Obituaries

Obituaries

Obituaries for Waco, TX. and surrounding areas

Delia Contreras DeVries

Delia Contreras DeVries

Jul 4, 2015

Delia Contreras DeVries of Waco, Texas, passed away peacefully at the age of 57, on Saturday, July 4, 2015. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 am on Saturday, July 11th, at St. Jerome Catholic Church in Waco, Texas, with Rev. Rakshaganathan Selvaraj (Father Raj) officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Family and friends are invited...

Della Adams

Della Adams

Jun 24, 2015

Della Mae Adams, 91, of Waco, joined her husband on Wednesday, June 24, 2015. The family will have a graveside service that will be scheduled for 11 a.m., Friday, July 10, 2015 at Rosemound Cemetery. Della was born February 27, 1924, in Brownwood, Texas. Her father, George Riley Dodson, and her mother, Myrtle Richardson Dodson, lived in nearby Comanche, Texas,...

Roy Blasingame

Roy Blasingame

Jun 23, 2015

Roy Virgil Blasingame, 82, of Battle Lake was called home Tuesday, June 23, 2015. The family will have private services at Mart Cemetery at a later date. Roy was born September 27, 1932 in Delia Texas to Walter Virgil and Mildred (Mathis) Blasingame. On November 18, 1950, he married Bobbie Joyce Harrison. Roy is survived by his wife, Bobbie; sons,...

Mildred Hurt

Mildred Hurt

Jun 21, 2015

Mildred Nadine Joyner Hurt, 76, of Waco, passed away Sunday, June 21, 2015. Funeral Services will be 10 am, Friday, June 26, 2015 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. Mildred was born on July 24, 1938 to Joe and Katie Lelene Joyner in Lorena, Texas. She went to school in Lorena and lived in the Lorena area for most of her...

Ronald Newman

Ronald Newman

Jun 19, 2015

Ronald Alton Newman, 74, of Waco, passed away Friday, June 19, 2015. A Memorial Service will be Saturday, June 27, 2015 at 12 p.m. at Grace Gardens Funeral Home with a reception to follow. A visitation with the family will be one hour prior to the service. Ronald Alton Newman was born on October 29, 1940 to Andy Knight and...

Ila Blackburn

Ila Blackburn

Jun 14, 2015

Ila Mae Blackburn of McGregor died Sunday, June 14, 2015, at the age of 100. Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday, June 18, 2015, at First United Methodist Church, 500 S. Madison, McGregor with Rev. Rebecca Hull officiating. Interment will follow in McGregor Cemetery under the direction of Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Dr. Waco, Texas. Visitation will...

James "Ed" Gordon

James "Ed" Gordon

Jun 13, 2015

James Edgar “Ed” Gordon, 74, of McGregor, passed away Saturday, June 13th, 2015 after many years living with Parkinsons’s disease. Friends and family will gather at Grace Gardens Funeral Home 8220 Woodway Drive at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, 2015 to visit and celebrate Ed’s life. Ed was born January 9, 1941, in Tifton, Ga. to Thomas Carlton Gordon...

Kenneth Dickenson

Kenneth Dickenson

Jun 10, 2015

Kenneth Wayne Dickenson, 81, of Moody passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2015. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, June 14, 2015 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Drive. Visitation will be one hour prior, 1 p.m. at Grace Gardens. Kenneth was born May 24, 1934, in Moody to Clayton Vernon Dickenson and Mary Francis Jenkins. Kenneth served in...

Beverly Rebando

Beverly Rebando

Jun 2, 2015

Beverly Jean Rebando, 69, of Waco, died in a Houston hospital June 2, 2015. Funeral services will be Saturday, June 6, 11:00 am at Peace Lutheran Church in Hewitt, Texas. Visitation will be Friday, 5:30 to 7:30 at Grace Garden Funeral Home. She was the daughter of Herman A. and Christine (Mitchell) Londenberg. She married Peter Rebando on May 15,...

