Obituaries

Apr 3, 2020

William E. Baade, aged 71, passed away on April 3, 2020 in a Dallas hospital. He was the eldest of five children born to Edna Luedke Baade and William J. Baade in Waco, TX. After serving in the Air Force, he earned a degree from Texas State Technical College in Instrumentation. He moved to Houston and worked for Arco Chemical/Lyondell...

Apr 3, 2020

Sally Meza, 71, of Waco, TX. passed away Friday,  April 3rd, 2020. She was born March 3, 1949 to Roy and Pearl Beltran.

She was one of nine children. She resided in Bellmead, TX along with Celso Meza, her husband of 37 years. Her hobbies included spending time with her family playing games,...

Mar 25, 2020

Sherry Lynn Bartek, 64, of Waco, Texas went with the Lord, March 25, 2020. She was known as mom to many, cherished as having the kindest heart and never said "NO" to anyone in need of help. Sherry had the most radiant spirit and always wore the biggest and brightest smile. She would call just to check...

Mar 25, 2020

Joaquin "Blue" Lopez, Jr., 73, of Waco, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 in a local hospital. The family will have an open visitation from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM on Friday, March 27, 2020 at Connally/Compton Funeral Director. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, July 11, 2020 at Connally/Compton Funeral Directors with the Reverend...

Mar 23, 2020

Mrs. Mary Christine Turpin, 58, of Lorena, passed away Monday 23, 2020 with her family by her side. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 18, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. Stranger Baptist Church in Stranger, Texas. Mary was born on July 15, 1961 to Bill Hobson and Mary Esther Murphy in Wichita, Kansas. She was a longtime resident...

Mar 21, 2020

Mar 15, 2020

Hardy Geraldine Winn Hatchett departed this life on March 15, 2020, at the age of 95 years. She was born on November 15, 1924 on a farm in Leon County Texas to Claud and Weta Winn, the 5th of their 8 children, all of whom preceded her in death. When she was 12 years old, her father died and she...

Mar 9, 2020

Darnell Edith Tutor, 88, of Temple, Texas passed away, March 09, 2020, peacefully with her son by her side.

Services will be held, March 16, 2020 at 2:30PM in the Mausoleum Chapel at Waco Memorial Park, officiated by Alan Tutor.

She was born on February 07, 1932 in Mertens,...

Mar 6, 2020

Lynn Dee McKethan Urban, 92, of Waco, passed away Friday, March 6, 2020 in Waco, Texas. Funeral service will be 10:00 AM Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at Connally/Compton Funeral Directors with Pastor Kelsey Fitting-Snyder officiating. The family will receive friends from 9:00 -10:00 AM Tuesday, March 10 at the funeral home. A private burial will follow. Lynn was born on...

Mar 5, 2020

Charles Sterling was born in Waco, Texas, on January 9, 1947, to Marvin “Pep” Sterling and Addie (Jackson) Sterling. He passed away on March 5, 2020, at the VA Medical Center in Temple, Texas, after an illness.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Marvin and Addie; his brother Alvin “Joe Boy” Sterling; and his sister,...

Mar 5, 2020

Mrs. Hortense Campos, 92, of Waco, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 5, 2020 surrounded by her family. Graveside Service will be 1:00 PM Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at Oakwood Cemetery with Father Albert Ruiz officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM with Rosary at 7:00 PM Monday, March 9, 2020 at Connally/Compton Funeral Directors....

Feb 27, 2020

Beloved wife, mother, grandma, sister, daughter and friend....

Betty was born the first of three children on July 11,1946 to Bill and Loree Karas in Tulsa, OK. Betty graduated high school in Mart, TX in 1964. She met the love of her life, Charles Williams while waiting tables at a small cafe. They were soon married on...

Feb 21, 2020

Earl G. Delaney, 89, of Waco, Texas passed away at home, Friday, February 21, 2020. Comforted and cared for by his loving wife Nancy, their love story lasted more than 63 years. What a wonderful life he lived and what a beautiful example of how a Christian man should live.

Funeral services will be held in the...

Feb 20, 2020

Josie Kinser Niemeyer left to join her Heavenly Host, Thursday afternoon, February 20, 2020.

Born Josie Rae Pardue, April 12, 1925, to parents Ella Gawne and William Ray Pardue of Dallas, Josie was preceded in death by husbands Wilbur Dalton Kinser and Herbert Niemeyer, brothers W.D. Pardue and Walter Pardue, and grandson, Jimmy Dalton Kinser.

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Feb 18, 2020

Feb 16, 2020

Luke Rodriguez, 53,passed away on February 16, 2020 in Waco, Texas. Graveside service will be Friday, February 21, 2020 at 1:00 PM at Oakwood cemetery in Waco, Texas. Luke was born on April 2, 1966 to Nicho and Beatrice Rodriguez in Waco, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents, Nicho Rodriguez / Beatrice Rodriguez; brothers, Dennis Rodriguez, Glenn...

Feb 16, 2020

Born to Papa Jeff and Momma Willie Jones in a place known for its majestic Missouri River, and tree-lined bluffs as Jefferson City, Missouri with seven brothers and one sister, who preceded her in death.

True to the agricultural spunkiness of any Midwesterner, even though she had been a transplant to Waco, Texas for over sixty years,...

Feb 15, 2020

Mary "Flo" Florene Nystrom, 92 of Lorena, Texas passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2020. Graveside service will be 12:00 p.m., Monday, February 17, 2020 at Waco Memorial Park Cemetery in Waco, Texas and will be officiated by Dr. Philip Riegel. Flo was born January 2, 1928 to William and Florence Jane (Keith) Chadwick. She was quite the athlete. She...

Feb 15, 2020

Betty Jo Baker could tell you about her youth as a farm girl, picking cotton in the fields around Waco until her fingers bled. She could also tell you how, as a wife and mother, she would  don fancy ball gowns to attend galas at the palace of an Asian president.

She died Saturday, February 15, in...

Feb 15, 2020

Lois Alleen Shugart was born on December 18, 1924 in Austin, Texas. She went home to be with the Lord Jesus on Saturday, February 15, 2020 in Waco, Texas. She was preceded in death by her father, Stonewall Hitchcock, her mother, Pearl (Cowey) Hitchcock, 3 brothers, Scott Hitchcock, Raymond Hitchcock and S.W. Hitchcock, 2 sisters, Elnora (Sis) Wingfield and...