Obituaries

Melinda Marquez

Jan 10, 2016

Melinda Garcia Marquez, 55, of McGregor passed away Sunday Jan. 10, 2016. A Memorial Services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday January 17, 2016 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to the service. A dinner with the family will be immediately following at the A.M.A Hall in McGregor, TX.

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Ruth Hendley

Jan 10, 2016

Ruth Frances (Burge) Hendley, 88, of Hewitt passed away Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016 at Peace Lutheran Church, 9301 Panther Way with Rev. Stephen Rynearson officiating with a burial at Rosemound Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Friday at Grace Gardens Funeral...

Christopher Burns

Jan 9, 2016

Send Flowers Christopher "Gus" Burns

October 23, 2012 - January 9, 2016

Christopher Augustus “Gus” Burns was born on October 23, 2012 in Waco, TX. Gus passed away peacefully in his parents arms on January 9, 2016 at Cook Children’s Hospital in Fort Worth, TX from complications related to a congenital heart defect.

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Dorothy Guyton

Jan 9, 2016

Dorothy Guyton age 82 of Woodway passed away Jan.9, 2016 at her residence with her husband and daughter at her side. She was born Jan. 22, 1933 in Mt. Calm, Texas to Elbert and Jeorline Lyons.

Graveside services will be held 2:00 p.m., Tuesday Jan.12, 2016 at Waco Memorial Park under the direction of Grace...

Patricia Galbreth

Jan 8, 2016

Patricia (Patti) Galbreath was called home on January 8, 2016. She was a longtime member of the Waco Ceramic Association and owned Patti’s Gift Shop in Lorena. She was a member of Lorena Methodist Church. Patti loved her crafts and always had a vision of making beautiful things out of everything that she saw.

Patti...

Anjanette Biddle - Piscacek

Jan 6, 2016

Anjanette Biddle-Piscacek, 50, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 6, at a local hospital, with a smile on her face, and a sparkle in her eye, after a brief illness, she said good-bye to her family and many, many friends. A Visitation will be with the family from 6 to 8 p.m on Friday, January 8, 2016 at Grace Gardens Funeral...

Cody "CoCo" Bush

Jan 4, 2016

Send Flowers Cody 'CoCo' Bush

May 10, 2010 - January 4, 2016

Cody "Co Co" Bush, 5, of Lorena, passed away Monday, January 04, 2015.

Facts Born: May 10, 2010 Death: January 4, 2016

Services

Jeffery Stamper

Jan 2, 2016

Jeffery Stamper, 45, of Waco passed away Saturday, January 2, 2016. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, January 5 with Jerry McCoy officiating at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Drive. Visitation with the family will be 6 - 8 Monday at Grace Gardens Funeral Home.

Jeff was born on November 04, 1970 to Earnest Harlon...

Ray Newsom

Dec 19, 2015

Ray Newsom passed away Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015. Funeral Services will be 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home with Micheal Moore officiating. A visitation will be from 5-7 on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home.

Ray Newsom was born on Oct. 1, 1926 to John Fred and Letha...

Wayne Griffith

Dec 17, 2015

Wayne Griffith of McGregor died Thursday, December 17, 2015, at the age of 90. Private interment will be in the Comanche Springs Cemetery. Mr. Griffith was born December 17, 1925, in Crawford, Texas. He was the son of the late Marvin and Mattie (Sandhoff) Griffith. He received his education at the Prairie Hill and Crawford Schools. He served his country...

Bill Alexander

Dec 16, 2015

Billy (Bill) Charles Alexander, age 90, went to be with Jesus on December 16, 2015. A funeral service celebrating his life will be held on Saturday, December 19, at 10 a.m. at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Drive, Waco, Texas. Interment will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation with family will be Friday, December 18, from 5-7 p.m....

Henry Fleischhauer

Dec 15, 2015

Henry Louis Fleischhauer, Sr. passed away December 15, 2015 in Hewitt, Texas at the age of

91. He was born September 1, 1924, in the North Corner area of Falls County, near Riesel, Texas, where he lived until his induction into the U.S. Army in December 1943.

Assigned to the 78th Infantry Division, he saw...

Ralph Strawser Jr

Dec 11, 2015

Ralph Blake Strawser Jr. of Robinson TX passed away December 11, 2015 after a courageous 2 year battle with pancreatic cancer, surrounded by the love of his family and friends. A rosary will be recited at 9:30 AM on Thursday, December 17, 2015 at St. Joseph Catholic Church Bellmead, TX, with Mass celebrated at 10:00. Burial services will immediately...

Gordon Davis

Dec 9, 2015

Gordon Paul Davis, 80, of Waco, passed away Wednesday, December 09, 2015.A Graveside service will be 2 p.m. on Monday, December 14, 2015 at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen with Larry Halden officiating. Gordon was the son of Jesse Grady and Ruth Rodgers Davis. He was born on May 25, 1935 in Houston, Texas. He is survived by,...

Robert Reagan

Dec 8, 2015

Robert L. Reagan, Jr., 57 of Granbury, Texas formerly of Waco, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2015. The celebration of his life will be held on Saturday, December 19, 2015, at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit at 1:00 pm. Robby was a graduate of Waco High School in 1976.He then went on to serve in the U.S. Navy...

John Oglethorpe

Dec 6, 2015

John Howard Oglethorpe, 93, passed away Sunday, Dec. 6, after an illness. He was born in Teague, lived most of his life in Beaumont, and had been a resident at the Cottages of Oak Springs in Waco for the past five years. He attended Stonegate Community Church in Waco and was a member of West End Baptist Church in Beaumont....

George Vardeman

Dec 6, 2015

The world lost another of its Greatest Generation when George Wayne Vardeman passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 6, 2015, at the age of 89. A loving, boisterous man of true grit, Wayne lived the American Dream. Raised as a farmer’s son in Nacogdoches County, Texas, he graduated high school, joined the Navy, and did his best to serve...

John Corley

Dec 3, 2015

&nbsp Born: October 23, 1955&nbsp Death: December 3, 2015 John Corley of Fort Worth, formerly of Waco, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2015, at the age of 60. Graveside services and interment will be 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015, at Oak Wood Cemetery with Pat Youngblood officiating. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Grace Gardens Funeral...

Roger Hankins

Nov 25, 2015

Roger Hankins, 89, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2015. A memorial service will be 10:00 am Monday, December 7, 2015 at Grace Gardens. Visitation will be 4 – 6 p.m. Sunday, December 6 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. A private interment will be at Waco Memorial Park. Roger was born May 17, 1926 in Joplin, Missouri, graduated Joplin High School...

Richard Scott

Nov 24, 2015

Richard Conroe Scott July 20, 1934 - November 24, 2015 Dr. Richard C. Scott was born to Cecil Conroe and Eloise Parrish Scott, grew up in Waco and graduated from LaVega High School in 1952. He went on to Baylor and graduated in 1956 with a Bachelor's of Business Management. He was active in the ROTC and soon after graduation...