Obituaries

Christopher  Bates

Christopher Bates

Oct 21, 2021

Christopher Bates, Sr, 52, of Waco, passed away on October 21, 2021 at Scott and White Hospital Temple after complications during surgery. A viewing will be October 28, 2021, from 6-8PM, at Oakcrest Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held October 29, 2021 11:00am at Oakwood Cemetery. Chris was born December 7, 1968, He was an inquisitive, intelligent, happy...

Ana Delgado

Ana Delgado

Oct 20, 2021

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Lina Woodard

Lina Woodard

Oct 20, 2021

Lina Tave Woodard 86, of McGregor, passed away October 20, 2021 at a local hospital.   Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Saturday, October 30th, at St Paul Lutheran Church in Crawford with Pastor Tom Beers officiating.   Visitation will be before the service starting at 10 a.m. Lina was born March 28, 1935, in Purdon, Texas, to John W. and Loretta...

Annie  Bessire

Annie Bessire

Oct 19, 2021

__________________________________________________________________________ PLEASE VIEW THE MEMORIAL VIDEO AT THE END OF THIS OBITUARY __________________________________________________________________________ Annie Bessire, age 100, of Waco's Bosqueville area, passed away on October 19, 2021 after an illness. Graveside services will be at Bosqueville Cemetery on Sunday, October 24, 2021, at 1:00 PM. Reverend Jeff Wyers officiating. Annie was born December 4, 1920 in Tyler, TX to Leonidas...

Julia (Judy) Kattner Rosenauer

Julia (Judy) Kattner Rosenauer

Oct 16, 2021

Our kind, patient, and loving mother, Julia (Judy) Kattner Rosenauer passed from this life on October 16, 2021, to join our father, Wilbert Kattner and our step-father, Richard Rosenauer in heaven. She was 98 years old. Mom was born the fifth of six children on a small farm near Ross, Texas on April 15, 1923, to Fred Zahirniak and Marie...

Orlan D. Scott

Orlan D. Scott

Oct 16, 2021

Orlan D. Scott, 94, of Valley Mills, TX, passed away Saturday, October 16, 2021, at his home. A graveside service with military honors will be at 12 p.m., Saturday, October 23, at Valley Mills Cemetery with visitation at 11 a.m. Orlan was born March 15, 1927, in Brownfield, TX, to Della Mae (White) and John Edward Scott. He moved to...

Willie Svrcek

Willie Svrcek

Oct 15, 2021

William (Willie) Svrcek 92, passed away on Friday, October 15, 2021. Per his wishes, a private graveside service will be held on Wednesday, October 20, at Oakwood Cemetery with Deacon Greg George officiating. Willie was born April 24, 1929, in Cottonwood, Texas, to V.J. and Anna (Marek) Svrcek. He was the oldest of five children. He was employed by Rainbo...

Leona "Fay" Setzer

Leona "Fay" Setzer

Oct 14, 2021

Upon the afternoon of October 14, 2021, Leona "Fay" Setzer slipped away from this Earth to her Heavenly reward. She entered into this life as we know it on April 20, 1932, on her family's farm near Hale Center, Texas. She was born the second of six children and was preceded in death by her sisters, Lucille Randolph, Ruby Jones,...

Eddie Harkin

Eddie Harkin

Oct 13, 2021

Edgar Earl Harkin, 62, of Elm Mott, better known as Eddie or ‘Cowboy’, passed away the evening of October 13, 2021, after a month-long battle with the after effects of Covid. His loving wife, daughters and sons-in-law stayed by his side for every moment of his courageous fight, along with his brother, Mike and visits from friends and family. There...

Larry Leshikar

Larry Leshikar

Oct 10, 2021

Larry Wayne Leshikar, 67, of Hewitt passed away peacefully Sunday, October 10 surrounded by his wife and daughter. Funeral services will be Friday, October 15 at 10am at OakCrest Funeral Home. Visitation will be Thursday, October 14 from 5 to 7 pm at the funeral home. For everyone’s protection, the family has requested masks be worn while inside the building....

