Obituaries

Dec 12, 2018

Doug Stone of McGregor passed away late Wednesday night, Dec. 12, 2018, at the age of 80. Visitation will be 1 to 2 P.M. Wednesday, December 19, 2018, at First Baptist Church of McGregor Fellowship Hall, 700 W. Sixth Street. The memorial service will follow at 2:00 P.M. in the Sanctuary with Rev. Terry Johnston officiating. Inurnment will follow...

Dec 12, 2018

Merle Ash of Moody passed away Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, at the age of 67. Memorial arrangements are pending.

Mr. Ash was born Nov. 14, 1951, in McGregor, Texas, the son of the late Cecil Horace and Doris Gwendolyn (Phillips) Ash and attended school in Moody. On April 23, 1971, he married Vicki Marie Brown in Moody....

Dec 11, 2018

Glenn Dicus, 73, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018. A Full obituary will be forthcoming

Dec 11, 2018

Wallace Curtis Lavender, 91, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018. Funeral Services will be 1:00pm, Friday, December 14, 2018 at First United Methodist Church of Hewitt with Rev. Cynthia Moss officiating. An interment will follow at Waco Memorial Park.

Wallace was born and raised in Waco, Texas. While in High School, he answered the call to join...

Dec 3, 2018

Sam Goolsby passed away Mon. morning. Dec. 3, 2018, at the age of 89. A memorial visitation will be Wed. Dec. 5 from 6 to 8 pm, at Grace Gardens Funeral Home Chapel, 8220 Woodway Dr.

Mr. Goolsby was born April 5, 1929, in Morehouse, Missouri, the son of the late S.L. and Eula (Cline) Goolsby where...

Nov 27, 2018

The family of Virginia “Ginny” Dobbs, beloved wife of Leon Dobbs, is celebrating her life after she left to join Jesus in Heaven on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Drive. Visitation with the family will be 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. Friday, November...

Nov 25, 2018

Audaine Hill Robinett of Lorena passed away Sunday afternoon, Nov. 25, 2018, at the age of 92. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Dr. Waco.

A graveside service will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018, at Waco Memorial Park with Rev. Carroll Hambrick officiating....

Nov 24, 2018

Carolyn Jean Samuelson passed away on November 24, 2018. A Memorial Service will be 2:00 pm, Thursday, November 29, 2018 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. A Visitation with the family will be one hour prior. An Inurnment will be at The Rock Church Cemetery in Cranfills Gap.

Carolyn was born in Waco, Texas to Juanita and Harwood...

Nov 24, 2018

Dr. Rita Sutherland Purdy, 77, of Woodway TX, passed away Saturday, November 24, 2018. A Memorial Service will be 1:00 pm, Saturday, December 1, 2018, with Rev. Erin Conaway officiating at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Dr., Waco, Texas 76712. A reception with the family will follow the service. Rita was born Rita Jo Sutherland on April 18,...

Nov 23, 2018

Earl Davis Rusk, age 86 years, of Woodway, Texas, passed away on Friday, November 23, 2018. A Graveside Service will be 3:00 pm, Monday, November 26th, at Waco Memorial Park, 6623 South Interstate 35 in Robinson, Texas. A visitation with the family will be from 1:00-2:00 pm at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, located at 8220 Woodway Drive, Woodway, Texas. Earl...

Nov 22, 2018

Lana Kay Thrasher, age 72, passed away Thursday, November 22nd. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 27th, at Waco Memorial Park with the Rev. Roy Marshall officiating. Lana was born to Alvin and Irene Reznicek on October 8th, 1946 in Temple, TX, the second of four children. Lana married the love of her life, Glenn, on...

Nov 17, 2018

Betty Ann Trompler, age 85, went to be with her Lord November 17, 2018. Betty Ann was the only daughter of Dr. Jerrold Stibal and Ann Simmonds born April 2, 1933. In 1952 she met the love of her life Donald Trompler, on a blind date. They were married March 20, 1953 and celebrated their 63rd anniversary before he passed...

Nov 14, 2018

Richard Joseph Schiltz (Dick) was born January 26,1939 in Tripp, South Dakota to Lawrence Peter Schiltz and Isabel Schiltz. After graduation from high school Dick entered the Navy and served his country during Vietnam. While stationed in Revere, Massachusetts he met and married the single love of his life, Isabel Cypriano. They recently celebrated their 59th anniversary just prior...

Nov 14, 2018

Evelyn A. Rabroker of Westphalia passed away early Wednesday morning, Nov. 14, 2018, at the age of 89. A Christian mass and memorial service will be 11:00 A.M. Friday, Nov. 23, 2018, at the Church of the Visitation in Westphalia with Rev. Far. Edwin Kagoo as celebrant. Inurnment will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery.

Mrs. Rabroker was...

Nov 13, 2018

It is with great sadness that the family of Charles Roy Lipscombe, Jr. announces his passing on November 13, 2018, at the age of 55 years. Charles, or "Chuck" as he was known, will be forever remembered by his brother Todd Lipscombe. He will also be fondly remembered by his extended family. Chuck was predeceased by his mother and...

Nov 9, 2018

Lillie V. (Poland) Mann went home to be with the Lord November 9, 2018. Lillie V. was born February 1, 1920, in Fostoria, Texas. She was one of twelve children born to William and Laura Poland. She grew up in the Fostoria community and attended schools at Conroe. She graduated from Conroe High School in 1939. She fell in...

Nov 9, 2018

Daniel Wiethorn passed away Friday night Nov. 9, 2018, at the age of 95. Visitation will be 6 to 7 P.M. Monday Nov. 12, 2018, at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Dr. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, at Trinity Lutheran Church, with Pastor August Ristow officiating. Interment will follow in Waco Memorial Park,...

Nov 6, 2018

David Stanley of Moody passed away Wed. Nov. 6, 2018, at the age of 68. A memorial visitation will be held Sat. Nov. 10, 2018 from 11 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Dr. Waco. Private inurnment will be in Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, South Dakota.

Mr. Stanley was born...

Nov 1, 2018

Dr. Jim H. Patton, of Woodway, passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 1, 2018, at his home due to a heart attack. A memorial Service will be held Nov. 17, 2018, at FUMC of Waco at 1:00pm. A reception will follow from 2:00 – 4:00 pm to visit with the family. Dr. Patton’s family requests that you may wear any...

Oct 31, 2018

Henry Lange, Jr., passed away at his home on October 31, 2018 at the age of 91. Services will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Nov 3, at Zion Lutheran Church, 503 S Tyler, McGregor, TX, with burial following at McGregor City Cemetery. Pastor Chris Farrow will officiate. Visitation will be 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday November 2, at Grace Gardens...