Obituaries

Donna Denton

Donna Denton

Sep 22, 2006

Donna Panknin Denton, 82 of Waco, passed away on Friday, September 22, 2006 at a local care center. Services will be conducted at 2 pm Monday, Sept. 25, at the Seventh and James Baptist Church, 602 James Avenue, with Dr. Raymond Bailey officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 6 to 8 pm at the...

Jessa Dudley

Jessa Dudley

Sep 19, 2006

Jessa Dudley, Jr., 78, of Waco passed away on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 at a local hospital. Memorial services will be 11 am Saturday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. with Chaplain Ann Pennington officiating. There will be a gathering at the Dudley's residence following the service at 1506 Crockett St., Bellmead. Jess was born August 21, 1928 in...

Phillip Bates

Phillip Bates

Sep 16, 2006

Phillip Earl Bates, 59, of Moody passed away Saturday. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at Oak Crest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. with Rev. Billy Pedigo officiating. Graveside services will be 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in Santa Anna, Texas at the Santa Anna Cemetery. Visitation 6 to 8 pm Tuesday at the funeral home. Mr. Bates was born in Santa...

Shirley Tynes

Shirley Tynes

Sep 16, 2006

Shirley Jean Yarbrough Tynes went to meet her Lord on September 16, 2006. Services will 2:00 p.m. Wednesday September 20, 2006 at OakCrest Funeral home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. with Pastor Billy Bob Cox officiating. Burial will follow at Rosemound Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at OakCrest Funeral Home.

Joe Alvarez

Joe Alvarez

Sep 13, 2006

Paramedic Joe (Jay) Alvarez, Jr., 32, of Robinson, passed away Wednesday night, September 13, 2006 in a tragic accident. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Louis Catholic Church in Waco with Father David Leibham as celebrant. Burial with military and EMS honors will follow in the Oakwood Cemetery of Waco. The rosary will...

Jeffrey Shaffer

Jeffrey Shaffer

Sep 13, 2006

Pfc Jeffrey Paul Shaffer, 21, of Waco, an Infantryman with the U.S. Army, died on Wednesday, September 13, 2006 at Ar Ramadi, Iraq while proudly serving the country he loved. He was killed in action in Iraq when a Bradley assualt vehicle he was riding in hit a roadside bomb. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the...

Donald Mcgregor

Donald Mcgregor

Sep 13, 2006

Donald E. McGregor, 88, of Woodway, passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2006. Services will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 16, 2006, at the OakCrest Funeral Home, with Rev. Mike Toby and Rev. Ron Cansler officiating. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. Don was born December 22, 1917 in Hill...

Kenneth Craft

Kenneth Craft

Sep 8, 2006

Kenneth Brian Craft, 31, passed away Friday in Waco. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Rosemound Cemetery with Rev. Pete Chapman officiating. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at OakCrest Funeral Home. Kenneth was born May 9, 1975 in Freeport, Texas. He is survived by parents, Vickie and Michael Simcik, and Jimmy and Suzanne Craft; daughter, Seneca Craft;...

Nelda Patterson

Nelda Patterson

Sep 7, 2006

Nelda Montrose Patterson 71, of Woodway passed away Thursday, September 7, 2006 after a lengthily illness. Memorial services will be 7 pm Tuesday, September 12, 2006 at OakCrest Funeral Home with Msgn. Mark Deering Officiating. Nelda was born on July 13, 1935 in Bald Praire, Texas to Lee and Dovie (Coker) Montrose. She married the love of her life, Bill...

Ken Hargrove

Ken Hargrove

Sep 6, 2006

Ken Michael Hargrove, 67, of Waco, passed away Wednesday, September 6, 2006 in a Waco hospital. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, September 8, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Brad St.Romain, Associate Rector, officiating. Burial will be at 12 noon at the Moody Cemetery located on Highway 317 in Moody, Texas by the OakCrest Funeral...

Linda Szuch

Linda Szuch

Sep 5, 2006

Linda Rose Szuch, 57 of Robinson passed away on Tuesday September 5, 2006. Services will be 11 am Friday at OakCrest Funeral Home with Father Albert Laforet officiating. Rosary will be recited Thursday at 6 pm followed by visitation at 7pm. Linda was born on November 13, 1948 in Monroe, Michigan to Wayne and Rhea Twydell. She married the love...

Evelyn Hengst

Evelyn Hengst

Sep 4, 2006

Evelyn Hengst, 66, of Hewitt, passed away Monday, September 4, 2006, in a Plano hospital. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, September 7, at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 800 N. New Road, with Pastor Paul Krupicka officiating. Burial will follow in Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520...

Reuben Arndt

Reuben Arndt

Sep 4, 2006

Reuben John Arndt, Sr., 78, of Waco, passed away on Monday, September 4, 2006, in a Waco hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, September 7, at the OakCrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Jim Price officiating. His niece, Judy Morrow, will be the soloist for the funeral service. Burial with military honors will follow in Union Cemetery in...

John Gafford

John Gafford

Sep 3, 2006

John Gafford, 84, of Waco, passed away Sunday, September 3, 2006. Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, September 10, 1002 at the OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque, with the Rev. Steve Mansen officiating. A memorial video honoring his life will be shown. Mr. Gafford was born in Dawson, New Mexico March 12, 1922 to Jesse Alison...

Beth Lunday

Beth Lunday

Aug 31, 2006

Beth Lunday, 35 of Bruceville passed away on Thursday. Memorial services will be 2 pm Monday at OakCrest Funeral Home. Beth was born on October 9, 1970 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Larry and Anna (Tompkins) Grace. Beth is survived by her husband, Chris Lunday; parents, Johnny and Ann Powell and Larry and Dianna Grace; Children, Jasmaine, Hunter and Paden;...

Harm Larue

Harm Larue

Aug 31, 2006

Harm Wesley LaRue, 81 of Waco passed away on Thursday August 31, 2006. Services will be 2 pm Saturday at OakCrest Funeral Home with Dr. Manning Garrett officiating. Military graveside rites will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will start at 12 pm on Saturday at the OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque. Wes was born on July 2, 1925 in Quitman...

Douglas Jones

Douglas Jones

Aug 31, 2006

passed away on Thursday. Services will be 10 am Saturday at OakCrest Funeral Home with Brother Bill Schibler and James Price officiating. Douglas was born on November 29, 1948 in Waco to Loyd and Faye (Smith) Jones. He was united in marriage to Esther Sanchez. Douglas was a member of the Golinda Baptist Church and had retired from Davis Iron...

Chad Washburn

Chad Washburn

Aug 26, 2006

Chad Washburn August 24, 1977 ? August 26, 2006 Chad Arthur Washburn, 29 of Lorena passed away. Memorial services will be 5:30 pm on Thursday at Antioch Community Church, 510 N. 20th St. with Kevin Johnson officiating. Chad was born on August 24, 1977 in Waco to John Washburn and Jeanette Woodall. He married the love of his life, Jessica...

David Crook

David Crook

Aug 24, 2006

David Alda Crook, 48, passed away on Thursday, August 24, 2006, at his residence after a heart attack. Memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Sunday at the OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque, with Dr. Wilbur Swartz officiating. A memorial video honoring his life will be shown during the service. David was born December 19, 1957 in Waco to J.P....

Silas Stanford

Silas Stanford

Aug 24, 2006

Silas Jefferson "Jeff" Stanford, 73, of Waco, passed away Thursday, August 24, 2006 at the Lake Shore Village Nursing Center. Military graveside services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 26, at the China Spring Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. A memorial video honoring his life will be...