Pete Ortiz Martinez

Pete Ortiz Martinez

Oct 8, 2021

Pete Ortiz Martinez, Sr. April 29, 1942 - October 8, 2021 Pete Ortiz Martinez, Sr. went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on October 8, 2021. He was preceded in death by his 12 brothers and sisters; his father, Camilo Martinez; his mother, Hortencia Martinez; and daughter, Martha Elaine Kroll. Survivors include his wife of 63...

James Rieger

James Rieger

Oct 6, 2021

James Joe Rieger March 21, 1947 – October 6, 2021 James Joe Rieger, 74, went to be with the Lord on October 6, 2021. James was born in Rosebud, Texas to Joe H. and Bertha Buxkemper Rieger on March 21, 1947. He grew up on the family farm and attended Lott High School where he played football. He married Jeanne...

Betty Goodman

Betty Goodman

Oct 6, 2021

Betty L. Goodman, 93, of Waco, passed away gently into the arms of her Savior on Wednesday, October 6, 2021. Graveside services will be 10 a.m., Saturday, October 16, at the Frost Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, October 15, at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Boulevard, Waco, Texas. Betty was born June 11, 1928,...

Dink Hunnicutt

Dink Hunnicutt

Oct 5, 2021

Kenneth Dink Hunnicutt was born on October 9, 1928, to Tom and Nona Hunnicutt in Girard, TX. He was one of eight siblings with six brothers and one sister. He spent his boyhood on his family farm, playing basketball and picking cotton. On June 20, 1948, he married his childhood sweetheart, Anna Lorene Phipps of Girard, and the two moved...

Oscar Banda

Oscar Banda

Oct 5, 2021

Oscar Banda November 25, 1952 - October 5, 2021 Oscar Banda, 68 years old, passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, in Dallas, Texas at UT Southwestern Hospital surrounded by all his loving family. Visitation will be 1-8 pm, Sunday, October 10, 2021 with a Rosary beginning at 6 pm at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd., Waco, Texas 76710....

Eddie Ray Silva

Eddie Ray Silva

Oct 2, 2021

Eddie Ray Silva, 63 of Waco, entered into the arms of our Savior on Saturday, October 2, 2021. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 am Thursday October 7th at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, celebrated by the Very Rev. C. Benjamin Magnaye, with burial to follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 pm to 8 pm, with Rosary service...

Antonio Morales

Antonio Morales

Oct 1, 2021

Antonio Morales, 51, of Waco passed away Friday, October 1, 2021. Antonio was born on November 20, 1969 in Mexico to Jose Luz and Maria deCarmen Morales. He was preceded in death by his parents as well as his beloved wife, Evelinda; son, Derek Castillo; and brothers, Roberto and Mauricio Morales. Left behind to cherish his memory are his children,...

Maria E. Hamby

Maria E. Hamby

Sep 29, 2021

On the night of September 29, 2021, Maria Hamby, 79, passed away peacefully surrounded by family. A visitation will start at 5 p.m., Monday, October 4, at OakCrest Funeral Home followed by a Prayer Service at 6 p.m. led by Rev. Juan Carreon. Maria was born in Brownsville, Texas, to Juan Saldivar and Beatrice Cantu. She was married to John...

Jean Pedrotti

Jean Pedrotti

Sep 28, 2021

Jean Pedrotti In his mercy, God received Wilma Jean Pedrotti, 92, on September 28, 2021. Funeral services will be held at St. Jerome’s Catholic Church on Saturday, October 9, 2021, with a rosary starting at 10:30 a.m. and a funeral Mass at 11:00 a.m. A graveside service will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 15, 2021, at Glen...

Sotero Zepeda

Sotero Zepeda

Sep 28, 2021

Sotero Zepeda Acuna, 62, passed away Tuesday September 28, 2021. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 am Friday, October 8, 2021 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with the Very Rev. Benjamin Magnaye as Celebrant. Burial will follow at Rosemound Cemetery. Sotero was born April 22, 1959 in El Rejalgar Arroyo Seco, Querétaro, Mexico to Santiago Zepeda Zuniga and Angela...