Obituaries

Mark Rutledge

Mark Rutledge

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...

Paul Pieri

Paul Pieri

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....

Edwin Franklin

Edwin Franklin

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...

Jerry Gilbert

Jerry Gilbert

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...

Robert Geisler

Robert Geisler

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...

Louise Nance

Louise Nance

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...

Rodger Thomas

Rodger Thomas

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...

Kathryn Henson

Kathryn Henson

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...

Jack Brooks

Jack Brooks

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...

Dominique Garcia

Dominique Garcia

May 14, 2012

Services are pending. A full obituary will be forthcoming.

Dominique Garcia

Dominique Garcia

May 14, 2012

Dominique William Garcia was taken from us on May 14, 2012. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, May 19, 2012, at Rosemound Cemetery with Jason Ramos officiating. Visitation with the family will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday with a prayer service at 7 p.m. at OakCrest Funeral Home 4520 Bosque Blvd. Dominique was a student at University...

Edna Reeves

Edna Reeves

May 14, 2012

Edna E. Reeves January 7, 1922 - May 14, 2012 Edna Earle Reeves, 90, of Waco, passed away Monday, May 14, 2012. Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel with William Aman officiating. Edna was born near Tyler, Texas on January 7, 1922 to Harry S. and Grace Faglie Reeves. She attended Tyler schools...

Louis Wilson

Louis Wilson

May 13, 2012

Louis Carlton Wilson "L.C." passed away peacefully May 13, 2012 at Providence Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 12:00 pm (Noon) at the Greater Mount Olive Baptist Church, 500 Turner St, Waco, TX. Visitation will be Friday from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm at the Oakcrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd, Waco, TX.

Dorothy Morales

Dorothy Morales

May 13, 2012

Dorothy Rose Lopez Morales March 20, 1934 - May 13, 2012 Dorothy Rose Lopez Morales, 78, of Waco, passed away Sunday, May 13, 2012 in the comfort of her home. The procession to Oakwood cemetery for the graveside service will depart 9 a.m. Friday, May 18 from OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. Visitation will start at 6 p.m. Thursday...

Robert Finley

Robert Finley

May 8, 2012

Robert M. Finley November 27, 1936 - May 8, 2012 Robert Milton Finley, 75, passed away May 8, 2012. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday at OakCrest Funeral Home. Robert was born in Gwinn, Mich., and served in the Air Force. He married Charlotte Anderson in 1960 in Carlshend, Mich. After...

Joshua Baldridge

Joshua Baldridge

May 5, 2012

Joshua David Baldridge January 23, 1981 - May 5, 2012 Joshua David "Joker" Baldridge, 31, of Waco, died tragically Saturday, May 5, 2012. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Gholson Cemetery by Rev. Lawrence Kirkpatrick. Visitation will start 6 p.m. Thursday at OakCrest Funeral Home, followed by Prayer Service at 7 p.m. Josh was born in Waco, and was...

Katie Chatman

Katie Chatman

May 4, 2012

Katie Myrle Chatman November 20, 1926 - May 4, 2012 Katie Myrle (Watson) Chatman, 85, of Waco passed away at her home on Friday, May 4, 2012. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Thursday at the Living Word Church. Burial will be in Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 5-7 pm Wednesday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Boulevard. Katie...

Vivian Hays

Vivian Hays

May 1, 2012

Vivian Irene Hays April 14, 1924 - May 1, 2012 Vivian Irene Hays, 88, of Carlton, passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Harvest Hills Funeral Home in Hico with Rev. Don Caldwell officiating. Burial will follow in the Pettijohn Cemetery near Gustine. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday, May 4, at Harvest Hills...

Richard Johnson

Richard Johnson

Apr 29, 2012

Richard Harold Johnson, 71, of Waco, husband of Linda Diane Johnson, passed away Sunday, April 29, 2012 in a Waco care center. Graveside services with military honors will be 9:30 a.m. Thursday, May 3, 2012 at Oakwood Cemetery with the Rev. Greg Knippa officiating. Visitation with Mr. Johnson's family will be 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday at OakCrest Funeral...

Shera Arriola

Shera Arriola

Apr 27, 2012

Shera Lynn Arriola March 16, 1954 - April 27, 2012 Shera Lynn Arriola, passed away Friday, April 27, 2012 at Providence Health Center. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at OakCrest Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation with her family will be 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, with the Rosary...