Obituaries

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...

Apr 29, 2017

Argye Idell Briggs Hillis July 27, 1933 – April 29, 2017 Argye Idell Briggs Hillis, a longtime resident of Waco, passed away peacefully on the evening of April 29, 2017. Visitation will be 1:00 – 2:00 P.M., with a service at 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, May 2, at Seventh and James Baptist Church of Waco, with the Rev. Erin Conaway officiating....

Apr 27, 2017

Larry Franklin Warren, longtime Waco resident, passed away Thursday, April 27, 2017. Services, with military honors, will be held Tuesday, May 2 at 10 am at the Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel, with Randy Wilson officiating. Burial will immediately follow. Visitation will be Monday, May 1 from 5 to 7 pm at the funeral home. Larry was born in Weslaco,...

Apr 27, 2017

John Eric Tovar, 48, of Waco, passed unexpectedly Thursday evening April 27, 2017. He was born Jan 13, 1969 in Waco, Texas and was a lifelong area resident. He is survived by his son ,Johnny Ray Tovar; daughter, Erika Marie, his love, Judy Volpert; father Johnnie Rodriquez Tovar of Waco; mother, Linda Beltran of Dallas, Tx.; sister, Regina Tovar Compton...

Apr 25, 2017

Joyce Marie Clem Coffee, 81, of Waco, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2017. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, April 29, at OakCrest Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Rosemound Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday at OakCrest. Joyce was born October 31 1935 in Denver, Col. to Wiesman Clem and to Marshall Adrian Clem. Joyce was the youngest...

Apr 24, 2017

Thelma F. Moore, 95, of Waco, passed away Monday, April 24, 2017 at St. Catherine’s Center. Funeral services will be Wednesday, April 26 at 10 am at OakCrest Funeral Home with Chaplain Merry Wilburn officiating. A committal service will follow at 2 pm at Italy Cemetery with Pat Malone officiating. Thelma was born July 20, 1921 in Waxahachie to George...

Apr 23, 2017

Carol Eve Call, 65, of Waco, passed away Sunday, April 23, 2017. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 27 at 1 pm at OakCrest Funeral Home, with Pastor Mark Wible officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Carol was born December 24, 1951 in Waco, Texas to Dr. Charles Call and Elizabeth Cowan Call. She was...

Apr 22, 2017

EDWIN STANLEY ADLER was born on January 26, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois. He died peacefully on April 22, 2017 in Dallas, Texas, surrounded by music, hugs, and his family. He was 88 years old. Ed is the son of Abraham Adler of Suwalki, Russia (now Poland) and Jeanette Greenblatt, of Austrian parents, born in New York City. He has two...

Apr 20, 2017

Herman Santana Oquendo, 82, passed away Thursday, April 20, 2017 in Dallas, Texas. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at St. Francis Catholic Church, with burial to follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Rosary will be 6 p.m. Monday, April 24, 2017 with visitation to follow at OakCrest Funeral Home. Herman was born in Puerto Rico...

Apr 19, 2017

Evelyn Mosley, 92, of Waco, was wrapped in the Loving Arms of Jesus and led safely Home to Heaven on April 19th, 2017. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 21 at 1:30 pm at OakCrest Funeral Home with Chaplain Merry Wilburn from Providence Hospice and Rufus Chaneyworth officiating. Burial will follow at Rosemound Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, April...

Apr 13, 2017

Dorothy (Dottie) Burt Calderon, 86 of Waco, Texas passed away Thursday, April 13, 2017. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 18, 2017, at OakCrest Funeral Home with Pastor Eddie Kirk officiating. With burial to follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. Monday, April 17, 2017, with Rev....

Apr 11, 2017

Ruth Payne Brenner, 74, of Waco passed away on Tuesday, April 11, 2017. A Memorial Service will be 2:00 pm on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at OakCrest Funeral Home, with Rev. Ron Renfro officiating. Ruth was born in Detroit, Michigan, the eldest child of Sydney and Margaret Payne. Most of her earlier years were lived in Tamaqua, PA, with her...

Apr 8, 2017

Joyce Catherine “Nana” Johnson, 82, passed peacefully at home Saturday, April 8, 2017 surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 27, 1934 in Bell County, to Frankie Ward and Cynthie Estelle Ivey Ward. She was the fourth child of nine. She attended the Armstrong School and moved to Waco in 1952. Catherine’s most endearing quality was the loving...