazar

Irene Salazar

Jan 10, 2022

Irene Maciel Salazar, 67 of Waco, passed away January 10, 2022. Memorial services will be held Monday, January 24, 2022 at 12:00 pm at the Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel. Irene was born November 26, 1954 to Victoria Mata, currently of Dallas. She was raised by her grandparents, Andres and Maria H. Maciel, who preceded her in death. Irene was...

Trilton Rudolph Horton

Trilton Rudolph Horton

Jan 9, 2022

Mr. Trilton Rudolph Horton, 80, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022 in Weatherford, Texas. Graveside service will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, January 17, 2022 at Wortham Bend Cemetery with Reverend Steve Adams officiating. Family will receive friends from 3 p.m. -5:00 p.m. Sunday, January 16, 2022 at Connally/Compton Funeral Director. Trilton was born November 30, 1941 to William Harvey and...

Franklyn Robert Hitz

Franklyn Robert Hitz

Jan 9, 2022

Franklyn Robert Hitz, age 91, of Loveland, Colorado passed away on Sunday, January 9, 2022. Franklyn was born March 6, 1930. A graveside service for Franklyn will be held Monday, January 31, 2022 at 11:30 PM at Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, Texas. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.connally-compton.com for the Hitz family.

John Chilton Webb, Ii

John Chilton Webb, Ii

Jan 8, 2022

The Man, the Myth, the Legend. John Chilton Webb II, age 81, passed away on January 8th 2022. What follows is a brief glimpse into his incredible life. John was an advocate for the disadvantaged, Veterans, and anyone who needed help. In his private life, he loved manual labor, was an effortless handyman, a great story teller, and a Master...

Ernest Orta

Ernest Orta

Jan 7, 2022

Mr. Ernest Orta, 66 of Waco, passed away Friday, January 7, 2022 surrounded by his family. Funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Benji officiating. Visitation will be from 6-p.m. – 8:00 p.m. and Rosary will be 6:00 p.m. Monday, January 17, 2022 at the funeral home. Ernest was...

Marian Oleksak

Marian Oleksak

Jan 6, 2022

Marian Aline (nee Mallett) Oleksak, age 87 passed peacefully on January 6, 2022 in Cleburne, Texas.  Beloved wife of 64 years of the late Walter Carl Oleksak.  Loving mother of three sons, Michael C. (Nell Rapport) of University Heights, OH; Carl M. (Shirley) of Burleson, TX; and Joseph C. (Maria) of Cleburne, TX.  Loving grandmother of Kyle (Megan) Oleksak of Lakewood,...

Sarah Louise Everett

Sarah Louise Everett

Jan 6, 2022

Sarah Louise Keel Everett November 24, 1922 – January 6, 2022 Louise lived her 99 years of life to the fullest as a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great-great grandmother, a caring sister and aunt, a faithful wife, and a friend to many. Her legacy will live on in the hearts and minds of everyone she touched. Graveside services...

Robert Douglas Montgomery

Robert Douglas Montgomery

Jan 6, 2022

Robert Douglas Montgomery, age 76, of Louisville, Kentucky passed away on Thursday, January 6, 2022. Robert was born June 17, 1945. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.connally-compton.com for the Montgomery family.

Roger Dale Smith

Roger Dale Smith

Jan 5, 2022

Roger Dale Smith, 69, of Valley Mills passed away in Waco. Graveside services will be 2:00 PM, Tuesday, January 11, 2022 in China Spring Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Monday, January 10th at the funeral home. Mr. Smith was born in Waco to Ira and Bessie Smith. He married Patsy Smith on...

Benny Ray Doty

Benny Ray Doty

Jan 4, 2022

Mr. Benny Ray Doty, 64, passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 in Fort Worth, Texas. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 8, 2022 at Connally/Compton Funeral Directors. Burial to follow in Crawford Cemetery in Crawford, Texas. Benny was born on August 9, 1957 to Clifford O and Johnnie (Blansit) Doty in Waco. He graduated from University...

