Obituaries

Mar 17, 2018

Abel Sanchez Sr., 85, died peacefully in his home surrounded by his loved ones on March 17, 2018 in Waco, TX. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., March 21, 2018, at Sacred Heart Catholic, and he will be buried shortly after at Oakwood Cemetery with a reception to follow at the Sacred Heart Catholic Center. Reverend...

Mar 17, 2018

Paul Edward Fugate September 22, 1924—March 17, 2018

Paul Edward Fugate of Waco, Texas passed away at St. Catherine’s Place, Providence Hospital Hospice on March 17, 2018, at the age of 93. He was born on September 22, 1924, the last child of six children born to Ross Jones Fugate and his wife Mary Ann...

Mar 15, 2018

Janice (Jan) Carter, 66, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2018 surrounded with love and family in Waco, Texas. Graveside service will be Monday, March 19, at 2:00 p.m. at Waco Memorial Park in Waco with cousin, Mr. James Westbrooks officiating. Family will have a visitation from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday, March 18, at Connally/Compton Funeral Directors. Jan was...

Mar 13, 2018

Mrs. Nadine Swinnea, 97, of Hewitt passed away at her home. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Friday, March 16, 2018 at Connally/Compton Funeral Directors. Interment will follow in Robinson Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Thursday, March 15th at the funeral home. Mrs. Swinnea was the daughter of Earl and Hattie Laxson....

Mar 13, 2018

Mar 11, 2018

Jo Ann (Martin) Ripley Mullins passed away in Waco. God gave her peace; thanks be to God. Jo's ashes will be joined with the earth as were her son Joe's. To kindly remember Jo, please in her memory, pass a kindness on to a child or animal, or a request for aid that touches your heart. Or a memorial to...

Mar 9, 2018

Mar 9, 2018

Ervin Davis, 92, of Waco, passed away Friday at his residence. Funeral services will be11:00 AM Monday, March 12, 2018 at Connally/Compton Funeral Directors with Dr. Cary Killough officiating. Interment will follow in Waco Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Sunday, March 11th at the funeral home from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Mr. Davis was born on...

Mar 7, 2018

EVELYN MAY MOORE Evelyn Fay Moore passed away on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 surrounded by her family. Evelyn was born on a farm in Penelope, Texas to Marvin and Lottie Mullins May on July 17, 1932. She was the sixth of seven children. She was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters and two brothers. In 1949 she met...

Mar 5, 2018

Kathy Moorman, 82, passed away March 5, 2018 in Waco, Texas. Services will be held in the Mausoleum Chapel at Waco Memorial Park, Thursday, March 8, 2018 at 11:00 a.m.

Visitation will be Wednesday, March 7, 2018 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the Mausoleum Chapel at Waco Memorial Park.

Kathy was preceded in death...

Mar 2, 2018

Helen F. Crow of Waco passed away on March 2, 2018 at Hewitt, Texas.

To honor her wishes, cremation will occur and her ashes will be buried next to her husband and daughter, Carol Ann, at Waco Memorial Park. There will be no formal services.

Helen was born September 18, 1922 in Mart, Texas, the...

Feb 26, 2018

Graveside service, Colfax Cemetery, Colfax, Texas, March 24, 2018, 1:00 pm. Bill Alan Middleton was the second child of Bill Verne and Nannie Rebecca (Becky) Middleton. Billy was born January 3, 1957, at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, and passed away on February 26, 2018, in Waco, Texas. He was a veteran of the United States Army; and a hard...

Feb 24, 2018

Martha Lu Braun, 87, went home to be with her Lord February 24, 2018. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 28, at Connally Compton Funeral Directors. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 27, at Connally Compton Funeral Directors. Martha was born September 7, 1930 in Waco, Texas to Joe and Frances...

Feb 23, 2018

B.C. Lee Sr. (Byong Choon Lee Sr.) 85, has gone to be with the Lord on Friday, February 23rd 2018. Mr. Lee came to the United States in 1955 and Graduated from Hannibal-LaGrange University, and attended Baylor University and Graduated with a Bachelors in Political Science. Mr. Lee fell in love with Waco, and stayed here for the rest of...

Feb 18, 2018

Feb 17, 2018

Feb 12, 2018

David Lee Mellema passed peacefully away on February 12, 2018. He was born on July 18, 1960 in Shelton, WA. David is survived by his wife, Karen Olsen Mellema; his parents, Lawrence C. and Jeanette Mellema and Earlene Nelson; and his siblings, Michael Mellema, Debra Mellema Johnson and Cal Frazier, Sari Mellema, Joanna Hoyt, Esther Anderson, Timothy Mellema, Elizabeth Poeschel,...

Feb 10, 2018

Mr. Doyle Gene Lechler, age 84, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2018 in Waco. Graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 13th, at Waco Memorial Park in Waco. Family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday, February 12th, at Connally Compton Funeral Directors. Mr. Lechler was born June 18, 1933 to George and Viola...

Feb 9, 2018

Doris A. Belville Reed, 91, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, February 9, 2018.

Born to Clarence D. Belville and Leona Brunson Belville in Waco, Texas. Married to Duncan C. Reed Jr., he preceded her in death; as did her parents.

Doris is survived by sister, Betty and husband Terry Kilgore of...

Feb 9, 2018

Elizabeth Lane Roberts Palser went to her heavenly home on February 9, 2018, at the age of 87. She was born in Crossett, Arkansas to Claude and Addie Elizabeth Roberts, pioneer pastors. Lane attended Southwestern Bible Institute, where she met Paul Palser. He played in a trumpet trio, she sang in a women’s trio; each of them in music...