Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Waco, TX. and surrounding areas

Ronita Miller

Ronita Miller

July 20, 2015

Ronita DeCordova Miller of Valley Mills passed away on Monday, July 20, 2015 in Waco. Grace Gardens Funeral Home is hosting a memory room honoring the life of Ronita from 8:00 am to 5 pm Wednesday through Thursday for visitors. A graveside service will be held at Valley Mills Cemetery on Friday July 24,2015 at 10:00 am. Ronita was...

Susan Wehmeyer

Susan Wehmeyer

July 17, 2015

On the evening of July 17, 2015 Susan Charlene Bishop Wehmeyer ran to the arms of Jesus at the age of 38 at the Hillcrest Hospital in Waco, Texas surrounded by family and friends. Funeral services will be 11:30 Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at First Baptist Church Woodway. Visitation with the family will be 5 to 7 Monday, July 20th...

Florence Owen

Florence Owen

July 8, 2015

Florence " Flo" Claudia Owen, 78, of Hewitt, passed away Wednesday, July 08, 2015. As per her wishes, Florence will be cremated, and no memorial services will be held. She is survived by her eight adult children, numerous grandchildren , great-great grandchildren and extended family. In lieu of flowers, she asked that donations be given to the Wounded Warriors Project...

Geneva Land

Geneva Land

July 5, 2015

Geneva "MA" Land went to Jesus on July 5, 2015. A funeral service will be 10 a.m., Wednesday, July 08, 2015 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, followed with a burial at Bethany Cemetery in Eddy, TX. A time for family to receive friends will be from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 07, 2015 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. A family...

Delia Contreras DeVries

Delia Contreras DeVries

July 4, 2015

Delia Contreras DeVries of Waco, Texas, passed away peacefully at the age of 57, on Saturday, July 4, 2015. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 am on Saturday, July 11th, at St. Jerome Catholic Church in Waco, Texas, with Rev. Rakshaganathan Selvaraj (Father Raj) officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Family and friends are invited...

Della Adams

Della Adams

June 24, 2015

Della Mae Adams, 91, of Waco, joined her husband on Wednesday, June 24, 2015. The family will have a graveside service that will be scheduled for 11 a.m., Friday, July 10, 2015 at Rosemound Cemetery. Della was born February 27, 1924, in Brownwood, Texas. Her father, George Riley Dodson, and her mother, Myrtle Richardson Dodson, lived in nearby Comanche, Texas,...

Roy Blasingame

Roy Blasingame

June 23, 2015

Roy Virgil Blasingame, 82, of Battle Lake was called home Tuesday, June 23, 2015. The family will have private services at Mart Cemetery at a later date. Roy was born September 27, 1932 in Delia Texas to Walter Virgil and Mildred (Mathis) Blasingame. On November 18, 1950, he married Bobbie Joyce Harrison. Roy is survived by his wife, Bobbie; sons,...

Mildred Hurt

Mildred Hurt

June 21, 2015

Mildred Nadine Joyner Hurt, 76, of Waco, passed away Sunday, June 21, 2015. Funeral Services will be 10 am, Friday, June 26, 2015 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. Mildred was born on July 24, 1938 to Joe and Katie Lelene Joyner in Lorena, Texas. She went to school in Lorena and lived in the Lorena area for most of her...

Ronald Newman

Ronald Newman

June 19, 2015

Ronald Alton Newman, 74, of Waco, passed away Friday, June 19, 2015. A Memorial Service will be Saturday, June 27, 2015 at 12 p.m. at Grace Gardens Funeral Home with a reception to follow. A visitation with the family will be one hour prior to the service. Ronald Alton Newman was born on October 29, 1940 to Andy Knight and...

Ila Blackburn

Ila Blackburn

June 14, 2015

Ila Mae Blackburn of McGregor died Sunday, June 14, 2015, at the age of 100. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday, June 18, 2015, at First United Methodist Church, 500 S. Madison, McGregor with Rev. Rebecca Hull officiating. Interment will follow in McGregor Cemetery under the direction of Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Dr. Waco, Texas. Visitation will...

