Obituaries

Jun 7, 2004

Josephine Salmeron Miller, 53, passed away Monday, June 07, 2004 at a local hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Mighty Wind Worship Center, 1100 Washington, with Pastor Joe Carbajal officiating. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday with a prayer service at 7 p.m. at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. A memorial video of her...

Jun 6, 2004

Jean K. Mitchell of Waco passed away Sunday, June 6, 2004 in a Fort Worth Hospital. Private graveside services were held at 10:30a.m. Tuesday, June 8, 2004 at Oakwood Cemetery with the Rev. John Wells officiating. Burial was by OakCrest Funeral Home. Mrs. Mitchell was born in Kingston, Surrey, England on June 28, 1935. In 1953, she met and married...

Jun 6, 2004

William David Naylor, 42, of Waco, passed away Sunday, June 6, 2004. Services will be at 11 am Thursday at the Echols Memorial Church of God in Christ, 224 Burch Street, Lacy-Lakeview. Burial will be in Waco Memorial Park. William was born August 18, 1961 in Waco to Dewey and Rosie Naylor. He was a graduate of Baylor University, and...

Jun 2, 2004

James Rufus Thrasher James Rufus Thrasher, 77 of Waco passed away Wednesday, June 2, 2004 at his home. Graveside services are 10:oo am Saturday at the Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum with Brother Harley Gordon officiating. Visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 pm Friday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque. Rufus was born on June 25, 1926 in Corsicana to...

May 31, 2004

__________________________________________________________________ Joe Garza, 59, passed away Monday, May 31, 2004, in the Temple VA hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Oakwood Cemetery with Antonio Torres officiating. OakCrest Funeral Home is handling arrangements. He was a Navy veteran who was very loved by his daughters. He is survived by four daughters, Betty Jo, Joanne, Teresa, and Mary; eight...

May 31, 2004

[b]OBIT __________________________________________________________________[/b] Velva Lorene Hollis, 85, of Robinson, went to be with her Lord on Monday, May 31, 2004. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 5, 2004, at Resthaven Memory Gardens in Oklahoma City with her great nephew, Rev. Paul Michael Vacca officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520...

May 26, 2004

Pending

May 24, 2004

[b]OBITUARY _________________________________________________________________[/b] A memorial celebration honoring Kenneth Milton Pierce, 69, of Waco, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 29, 2004, at OakCrest Funeral Home, with Rev. Lester Adams of Aquilla officiating. Visitation with his family will follow with a memorial video of his life being shown. A private burial will be held later. Kenneth was born March 24,...

May 23, 2004

Pending

May 17, 2004

[b]Obituary ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[/b] Ruby Salmeron, 85, passed away Monday, May 17, 2004, in a Waco nursing facility. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at OakCrest Funeral Home with Pastor Joe Carbajal officiating. Viewing will start at noon Thursday. Visitation with the family will be 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque. A memorial video will be...

May 15, 2004

Frances Tippie, 85, died Saturday in Sidney. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Rosemound Cemetery with Rev. Jerry Shields officiating. Visitation will be 6-8 pm Sunday at Comanche Funeral Home. OakCrest Funeral Home is handling local arrangements. She was born November 23, 1918, in Wills Point, to William and Delia (Woods) Matthews. She worked at the Waco VA for...

May 15, 2004

[b]Obituary ____________________________________________________________________[/b] Garland Sharpless, 85, died Saturday, May 15, 2004, at St. Catherine Center in Waco. A celebration of his life will be held at the OakCrest Funeral Home Chapel, 4520 Bosque Boulevard, at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, May 18, with the Rev. Sharlande Sledge officiating. Visitation with the family will follow the service. Garland Lester Sharpless was born June...

May 13, 2004

John Frederick Watson, 60, of Dawson, peacefully passed away in his home Thursday, May 13, 2004, after the most heroic battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 22, 2004, at 2 p.m. at his home in Dawson. OakCrest Funeral Home of Waco is handling arrangements. He was born September 27, 1943, in Adelaide, Australia, to the...

May 12, 2004

[b]OBITUARY[/b] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary Bowers, 57, of Gatesville, formerly of China Spring, passed away Wednesday, May 12, 2004 at a Gatesville hospital. Services will be 10 am Saturday at OakCrest Funeral Home Chapel with David Thompson officiating. Burial will be in the China Spring Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 6 to 8 pm at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque. A...

May 10, 2004

May 9, 2004

[b]OBITUARY[/b] ________________________________________________________________________ Rev. Thomas Clyde Hart, 100, of Waco, died Sunday, May 9, 2004 in a local hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 12, at the Immanuel Baptist Church in El Dorado, Arkansas, with the Rev. David Uth officiating. Burial will be in Arlington Memorial Cemetery in El Dorado by OakCrest Funeral Home of Waco, Texas. There...

May 8, 2004

___________________________________________________________ [b]OBITUARY[/b] Betty Ruth Pelton Bays of Waco passed away Saturday, May 8, 2004, in a local hospital after a brief illness. She was 78. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 12, at 2 pm at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd., with Mr. Tom Bedichek, minister, presiding. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. The family will receive...

May 8, 2004

Services pending.

May 3, 2004

Margie Jacinto, 63, of Waco passed away May 3, 2004 in Colorado. Services will be at 2:30 pm Friday at Victorious Life Church, 7459 South IH 35, Waco with S. Vaughn Peak, Leandro Andrade, and Reuben Andrade, Jr. officiating. Burial will be in the Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 6 to 8 pm at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520...

May 2, 2004

Guadalupe Lucio Longoria, 48, of Waco, passed away Sunday night, May 2, 2004, at home surrounded by her loving family. Her life will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Mighty Wind Worship Center with Pastor Joe Carbajal officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque,...