Obituaries

Jun 17, 2018

Margaret Mansolo Rivera, 80 passed away Sunday, June 17, 2018. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, June 21 at St. Francis Catholic Church with Rev. Eduardo Jazo as Celebrant. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 20 at OakCrest Funeral Home with a rosary...

Jun 16, 2018

Jun 16, 2018

Marshall “Whitey” Ramos, Sr., of Waco, passed away June 16, 2018 at Hillcrest Hospital surrounded by loved ones. Services will be held 6 pm Thursday, June 21 at OakCrest Funeral Home. A memorial video honoring his life will be shown. Marshall was born June 2, 1937 in Waco. He was an amazing son, father, brother, uncle, paw paw and friend....

Jun 14, 2018

Maria Cardenas Ramos Perez, 87, of Waco, passed away Thursday, June 14, 2018 at her home. Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday, June 18, at St. Francis of the Brazos Catholic Church. The visitation will start 5 p.m. Sunday, June 17, at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Boulevard, followed by a rosary at 6 p.m....

Jun 12, 2018

Zalee Wallace-Slaughter, 89, of Waco, passed away on June 12, 2018 at Methodist Health Center in Mansfield, TX surrounded by her loved ones. Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 23, 2018 at Pleasant Olive Baptist Church, 1600 E. League St., Waco, TX 76704. Viewing will be Friday, June 22 from 3 to 8 pm at OakCrest Funeral Home.

Jun 12, 2018

Cecil Macias, Jr., of Waco, passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at his residence. A graveside service will be Friday, June 15 at 11 am at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the service on Friday from 8:30 to 10:30 am at OakCrest Funeral Home. Cecil was born April 6, 1932 in Riesel. He had a lifelong love of...

Jun 9, 2018

Jun 8, 2018

Konietha J. Kessinger, 41, of Waco, was called home by our Lord and Savior June 8, 2018. A visitation and receiving of friends and family will be Thursday, June 14, from 5p.m. to 7p.m. at OakCrest Funeral Home. Memorial service honoring her life will follow starting at 7p.m. A private graveside service will be held at a later date at...

Jun 8, 2018

Dr. Lynn Thompson Abernathy, 78, of Waco died peacefully with her closest family members surrounding her at her long-time Waco residence on Friday, June 8, 2018. Lynn was born in 1939 in Galveston, Texas to Adeline Boguski and Robert C. Thompson. She graduated from Bellaire High School in Houston and entered college at Texas Tech University where she met her...

Jun 2, 2018

Larna Lee Warren née Carlile, 71, of McGregor went to be with her Lord on Saturday, June 2, 2018 at Providence Medical Center ICU in Waco. She was preceded in death by her sister, Marsha Knippa of Ingleside; her brother, Ernest “Rosie, Bubba” Carlile of Houston; and her mother, Dorothy “Dot” Cravy of McGregor. Mrs. Warren is survived by her...

Jun 2, 2018

Jun 1, 2018

Leo Francis Logan, 84, of Waco, passed away Friday, June 1, 2018. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, June 6, at Oakcrest Funeral Home. Services will be at Victorious Life Church of Waco at 11:00 am Thursday, June 7th and graveside in Dallas at Grove Hill Memorial Park on Friday, June 8th at 11:00 am. Leo was born...

Jun 1, 2018

Richard Dale McNeill, 59, of Waco, Texas passed away Friday, June1, 2018. A memorial service celebrating his life will be Thursday, June 7, 2018 at OakCrest Funeral Home with Richard’s cousin Rev. Trent Williams officiating. Richard was born April 4, 1959 in Bakersfield, California, to Oscar and Agnes (Eisemann) McNeill. He graduated from Jefferson Moore High School. He played the...

Jun 1, 2018

May 31, 2018

Deborah Teel, 68, of Waco, passed away, May 31, 2018, at Providence Hospice surrounded by her family and friends. Services will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 9, at Speegleville Baptist Church, 469 Speegle Rd, Waco, with Dr. Joe Bailey officiating. A memorial video prepared by OakCrest Funeral Home honoring her life will be shown during the service. Deborah was...

May 29, 2018

Gabriel Diaz, 24, of Waco, Texas passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2018. Funeral services will be 10:00 am Monday, June 4, 2018, at OakCrest Funeral Home, with burial to follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 pm, with prayer service at 7:00 pm Sunday, June 3, 2018 at OakCrest Funeral Home. Gabriel was born November 30, 1993...

May 25, 2018

ELLEN LOUISE HAMMONDS BOONE December 16, 1933- May 25, 2018 Ellen Louise Hammonds Boone, 84, passed away Friday, May 25, 2018. Ellen was a long-time resident of Waco, where she raised a family of 5 children, Larry, Perry, Jeanie, Tommy and David Boone. She is preceded in death by one of her children, Tommy, who died of Leukemia at age...

May 24, 2018

Larry Gene Nering, 74, passed away Thursday, May 24, 2018. Services will be Saturday, May 26 at 10 am at Waco Memorial Park in the Mausoleum Chapel. Visitation will be Friday, May 25 from 6 to 8 pm at Oakcrest Funeral Home. Larry was born on January 24, 1944. He attended Chilton High School and retired from Central Texas Iron...

May 23, 2018

Effie Lucille Bockman, age 97, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at her home in Waco, TX. She was born December 19, 1920, in Fayetteville, AK, to Henry F. and Hannah M. (Hale) Allen, the next to the youngest of seven children. At the age of 6 months, Lucille and her family moved from Arkansas back to a...

May 23, 2018

Alvin Sykora, 87, of Waco, passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at his home surrounded by his loved ones after a long and courageous battle with cancer. MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 29 at St Louis Catholic Church, 2001 N 25th St, Waco, with Rev. John Guzaldo officiating. Burial...