Obituaries

Jun 3, 2017

Patricia Ann Cornett, 78, of Mt. Calm passed away Saturday, June 3, 2017. Graveside services will be Wednesday, June 7 at 1 pm at Oakwood Cemetery. Patricia is survived by her husband of 60 years, Mike Cornett; sons, Mark Cornett and Clint Cornett; daughter, Karen Dwyer; 7 grandchildren; and brother, Richard Bruyere.

Jun 2, 2017

After a long and hard fought battle with leukemia, Harmon Stanley Grant began celebrating with our Lord on June 2, 2017. Funeral services will be Saturday, June 10 at 10:00 am at OakCrest Funeral Home with burial to follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, June 9 from 6 to 8 pm at the funeral home. Stan was born...

Jun 1, 2017

Joyce King Wortham, 86, of China Spring, passed away Thursday, June 1, 2017. A graveside service will be held Saturday, June 3 at 1 pm at Patrick Cemetery. A memorial service will be Saturday, June 10 at 10 am at Oak Grove Baptist Church in Wortham Bend with a luncheon to follow. Joyce is preceded in death by her parents;...

May 30, 2017

Barry Allen Johnson, 66, of Waco, passed away Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Rosary will be 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 2, at OakCrest Funeral Home, led by Father Red of St. Louis Catholic Church. Barry is survived by his wife, Pat; children, Bobby Johnson and Crystal Johnson and spouse, Rodger Canipe; brother, Charles Johnson; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Sign the...

May 27, 2017

Lupe Martinez, 73, of Waco, Texas passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am this Friday, June 2nd , at Lake Shore Church of Christ, 2800 Lake Shore Dr., with burial at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation is Thursday, June 1st, from 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. At OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. Lupe was...

May 27, 2017

Theodore Jacob Bianchi, Jr. departed for his heavenly home on Saturday May 27, 2017 with his wife Emma by his side. A celebration service will be held at Highland Baptist Church, 3014 Maple Ave., at 10 a.m., Wednesday, May 31, with a graveside service following at the Oakwood Cemetery, Waco. Visitation will be Tuesday, May 30, at OakCrest Funeral Home...

May 26, 2017

Patrick G. Torres March 26, 1964 - May 26, 2017 Patrick G. Torres, 53, passed away Friday, May 26, 2017. Visitation will be 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., with a memorial service and Rosary at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 30, 2017, at OakCrest Funeral Home. Patrick is survived by his loving wife, Gloria B. Torres; and children, Brittany, Brandon, Bryana, and...

May 25, 2017

Rayburn Lynn Taylor passed away unexpectedly with his family at his side on May 25, 2017. He was born in Waco on February 8, 1942 to Pearl and Jack Taylor. He graduated from Waco High School in 1960 and then from Baylor University in 1977. Rayburn taught at McLennan Community College for 22 years before retiring in 2005. In his...

May 24, 2017

Darvin Louis Little, age 74, of Waco passed away Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at Providence Hospice Place at St. Catherine Center in Waco. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 30th at Lake Shore Drive Church of Christ with Minister Ernie Christie officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday,...

May 23, 2017

Daniel Devorsky, 91, of Waco, Texas, passed away Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Graveside services will be 10:00 am, Friday, May 26, 2017 at Oakwood Cemetery, with Rev. Carl Freeto, officiating. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 pm Thursday, May 25, 2017 at OakCrest Funeral Home. Mr. Devorsky was born April 9, 1926, in McLennan County, Texas to Emil and Cecilia...

May 23, 2017

Eugene "Gene" Marvin Neese passed away on Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Gene was born April 25, 1927 to Herbert and Alma Neese in Waco, TX. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in the Rosemound Cemetery with Major Bradley Caldwell officiating. A longtime homebuilder and Navy veteran, he is survived by his loving wife of 66 years, Doris;...

May 21, 2017

Frank M. Voltin, 88, of Waco, passed away May 21, 2017 at a local hospital. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, May 24, at Oakwood Cemetery. The Rosary will be recited at 6 p.m., Tuesday, May 23, followed by visitation until 8 p.m. at OakCrest Funeral Home. Frank was born in Falls County, Texas to John F....

May 21, 2017

Doris Ellen Pilgrim NOV 14, 1928 - MAY 21, 2017 Doris Ellen Pilgrim, 88, surrounded by family, left this life and passed into the arms of her Heavenly Father on Sunday May 21, 2017. Visitation will be held from 12:00PM to 2:00PM, Wednesday, May 24th at Oakcrest Funeral Home. The family will have a private burial at Bosqueville cemetery. Doris...

May 18, 2017

Jeanne Foust Williams, 87, of Waco went to be the Lord Thursday, May 18, 2017. She was known to many of her extra daughters as Momma Jeanne. Graveside services will be Monday, May 22 at 2 pm at Waco Memorial Park with Chaplain Merry Wilburn officiating. Jeanne was born October 23, 1929 in Waco to Claude and Ruth Ferrell Foust...

May 14, 2017

Reyes Martinez Jan. 6, 1957 May 14, 2017 Reyes Martinez, 60, of Waco, Texas passed away on Sunday May 14, 2017. Funeral services will be 10:00 am Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at OakCrest Funeral Home, with burial at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 – 8 pm Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at OakCrest Funeral Home. Reyes was born January 6,...

May 9, 2017

Helen Louise Dulock, 78, of Atlanta, Georgia passed away in Waco, Texas, Tuesday, May 9, 2017. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, May 13, 2017 at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, Waco, with the Rev. Joseph F. Geleney, Jr. as Celebrant. Burial will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery in Waco. Visitation will be at 6:00...

May 9, 2017

Rubin Mendoza, born in Gatesville, Texas to John and Febe Mendoza, passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2017 in Waco surrounded by his loving family. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday, May 12, at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd., Waco with his brother, Joe Mendoza and wife, Susanna officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m....

May 5, 2017

May 4, 2017

Pat Tucker Webb, 86, of Waco, passed away Thursday, May 4, 2017. Funeral services will be Wednesday, May 10 at 11 am at OakCrest Funeral Home with burial to follow at Waco Memorial Park. Rev. Mark Wible will officiate. Visitation will be Tuesday, May 9 from 6 to 8 pm at the funeral home. Pat was born November 3, 1930...

May 4, 2017

Armando Carillo Estrada, 62, of Waco, passed away Saturday, May 6, 2017 at Hillcrest Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, May 12 at 11 am at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Rev. Benjamin Magnaye officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Thursday, May 11 with a rosary service to begin at...