Obituaries
James Wilkerson
Jan 14, 2022
James E. Wilkerson Sr. January 22, 1958 – January 14, 2022 James E. Wilkerson Sr., 63, of Hewitt, passed away Friday in a Waco Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Western Heights Baptist Church with Brother Kip Osborne officiating. Burial will follow in Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6 to 8 Wednesday at OakCrest Funeral Home,...
Isabel "Belo" Navejas
Jan 14, 2022
Isabel “Belo” Navejas, 77, passed away on Friday, January 14th, 2022. Belo was born on July 10th, 1944 in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico to Maria V and Trinidad Navejas, He was a migrant farm worker, as well as carpenter (more so a jack of all trades). He could build a house, tool shed, and just about anything he put his...
Celia Chavez
Jan 12, 2022
Celia Chavez, 71, of Waco, Texas passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. Celia was born February 17, 1951, to Trinidad and Georgia (Flores) Chavez in Roswell, New Mexico. Celia was a good daughter, wife, mother, and grandmother, and a very good friend to all she met. She had nine sisters and three brothers. She...
Pastor Joe A. Carbajal
Jan 11, 2022
Joe A. Carbajal, 65, received his crown of glory and walking the streets of gold on January 11, 2022, at his home surrounded by his loved ones after a courageous battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, January 14, at Mighty Wind Worship Center (MWWC) 1100 Washington, Waco, TX with Pastor Derrick Watley officiating the...
Joe Reece Bradbury
Jan 9, 2022
Joe Reece Bradbury October 27, 1958 ~ January 9, 2022 Joe Bradbury, 63, of Waco, passed away on January 9, 2022 after a courageous battle with multiple health issues. Joe was born October 27, 1958 in Clifton, TX to William and Patsy Bradbury. He was a beloved father and grandfather, known as “Papa” by his grandchildren. His family was his...
Gerard Schank
Jan 9, 2022
Gerard Noel Schank, 69, of Woodway, Texas passed away unexpectedly Sunday, January 9, 2022. No services are planned. He was born in Flushing, New York, on March 17, 1952. He owned numerous businesses in Waco, the last being Hemingway’s Watering Hole. Gerard is survived by his loving wife, Kathy; daughters, Hillary Meyer and Erin Allen; and granddaughter, Alexis Meyer.
Eugene Shores
Jan 5, 2022
Eugene Shores was born December 14, 1960, to Bertha Jean Shores-Lewis and Golden Lewis in Temple, TX. Eugene was the 3rd oldest child of eight boys and affectionately known as "Beanie." Anyone that knew him knew his Love for sports. He was a die-hard fan of Dallas Cowboys and Oklahoma Sooners. Growing up in a busy home was not always...
Marie Alva Olivo
Jan 5, 2022
Marie Alva Olivo, 77, gained her beautiful wings on Wednesday, January 5, 2022. She was born on August 30,1944 in Aqueleguas N.L. Mexico to Ambrosio Maldonado, Sr. and Josefa Maldonado. She previously lived in Corpus Christi and Iowa, but ultimately decided to make Waco her home. During her marriage to Robert Olivo, Sr. she was blessed with three children; Robert...
Freddie M. Pilant
Jan 5, 2022
Freddie Murrell Pilant, 92, of Waco went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 5, 2022. Freddie was born October 16, 1929 in Clifton, Texas to Earl Henderson Pilant and Edna Jewell May Pilant. He grew up in the Clifton area and attended area schools. He met and married Wanda Marie Samuelson on October 9, 1948 in Clifton. Together...
Mary Ann Sanders
Jan 5, 2022
Mary Ann Sanders April 14, 1937 – January 5, 2022 Mary Ann Sanders was born to Herman and Dora Lankford in Waco on April 14, 1937. She graduated from Waco High School and lived her entire life in the Waco area. Her mother enrolled her in Four-C Business School, but Mary Ann preferred working over school, so she soon found...
Larry Brumfield
Jan 4, 2022
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Francisco Diaz
Dec 30, 2021
Francisco "Frank" DeLeon Diaz, 66, of Waco, Texas passed away Thursday, December 30, 2021, at his home surrounded by family. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 5, 2022, from 6 - 8 pm at La Sangre Del Cordero. Funeral services will be at 11am Thursday, January 6, 2022 with Pastor Jaime Zuniga officiating at La Sangre Del Cordero, with burial to...
Ernest Galindo
Dec 30, 2021
Ernesto (Ernest) Galindo, 75, of Waco, Texas passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on December 30, 2021. Visitation will be Sunday, January 16 from 6 to 8pm with the Rosary to be recited at 7pm at OakCrest Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, January 17 at 11am at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, burial to follow at...
Patricia Jeanne Schoen
Dec 29, 2021
Patricia Jeanne (Hencke) Schoen was born on April 7, 1942, in Cleveland, Ohio, and died peacefully on December 29, 2021, at St. Anthony’s Care Center. Patricia was the second child born to her parents, William Smith Hencke and Irene Lucy (Wallace) Hencke. The family moved from Cleveland to Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1953 where she graduated from Will Rogers High School...
Roxane Clark Gann
Dec 28, 2021
Roxane Clark Gann “GiGi” (1963-2021) , of Waco, Texas went to be with her Lord and Savior on December 28, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. Services Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022, at St. Jerome Catholic Church by Rev. Rakshaganathan Selvaraj and Deacon Gregory George. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park...
Guillermo Lucas Jeronimo
Dec 28, 2021
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Margaret E. Dickenson
Dec 28, 2021
Margaret Eliza Dickenson October 3, 1921 - December 28, 2021 Margaret Eliza Dickenson, 100 years old, went to her heavenly home on December 28, 2021. Her desire was to have no funeral. She just wanted her family and friends to remember the good times they had on their own. She had a good and fulfilling life, she said. If you...
Diana Arrañaga
Dec 26, 2021
Diana Arrañaga, 54, of Waco, passed away on December 26, 2021, at her home surrounded by her family after a brief, but courageous battle with cancer. A graveside service will be Friday, December 31, 2021 at Oakwood Cemetery for family and friends. Diana was born April 25, 1967, in Acuna, Mexico to parents Rita Flores and Jaime Arrañaga. She married...
Andres Moreno Vazquez
Dec 24, 2021
Andres Moreno Vazquez, 76, of Waco, Texas, passed away on December 24, 2021. Mr. Moreno was surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren the morning of his passing. Andres was born in Villa de Arista, San Luis Potosi Mexico on November 10, 1945. He was a hard working individual who loved his children and grandchildren very much. You could usually...
Mary Rose Chapman
Dec 24, 2021
Mary Rose Phelan Chapman passed away peacefully on December 24, 2021 at Providence Health Center; Waco, Texas. Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Major Robert Lee Chapman Jr., her parents Thomas W. Phelan M.D. and Helen Rausch Phelan, five siblings; Rev. Thomas W. Phelan, Margaret M. Gavin (James M. Gavin M.D.), William H. Phelan M.D., Col. Frank Phelan...
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