Obituaries

Josephine Paske

Josephine Paske

Apr 16, 2009

Josephine Frances Paske February 13, 1930 – April 16, 2009 Josephine Frances Paske, 79, of Robinson, passed away Thursday, April 16, 2009 at her residence. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Monday, April 20 at St. Louis Catholic Church with Msgr. Mark Deering as celebrant. Burial will be 2 p.m. at Calvary Cemetery in Marlin. The rosary...

Charles Dickenson

Charles Dickenson

Apr 16, 2009

Charles William Dickenson May 12, 1918 to April 16, 2009 Charles ("Charlie") William Dickenson, 90, beloved father and loving husband, passed away April 16, 2009. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, April 20 at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday April 21, at Central United Methodist Church with the Rev. Carl and...

Shea Rhodes-Bradshaw

Shea Rhodes-Bradshaw

Apr 15, 2009

Shea Rhodes-Bradshaw, 35, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2009. Services are 2 p.m. Saturday at OakCrest Funeral Home with burial at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. Shea was born in Corpus Christi to Guy and Martha (Shelby) Rhodes, and moved to Waco in 1992. Shea was vibrant and full...

Kenneth Bottolfs

Kenneth Bottolfs

Apr 13, 2009

Kenneth V. Bottolfs, 87, of Waco, passed away Monday, April 13, 2009 at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center. Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 15 at the OakCrest Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Suzanne Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Mr. Bottolfs served in the US Army from 1942 to 1946 during WWII. He married the former Suzanne...

Elouise Horton

Elouise Horton

Apr 10, 2009

Services are pending.

James Vick

James Vick

Apr 9, 2009

Dr. James "Jim" Andrew Vick II October 28, 1929 – April 9, 2009 Dr. James "Jim" Andrew Vick II, 79, a retired children's dentist, died Thursday, April 9, 2009, at a local nursing facility, after a brief illness. Services will be11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 14th at First Presbyterian Church, 1100 Austin Ave. in Waco, with Dr. Jimmie Johnson officiating. Internment...

Elizabeth Burge

Elizabeth Burge

Apr 9, 2009

Elizabeth Colson McNeel Burge, 78, of Hewitt, passed away Thursday, April 9, 2009. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday, April 13, at Peace Lutheran Church of Hewitt with Pastor Steve Rynearson officiating. Committal will be 4:30 p.m. at Fairview Cemetery in Hubbard. Visitation will be 4 – 6 p.m. Sunday, April 12, at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. Elizabeth...

Jesse Zapata

Jesse Zapata

Apr 5, 2009

Jesse Higinio Zapata, 33, of Waco, died Sunday, April 5, 2009 in Waco. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, April 9 at OakCrest Funeral Home. Visitation will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, at the funeral home. Jesse was born May 9, 1975 in Monterrey, Mexico. He was an entrepreneur and ventured out to open a restaurant and shoe...

Violet Barnes

Violet Barnes

Apr 5, 2009

Violet Ozment Martin Barnes October 20, 1921 – April 5, 2009 Violet H. Ozment Martin Barnes, 87, of Hewitt, went to be with the Lord April 5, 2009. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at OakCrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Jim Gray officiating. Burial will be in Rosemound Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. –...

Teddy Fields

Teddy Fields

Apr 5, 2009

Teddy F. Fields, Jr. December 7, 1926 – April 5, 2009 Mr. Teddy F. Fields, Jr., 83, of Houston, passed away in Houston on Sunday, April 5, 2009. He will be buried next to his parents in Rosemound Cemetery, Waco, Texas. Born on December 7, 1926, Teddy was a native of Waco. He entered the U.S. Navy for a year,...

Cozette Adams

Cozette Adams

Mar 30, 2009

Cozette (Cozy) Adams January 23, 1938 – March 30, 2009 Cozette Adams, 71, of Waco, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, March 30, 2009. Services will be at 11 a.m., Friday, April 3rd at Seventh & James Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 2nd at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque. Cozy...

Michael Holifield

Michael Holifield

Mar 30, 2009

Services are pending

James Hamby

James Hamby

Mar 30, 2009

Jim Hamby, 58, of Waco, passed away Monday, March 30, 2009 at his residence. Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Friday, April 3 at First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Stephen Ramsdell officiating. Jim is survived by his daughters, Heidi Hall and Monica Johnson both of Elkhart, Indiana and Tricia Hamby of Waco; his parents, Robert and Phyliss Hamby...

Gwendolyn Diaz

Gwendolyn Diaz

Mar 30, 2009

Gwendolyn "Gwen" Gayle Bryant Diaz, 45, of Mesa, Arizona, formerly of Waco, died Monday, March 30, 2009 in a tragic motorcycle accident in Arizona. Graveside services will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 4 at China Spring Cemetery with Bro. Ivan Ker officiating. Visitation will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. Gwen was...

Neil Kiser

Neil Kiser

Mar 29, 2009

Neil Joseph Kiser, 21, of Temple, passed away March 29, 2009 in a tragic automobile accident. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, April 2 at the OakCrest Funeral Home Chapel with Father Selvaraj Rakshaganathan, Pastor of St. Jerome Catholic Church, officiating. Visitation will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. Neil was born...

Phillip Eddins

Phillip Eddins

Mar 28, 2009

Phillip Carroll Eddins II "Pops", "Ber", "Spanky", joined his Lord, his mother, his "Trey Trey", and his brother James, in heaven on Saturday, March 28th, 2009, after a long struggle with illness. Visitation will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, March 30 at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. A family graveside service will be 10 a.m. Thursday at...

Richard Hicks

Richard Hicks

Mar 28, 2009

Richard Malcolm Hicks was born to the late Bobbeye J. Warren Hicks and Frank Graves on May 29, 1956, in McGregor, TX. On Saturday morning, March 28, 2009, he made a peaceful transition to a heavenly life where there is no more sorrow, sickness, or pain. He grew up in McGregor, where he attended G.W. Carver and graduated from McGregor...

Luther Fisher

Luther Fisher

Mar 27, 2009

Luther "Tony" Tyrone Fisher March 11, 1938 – March 27, 2009 Luther "Tony" Fisher, 71, passed away Friday, March 27, 2009. Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, April, 1, 2009 at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at OakCrest Funeral Home. Tony was born March 11, 1938 in Hamilton, TX, to Luther and Alpha Fisher. Tony moved...

Sharon Barker

Sharon Barker

Mar 25, 2009

Sharon Elaine Barker June 26, 1952 – March 25, 2009 Sharon Elaine Barker, 56, of Waco, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at her son's home in South Carolina surrounded by her family and close friends. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 31 at Parkview Baptist Church with Dr. John Collier officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation...

Fred Jones

Fred Jones

Mar 22, 2009

Fred Lee Jones became absent from the body and present with the Lord on Sunday, March 22, 2009, at approximately 11:00 p.m. at a local Hospital. Fred was born August 1, 1919, in Jewitt, TX, to the proud parents, John and Abbie (Haynes) Jones, who precedes him in death. Fred knew and loved the Lord. Fred was united in marriage...