Obituaries

Jul 27, 2018

Elaine Ruth (Riewe) Noack passed into the arms of her Lord on July 27, 2018.  She was a loved and loving wife, mother, sister and grandmother.  Her services will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday, August 1, 2018, at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 800 N. New Road in Waco.  Visitation will be at the church prior to the service. A...

Jul 23, 2018

Mrs. Adeline Emma Coats, age 89, passed away Monday, July 23, 2018 in Waco, Texas. Graveside service will be held Thursday, July 26, at 10:00 a.m. at Waco Memorial Park with Dr. Craig Klempnauer officiating. Adeline was born November 28, 1928 to Robert R. and Ella Martha Louise (Luedke) Neumann in Falls County, Texas. She was a longtime resident of...

Jul 20, 2018

Dixie L. Moore, 84, of Waco, passed away in Waco. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum with the Reverend Bob Rainey officiating. The family will receive friends on Monday, July 23rd from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Connally/Compton Funeral Directors. Mrs. Moore was born in Bosque County to John B....

Jul 15, 2018

Janet Faye Crenshaw, age 71, of Aquilla, passed away Sunday, July 15, 2018 after a long battle with dementia. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, July 19, at Connally/ Compton Funeral Directors. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, July 18, at the funeral home. Janet was born at home in Danville, Pennsylvania to Harry and...

Jul 10, 2018

Estha Nell Carlile, age 91, passed away Monday, July 10, 2018 in Hewitt, Texas. Graveside service will be Friday, July 13, at 10:00 a.m. at Oakwood Cemetery in Waco. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, July 12, at Connally/Compton Funeral Directors. Estha was born December 21, 1926 in Moffatt, Texas. She was a longtime resident of Waco. Estha graduated...

Jul 4, 2018

Don Philen passed in his sleep after a short illness on Wednesday, July 04, 2018. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia on November 05, 1933 to James and Lucille Philen. Don was a VP Banker at Atlanta Airport Branch, owned his own western store, property manager, rancher, NCHA judge and videographer.

It was his property management job...

Jul 4, 2018

Virginia Ruth Shipman McDonald Barbee Danklefs was born March 6, 1920 in Caddo County, Oklahoma. Ruth passed on July 4, 2018 in Waco TX. Chaplain Danny Tominson officiating.  She was the daughter of Charlie Bro Shipman and Cena Ollie Hall Shipman. .She was adopted to George L. McDonald and Anna E. McAllister McDonald due to her mother's illness.  She...

Jun 29, 2018

Robert G. Richardson, 89, passed away on June 29, 2018 while a resident at the Atrium of Bellmead Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility. Services will be held Saturday, July 7, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at the Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel with Pastor Billy Schulz officiating.

Robert was born August 27, 1928 to Fred Richardson and Maybell Loyd...

Jun 22, 2018

Jun 22, 2018

Claudia M. Wheelis, 91, of Lorena, passed away just after midnight on Friday June 22, 2018 in Waco. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 PM on Monday June 25th at Connally-Compton Funeral Home, Waco, Texas. Graveside services will be 10:30 AM Tuesday, June 26, 2018 in Carolina Cemetery near Lott in Falls County. Claudia was born on December 7,...

Jun 21, 2018

Thomas C. Contreras, Jr., 62, of Waco, passed away Thursday, June 21, 2018 in a local nursing home. The family will be having a private service for family only. Mr. Contreras was born on February 23, 1956 in Waco, Texas to Aurora (Cruz) and Thomas C. Contreras, Sr. He loved to fish and dance. Mr. Contreras retired from Texas Steel....

Jun 18, 2018

Jun 15, 2018

Theresa Pesina, 70, passed away Friday, June 15, 2018, surrounded by her children, in Waco, Texas. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, June 20, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Jerome Catholic Church with Father Rakshaganathan Selvaraj officiating. Interment to follow at Waco Memorial Park. Family will receive friends and relatives from 6-8 p.m. with a rosary to be...

Jun 14, 2018

Jun 11, 2018

Consuelo "Connie" Martinez Riehs, 82, of Waco, passed away Monday, June 11, 2018.

A visitation will be held Thursday, June 14, 2018 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm in the Mausoleum Chapel at Waco Memorial Park. Pastor Wayne Blackshear will officiate the funeral service at 11:00 am, Friday, June 15, 2018 in the Mausoleum Chapel at Waco Memorial...

Jun 10, 2018

Mrs. Trinidad Cardona, 82, passed away on June 10, 2018 in the midst of her family. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 AM, Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at Saint Francis Catholic Church with Father Eduardo Jazo as celebrant. Interment will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Tuesday, June 12th...

Jun 7, 2018

Teresa Jo Jones, 58, of Waco went to be with the Lord in the early morning hours of June 7, 2018. Teresa was born in Bedford, Indiana on July 29, 1959 and relocated to Texas in 1983. She has called Waco her home ever since. Teresa was proceeded in death by her parents, Robert and Barbara Brown and her brother,...

Jun 7, 2018

Gwendolyn Sue Voss, 55, of Scurry, Texas passed away Thursday, June 7, 2018.

A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 23, 2018 at Waco Memorial Park.

She was preceded in death by her father, James L. Voss Sr. and  brother, Elton Ray Voss.

Gwendolyn is survived by mother, Pattie...

Jun 6, 2018

Sheryl S. Ricks, 70, of Waco, passed away on Wednesday. Visitation will be held Sunday, June 10, 5:00-7:00pm at Connally/Compton. Graveside services will be 10:00 AM, Monday, June 11, 2018 in White Hall Cemetery with the Reverend Joe Humphrey officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Sunday, June 10th at the funeral home. Mrs....

May 30, 2018

Alfred "Al" Castilleja, 73, passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2018 surrounded by his family. Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, June 4, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Benjie officiating. . Burial to follow in Robinson Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Sunday, June 3, at Connally/Compton Funeral Directors with Rosary at...