James "Ed" Gordon

James "Ed" Gordon

June 13, 2015

James Edgar “Ed” Gordon, 74, of McGregor, passed away Saturday, June 13th, 2015 after many years living with Parkinsons’s disease. Friends and family will gather at Grace Gardens Funeral Home 8220 Woodway Drive at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, 2015 to visit and celebrate Ed’s life. Ed was born January 9, 1941, in Tifton, Ga. to Thomas Carlton Gordon...

Kenneth Dickenson

Kenneth Dickenson

June 10, 2015

Kenneth Wayne Dickenson, 81, of Moody passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2015. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, June 14, 2015 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Drive. Visitation will be one hour prior, 1 p.m. at Grace Gardens. Kenneth was born May 24, 1934, in Moody to Clayton Vernon Dickenson and Mary Francis Jenkins. Kenneth served in...

Beverly Rebando

Beverly Rebando

June 2, 2015

Beverly Jean Rebando, 69, of Waco, died in a Houston hospital June 2, 2015. Funeral services will be Saturday, June 6, 11:00 am at Peace Lutheran Church in Hewitt, Texas. Visitation will be Friday, 5:30 to 7:30 at Grace Garden Funeral Home. She was the daughter of Herman A. and Christine (Mitchell) Londenberg. She married Peter Rebando on May 15,...

John Prugh

John Prugh

June 1, 2015

Dr. John Drew Prugh passed away in his home in Woodway, Texas on Monday, June 1, 2015. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Sally Wing (Grove) Prugh; a brother, Geary Lee Prugh of Casper, Wyoming; sons John M. Prugh of New Hampshire and Scott M. Prugh of Texas, and a daughter, Lynne A. Housley of Georgia; five...

Carl Whisenant

Carl Whisenant

May 29, 2015

Mr. Carl E. Whisenant age 80 of Waco, passed away May 29, 2015 at Providence Hospital. He was born Dec. 23, 1934 in Harlingen, Texas to Henry and Vesta Whisenant. A visitation with the family followed by a Memorial Service will be held Weds. June 3, 2015 at 7:00pm at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. A reception will follow with the...

Homer Pace, Jr

Homer Pace, Jr

May 27, 2015

Homer E. Pace Jr., 84, of Waco, was called home to rest with his beloved Lord and Savior Wednesday, May 27, 2015. His last peaceful moments were spent surrounded by his loving family. Visitation will be held on Friday, May 29, 2015 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Grace Gardens Funeral Home in Woodway. The funeral service will be...

Betty Warren

Betty Warren

May 25, 2015

Betty Jo Warren DOB September 2, 1931 DOD May 25, 2015 Betty Jo Warren of Waco, passed away on Monday May 25, 2015. Visitation will be 10 to 11 am, Saturday, June 06, 2015 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, followed by a 11 am, Memorial Service officiated by Rev. John Dirk. . Betty was born September 2, 1931 in DeKalb,...

Connally Cox

Connally Cox

May 24, 2015

Clarence Connally Cox, 81, of McGregor, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2015 at Hillcrest Hospital. A memorial visitation will be 6 - 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Drive. Connally was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, JoAnn (Neagle) Cox; his parents; and several brothers and sisters. Connally is survived...

Inabelle Jerichow

Inabelle Jerichow

May 23, 2015

Inabelle Jerichow, 89, of Waco, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2015. Graveside services will be 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 27 at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Drive. Inabelle was born February 14, 1926 in Arapaho, OK to Clarence and Mable Watson. She loved flowers and raising...

Betti King

Betti King

May 21, 2015

Betti Louise (Reid) King, 63, was called home by her Lord and Savior on May 21, 2015. Though her family was not ready to see her go, they are at peace knowing they will all one day be reunited again. Funeral services will be 10:00 am Wednesday, May 27 at Park Lake Drive Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Old...