Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Waco, TX. and surrounding areas

Priscilla Gowens

Priscilla Gowens

January 9, 2015

Priscilla "Tippy" Gowens, 75, of Waco, passed away Friday, January 9, 2015 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, January 13, at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Drive. Interment will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation with the family will be 6 to 8 p.m. Monday. Tippy was born October 4, 1939, in Lubbock, Texas...

Billie Balch

Billie Balch

January 7, 2015

Billie Mack Balch, 83, of Hewitt, passed away at his residence, January 07, 2015. There will be a visitation , Saturday, January 10, 2015 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. A private burial will follow at a later date. Billie was born to John and Ione Balch on December 03, 1931 in Turnersville , Texas. Billie was a Navy Veteran....

Johnny Braswell

Johnny Braswell

January 6, 2015

Johnny L. Braswell, Jr., 88, of Hewitt, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015. Funeral services, with Boyd Connally officiating, will be Saturday, January 10, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Grace Gardens Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Oakwood Cemetery to follow. A visitation will be Friday, January 9, 2015 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. Johnny was born...

Anna Armand

Anna Armand

January 3, 2015

Anna Kathryn Armand, 80, of Waco passed away Saturday, January 3, 2015. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Bosqueville Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6 - 8 p.m. Friday at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Dr. Anna was born December 8, 1934 in San Antonio to Victor and Leora Luhorn. Anna started...

Alan McCoy

Alan McCoy

December 28, 2014

Alan Joseph McCoy died Sunday, December 28, 2014, in a local Hospital. Per family request no services are scheduled. Alan was born September 1, 1955 at Camp Lejune, North Carolina. His Parents are Rosemary McCoy and Ernie McCoy. Alan was a 1973 graduate of Richfield HS in Waco, He attended Baylor University and graduated with a Bachelors of Business Degree.He...

Edgar Farris

Edgar Farris

December 21, 2014

Harvey "Edgar" Farris, 86, of McGregor, formerly of Lorena, passed away Sunday, December 21, 2014. A Memorial Service in celebration of his life will be held at 11am, Saturday, December 27, 2014 at Cottonwood Baptist Church, 890 FM 2643 (Levi Parkway), in Lorena, with his nephew, the Rev. Gary Tull officiating. Edgar was born May 7, 1928, in Flat, Texas...

Jimmy Hail

Jimmy Hail

December 13, 2014

Dr. Jimmy Glenn Hail, Ed.D, 78, of Crawford, passed away Saturday, December 13, 2014, in a local hospital. Memorial Services will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, December 18, at The First Presbyterian Church in Waco. Dr. Hail was born May 15, 1936 in Amarillo, Texas to Roddy William and Iva Belle Pyeatt Hail. He was a Navy veteran and a retired...

Alvin Adams Jr

Alvin Adams Jr

December 11, 2014

Alvin Ray Adams, Jr., passed into the arms of our Heavenly Father on December 11, 2014.Alvin was born in Waco, Texas on May 20, 1938. He was preceded in death by his mother and father Myrtle Madge Hall and Alvin Ray Adams, Sr., his sisters Norma Knudson, Brookscene Gollbach, Mary Francis Diggs, and his wife Jean Carol Hoeldtke Adams.He graduated...

Michael Towns

Michael Towns

December 7, 2014

Michael Lloyd Towns, MD, was called to his heavenly home on Decemer 7th. Services will be held on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at 2:00 PM at the First United Methodist Church of Mart, Texas. Visitation will be at 1:00 PM on Saturday afternoon prior to the service. Michael was born November 10, 1956, to Lloyd and Geraldine Towns. He grew...

Dora Spiares

Dora Spiares

December 6, 2014

Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. at Oakwood Cemetery on Tuesday, December 09, 2014.

Charles Norwood

Charles Norwood

December 3, 2014

Charles Leon Norwood of McGregor passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2014. A memorial service will be held Monday December 8, 2014 at 4 pm at Grace Gardens. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to the service. On June 6, 1939 Charles was born in Moody, TX to Opal and Hubert Norwood. Charles attended McGregor High School and...

Terry Bozeman

Terry Bozeman

November 28, 2014

Terry Alford Bozeman,70, was born on April 17, 1944 in Texas City, Texas to William and Muzetta Bozeman. He passed away November 28, 2014 while in Hospice care at St. Catherine’s in Waco. He grew up around the community of Personville, but called Waco his home. He was blessed with a large family that included 8 brothers and 3 sisters....

Cohen Bass

Cohen Bass

November 27, 2014

Cohen A. Bass, 97, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on November 27,2014. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on December 6 at the First Baptist Church in McGregor, Texas, with Reverend Terry Johnston officiating. A brief visitation will follow the services in the Reception Hall at the Church. Cohen was born on May 14, 1917, to...

Joe Jacobs

Joe Jacobs

November 27, 2014

Joe Wendell Jacobs, 88, of McGregor, Texas died Thursday, November 27, 2014, after a brief illness, in Ft. Worth. A memorial service will be 10 a.m., Monday December 1, at the First Baptist Church in Crawford, Texas with pastor Jeff Gravens officiating. Burial will take place in Plainview, Texas. Joe was born in Turkey, Texas near Childress on August 26,...

Billie Ferguson

Billie Ferguson

November 26, 2014

Billie Dean Ferguson, 87, of Austin, passed away Wednesday, November 26, 2014. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Rosemound Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 - 8 p.m. Tuesday, December 2, 2014. Billie Dean Ferguson was born August 24, 1927 in Waco to Aubra Dean and Ida...

Jessie Reyna

Jessie Reyna

November 26, 2014

Jessie Reyna, 81, of Clifton passed away Wednesday, November 26, 2014. Memorial services will be at a later date.

Margaret Lightfoot

Margaret Lightfoot

November 25, 2014

Margaret Elizabeth Lightfoot, 83, of Moody passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2014. Private services will be at a later date.

Clayton Lightfoot

Clayton Lightfoot

November 24, 2014

Clayton Lightfoot 71, of Moody passed away Monday November 24, 2014. Visitation will be November 26, 2014 from 6:00 pm 8:00pm at Grace Gardens Funeral Home in Waco. A private burial will be at the Moody Cemetery. He is survived by wife of 50 years, Linda, one daughter Robyn Skaggs and husband Brad; two sons Barry Lightfoot and wife Mary,...

Dorothy Ringo

Dorothy Ringo

November 23, 2014

Dorothy Ringo, 86, of Lorena, passed away Sunday, November 23, 2014. Funeral Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, November 26th, 2014 at First Woodway Baptist Church. Visitation will be 2 hours prior, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. Dorothy Jean Ringo was born August 30, 1928 to Walter Mitchell and Grace Ester (Schiner) Jeffress in Wichita Falls, Texas. Dorothy worked...

Frank Beavers

Frank Beavers

November 21, 2014

Frank Beavers, 74, of Woodway, passed away Friday, November 21, 2014. A memorial service will be 2 p.m. Sunday, December 14th at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Dr. Special speakers Mr. Elmer Graesser and Mr. Harold Rafuse, PhD. The family is inviting visitors to remain afterwards for refreshments and fellowship. Frank was born on November 27th, 1939 to Fred...