Helen Jo Newman

Helen Jo Newman

Jan 3, 2022

Helen Jo (Lauderdale) Newman, 65 passed away at Providence Hospital in Waco, TX on January 3, 2022. Services will be held at Peace Lutheran Church in Waco, TX at 10:30 am on Wednesday, January 12, 2022. Visitation will be held at Connally/Compton Funeral Directors in Waco, TX from 5:00-7:00 pm on Tuesday, January 11, 2022. Helen was born in Marlin,...

Debora Stewart

Debora Stewart

Jan 2, 2022

Debora Jean (Spears) Stewart

Debora “Debbie” Stewart passed away after an arduous fight against COVID-19 on January 2, 2022 in Waco, TX.  She was born on June 25, 1959 in Oklahoma City, OK, the youngest of three daughters to Lloyd & Shirley Spears.

Debbie married in 1977 to Dave Stewart for 39 years.  She gave...

Harold Meeks

Harold Meeks

Jan 1, 2022

James Harold Meeks fell asleep in death on Tuesday July 5, 2022. He was 83 years old.

A memorial talk will be given by Allen Cunningham on Saturday, July 23, 2022 at 2:00 PM at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses (2308 N. Valley Mills Dr., Waco, TX 76710) and virtually through Zoom (Meeting ID: 859 9563 7160;...

Melissa Hensley

Melissa Hensley

Jan 1, 2022

Melissa was born December 21, 1964 in Houston, TX at Herman Memorial Hospital to Patricia Dyan Sutton and Wayne Hensley. She was the fourth of ten siblings and became the "mother" figure to them after her mother passed in 1990. Melissa grew up in California, Tennessee and Houston before moving to Waco with her family in 1980. She would still go...

Delores Jackson

Delores Jackson

Jan 1, 2022

Delores Fowler Jackson, 78, of Waco, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, July 26, 2022. She was born July 6, 1944, to Wiley and Neutrine Fowler. She grew up in Waco and attended Waco High School. She earned her LVN at McLennan Community College in 1991 and worked in home health care for years before retiring. She loved...

Harvey Jirasek

Harvey Jirasek

Jan 1, 2022

Harvey Lee Jirasek, 90 of Waco, went to be with his Lord and Savior February 12, 2022 at Community Hospice of Texas, St. Catherine’s in Waco. Memorial service will be held Thursday, March 3, 2022 at the Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel.

Harvey is survived by his wife, Virginia Nell Jirasek of Waco; children Bobby Jirasek of...

Wanda Dugas

Wanda Dugas

Jan 1, 2022

Wanda Joyce Dugas was born in Waco, Texas on January 14, 1939, to the late Rev. Isaac Albert & MayDell Carter and passed away on February 23, 2022. Homegoing Service will be held Thursday, March 3 at 2:00 PM at Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel. Visitation with the family will be on Wednesday, March 2 from 6:00 to 8:00...

Anthony Sanchez

Anthony Sanchez

Dec 30, 2021

Anthony Sanchez, 59 passed away in his home on December 30, 2021. Visitation will be held at Connally/Compton Funeral Home in Waco, Tx from 6-8pm on Thursday January 13th, 2022. Funeral services will also be held at Connally Compton at 10am on Friday January 14th, 2022. The repast will be held at The Waco Missions Club immediately after. Anthony was...

Alphonse Pete Wachsmann

Alphonse Pete Wachsmann

Dec 28, 2021

Alphonse (Pete) Wachsmann, 95, passed away on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 in Woodway, Texas. Mass of Christian burial will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 7, 2022 at St. Mary's Church of the Assumption in West with Father John Boiko officiating. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. -8:00 p.m. with Rosary at 7:00 p.m....

Johnny Ray Caddell

Johnny Ray Caddell

Dec 28, 2021

Johnny Ray Caddell, age 63, of Woodway, Texas passed away on Tuesday, December 28, 2021. Johnny was born July 15, 1958 in Waco, Texas. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.connally-compton.com for the Caddell family.

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