Obituaries

Jun 10, 2012

Florine Nicholson July 30, 1930 - June 10, 2012 Alma "Florine" Nicholson, 81 of Waco, beloved mother and grandmother passed away , Sunday, June 10, 2012. Services are private. Cremation services by OakCrest Funeral Home. Florine was born July 30. 1930 to J.K. and Ruby Reeves. She attended Midway Schools, graduating in 1949. She retired from Bullseye Electric Co. and...

Jun 9, 2012

Carolyn Drake, 74, passed away on June 9, 2012, Jesus collected another angel. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 12, at St. Louis Catholic Church with Father John Guzaldo officiating. Visitation with the family will be Monday June 10 from 6 to 8 p.m. at OakCrest Funeral . A rocary will be recited at 7 p.m....

Jun 8, 2012

H. Wallace Wright, 82, died on Friday, June 8, 2012, with his family and friends at his side in Waco, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 11 at Oak Crest Funeral Home with Rev. Brad Brittian officiating. He will be buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, Texas. Wallace was born in Levelland, Texas to Henry William...

Jun 6, 2012

James Douglas "Jim" Farley, 66, of Waco, passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at Scott & White Medical Center after a tragic accident. Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday, June 9, 2012 at OakCrest Funeral Home with Pastor Pat Cummings officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday...

Jun 5, 2012

Mary Catherine Baird February 9, 1920 - June 5, 2012 Mary Catherine Baird, 92, of China Spring, passed away Tuesday, June 5, 2012. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Oakwood Cemetery with Rev. Mike Copeland officiating. Visitation will be 5 - 7 p.m. Friday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Boulevard. Mary was born in Waco to Arthur...

Jun 5, 2012

Jun 4, 2012

Earl Conrad Hancock April 27, 1928 - June 4, 2012 Earl Hancock, 84, has changed his address. He will be in heaven with his family and friends. Celebration of his life will be 1 p.m. Friday, June 8, at First Methodist Church, 411 Coleman Street, Marlin, with Rev. Jimmy Phillips officiating. Graveside services at the Stranger Cemetery will be conducted...

Jun 2, 2012

Joseph A. Bittenbinder March 29, 1932 - June 2, 2012 Joe Bittenbinder passed away peacefully June 2, 2012, after a brief battle with cancer. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Thursday, June 7 at St. Louis Catholic Church by Father John Guzaldo. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery in West. Visitation will be 5 -7 p.m....

May 31, 2012

Jeanette Polonsky, 78, of Waco, passed away Thursday, May 31, 2012 at her residence. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, June 2, 2012 at Meier Settlement Cemetery with Rev. Curtis Holland officiating. There will be no formal visitation. Jeanette was born August 15, 1933 in Blum to Thomas "Tommy" Lowrance and Avis Moulder Lowrance. She spent 44 years in...

May 27, 2012

Wilburn Albert Davis, 97, of Waco, passed away Sunday, May 27, 2012. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Mt. Antioch Cemetery in Mt. Calm. Visitation will be 9 - 11 a.m. Tuesday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. Wilburn was born October 11, 1914 to William A. and Eula Lee (Berry) Davis in Billington. He had many...

May 26, 2012

Carl "Wayne" Sanders April 9, 1944 - May 26, 2012 Carl "Wayne" Sanders, 68, of Elm Mott, passed away Saturday, May 26, 2012, at Providence Health Center. Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 30, at OakCrest Funeral Home with Trevor Solley officiating. Visitation will be 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 29, at the funeral home. Carl...

May 25, 2012

Mark Marion Rutledge of Cedar Park, formerly of Waco, passed away Thursday, May 25, 2012 in Austin. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral service. Mark was born January 23, 1970 to Harold Frank Rutledge and Pat Dodson Pophin...

May 24, 2012

Paul Henry Pieri LLB , 78, of Waco, went into the arms of the Lord on Thursday, May 24, 2012. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, May 29, at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Boulevard, with a Rosary at 6:30 p.m. led by Deacon Greg George. A memorial mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, June 2, at St....

May 23, 2012

Dr. Edwin Hood Franklin January 4, 1936 - May 23, 2012 Dr. Edwin Hood Frankin, 76, of Waco, passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2012. Services will be 10 a.m. Friday, May 25, 2012 at the Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel with Rev. Amos Humphries officiating. Betty Hardy, Dr. Franklin's office manager and dear friend, will give a short eulogy. There...

May 21, 2012

Jerry P. Gilbert March 22, 1939 - May 21, 2012 Jerry P. Gilbert, 73, of Waco, passed away Monday, May 21, 2012 in a local hospital. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday at OakCrest Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ramero Pena officiating. Visitation will be 6 -8 p.m. Thursday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Boulevard. Jerry was born...

May 21, 2012

Robert A. Geisler June 23, 1930 - May 21, 2012 Robert Adrian Geisler, 81, of Waco, passed away Monday, May 21, 2012. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, May 24, at OakCrest Funeral Home, with Msgr. Mark Deering officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. The rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Wednesday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque...

May 21, 2012

Louise (Craig) Carpenter Nance March 21, 1923 - May 21, 2012 Ella Louise (Craig) Carpenter Nance, 89, of Waco passed away Monday, May 21 at a local nursing facility. Services will be at OakCrest Funeral Home 4520 Bosque Blvd. on Thursday, May 24 at 2 p.m. with Rev. Curtis Holland officiating, interment to follow at Rosemound Cemetery. The family will...

May 16, 2012

Rodger William Thomas, 93, a long time resident of Waco, passed away May 16, 2012, in Allen, TX. A final viewing will take place at OakCrest Funeral Home, Monday, May 21, at 1 p.m. followed by funeral services at 2 p.m. with Rev. Chris Mesa, Pastor of Austin Avenue Methodist Church, officiating and the internment following at Waco Memorial Park...

May 16, 2012

Kathryn Miller Henson December 5, 1941 - May 16, 2012 Kathryn Henson, 70, of Waco, died Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at Providence Health Center. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, May 26, 2012 at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. Burial at Lorena Cemetery will be private. Kathryn was born December 5, 1941. She served in the US Army...

May 16, 2012

Jack Adolf Brooks, 85, passed away peacefully on May 16 in Houston, Texas. He was born September 5, 1926, one of two children, to Adele Rabel Brooks and Thomas Jesse Brooks in Waco, Texas. Jack graduated from Waco High and attended Texas A&M, where he delayed graduation to serve his country in the Navy during WWII. Upon graduating in 1948...