Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Waco, TX. and surrounding areas
John Oglethorpe
December 6, 2015
John Howard Oglethorpe, 93, passed away Sunday, Dec. 6, after an illness. He was born in Teague, lived most of his life in Beaumont, and had been a resident at the Cottages of Oak Springs in Waco for the past five years. He attended Stonegate Community Church in Waco and was a member of West End Baptist Church in Beaumont....
George Vardeman
December 6, 2015
The world lost another of its Greatest Generation when George Wayne Vardeman passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 6, 2015, at the age of 89. A loving, boisterous man of true grit, Wayne lived the American Dream. Raised as a farmer’s son in Nacogdoches County, Texas, he graduated high school, joined the Navy, and did his best to serve...
John Corley
December 3, 2015
  Born: October 23, 1955  Death: December 3, 2015 John Corley of Fort Worth, formerly of Waco, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2015, at the age of 60. Graveside services and interment will be 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015, at Oak Wood Cemetery with Pat Youngblood officiating. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Grace Gardens Funeral...
Roger Hankins
November 25, 2015
Roger Hankins, 89, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2015. A memorial service will be 10:00 am Monday, December 7, 2015 at Grace Gardens. Visitation will be 4 – 6 p.m. Sunday, December 6 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. A private interment will be at Waco Memorial Park. Roger was born May 17, 1926 in Joplin, Missouri, graduated Joplin High School...
Richard Scott
November 24, 2015
Richard Conroe Scott July 20, 1934 - November 24, 2015 Dr. Richard C. Scott was born to Cecil Conroe and Eloise Parrish Scott, grew up in Waco and graduated from LaVega High School in 1952. He went on to Baylor and graduated in 1956 with a Bachelor's of Business Management. He was active in the ROTC and soon after graduation...
Don Burlison
November 19, 2015
Don Wayne Burlison, 77, peacefully passed from this earth into the arms of Jesus Thursday November 19, 2015 at his home in Waco. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 PM Monday November 23rd at the First Baptist Church of Woodway. There will be a private remembrance celebration at a later date. Don was born to William Luther "Bill" and Thelma...
Jean Dunlop
November 18, 2015
Martha “Jean” Dunlop, 85, of Waco was called to her heavenly home on Wednesday, November 18, 2015. Funeral services celebrating her life will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, November 21 at Western Heights Baptist Church, 6301 Bosque Blvd in Waco with Dr Charles Dixon and Pastor Bruce Worley officiating. Burial will follow at Whitehall Park in Woodway. Family visitation...
Ruben Leija
November 14, 2015
Ruben Pequeno Leija, 69, of Waco, passed away, Saturday, November 14, 2015. Funeral service will be Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015 at 11 a.m. at Victorious Life Church with Rev. Lloyd Zeigler officiating. A visitation will be 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. Ruben was born on Sept. 27, 1946 to Eleuterio Leija and Hilaria...
Jimmie Bihl
November 13, 2015
Jimmie Davis Bihl, 70, of Waco, passed away Thursday, November 13, 2015. Funeral services will be Sunday, November 15, 2015 at 5p.m. with a visitation one hour prior to the service at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. Interment will be 10:30, Monday, November 16, 2015 at DFW National Cemetery. Jimmie Bihl was born to Jesse and Helen Bihl of San Angelo,...
Carol Ackermann
November 10, 2015
Carol Ackermann, 96, of Waco passed away, Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at a local nursing home. Memorial services will be 3 p.m. Saturday, November 14 at Woodway First United Methodist Church, 21000 Woodway Dr with Rev. John Dirk and Pastor Rebecca Hull officiating. Carol will be interred in Willmar, MN at a later date. Carol Peace (Sisson) Ackermann was born...
Charles Langlotz
November 2, 2015
Charles Ray Langlotz, 71, of Waco, passed away Monday, November 2, 2015, following a courageous battle with cancer. A funeral service has been scheduled at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 6, 2015, at Grace Gardens Funeral Home with Father Isidore Rozycki officiating, followed by a burial at Waco Memorial Park. A visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, November...
Janetta Wooley
November 1, 2015
Janetta Wooley, 75, of Hewitt, passed away Sunday, November 01, 2015. A funeral service has been scheduled at 11 am on Thursday, November 5th at Grace Gardens Funeral Home with Rev. Ron Miller officiating with burial at Chapel Hill Memorial Park to follow. A visitation will be from 6-8 on Wednesday November 4th at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. Janetta was...
Peggy Borders
October 27, 2015
Peggy Wilson Dobbins Borders passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2015. She was 83 years old. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church, 1300 Columbus Avenue, with Dr. Jeter Basden officiating. A private burial at Oakwood Cemetery will precede the service. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Friday at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Drive....
Betty Seaman
October 26, 2015
Betty Seaman of Hewitt, died Monday morning, October 26, 2015, at the age of 84. The Memorial Service will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, October 30, 2015, at Hewitt First Baptist Church, under the direction of Grace Gardens Funeral Home, with Rev. Roy Marshall officiating. Mrs. Seaman was born March 25, 1931, in Hopkins County, Texas, the daughter of the late...
Rev. Robert Whitworth
October 24, 2015
Robert Lee Whitworth, of Waco, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2015, at Sodalis Memory Care. He was 84 years old. Services will be noon Thursday, October 29th at the Harvest Time Church (the former Calvary Assembly of God Church) in Robinson with burial to follow at Waco Memorial Park. Rev. Lee Farmer, Rev. Gary Riley, Rev. Derwood Dubose, Rev. Bob...
Howard McCann
October 21, 2015
Howard McCann of Georgetown, formally of College Station, died suddenly Thursday, October 21, 2015, at the age of 79. Visitation will be 1 to 2 P.M. Saturday at Crawford First United Methodist Church with funeral services following at 2 P.M. Rev. Robin Young will officiate at the service. Private interment will be in Crawford Cemetery under the direction of Grace...

Inger Bynoe-Rivers
October 17, 2015
Inger Rivers, 56, of Hewitt, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2015 and was cremated per her wishes.
Flora Athey
October 15, 2015
Flora Leigh Athey, 83, of Lorena, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2015. A Funeral Service will be 11 a.m. on Monday, October 19, 2015 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home with Rev. Craig Godby officiating with the interment following at Rosemound Cemetery. A Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. on Sunday, October 18, 2015 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home.
Ray Brown
October 13, 2015
Ray Dean Brown, 91, of Waco, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2015. The Funeral will be Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at Waco Memorial Park in the Mausoleum at 11 a.m. with Rev. Steve Ramsdale officiationg. A visitation is set for one hour prior to the service.
Lois January
October 13, 2015
Lois Marie January, 71, of McGregor passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2015. A Memorial Service will be planned for a later date. Lois was born to Henry and Agnes Morgan on September 25, 1944 in Mart. She married Kenneth January in 1962 and they had three children together. She was preceded in death by her parents, her loving husband Kenneth...
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