Obituaries

February 5, 2023

Karson Swartz passed away Sunday, February 5th, 2023. A visitation with family will be Thursday, February 9th, 2023 from 6 - 8 PM at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. A graveside service will be the following day, Friday, February 10, 2023 at 2:30 PM at Oakwood Cemetery with Pastor Landon Collard officiating.

Karson Chase Swartz was born April...

February 5, 2023

On Sunday, February 5th, 2023, just fifteen days after celebrating his long-awaited 97th birthday, Albert J. (Joe) Williams passed on to his heavenly home, surrounded by loving family members. He was born on January 21, 1926, the son of Albert Evant and Mattie Bell (Dubois) Williams and grew up on their farms near Waco and Milam County, Texas. He...

February 5, 2023

Mary Frances (Pat) Tomchesson, age 89 of Woodway, TX, passed away peacefully on the fifth of February 2023 at The Delaney at Lake Waco. Rosary will be 11:30 am, visitation with the family will be at 12 pm, followed by mass at 12:30 pm, Thursday, February 9th at St. Jerome Catholic Church. Interment will follow at St. Mary's Mausoleum...

February 2, 2023

Norman LeRoy Murphy was born under the blue skies and amidst the golden fields of the Great Plains in Dodge City, KS.  He was the firstborn of the fifth living generation of midwestern settlers and farmers centered in Stafford County, KS.   They were descended from strong English, Scottish, Irish and Norwegian stock.  At birth he had a set of...

January 31, 2023

Jack Edgecomb Sr., 91, of Hewitt, Texas and formerly of Anderson, Indiana went to be with the Lord on January 31, 2023, at St. Catherine’s Nursing Home in Waco, Texas after a brief illness.

He was born April 28, 1931, in Cadillac, Michigan to Elmer and Doris Edgecomb.  In 1940 the family settled in Anderson, Indiana.  He...

January 30, 2023

Pearl Roberts, 58, passed away on January 30, 2023, at Baylor Scott & White Hospital after a fierce battle with pneumonia.  A time of visitation with family and friends will be 2 pm, Thursday, February 9, 2023, at Grace Gardens Funeral Home Chapel, with Scott Talley officiating. Burial will be the following day, Friday, February 10, 2023, at 11...

January 30, 2023

Billy Frank Guest, 92, of Woodway, passed away peacefully Monday, January 30, 2023.  Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, February 9, 2023, at Grace Gardens Funeral Home with the Brother Roy Marshall officiating.  Interment will follow at Moody Cemetery.  A visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, February 8, 2023, at Grace Gardens Funeral Home.

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January 29, 2023

David Butler Haynes, 65, of Woodway, Texas passed away Sunday, January 29, 2023.  David was born on November 11, 1957 in Whidbey Island, Washington to David O’Farrell Haynes and Ramona Smith Clark Haynes.

David enjoyed traveling, playing Bingo, and loved to keep everyone around him laughing.  As many passions as he had in life, none were as...

January 29, 2023

Mr. E. L. “Ed” Gummelt, age 92 of Woodway, went to be with his Lord, with his family at his side Sunday, January 29, 2023.  Ed loved his family dearly and was a beloved “Paw Paw” to them.  The funeral service will be Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, Woodway, Texas.  Internment and...

January 28, 2023

Christine Mitchell Londenberg, 101, of Waco went to be with her Lord and Savior, with her family at her side, Saturday, January 28, 2023.  The funeral service will be 10 am, Friday, February 3, 2023 at Peace Lutheran Church in Hewitt. Committal will follow at Waco Memorial Park.  A Visitation with the family will be 5-7 pm, Thursday, February...

January 25, 2023

****UPDATE*****

Due to weather we have changed the times of the services.  please see below.

Tomas Camarrillo Ballesteros, 104, of Woodway passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2023.  A Visitation with the family will be 6-7pm, Wednesday, February 1st at Grace Gardens Funeral Home with a Rosary at 7pm.  Funeral Mass will...

January 24, 2023

Amalia Morales-Salazar passed away peacefully Tuesday January 24, 2023, at the age of 94.  Visitation will begin at 6:00P.M. followed by a memorial service 7:00P.M. Monday January 30th at Grace Gardens Funeral Home Chapel, 8220 Woodway Dr. with Apolonio Vielma Jr. speaking.

Amalia was born July 10, 1928, in Grandview, Texas, the daughter of the late Anusasion...

January 20, 2023

Glenn Earl Matthews was born on October 11, 1951 and raised in Houston, TX to Leonard Earl “Dick” and Mary O’dell Matthews “Sis”. He worked for many years at Houston Lighting and Power before moving to East Texas. There he worked for Hayward Paint Co. before retiring. He enjoyed deer hunting. He loved guns, and for several years Glenn...

January 19, 2023

James Shaw, 96, of Waco, TX passed away peacefully on January 19, 2023 at his Waco residence surrounded by his care givers and Chaplains from Interim Hospice. James was born on December 24, 1926 to Robert and Bertha Shaw of Mountain View, AR and was always known as “The Christmas Baby” while growing up. James entered the United States...

January 19, 2023

Wanda Jean Dupree, 94, of Waco, Texas went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on January 19, 2023, surrounded by her family.  Funeral Service will be 1 pm, Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home.  Committal service will be 1 pm, Friday, January 27, 2023 at South Park Cemetery in Pearland, Texas.

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January 18, 2023

Tyrrell James Ermoian, Sr. went to be with his Heavenly Father Wednesday, January 18, 2023, after a hard fight with throat cancer. A visitation will be from 6 - 8 PM Monday, January 23, at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 10AM on Tuesday, January 24, at Renew Church Waco with burial to follow at Waco...

January 17, 2023

Charlotte was born Nov. 15, 1957, in Waco, to Charlie and Mildred Saffle. She graduated Robinson High School in 1976. She was an avid fan of live music, loved crafting and sewing. She took great pride in organizing and planning class reunions for all of  her friends and classmates from the 70’s. She had long career in accounting working...

January 17, 2023

Jimmy (Jim) McMillan passed away Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at his home in Crawford, Texas at the age of 87.  Memorial services will be 11:00 A.M.Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at Crawford First United Methodist Church with Rev. Kent Berry officiatig.  Inurnment will follow in Moody Cemetery with Masonic Honors under the ospices of Crawford Masonic Lodge, #585.  For those...

January 15, 2023

Louis Charles Bayer of Waco passed away Sunday, afternoon, January 15, 2023, at the age of 80.  Visitation will be 6 to 8 P.M. Thursday, January 19, 2023, in the Bluebonnet Parlor of Grace Gardens Funeral Home 8220 Woodway Dr., Waco.  The graveside service and interment, with military honors, will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, January 20, 2023, in Crawford...

January 15, 2023

Oleta Janice “Neicy” Caudle, of Robinson, Texas, gained her heavenly wings in the early morning of January 15, 2023, after a brief illness. Neicy was born on November 18, 1919, to Charlie Lee Vick and Minnie Lee Ray in “The Prairie” near Killeen, Texas, where she grew up with her nine siblings. Neicy recently celebrated her 103rd birthday! Neicy...