Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Waco, TX. and surrounding areas
Larry Or Slaughter
May 30, 2020
Larry Or Slaughter, 65, of Waco, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2020. A Graveside Service will be in Ridge Park Cemetery, Hillsboro, 11 am, Saturday, June 6, 2020. A Wake will be from 5 – 8 pm, Friday, June 5, 2020 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home.
Larry was born October 19, 1954 to the late Charles and...
Jimmy (Jim) Dale Gammel
May 28, 2020
Jimmy (Jim) Dale Gammel, a longtime McGregor resident who recently moved to Valley Mills in 2019, passed away suddenly Thursday evening May 28, 2020, at the age of 71. A memorial visitation will be 1 to 4 PM Sunday May 31, 2020, in the Chapel of Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Dr., Waco, TX.
Jim was...
Hariett Cecilia (Parrish) Eaton
May 20, 2020
Harriet Cecilia Eaton, 72, of Hewitt, Texas, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2020. A Celebration of her life will be at 2:00 PM, Sunday, May 24 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. A visitation with family and friends will be at 1:00 PM.
Harriet was born on July 28, 1947, to Milton and Regina Parrish in Birmingham, Alabama....
Earl Lee Stabeno
May 19, 2020
Earl Lee Stabeno, 93, of Woodway, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2020. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 23, at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, with Pastor Heath Kirkwood of First Baptist Church of Lorena officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 5 to 7 p.m, Friday, May 22,...
John Charles Graves
May 15, 2020
John Charles Graves of Lorena passed away at the age of 83.
“He had a servant’s heart”. Born at home in Hubbard, Texas to James Howlett Graves and Annie Laura Moser . He grew up in Bellmead, Texas and attended LaVega schools (grades 1-12). At the age of 13, his first job was working as a “soda...
Wanda Jean Blackwell
May 15, 2020
Wanda Jean Griffith Blackwell went to be with her savior on Friday, May 15th at 6:00 p.m. 2020, at age 91. A Funeral Service will be 1:00 pm, Thursday, May 21st at Grace Gardens Funeral Home with Dr. Grant Kaul officiating. An interment at Chapel Hill Memorial Park will follow. A Visitation with the family will be 5-7 pm,...
Barbara June Oxner
May 12, 2020
Barbara June Oxner, 84, of Waco, passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 12th surrounded by her loving family. A Celebration of her life will be at a later date.
Barbara was born to Arthur and Alice Elliott June 17, 1935 in Wichita Falls, Texas. She was a 1954 graduate from the Waco State Home. After graduation, she went...
Bill Buck
May 10, 2020
Bill Buck, a McGregor native and longtime business man, passed away late Sunday night, May 10, 2020, at the age of 89, after a 10-month battle with lung cancer. A graveside memorial service and inurnment will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday May 16, 2020, at McGregor Cemetery with Jeff Straub officiating, under the direction of Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220...
Donald "Don" John Bayer
May 8, 2020
Donald J. Bayer, 85, passed away Friday evening, May 8, 2020. A short memorial service will be 2:00 pm Wednesday, May 13th at Grace Gardens Funeral home in Woodway Texas. In light of current times, we will be holding a Celebration of Life get together in a few months when it is safe to travel.
Don was...
Harold Dean Allison
May 5, 2020
Harold Dean Allison, a longtime McGregor resident, died Tuesday May 5, 2020. A visitation will be 6 to 8 P.M. Friday May 8, 2020, at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Dr. The Graveside services and interment will be 3:00 P.M. Saturday May 9, 2020, at McGregor Cemetery with Jimmy Hering officiating.
Dean was born January 10,...
Wesley Allan Reinke
May 4, 2020
Wesley Allan Reinke, 32, of the Waco area, passed away Monday, May 4th, 2020. A Celebration of his life will be 11 am, Saturday, May 9, 2020 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. An inurnment will follow at Waco Memorial Park.
Wesley was born and raised in the Waco area. He was a 2007 graduate of Coolidge High...
Charles E Stroud
April 29, 2020
Charles E. Stroud, age 88 of Hewitt passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2020. The family will hold a brief visitation for family and friends at 11 AM on Saturday May 2, 2020 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, followed by a private graveside service and burial at Waco Memorial Park in Waco, Texas.
Charles Stroud was born March...
Esther Contreras
April 26, 2020
Esther Niño Contreras – October 20, 1927 – April 26, 2020
Esther was born October 20, 1927, in Caldwell, Texas, to Magdaleno and Hermelinda Nino. She was the third born of eight daughters. Growing up, she attended Waco Schools.
On November 14, 1946, Esther married Jesse Contreras. They remained married for 42 years until his...
Larry Paul Ordener
April 16, 2020
Larry Ordener, 61, joined his Heavenly Father during his sleep on the morning of April 16th, 2020. A private service is being held for immediate family and a public celebration of life is pending the release of current large gathering restrictions. Larry was born on May 19th of 1958 in Wichita Falls, Tx to Bernard and Tommie Ree Ordener....
Trudie Frances (Ballard) Tate
April 15, 2020
Trudie Ballard Tate, 89, of Lorena, passed away Wednesday April 15, 2020 in Waco. Trudie was born November 22, 1930 to Gladys (Jones) and Sylvester Ballard of Prairie Hill. She married Prairie Hill High School sweetheart Dale Johnson in 1947, and they moved to Waco. Trudie and Dale found their small dream-ranch outside Lorena where they worked to guide...
Nelda Lois Fulton
April 14, 2020
Nelda Lois Fulton, 84, of Waco, Texas; born Nelda Lois Brown in Hill county on December 3rd 1935, peacefully passed away Tuesday, April 14, 2020. She Graduated from Penelope High in 1953. Nelda spent most of her life caring for the needs of others. She enjoyed spending time with her children & grandchildren, and most recently getting to know...
William "Doug" Waddill
April 13, 2020
William Douglas Waddill was born January 25, 1941 to H. Peyton and Mary Barnett Waddill in Dallas, Texas. Doug was the 3rd of four children, 3 boys (Ed, Doug, and Steve) and a girl (Lanelle), born to a Presbyterian minister, Peyton, who was a strong role model for him. His mother Mary was one of nine children in a...
George Edwin Giddens
April 11, 2020
George Edwin Giddens, 96 of Waco, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2020 at his residence of natural causes. He will be cremated, and his ashes will be spread over the Gulf of Mexico near Pensacola, Florida as per his request. There will be no memorial service.
George was born December 19, 1923 in Birmingham, Alabama to Margarite...
Roy Gale Vandine
April 2, 2020
Roy Gale Vandine, 79, of Lorena, Texas, formerly of Stockport, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2020. Roy was born July 5, 1940 in Stockport, Ohio to Lucius and Dorotha Vandine.
He is preceded in death by his parents; his sister Verla Blind and brothers Dean Vandine and Eugene Vandine. He is survived by his son...
Vickie Parsons
March 29, 2020
Vickie Lee Parsons, 69, of Lorena, passed away suddenly at her home. You may come and sign her book between 10 am and 3 pm Saturday, April 4, 2020 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home in Woodway.
Vickie Lee Bagley was born September 3, 1950 in Waco, Texas to Orien DeVon and Lola Virginia (Goss) Bagley. She was...
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