Obituaries

January 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...

December 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...

December 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...

December 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....

December 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...

December 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...

December 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,...

December 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...

December 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....

December 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...

December 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...

November 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...

November 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...

November 19, 2015

Don Wayne Burlison, 77, peacefully passed from this earth into the arms of Jesus Thursday November 19, 2015 at his home in Waco. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 PM Monday November 23rd at the First Baptist Church of Woodway. There will be a private remembrance celebration at a later date. Don was born to William Luther "Bill" and Thelma...

November 18, 2015

Martha “Jean” Dunlop, 85, of Waco was called to her heavenly home on Wednesday, November 18, 2015. Funeral services celebrating her life will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, November 21 at Western Heights Baptist Church, 6301 Bosque Blvd in Waco with Dr Charles Dixon and Pastor Bruce Worley officiating. Burial will follow at Whitehall Park in Woodway. Family visitation...

November 14, 2015

Ruben Pequeno Leija, 69, of Waco, passed away, Saturday, November 14, 2015. Funeral service will be Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015 at 11 a.m. at Victorious Life Church with Rev. Lloyd Zeigler officiating. A visitation will be 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. Ruben was born on Sept. 27, 1946 to Eleuterio Leija and Hilaria...

November 13, 2015

Jimmie Davis Bihl, 70, of Waco, passed away Thursday, November 13, 2015. Funeral services will be Sunday, November 15, 2015 at 5p.m. with a visitation one hour prior to the service at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. Interment will be 10:30, Monday, November 16, 2015 at DFW National Cemetery. Jimmie Bihl was born to Jesse and Helen Bihl of San Angelo,...

November 10, 2015

Carol Ackermann, 96, of Waco passed away, Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at a local nursing home. Memorial services will be 3 p.m. Saturday, November 14 at Woodway First United Methodist Church, 21000 Woodway Dr with Rev. John Dirk and Pastor Rebecca Hull officiating. Carol will be interred in Willmar, MN at a later date. Carol Peace (Sisson) Ackermann was born...

November 2, 2015

Charles Ray Langlotz, 71, of Waco, passed away Monday, November 2, 2015, following a courageous battle with cancer. A funeral service has been scheduled at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 6, 2015, at Grace Gardens Funeral Home with Father Isidore Rozycki officiating, followed by a burial at Waco Memorial Park. A visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, November...

November 1, 2015

Janetta Wooley, 75, of Hewitt, passed away Sunday, November 01, 2015. A funeral service has been scheduled at 11 am on Thursday, November 5th at Grace Gardens Funeral Home with Rev. Ron Miller officiating with burial at Chapel Hill Memorial Park to follow. A visitation will be from 6-8 on Wednesday November 4th at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. Janetta was...