Obituaries

Nov 20, 2019

Joe (Joseph) Daniel Chavers, age 92, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2019 in Temple, Texas. Graveside service will be at 1:00 p.m. Monday, November 25, 2019 at Chapel Hill Memorial Park in Waco with Mr. Joe Keyes officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. -12 p.m. on Monday, November 25, at Connally/Compton Funeral Directors. There will also be a memorial...

Nov 17, 2019

Mrs. Lillian Luedeker Fendrick, age 93, passed away Sunday, November 17, 2019 in Temple, Texas. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at Connally/Compton Funeral Directors. Interment to follow in Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at the funeral home. Lillian was born on March 15, 1926 to Will...

Nov 15, 2019

We celebrate Evelyn's extraordinary longevity as she was just 1 month & 3 days shy of her 109th birthday. One of five children of Roman & Bertha Michalski, Evelyn was born in Sunnyside, TX, and at age 7 moved with her family to Houston, TX. She graduated high school in 1929, when the stock market crash signaled the beginning of...

Nov 15, 2019

Mr. Harold J. (Smitty) Smith, age 77, passed away Friday, November 15th 2019 in Waco, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, November 22, 2019 at Connally/Compton Funeral Directors with Pastor Danny Mulkey officiating. Burial to follow in Waco Memorial Park. Family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Thursday, November 21, 2019 at...

Nov 2, 2019

Gerald "Jerry" Dean Hellums, 58, of Waco passed away Saturday, November 2, 2019. Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, November 13th, in the Mausoleum Chapel at Waco Memorial Park with Mike Haynes officiating. Jerry was born July 11, 1961, in France. He graduated from Connally High School in 1981. He then attended TSTC, receiving a certificate in...

Oct 30, 2019

Gary Gimlen, 71, passed away unexpectedly on October 30, 2019. A memorial service will be held in the Mausoleum Chapel at Waco Memorial Park on Wednesday, November 6th at 1:00 PM. The following week he will be buried next to his family in Spokane, WA with full military honors.

He was born in Spokane, WA to Lee...

Oct 24, 2019

Lusita (Lucy) V. Sisneros, age 88, passed away Thursday, October 24, 2019 in Waco, Texas. Mass of Christian will be 1:00 p.m. on Monday, October 28, 2019 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Benjie officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. -8:00 p.m. with Rosary recited at 7:00 p.m. Sunday, October 27, 2019...

Oct 18, 2019

Betty Jo Jones, 84, of Waco, passed away Friday, October 18, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family at her bedside. Graveside services will be 1:30 PM, Monday, October 21, 2019 in Waco Memorial Park with the Reverend Jared Provan officiating. The family will receive friends from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM on Sunday, October 20, 2019 at the...

Oct 18, 2019

Mr. Kenneth (Duck) Drake, age 76, passed away Friday, October 18, 2019 in McGregor, Texas. Graveside will be 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at Chapel Hill Memorial Park with Pastor Steve Abbe officiating. Visitation will be 30 minutes prior to service time at Chapel Hill Memorial Park. Duck was born June 6, 1943 to Alfred and Lois (Reeves)...

Oct 16, 2019

Oct 14, 2019

Mr. Ronald Gene Simmons, age 60, passed away Monday, October 14, 2019 in Waco, Texas. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, October 18, 2019 at Connally/Compton Funeral Directors. Interment will follow in Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen at 3:00 p.m. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. Friday, October 18, 2019 at the funeral home. Ronald was born...

Oct 12, 2019

Nancy Rowe Willis Harrington, age 76, passed away October 12, 2019.

Nancy was born in Waco, Texas, November 27, 1942 to Vanise B. and Mamie Rowe.

She was married to Bob Willis in December of 1969, till his death in September of 1988. She then married Bob Harrington in June 1991, till his death in...

Oct 11, 2019

Frankie Fischer joined her brothers and sisters on the 11th of October in the year of 2019. The family will receive visitors at 11:00 o'clock a.m., Wednesday, October 16, 2019 in the Mausoleum Chapel at Waco Memorial Park, funeral services will follow at 1:00 o'clock p.m. Interment will take place at Chapel Hill Memorial Park. She is survived by...

Oct 5, 2019

Mr. Mark E. Stapp, 71, beloved Uncle, passed away on Saturday, October 5, 2019 in Waco, Texas. Graveside service will be at 1 pm, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019 at Waco Memorial Park. Mark was born on July 30, 1947 to Herbert and Viola (Howarter) Stapp in McGregor, Texas. He was a longtime resident of Waco. Mark served in the United...

Oct 5, 2019

Mrs. Alberta Martinez Reyes, 95, passed away Saturday, October 5, 2019. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, October 7, 2019 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Benjie officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. with Rosary at 7:00 p.m. Sunday, October 6, 2019 at the funeral home....

Oct 5, 2019

Mr. Leonardo Alavarez Montelongo Sr., 86, passed away, Saturday, October 5, 2019 in Waco, Texas. Mass of Christian Burial will at 12:00 p.m., Thursday, October 10, 2019 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Benjie officiating. Interment to follow in Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. with rosary being recited at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 9, 2019...

Sep 28, 2019

Willie Faye Ewing, 88, of Speegleville, TX, went home to her Heavenly Father on Saturday, September 28th, 2019 in Plano, Tx.   She was born on November 22, 1930 to W.B. Thompson and Orpha Dee Parsons Thompson in Waco, Tx.

On August 21, 1952  she married Benson Lamar Ewing in Waco, Tx.   She is survived by...

Sep 21, 2019

Sharon Louise Chrestman, 84, of Waco, passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2019 in Waco, Texas. The memorial service will be Friday, September 27, 11:00 AM, at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church Chapel in Waco.

Sharon. was born March 21, 1935 in Burkburnett, Texas to Marshell and Majorie Baker Chrestman. During the Great Depression, the family moved to...

Sep 16, 2019

Connie Dilleen Roberts, 66, passed away Monday, September 16, 2019 in Mart, Texas. Funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019 at Connally/Compton Funeral Directors with Chaplain Danny Tomlinson Officiating. Visitation will be Friday, Sept. 20, 2019 from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Connie was born November 13. 1952 to Russell and Phyllis (Francis) Schnaufer in...

Sep 11, 2019

Barbara Lea Reed Dunkum would like to announce a change of address. She now resides with the Glorious Father Almighty and has found the answer to the questions that each of us has regarding eternity. Mrs. Dunkum, 93, died at Senior Care of Hewitt on Wednesday, September 11, 2019. Mrs. Dunkum, fondly referred to as "Lea Lea" by her grandchildren...