Obituaries

September 12, 2017

Larry Gene Folmar, 80, of Waco, passed away Tuesday, September 12, 2017.

Services will be 10:00 am, Friday, September 15, 2017 at Grace Gardens Chapel. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Waco. A visitation with the family will be 9:00 am, Friday, September 15, 2017 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home.

Larry was born June...

September 3, 2017

James H. Welch of Waco passed away on September 3rd, 2017 of pancreatic cancer. There will be a private memorial service at Grace Gardens Funeral Home.

James spent most of his career as a financial representative for John Hancock Financial Services. He was the youngest employee to become a district manager of John Hancock. After retirement, Mr....

September 2, 2017

Edward Hodges, of Waco, passed away Saturday, September 2nd, 2017. A full obituary is forth coming.

September 1, 2017

Mary Ellen Cornelius Latham,received her Heavenly reward on Friday, September 1, 2017. She was a beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, aunt, Nana to her grandchildren and a great friend.

Born June 29, 1936 in her parents' home west of Brownfield, Texas. Mary Ellen was the first daughter born to Robert Eldon and Vera Cleo Cornelius. As a...

August 28, 2017

Alvin C. Luedke, passed away peacefully to be with his Lord and Savior on August 28, 2017, at the age of 88, surrounded by his loving family. The family will be holding a visitation on Wednesday, August 30, 2017 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Drive, Woodway, Texas 76712. Funeral Services will...

August 28, 2017

Wilburn Ray Schuette, a lifetime rancher of Crawford, made his daily rounds to check his cattle one last time and went to be with his Lord and Savior on the afternoon of August 28, 2017, at the age of 79.

Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, at Zion Lutheran Church, 503 S. Tyler...

August 19, 2017

Sharon “Sherri” L. Pickens Keller, age 61 of Elk, TX, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 19, with family by her side. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 26, 2017 at Grace Gardens Chapel, Visitation at 10:00am.

Sherri was born to the late Charles and Sandra Pickens of Elk, TX on August 20,...

August 19, 2017

Cody William Jones, 25, of Lacy Lakeview, passed away Saturday, August 19, 2017. Funeral Services will be 11:00 am, Thursday, August 24, 2017 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. Interment at Oakwood Cemetery to follow. A visitation will be 5:00 – 7:00 pm, Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home.

Cody was born in Waco, Texas...

August 16, 2017

Kenneth Bauer, 78, of Waco, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, August 16, 2017. A memorial service will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home with Rev. Roy Marshall officiating.

Mr. Bauer retired from the U.S. Air Force where he served in Vietnam. He worked at...

August 13, 2017

Biography

Jean Montgomery Taylor, 86, of Hernando, MS passed away Sunday, August 13, 2017 in Waco, TX . A celebration of her life will take place in Hernando MS at a later date.

Jean was born on October 12, 1930 in Kosciusko Mississippi to John and Margaret Montgomery. Jean attended Mississippi College for Women for two years,...

August 5, 2017

Nora K. Pace, 85, of Hewitt, passed away Saturday, August 5, 2017. Funeral Services will be 10:00 am Wednesday, August 9th, 2017 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home with Rev. Randy Scrivener officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 pm, Tuesday, August 8th, 2017 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home.

Nora was...

July 30, 2017

Patricia J. Cook 89, of Waco, passed away on Sunday, July 30, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 3, 2017 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home with burial to follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be held from 6-8 on Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home.

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July 27, 2017

A full obituary will be forthcoming.

July 27, 2017

Jerry Wayne Smith, of Eddy, formally of McGregor, passed away Thursday, July 27, 2017, at the age of 72. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm, Monday, July 31, 2017, at First United Methodist Church of Moody, with Reverend Josh Pruett officiating. Visitation will be 2:00-4:00 pm, Sunday, July 30, 2017 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Drive, Waco,...

July 26, 2017

Betty Joy Mann, 84, went home to heaven on July 26, 2017 in Galveston, Texas. Funeral services will be 10:00 am, Monday, July 31, 20017 at Dayspring Baptist Church, 7900 Renewal Way, Waco, Texas 76712. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 4:00-6:00pm, Sunday, July 30, 2017 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Drive, Woodway, Texas...

July 25, 2017

Terry McGraw Scott was born to Gene “Mac” McGraw and Velma Barrett McGraw. She grew up in Long Beach, California and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1959. During her first semester at Long Beach Community College, she met Lieutenant Richard Scott at First Baptist Church of Long Beach. Richard was stationed in Long Beach while he served...

July 21, 2017

Luellen Roberts passed away Friday, July 21 at 11:30pm at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in Waco, TX. She was born October 11, 1955 to Alvin and Letha Cheney in Sweetwater, TX. As a youth Luellen excelled in basketball in high school. Shortly after graduation she was betrothed to Fred Roberts on October 20, 1972, whom she remained...

July 21, 2017

Michael T. Generals, 72, passed away on Friday afternoon surrounded by family after a short battle with Lung Cancer. The family invites you to come attend a memorial service on Tuesday, July 25, 2017 from 6:00-7:00 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home.

Mike loved spending time with his wife in Louisiana/Oklahoma gambling, he also enjoyed spending time watching...

July 18, 2017

Alice Louise Reed Pate of Waco, entered into her heavenly home on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Funeral Services will be 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 22, 2017 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home with a visitation one hour prior to the service officiated by Pastor Titus Snell. She is laid to rest next to her uncle -Elder Leo Simmons who...

July 15, 2017

Sharon Joan Culp Anderson, 75, beloved wife, mother and Nana passed through the gates of Heaven to walk the streets of gold with her Lord and Savior on July 15, 2017, in Temple, Texas. Funeral services are Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at 2 P.M. at College Avenue Baptist Church in McGregor, Texas, with Reverend David Thompson officiating. Interment will...