John Prugh

John Prugh

Jun 1, 2015

Dr. John Drew Prugh passed away in his home in Woodway, Texas on Monday, June 1, 2015. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Sally Wing (Grove) Prugh; a brother, Geary Lee Prugh of Casper, Wyoming; sons John M. Prugh of New Hampshire and Scott M. Prugh of Texas, and a daughter, Lynne A. Housley of Georgia; five...

Carl Whisenant

Carl Whisenant

May 29, 2015

Mr. Carl E. Whisenant age 80 of Waco, passed away May 29, 2015 at Providence Hospital. He was born Dec. 23, 1934 in Harlingen, Texas to Henry and Vesta Whisenant. A visitation with the family followed by a Memorial Service will be held Weds. June 3, 2015 at 7:00pm at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. A reception will follow with the...

Homer Pace, Jr

Homer Pace, Jr

May 27, 2015

Homer E. Pace Jr., 84, of Waco, was called home to rest with his beloved Lord and Savior Wednesday, May 27, 2015. His last peaceful moments were spent surrounded by his loving family. Visitation will be held on Friday, May 29, 2015 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Grace Gardens Funeral Home in Woodway. The funeral service will be...

Betty Warren

Betty Warren

May 25, 2015

Betty Jo Warren DOB September 2, 1931 DOD May 25, 2015 Betty Jo Warren of Waco, passed away on Monday May 25, 2015. Visitation will be 10 to 11 am, Saturday, June 06, 2015 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, followed by a 11 am, Memorial Service officiated by Rev. John Dirk. . Betty was born September 2, 1931 in DeKalb,...

Connally Cox

Connally Cox

May 24, 2015

Clarence Connally Cox, 81, of McGregor, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2015 at Hillcrest Hospital. A memorial visitation will be 6 - 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Drive. Connally was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, JoAnn (Neagle) Cox; his parents; and several brothers and sisters. Connally is survived...

Inabelle Jerichow

Inabelle Jerichow

May 23, 2015

Inabelle Jerichow, 89, of Waco, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2015. Graveside services will be 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 27 at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Drive. Inabelle was born February 14, 1926 in Arapaho, OK to Clarence and Mable Watson. She loved flowers and raising...

Betti King

Betti King

May 21, 2015

Betti Louise (Reid) King, 63, was called home by her Lord and Savior on May 21, 2015. Though her family was not ready to see her go, they are at peace knowing they will all one day be reunited again. Funeral services will be 10:00 am Wednesday, May 27 at Park Lake Drive Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Old...

Charley Barlow

Charley Barlow

May 17, 2015

Charley William Barlow Jr. , 83, of Woodway, passed away Sunday, May 17, 2015. A visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday, May 21, 2015 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. A private burial will be held at a later date at Bosqueville Cemetery. Dad was a very devoted family man, supporter, and provider for the upbringing of his children ( according...

Rose Morgan

Rose Morgan

May 6, 2015

Rose Marie Buttacavoli Morgan, 83, of Eddy, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2015. A funeral Service has been set for 3 p.m., Saturday, May 16, at Johnson Drive Church of Christ in McGregor, Texas with speaker, Kevin Walton and the Rev. Wayne McKamie officiating. Following the service burial will be at Bethany Cemetery in Eddy. A visitation will be 6...

Bobby Warren

Bobby Warren

May 2, 2015

Bobby Dean Warren, 82, of Hewitt, passed away May 02, 2015. Funeral services have been set for Friday, May 08, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Grace Gardens Funeral Home with Brother Roy Marshall officiating, burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. There will be a visitation on Thursday, May 07, 2015 from 6-8 pm at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. Bobby was...

Viola Sanders

Viola Sanders

Apr 28, 2015

Viola Helen Sanders, 89, of Waco, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2015. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 2308 N. Valley Mills Drive, by Lester Nokes. Private burial will be later at White Rock Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m.Friday, May 1, at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Drive,...