Obituaries

Oct 7, 2008

Karl Edward Kelly (Papa Karl), loving father and grandfather, entered his eternal home October 7, 2008, at his Waco residence. Graveside services will be 9:30 a.m. Friday, October 10, 2008 at Oakwood Cemetery with the Rev. Jim Gray officiating. Karl was born Sept. 14, 1919 in Waxahachie, Texas to Admiral Dewey and Emerlee Davis Kelly. He was a resident of...

Oct 3, 2008

Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 10, 2008 at Waco Memorial Park.

Oct 3, 2008

Martha Veazey Daniel Nelson, aunt of William D. Hillis, MD, of Baylor University, was taken to the Lord from her sleep on Thursday night, October 2, 2008. A graveside service will be 9 a.m. Thursday, October 9, at Brearly Cemetery in Dardanelle, Arkansas where she will be buried between her husband and her mother. Rev. Mike Smith will officiate. Family...

Oct 1, 2008

Joyce Helen Boyd went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at a local hospital. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, October 4, 2008 at the Waco Memorial Park Mauseleum Chapel with the Rev. Bill Pack officiating. Visitation with the family will be Friday, October 3, from 6 pm to 8 pm at Oakcrest...

Oct 1, 2008

Stanley Hill Swift, Jr., 74, of Waco, died peacefully Wednesday, October 1, 2008 surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 4, 2008 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Chuck Treadwell, the Rev. Brad St. Romain and the Rev. Frank Mangum officiating. Graveside services will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 p.m....

Sep 30, 2008

Mr. John Earl Potter, 61, of Waco, passed away Tuesday, September 30, 2008 in a Waco hospital. Services Services will be 3 p.m. Thursday, October 2, 2008 at OakCrest Funeral Home Chapel. Burial with military honors will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation Visitation will be from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Wednesday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. A...

Sep 29, 2008

Billy Lemond Mozee, 36, passed away Monday, September 29, 2008, at home. There will be a visitation for family and friends 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, October 4, at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. A memorial video will be shown during the visitation. No service is planned. Born October 16, 1971 in Lott, TX, Billy grew up and...

Sep 26, 2008

No services are planned.

Sep 21, 2008

Paul Francis Coss, 60, of Waco, passed away Sunday, September 21, 2008 at his residence. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Thursday at the St. Elizabeth's Center Chapel by Father Cyril Ejaidu. Burial will follow in Waco Memorial Park. Rosary will be recited by Deacon Greg George at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520...

Sep 21, 2008

Leslie (Les) A. Ryff June 27, 1941 – September 21, 2008 Leslie (Les) Albert Ryff, 67, of Waco, went to be with his Father Sunday, September 21, 2008 at his residence. Services with full military honors will be 10 a.m. Friday at Hazeldale (Hazel Dell) Cemetery near Comanche by Rev. Jimmy Adams. Visitation will be 7 p.m. – 9 p.m....

Sep 19, 2008

Ernest Cooper March 14, 1927 – September 19, 2008 Ernest G. Cooper, 81, of Waco passed away Friday. Services will be private. Ernest was born in Wynona, Oklahoma to Sheridan Cooper and Mary Faun Benson Cooper. Ernest graduated from Shidler High School in Shidler, Oklahoma in 1947. He married Dorothy Joan Hillman October 8, 1949 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was...

Sep 19, 2008

Leola Hill Nelson October 25, 1923 – September 19, 2008 Leola Hill Nelson, 84, of Waco, passed away peaceably on Friday, September 19, 2008 at St. Catherine's after a courageous battle with colon cancer. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at the First United Methodist Church of Waco with the Rev. Wayne Williams and the Rev. Stephen Ramsdell officiating. Graveside...

Sep 18, 2008

Cheryl O'Rell Rodriquez November 21, 1961 – September 18, 2008 Cheryl O. Rodriquez, 46, of Waco, passed away September 18, 2008. Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, at OakCrest Funeral Home with Rev. Jimmy Spann officiating. Cheryl was born in Chicago, and was currently a nursing student at McLennan Community College. Cheryl was greater than life, always showing...

Sep 18, 2008

Helen M. Gonzales, 78, passed away Thursday, September 18, 2008. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at OakCrest Funeral Home with burial at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Sunday. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clayton and Zula Kelley; and brothers, Kenneth Kelley and John Howell. Helen leaves her husband of 52 years,...

Sep 17, 2008

James Edward Hahn December 23, 1947 – September 17, 2008 James Edward Hahn, 60, of Waco, joined with his Lord on Thursday, September 18, 2008. At his request no services will be held. James valiantly served his country in Vietnam and earned the Bronze Star with Valor. He took great pride in being able to come to his country's aid...

Sep 16, 2008

Sep 16, 2008

Alfanelta Fern "Pat" Copeland, 72, of Waco, passed away Monday, September 15, 2008 in Waco. Graveside services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 19, 2008 at Waco Memorial Park with the Rev. Ivan Kerr officiating. Visitation will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. A memorial video will be shown at the visitation....

Sep 16, 2008

__________________________________________________________________________ Smith Everett Thomasson, 64, of Fort Worth, passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2008, at Plaza Medical Center. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, September 20, at OakCrest Funeral Home chapel, 4520 Bosque Blvd., Waco, with Dr. Lamar E. Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Waco. Viewing will be from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday,...

Sep 13, 2008

Mozelle Hardy Calvery October 14, 1921 - September 13, 2008 Mozelle Hardy Calvery, 86, of Waco passed away Saturday. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Stockton Family Cemetery near Bartlett with Chaplain Suzanne officiating. Mrs. Calvery was born in Bartlett to Welborn Stockton and Mattie Allen Stockton.She was preceded in death by her first husband, Billy Hardy;...

Sep 13, 2008

__________________________________________________________________________ On Saturday, September 13, 2008, Rebecca Brown Burgin, our daughter and sister, was reunited with her two daughters who preceded her in death on January 2, 2002. A celebration of Becky's life will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, September 16, at OakCrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Curtis Holland officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation with her family...