Our Story

Our Story

Since our founding, the guiding principle of OakCrest Funeral Home has been the commitment to treating each family who comes to us as our own with prices that show we care. With sincerity, pride, and dedication, we are committed to this time-honored tradition.

Our family first opened the doors of a funeral home in 1881. Our reputation for providing the highest quality of service grew, and today we are privileged to serve hundreds of Central Texas families each year. 

Whether you have an immediate need for our services or you wish to begin pre-planning a funeral arrangement for you or someone you love, please contact us. We will be proud to serve you. Call 254-772-5272 day or night.

The OakCrest Funeral Home Story

Jim Moshinskie's dream to operate a funeral home in Waco was achieved with the purchase of OakCrest Funeral Home in 2001.

As part owner of Higginbotham Funeral Homes of Texas, Inc., Jim (also known as Dr. Mo) had already managed the family's other funeral homes in Central Texas for 20 years. So when the Higginbotham's purchased OakCrest Funeral Home in 2001, Jim became a busy hands-on manager. You'll find him busy at the funeral home almost every day always smiling and willing to help families anyway he can. He has been involved in funeral service for 52 years as a licensed funeral director and mortician.

Since moving to Waco in 1982, Jim has been well known for helping people. As the former Executive Director of Daniel Ambulance Service, he started Waco's first paramedic-level ambulance service which he operated for 10 years.

A Real Waco Success Story

In 2022, OakCrest Funeral Home celebrates its 21st anniversary serving Waco as an overwhelming success story. Once the smallest funeral home in Waco, it is now one of the largest proudly serving many families annually.

Increasingly more and more families are changing to OakCrest for personalized care by our friendly, experienced staff. Our goal remains to provide individualized, honest service to each family we are privileged to serve with competitive prices that show we care. We honor all Pre-needs from other funeral homes. 

In 2011, OakCrest Funeral Home added Pecan Grove Funeral Home in Robinson, Texas, and in 2013, we added Grace Gardens Funeral Home in Woodway. In 2019, we merged with Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors in Hillsboro and Whitney, Clifton Funeral Home in Clifton, Texas, and in 2020 with the Lawson Funeral Home in Meridian, Texas.

Dr. Reagan Ramsower serves as the Board Chair of Higginbotham Funeral Homes of Texas, and his great-grandfather founded our company in 1881. His wife, Glenda Ramsower, is our corporate secretary-treasurer. Their son, Ryan Ramsower, a Waco native and Baylor University graduate, serves as our CEO as a fifth generation serving the family corporation. His wife, Arnisa, is the Business Manager of OakCrest and also helps families with Pre-needs.

Besides Waco, we also operate funeral homes in Stephenville, Comanche, Cleburne, Burleson, Joshua, Rising Star, Gorman, Cross Plains, Meridian, Clifton, Hillsboro, and Whitney.

A Historic Waco Building

Our beautiful building has historical significance to Waco. It was built in 1954 as Waco's first television station, and proudly served KWTX-TV Channel 10, until 1985.

In 1998, two Waco business leaders, Gordon Robinson and John Irwin, transformed the vacant building into a beautiful funeral home. They sold it to our family in 1999. It is named for the variety of magnificent oak trees that gracefully line the driveways into OakCrest Funeral Home.

A large chapel, complete with a private family room, seats 300 people, Three large private staterooms are available for family visitations.

We welcome you to come by anytime to tour our facilities and meet our staff. You will join hundreds of Waco families who have switched to OakCrest Funeral Home and found that the facilities, prices, and staff were outstanding. We are humbled and pleased to know that we truly made a difference.
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