Toni Talley

Toni Talley

April 1, 1938 – January 5, 2015


Toni Talley, 76, of Waco, passed away Monday, January 5, 2015. Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated at 12 p.m. Saturday, January 10, at St. Louis Catholic Church by Msgr. Isidore Rozycki. Visitation will start at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Boulevard, followed at 7 p.m. with a Rosary led by the Knights of Columbus.

Toni was born April 1, 1938 to Edward and Helen Bashinski in Bremond. She moved to Waco in 1955, and worked to pay her way through Reicher High School. She married Jim Talley on July 1, 1962. For 48 years she was a secretary for Lawson Insurance Co. Toni was a faithful member of St. Louis Catholic Church where she was active in the Parish Organization and Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Gus; and a sister, Margie.

She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Jim Talley; sons, Jim Talley and wife Neeley, Dan Talley, David Talley and wife Melissa, and Paul Talley; daughter, Jennifer Talley and husband Doug Scheiding; brothers, Ed Bashinski and Carroll Bashinski; sisters, Mary Bashinski, Jo Shirey, Chris Buchanan and husband Carlton; grandchildren, Izabel and Katherine Talley, David Jr., Cheyanne, Stephen and Braden Talley, and Hayden Maddux.