Obituaries

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

Louise Reeves Brand, 97, of Carrollton, Texas formerly of Waco, passed away in Carrollton. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Friday, December 11, 2020 at Connally/Compton Funeral Directors with interment following in Chapel Hill Memorial Park. Visitation will be one hour before the service. Mrs. Brand was raised in McLennan County and married Lewis Derr on January 3, 1948; he...

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...

Dec 2, 2020

Nov 21, 2020

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 15, 2020

Dolores "Lola" Silva Lopez ran from her earthly body into the arms of Jesus on November 15, 2020. The Holy Rosary will take place Thursday at 7 pm at Connally Compton Funeral home and the Holy Mass will take place Friday at 10 am at St. Francis on the Brazos Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Santa Cruz Cemetery in...

Nov 12, 2020

"An American Hero", John Morris Green, 94, of Hewitt, Texas passed away at his residence on November 12, 2020. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Saturday, November 21, 2020 at Victorious Life Church with Pastor Lloyd Zeigler officiating. Interment will be 3:00 PM, Saturday, November 21, 2020 in Laurel Land Memorial Park in Fort Worth. The family will receive friends...

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 8, 2020

Jeanne York passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 8, 2020 at the age of 96. She was at her home surrounded by her loving family. Jeanne was born December 11, 1923 in Gustine, Texas to Dr. Claude Lee Wyche and Nellie Hartson. She married W. J. York on March 31, 1942 in Comanche Texas. They moved to Waco in 1947....

Nov 6, 2020

Mrs. Elaine B. Buckridge Leclercq, 88, went to be with the Lord on November 6, 2020 in Waco, Texas. There will be a memorial service in the spring of 2021 in Ellenton, Florida, date to be determined. Elaine was born on July 13, 1932 to Thomas and Leah (Doane) Buckridge in the hamlet of Centerbrook in Essex, Connecticut. She was...

Nov 3, 2020

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. ...