Obituaries

Jan 1, 2023

Grady Lafayette Blanks, 79, of Hewitt passed away, Sunday, January 1, 2023 at his home with his family by his side.  As per his request, there will be no services.

Grady was born August 23, 1943 in San Antonio, Texas to Joseph and Jane Blanks. He was the oldest of three children.  He grew up in the...

Dec 30, 2022

Wilbert “Bupsy” Luedeker, 84, of McGregor, passed away Friday, December 30, 2022. A visitation will be 10:00 A. M. Friday, January 6, 2023, in the Chapel of Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Dr., Waco.  The Celebration of Life Service will Immediately follow at 11:00 A.M., also in the chapel.  For those unable to attend, the service will be...

Dec 30, 2022

Bob Dixon passed away peacefully with family on December 30th at age 82. A Visitation with the family will be 5-7 pm, Friday, January 6, 2023, at Grace Gardens Funeral Home.

Bob was born to Orville and Beulah Dixon on May 21, 1940, and grew up in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Bob was a devoted husband to Louise...

Dec 29, 2022

Edward Dale Lusk, 85, of Waco, Texas, entered the gates of Heaven early, Thursday, December 29, 2022.  A Memorial Service will be 11 am, Saturday, January 7, 2023 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home with a visitation begining at 10 am.

Edward Dale Lusk was born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma December 11, 1937 to Ernest and Marcella Lusk.

Dec 28, 2022

Joy Smith Mingle is Home! She passed into glory Wednesday, December 28, 2022, Waco, Texas.

Graveside Services will be 10:30 AM Friday, January 13, 2023, at the DFW National Cemetery.

Joy was born to John Virgil and Mary Alma Brown Smith in Franklin, Kentucky. She met her sweetheart, Hugh, at Harding College, Searcy, Arkansas. She...

Dec 28, 2022

Bob was born on August 2,1939 in Endicott, NY to Evelyn and Robert C. Wiggins, where he grew up and graduated from Union-Endicott High School. He gave his heart to Christ at age 11 wh i le attending...

Dec 26, 2022

Charles E. Clemons, 75, of Waco, Texas entered the gates of Heaven on Monday, December 26, 2022. A visitation with the family will be 6-8 pm, Friday, December 30, 2022 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. A private burial will be at Rosemound Cemetery.

Charles was born October, 24, 1947 to Ernest and Velma Clemons, the middle of...

Dec 21, 2022

Sharon Sue Scott, 72, of Waco, Texas went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at a Dallas Hospital, Following surgery.  A Graveside service will be 1 pm, Saturday, January 7, 2023 at Crawford Cemetery.

Sharon was born January 19, 1950 to Louise and Harold Scott, she was the oldest of 4 children and...

Dec 20, 2022

Shad Ray Clay has gone to Heaven to be with the angels. He leaves behind a son and daughter, Thomas Clay and Mia Clay, his grandon Robert Clay, his mother Sally Gaskamp and father Herbie Clay, a sister and brother, Shawndra Rutledge and Shane Clay as well as many cousins. aunts, uncles, and in-laws.

He was an...

Dec 18, 2022

Wesley Glenn Pase passed peacefully in the early morning hours of Sunday, December 18th, 2022. Shortly after being held in the loving arms of his father, R.J. and mother, Kinsey, plans were made for him to be laid to rest. A welcome gathering of loved ones will be hosted by his immediate family beginning at 3:30 pm, Thursday, December...

Dec 18, 2022

Beloved Dad, Father, Grandpa, Friend, Pastor, and Prison Minister passed away on December 18, 2022. A graveside service will be at 1:00 pm, December 23, 2022 at the Lorena Cemetery 846 S. Front Road Lorena, TX 76655 with Military Honors, a memorial service will follow at “The Farm” by Fellowship Church, family, and friends at 3127 Old Lorena Rd,...

Dec 17, 2022

Tommy Edward Hennig, Sr. of Crawford, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, December 17, 2022, at the age of 80 in Waco, Texas. Visitation will be 6:00 P.M.to 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 21, 2022, in the Chapel of Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Dr.  The funeral will be 11:00 A.M. Thursday, December 22, 2022, at St. Paul Lutheran Church...

Dec 16, 2022

Bobbie Jean Berry (89) passed away from this life on Friday, December 16, 2022, to go to be with her Lord and Savior. A Memorial Service will be 11am, Monday, December 26, 2022 at Timber Crest Baptist Church with Bro. Bill Swearingen officiating.

Bobbie Jean was born on June 19, 1933, to Walter and Pauline Sanders in...

Dec 15, 2022

On Thursday December 15, 2022, Rev. Dr. Stephen Paul Rynearson of Hewitt, TX passed away at the age sixty-one after a long battle with cancer.

Stephen was born on July 12, 1961 in Spokane, WA to parents Rodney and Rhoda (Ryan) Rynearson.  He was baptized on July 24, 1961 at Faith Lutheran Church for the Deaf, Spokane,...

Dec 14, 2022

Jimmy Douglas Maddox (born Jan. 4th, 1949) passed away into the arms of his beloved Savior, Jesus on Dec. 14th, 2022. Doug was born in Lubbock, Texas to Betty and Jimmie Maddox. Doug’s youth was spent traveling around America with his parents; he had lived in New Mexico, Georgia, and Colorado, before his family settled down in Waco, Texas...

Dec 10, 2022

Irene Rogers, 96, of Speegleville, passed away December 10, 2022 at her residence.  Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:00 AM, Saturday, December 17, 2022 at St. Louis Catholic Church. Visitation will be 5-7pm, Friday, December 16, with the Rosary said at 6pm, at Grace Gardens Funeral Home.

Irene was born in West, Texas on June...

Dec 8, 2022

Elizabeth Anne “Betsy” Schwager was born on October 23, 1941, in Rock Island, IL, the second daughter of Dr. Walter Julius Schwager, Sr., a family Dentist, and Genevieve Elizabeth Hillmer Schwager, an ecology chemist for the state of Illinois. Betsy passed while under the wonderful and compassionate hospice care of St. Catherine’s Ascension Living Providence Village in Waco, TX...

Dec 8, 2022

Kenneth Harold Brittain, of Waco, passed away on December 8, 2022, at the age of 86. Ken was preceeded in death by his parents, Thomas Noel and Flora Mae Brittain and his sister, Sharon Thompson Tovey.

He is survived by his wife, Diane Duncan Brittain, and by his daughter, Barbara Brittain Elliott and her husband, Doug Elliott. ...

Dec 7, 2022

Kevin Wayne Dicks of McGregor passed away Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 7, 2022, at the age of 69. Visitation will be 10 A.M. Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, at Peace Lutheran Church of Waco.  The funeral service will follow at 11:00A.M. at Peace Lutheran Church with Pastor Garrett Smith officiating. For those unable to attend, the funeral service will be livestreamed...

Dec 6, 2022

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