All Obituaries

George R. Eskew of Hewitt passed away Friday morning Apr. 19, 2019, surrounded by his family.  Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Sat. April 27, 2019, at Grace Gardens Funeral Home Chapel, 8220 Woodway Dr.  with Rev. Roy Marshall officiating.  Interment, Air Force Honors, will follow in Waco Memorial Park.  Visitation will be from 6 to 8 P.M. Friday in the chapel  Grace Gardens Funeral Home. Mr. Eskew was born Sept. 7, 1948, in  Jena, Louisiana,  the son...

Jerry Lynch of Crawford, passed away Friday night April 19, 2019 at the age of 55.  The Lynch family will be at McGregor High School at 5:00 P.M. Wednesday April 24, 2019, for visitation.  Funeral service will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday APRIL 25, 2019, at McGregor High School with Rev. Robyn Young officiating.  Interment will follow in Crawford Cemetery, under the direction of Grace Gardens Funeral Home,  8220 Woodway Dr.  Waco.  Jerry was born July 28, 1963, in...

Joe Ann Wallace passed away early Wednesday morning, April 17, 2019, at the age of 90.  A memorial visitation will be from 5:30 to 7:30 P.M. Tuesday April 23, 2019, in the parlor of Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Drive. Joe Ann was born April 9, 1929, in Waco, Texas, the daughter of the late Joseph Edward and Cecelia Catherine “Birdie” (Trauschold) Welch and was a 1946 graduate of Waco High School.  She later attended Waco Trade School for about a year. On...

Jimmy John Steele, 20, of Waco, passed away April 8, 2019.  A Memorial Service will be 6:00 pm, Monday, April 15 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home with Lance Donaldson officiating. A reception with the family will follow. Jimmy was born in Mexia, Texas, September 11, 1998.  He was a 2017 Graduate of China Spring High School. He is preceded in death by grandmothers, Sharon Elliott and Debbie Steele. He is survived by father, JT Steele and wife Jamie; mother, LaShana Hatfield and...

William Joseph Ellery Strahl, 79, of Waco, passed away Monday, April 8, 2019.  The family will have a private inurnment at Oakwood Cemetery. William was born in Jefferson Barracks, Mo on September, 16, 1939. He was in the U.S. Army, and stationed in Korea during his service.  He served over six years.  He then worked for the Veterans Affairs. He is survived by daughters, Dolly Slosser and husband Steven, Debra Chandler and husband Bryan; brother, Francis Strahl and wife...

Wanda Lou Benson, 86 passed away peacefully April 6, 2019 surrounded by family.  Funeral Services will be 10 am, Tuesday, April 9, at Grace Gardens Funeral Home.  A visitation with the family will begin at 9am, prior to the service. Wanda was born January 20, 1933 in Merkel, Tx to Avanell and Burnet Wesley Strother. She had 2 brothers and 5 sisters. She retired as a Plant Manager of a sewing factory in Meridian, TX. She continued to work by babysitting and cleaning houses for...

Daniel Lee McLeod passed way Saturday morning April 6 2019, at the age of 90.  At his request there will not be any services. Dan was born March 25, 1929, in Angus, Texas the son of the late Forest Leslie and Leola Mae (Bonner) McLeod.  He graduated from Corsicana High School and continued his education at Midwestern State University, earning a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Education.  He coached football and baseball and taught history in Pecos, Corsicana and Waco...

Barry William Byford, 66, of Hewitt, Texas went to be with the Lord on April 4, 2019. Funeral Services will be 1:00 pm, Tuesday, April 9th at Grace Gardens Funeral Home.  Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Waco.  A visitation with the family will be 6:00 – 8:00 pm, Monday, April 8 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. He was born June 27, 1952 in Waco, Texas, son of late Bonnie Gene Duncan and late Burnard Warren Byford.  He was the second of three siblings.  On...

Luanne Murphy Thomason, 89, of Woodway, Texas died Wednesday, April 3, 2019. Services will be 1:30pm, Sunday, April 7 at Prairie Hill Baptist Church with Chaplain Danny Tomlinson officiating. Burial will follow at Prairie Hill Cemetery on FM Road 339 North, Prairie Hill, Texas 76678. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00pm, Saturday, April 6 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, Woodway, Texas. Luanne was born on May 23, 1929 in Prairie Hill, Limestone County, Texas. She was the oldest daughter of Ira...

Marsha “Boo Boo” Weiss of McGregor passed away early Tuesday morning April 2, 2019, at the age of 72. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 A.M. Saturday April 6, 2019, at Grace Gardens Funeral Home Chapel, 8220 Woodway Dr. The memorial service will follow the visitation with Lindsey Luedeker officiating. Mrs. Weiss was born Jan. 31, 1947, in Akron, Ohio, the daughter of the late George and Martha Grace (Jessup) Novacic. At an early age her father passed away. Martha later married...