Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Waco, TX. and surrounding areas

Bobbi McElhaney

Bobbi McElhaney

Feb 15, 2011

Bobbi Estes McElhaney, 42 of Cedar Park, gained her angel wings on February 15,2011 in Round Rock, Texas. Funeral Services will be at 1:00 p.m. Saturday February 19,2011 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home Chapel .Interment will follow at Robinson Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 PM Friday February 18,2011 in Bean’s Parlor at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. Bobbi...

Joseph (Joe)  Olson

Joseph (Joe) Olson

Feb 14, 2011

Joe Olson age 55, of Waco passed away at his residence on Monday February 14, 2011 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Funeral Services will be 10AM Saturday February 19, 2011 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Van Ballew officiating. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8PM Friday February 18, 2011 at...

Dr. Russell Larsen

Dr. Russell Larsen

Feb 12, 2011

Dr. Russell David (Russ) Larsen, Jr. of Hewitt passed away on February 12 after a brief illness. A private memorial service will be held. Russ was born June 6, 1936, in Muskegon, Michigan. After undergraduate and graduate studies in chemistry, he earned the first Ph.D. degree granted by Kent State University, in Kent, Ohio. He married Nita Bargahiser in...

Lila Gilmer

Lila Gilmer

Feb 10, 2011

Graveside Service 3:00 p.m. ,Saturday, March 12, 2011 China Spring Cemetery

Edward Chapman

Edward Chapman

Feb 10, 2011

Edward B. Chapman, of Waco, passed away Feb 10, 2011. A visitation will be held Monday, Feb 14, from 6-8 p.m. at Grace Gardens Funeral Home Chapel. Edward was born in Waco on November 2, 1939. Ed was a well known and well skilled brick layer. He attended University High School. He was a member of First Baptist Church in...

Richard Woodworth Jr

Richard Woodworth Jr

Feb 4, 2011

Richard Earl Woodworth, Jr. 54 of Hewitt went to be with the Lord on Friday, February 4, 2011 after a lengthy illness. He was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan on June 6, 1956 to Richard and Dorothy Woodworth. Left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of twenty-five years, Olinda of Hewitt; sons, Ivan Woodworth III and Richard Woodworth III,...

Marjorie Dill

Marjorie Dill

Feb 2, 2011

Biography Marjorie Johnson Dill, 82 of Waco, Texas (formerly of Ravenswood, WV) died on February 2, 2011 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio on July 8, 1928 and grew up in Parkersburg, WV. She was the daughter of the late Kelsey and Alice (Butcher) Johnson. She was preceded in death by her husband of 59...

Francis Weik III

Francis Weik III

Jan 29, 2011

Francis Joseph Weik III age 61, of Waco passed away January 29, 2011 at a local nursing facility. Francis was born August 20, 1949 in Charleroi, Pennsylvania to Francis and Elaina Weik Jr. He worked at Lochridge Priest for 25 years. He is survived by his former wife Joyce Weik; a son William O. Lengacher of Wisconsin; a daughter Patricia...

Ernest Dalrymple

Ernest Dalrymple

Jan 29, 2011

Ernest Lee Dalrymple age 90, of Waco passed away Saturday January 29, 2011 at a local nursing facility. Graveside Funeral Services will be held at 1PM Monday January 31, 2011 at Rosemound Cemetery with Pastor Gary Price officiating. Ernest was born February 28, 1920 in Waco, Texas to Emmitt and Della Dalrymple. He graduated from Waco High School and after...

Barbara Ramon

Barbara Ramon

Jan 26, 2011

Barbara Young Ramon age 66, of Waco passed away at a hospital in Dallas, Wednesday January 26, 2011. Funeral Services are 10AM Saturday January 29, 2011 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be 6 to 8PM Friday January 28, 2011 at Grace Gardens. Barbara was born on November 18, 1944 in Thrall, TX to Jim and Etheline Young....

Linda Baxley

Linda Baxley

Jan 26, 2011

Linda S. Baxley died at Hillcrest Hospital in Waco, Texas, on Wednesday, January 26, 2011. A celebration of Linda’s life will be Saturday, February 26, 2011, at Armstrong Browning Library, located on the Baylor University Campus in Waco, Texas at 1:00 p.m. A reception will be held in Draper 207 located on the Baylor Campus immediately following the celebration. The...

Vernie Gaffney

Vernie Gaffney

Jan 19, 2011

Biography Funeral Services are pending... Facts Born: July 9, 1923 Death: January 19, 2011

Debra Martinez

Debra Martinez

Jan 16, 2011

Visitation

Thursday January 20, 2011 , 6 p.m.

Grace Gardens Funeral Home Chapel

Rosary

Thursday January 20, 2011 , 7 p.m.

Grace Gardens Funeral Home Chapel

Memorial Service

Friday January 21, 2011 , 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Grace Gardens Funeral Home Chapel

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Carolyn Johnson

Carolyn Johnson

Jan 16, 2011

Carolyn Sue Johnson went to be with our Lord Sunday, January 16, 2011. Services will be held at Grace Gardens Funeral Home at 2:00 pm January 19, 2011. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday January 18, 2011 from 6:00pm until 8:00 pm at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. Carolyn “Sue” was born October 11, 1945 in...

Lien Hansen

Lien Hansen

Jan 14, 2011

Lien N. Hansen, age 71 of Waco, Texas, passed away peacefully in her home on Friday evening, January 14, 2011. Lien was born on April 12, 1939 in Saigon, Vietnam. She married Gunnar Hansen, a U.S. serviceman and moved to the United States with their two daughters in 1962. Lien was a devoted Army wife and dedicated mother, steadfast...

Gary Todd

Gary Todd

Jan 12, 2011

Gary Todd, age 60 of Waco, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011, at a local hospital with his family by his side. Celebration of life services will be Monday, Jan. 17, 2011, at 2:00 p.m. at Grace Gardens Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Mike Toby officiating. Gary was born June 17, 1950, in Plainview,...

Randall Vrba

Randall Vrba

Jan 11, 2011

Randy Vrba, age 56 of Waco, passed away Tuesday morning, January 11, 2011. Graveside funeral services will be 3PM Friday January 14, 2011 at St. Martins Cemetery in Tours. The recitation of the Rosary will be at 6PM Thursday January 13, 2011 followed by a visitation from 7 to 8PM at Grace Gardens Funeral Home Chapel. Randy was born August...

Frances Howsley

Frances Howsley

Jan 10, 2011

Frances Gay Howsley, “Maw Maw”, 76, passed in peace on Monday, January 10, 2011 from complications of the heart. She was born in San Saba, Texas on March 8, 1934 to Melvin Lee and Eva Hunt. Gay overcame many adversities in her life which only served to make her a very strong and loving person. She owned and operated Opal’s...