Obituaries

Dana Berger

Dana Berger

Mar 3, 2003

Dana Nell Berger Dana Nell Berger, 59, of Waco died Monday, March 3, 2003 at a local hospital. Services will be 12:00 pm Thursday in the Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum. Burial will be in the Waco Memorial Park. There will be no visitation. Services are under the direction of OakCrest Funeral Home at 4520 Bosque Blvd. Dana was born on...

Richard Breeding

Richard Breeding

Feb 25, 2003

Richard Cogdill Breeding, 69, of Waco, died Tuesday afternoon, February 25, 2003, at Woodland Springs Nursing Home in Waco after an extended illness. Graveside services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday, February 28, 2003 at the National Cemetery in San Antonio under the direction of OakCrest Funeral Home of Waco. Visitation will be Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5...

Marion Cobbs

Marion Cobbs

Feb 20, 2003

Marion Wehring Cobbs, 66, of Woodway, passed away early Thursday morning in a Woodway nursing facility. SERVICES Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the new sanctuary of Parkview Baptist Church located at 1100 E. Lakeshore Drive in Waco. John Collier, pastor, will officiate. Burial will follow in McGregor Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday...

George Morris

George Morris

Feb 20, 2003

George William Morris, age 68, died in a Waco hospital Thursday afternoon. Arrangements pending.

Michael Garcia

Michael Garcia

Feb 17, 2003

Michael Shane Garcia, age 29, of Waco, passed away Monday, February 17, 2003 in Waco. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Thursday graveside at the McGregor Cemetery. SERVICES Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday at OakCrest Funeral Home. There will be a video tribute of his life played at the visitation; the childrens playroom will also be open....

Mary Riggs

Mary Riggs

Feb 15, 2003

Mary Edna Riggs died Saturday February 15, 2003 in Houston, Texas. She lived in Waco most of her life. She was a long time member of St. Louis Catholic Church. She had a wonderful and successful forty-two year career with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. After her retirement, she moved to Houston, Texas to be near her sister Ann Riggs Daniells...

Fermina Ortiz

Fermina Ortiz

Feb 14, 2003

Mrs. Fermina Gonzales Ortiz, 89, of Waco, passed away Friday morning, February 14, 2003, at a Waco nursing facility. SERVICES Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Francis Catholic Church with Rev. Sergio Lopez as celebrant. Burial will be at Mart Cemetery. Visitation will be noon to 9 p.m., Sunday at OakCrest Funeral Home,...

Mason Price

Mason Price

Feb 6, 2003

Mason Alexander Price, infant son of Lisa and Mark Price of Waco, passed away Thursday in a Waco hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m., Saturday, at OakCrest Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Raymond Bailey officiating. Mason is also survived by paternal grandmother, Patricia Price of Waco; paternal grandfather, William Price of Kentucky; maternal grandmother, Shirley Hyde and husband Jerry...

Anita York

Anita York

Feb 5, 2003

Anita Louise (Stookesberry) York, 66, of Waco, passed away Wednesday, February 5, 2003, at her home. No services will be held. PERSONAL LIFE Anita was born January 17, 1937, in Savannah, Iowa, the daughter of the late Dean and Nola (Lunsford) Stookesberry. She was the widow of Robert York of Waco, who passed away January 3, 2002. She was a...

Doris Keltner

Doris Keltner

Feb 1, 2003

Doris Ruth (Reid) Keltner, 74, of Waco, passed away Saturday morning, February 1, 2003, at her home. SERVICES Services will at 11 a.m. Wednesday, February 5, 2003, in the OakCrest Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Dan White of Columbus Avenue Baptist Church will officiate, assisted by Rev. Jack Chastain of Houston, a family friend. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation...

E. Murphree

E. Murphree

Jan 30, 2003

E.J. Murphree, 88, of Waco, passed away Friday, January 31, 2003, at his residence. SERVICES Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Rosemound Cemetery in Waco with the Rev. Van Vowell, interim pastor of Grace Temple Baptist Church, officiating. Visitation with the family will be Sunday, Feb. 2, from 5 to 7 p.m. at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520...

Jerry Layne

Jerry Layne

Jan 29, 2003

Jerry Elmore Layne, 59, of Waco, died Wednesday, January 29, 2003 in Chicago. SERVICES Graveside services will be at 1 p.m., Tuesday, February 4, 2003, at Oakwood Cemetery, 2124 South 5th Street in Waco. After the service, the family will receive friends at the home of Patricia Ann Meadows, 3112 Windsor, Waco. Arrangements are through the OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520...

Dorothy Johnson

Dorothy Johnson

Jan 29, 2003

Dorothy Mae (Ishmael) Johnson, 79, of Speegleville, died Wednesday night, January 29, 2003, at her residence. SERVICES Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, January 31, 2003, at the OakCrest Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Richard Roland officiating. Burial will follow at Rosemound Cemetery. A memorial videotape commemorating her life will be shown just prior to the service. PERSONAL LIFE...

Oscar Hardin

Oscar Hardin

Jan 26, 2003

Mr. Oscar Hardin, 78, of Waco, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2003, at a Waco hospital. Visitation with the family will be Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque. OakCrest Funeral Home is located just across the street from the Heart of Texas Fair Complex. SERVICES Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, January 31,...

Legene Gaylor

Legene Gaylor

Jan 20, 2003

LeGene Gaylor, 69, of Woodway, died Monday, January 20, 2003, at his residence. Services will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, January 23, 2003, at OakCrest Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mark Wible, associate minister of Highland Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at OakCrest Funeral Home,...

Richard Travis

Richard Travis

Jan 19, 2003

Richard A. Travis, 58, of Robinson, died early Sunday morning, January 19, 2003, while playing with a local band at the Beaumont Ranch near Hillsboro. SERVICES A military graveside service will be held Wednesday, January 22, 2003, at 2 p.m., at Oakwood Cemetery in Waco with the Rev. Steve Watson officiating. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday,...

Jack Oxner

Jack Oxner

Jan 18, 2003

Jack (Andy) Oxner, 53, of Waco, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2003, at his residence. Services will be at 2 p.m., Tuesday, in the chapel of OakCrest Funeral Home with the Rev. Dean Wilson officiating. Burial will follow in Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be Monday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at OakCrest Funeral Home at 4520 Bosque. Andy was...

Elizabeth Aston

Elizabeth Aston

Jan 18, 2003

Elizabeth Aston Elizabeth Lee Rinker Aston of Waco passed away Saturday, January 18, 2003 at a local nursing center. She was 83. SERVICES A graveside service will be Tuesday, January 21, 2003, at 11:30 a.m. at the Waco Memorial Park with the Rev. Regina Young officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at OakCrest Funeral Home at...

Hernandez Manuel

Hernandez Manuel

Jan 17, 2003

Manuel Hernandez, 79 of Waco passed away Friday, January 17, 2003 in Waco. SERVICES Services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday at OakCrest Funeral Home Chapel. Rosary will be recited Sunday at 6:00 p.m. at OakCrest Funeral Home Chapel at 4520 Bosque Blvd. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will start Saturday at 10:00 a.m. PERSONAL HISTORY Manuel was...

Lupe Chavez

Lupe Chavez

Jan 17, 2003

Mrs. Lupe (Mama) Delarosa Chavez, 66, of Waco, died Friday, January 17, 2003 at a Waco hospital. SERVICES Services will be at 2:00 p.m. at the New Baptist Church at S. 23rd and Connor with Rev. Mateo Gonzalez officiating. Rosary and visitation will be 7-9 pm on Saturday at OakCrest Funeral Home at 4520 Bosque Blvd. Burial will be in...