Obituaries

May 21, 2014

Nancy Carol Pierce September 18, 1946 – May 21, 2014 Nancy Carol Pierce 67 of Gatesville passed away Wednesday May 21, 2014 in Waco. Services will be held Tuesday May 27, at 3:00 PM in St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Copperas Cove, Tx., at 1602 S. FM 116 with Dr. Richard Barrett officiating. Nancy was born September 18, 1946 in...

May 21, 2014

May 18, 2014

Larry Gene Duke January 27,1948 - May 18,2014 Larry Gene Duke, 66, of Hewitt passed away Sunday, May 18,2014. Graveside services will be 10 am Wednesday, May 21,2014 at Waco Memorial Park with Pastor Thomas Hale officiating. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Tuesday at OakCrest Funeral Home. Larry was born January 27, 1948 to J H and Mary...

May 14, 2014

Jose Perez III April 7, 2014 - May 14, 2014 Jose Luis Perez III, passed way on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday, May 19, 2014 with Rev. Amalio Montelongo officiating. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd.

May 13, 2014

Christine Wurbs December 16, 1925 - May 13, 2014 Christine Wurbs, 88, of Waco, passed away on Tuesday, May 13, 2014. Services will be 9 a.m. Friday, May 16, 2014 at OakCrest Funeral Home with Rev. Thomas Beers officiating. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday, May 15, 2014 at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. Christine Kettler Wurbs was born...

May 11, 2014

Mary Barton Robinson, 85, of Eldorado, passed away on May 11, 2014. A memorial service will be held at First Baptist Church of Eldorado at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, May 14. She will be buried in Marfa with a graveside service during Paisano Baptist Encampment in July. Mary Allie was born December 29, 1928, in her grandparent’s home in Marfa...

May 11, 2014

Bennie Reyes Sr., 94, passed away Sunday May 11, 2014. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 am Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at St. Frances Catholic Church followed by burial at Oakwood Cemetery. Mr. Reyes was born in Leroy to Amado Reyes and Cresencia Lopez Reyes. He was a member of St Francis Catholic Church, he served as a...

May 10, 2014

Ronald Gilbert Meek (1939 – 2014) Ronald Gilbert “Todd” Meek, 74, of Georgetown, formerly of Waco, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 10, 2014. He was born June 6, 1939, in Waco to Halbert Lee and Edith Sullenberger Meek. He graduated from West High School in 1957, attended Baylor University and received a diploma from Four C...

May 6, 2014

David Paul King August 22, 1956 – May 6, 2014 David Paul King, 57, of Valley Mills, passed away peacefully May 6, 2014 with his wife Darla at his side. A Celebration of his Life will be 11 a.m. Friday, May 16, at the OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque, Waco, TX (254-772-5272) and Dave's friends are invited to dress casually...

May 5, 2014

George Lee Betros May 7, 1927 – May 5, 2014 George Lee Betros, 86, of Waco, passed away Monday, May 5, in Providence Hospital after a lengthy illness. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Boulevard. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday at OakCrest Funeral Home. George was born...

May 4, 2014

Daniel F. Zrubek April 12, 1928 – May 4, 2014 Daniel Frank Zrubek, 86, of Waco passed away on Sunday, May 4, 2014 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Louis Catholic Church with Father John Gazaldo as Celebrant. Burial will follow in Waco Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8...

May 4, 2014

Stephen (Blann) Bond January 14, 1963 - May 4, 2014 Stephen Bond, 51, of Waco passed away peacefully in Temple on Sunday, May 4,2014, surrounded by his family. Graveside services will be Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Oakcrest Funeral Home....

May 1, 2014

Maxine Inmon Kennon, 90, of Waco passed away Thursday, May 1, 2014. Services will be 2 pm Tuesday at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church with the Rev. Aaron M.G. Zimmerman officiating. A private burial will be at Old Lebanon Cemetery at Aquilla. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at St. Alban’s. Maxine was born in Aquilla to Frank and...

May 1, 2014

Clyde R. Billington December 7, 1927 – May 1, 2014 Clyde R. Billington, 86, of Clifton, former Wacoan, passed away on Thursday May 1, 2014 at Hillcrest Hospital. Graveside services will be Saturday May 10, at 11:30 a.m. in Oakwood Cemetery, visitation will be prior to the service with Reed Justus officiating. Clyde was born on December 7, 1927 in...

May 1, 2014

Refugio Hurtado passed away peacefully on Thursday May 1st, 2014 , surrounded by his loving family. Funeral Mass will be Tuesday, May 6th at 11:00 am at St Francis Catholic Church, 315 Jefferson Ave, Waco, Texas. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Waco following the Mass. Visitation and rosary will be held at Oakcrest Funeral Home in Waco at...

Apr 30, 2014

Henry David Hafer March 27, 1922 – April 30, 2014 Henry David Hafer, 92, of Waco, passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2014. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Matthew Lutheran Church with Pastor Paul Krupicka officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation with the family will be 10 – 11 a.m. prior to the service. Henry...

Apr 29, 2014

Frances Rodgers 8/29/1926 – 4/29/2014 Frances Baker Rodgers, 87, of Waco, passed away on Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Services will be 1 p.m., Friday, May 2, 2014 at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. with Rev. Wayne Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Frances Baker Rodgers was born on August 29, 1926 in Waco, TX to George and...

Apr 28, 2014

William Buel Hinkle, 86, of Waco, passed away Monday, April 28, 2014, after a year-long battle with cancer. Services will be held on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at 3 pm at the Woodway First United Methodist Church, 21000 Woodway Drive, with Rev. John Dirk and Rev. Rebecca Hull officiating. Burial will follow in RoseHill Cemetery in Blooming Grove, TX. Visitation...

Apr 27, 2014

Patricia Schuppe of Hewitt, Texas, passed into the loving arms of her Lord on April 27, 2014. Visitation will be on Wednesday, April 30, from 6-8 pm at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. Funeral will be at 10 am, Thursday, May 1, at OakCrest Funeral Home with Associate Pastor Terry Graham presiding. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Mrs....

Apr 26, 2014

George Hightower, 60, passed away, Saturday, April 26, 2014. Services are pending.