Obituaries

L Williams

L Williams

Nov 10, 2016

LG (Bone) Williams Jr. passed away November 10, 2016 in Waco. Funeral services will be 12:00 pm Saturday, November 19, 2016 at Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church. Visitation with the family will be 6p-8p Friday at OakCrest Funeral Home. Mr. Williams was born May 7, 1949 in Waco, Texas to LG and Annie Mae (Thornton) Williams Sr. He married Charlene...

Oscar Hinojosa

Oscar Hinojosa

Nov 9, 2016

Oscar Vicente Hinojosa, 80, of Harlingen, TX passed away November 9, 2016 in Waco, TX. Visitation will be held at OakCrest Funeral Home in Waco, TX on November 13, 2016 from 3:00 – 5:00 pm. Funeral service will be held at DaySpring Baptist Church on November 14, 2016 at 11:00 am with Reverend Eric Howell officiating. Burial will follow at...

John Phillips

John Phillips

Nov 9, 2016

John Lloyd Phillips, my Daddy, was born in Baltimore Maryland on January 24, 1929, and left us all too soon on November 9, 2016. Not every man achieves the prestigious title of “Daddy”, it is reserved for those who exhibit and impart the embodiment of unconditional love. His family was the most important facet of his life – and while...

Norman Lamb

Norman Lamb

Nov 7, 2016

Norman Lamb was healed in Heaven after a long battle with Parkinsons on Nov. 7, 2016 in Waco, Texas. He was 86. Norman was born in Long Beach, CA on February 16, 1930, to Edward and Irene Lamb. He graduated from Baylor University in 1953. He was introduced to his future wife Ann through their voice teacher when they were...

Deanie (Phail-Dean Copeland) Chastain

Deanie (Phail-Dean Copeland) Chastain

Nov 3, 2016

Deanie (Phail-Dean Copeland) Chastain Feb. 11, 1919-Nov. 3, 2016 Deanie Chastain of Waco passed away Nov. 3, 2016. Funeral service will be at 11am Nov.7 at First United Methodist Church, Waco, Tx, with Rev. Steve Ramsdell officiating. Visitation with the family will be from 3-5pm Sun. Nov. 6 at Oakcrest Funeral Home. Internment will be at 2pm Nov. 8 in...

Carl Knight

Carl Knight

Nov 2, 2016

Carl James Knight, 99, of Temple and formerly of Waco, passed away Wednesday, November 2, 2016. Services will be 9 am Saturday, November 5 at OakCrest Funeral Home with Rev. Lori Cotton officiating. Graveside service will follow at 3 pm at Grace Memorial Park in Hitchcock, Texas. Visitation will be 5 to 7 pm Friday, November 4 at OakCrest Funeral...

Lou Narovec

Lou Narovec

Oct 31, 2016

Lou Narovec April 6, 1939 – Oct. 31, 2016 Lou Narovec, 77, of Waco, passed away Monday, October 31, 2016 at Providence Hospice Place. Graveside services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, at Oakwood Cemetery with Rev. Cary Killough officiating. Visitation will be 5:30 – 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Boulevard. Lou was...

Sherry Graham

Sherry Graham

Oct 31, 2016

Sherry Jean Graham, 69, of Waco, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on October 31, 2016. Funeral services will be held Friday, November 4 at 10 a.m., at OakCrest Funeral Home with Bro. Greg Brumit officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, November 3 from 6 to 8 p.m., at the funeral home. Sherry...

Natalia Alonzo

Natalia Alonzo

Oct 28, 2016

Natalia (Nati ) Saldana Alonzo, 94, of Waco entered into internal peace, October 26, 2016. Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, November 1 at 10 am St. Francis Catholic Church with burial to follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Celebrants will be Rev. Ricardo Mejia and Deacon Jessie Garza. Visitation l will be held Monday, October 31 from 6 to 8...

Delbert Featherston

Delbert Featherston

Oct 28, 2016

Delbert Wayne Featherston November 28, 1954 to October 28, 2016 Delbert Featherston, 61, of Athens, went to heaven on Friday October 28, 2016 after a courageous battle with cancer. He went peacefully with his children at his side. Graveside service will be held at Malakoff City Cemetery on Friday, Nov. 4, at 1 p.m. with Dr. Craig Klempnauer officiating. Viewing...

Sam M. Palmeri

Sam M. Palmeri

Oct 27, 2016

Sam Michael Palmeri passed away Thursday, October 27 at the Waco VA Medical Center. Sam was born in Corsicana, Texas on September 9, 1920 to Joseph and Josephine Palmeri. Both of his parents were immigrants from Sicily and he was always proud to say he was a first generation American. Sam came from a family of five brothers and four...

William  Pundt

William Pundt

Oct 27, 2016

William Melvin Pundt, “Bill”, passed away at age 90. Funeral services will be at OakCrest Funeral Home on Monday, October 31, at 1 pm, with Dr. Kevin Harrison, President of West Coast Bible College and Seminary to officiate. Burial will follow at Rosemond Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 3 to 5 pm on Sunday, October 30 at...

Kellie Coffee Rye

Kellie Coffee Rye

Oct 27, 2016

Obituary Kellie Lee Coffee Rye Kellie Lee Coffee Rye, 58, Temple, TX was called to Heaven while at Providence Hospice Care Waco, TX after a long fight with cancer on October 28, 2016. Kellie was born on August 8, 1958 to Cecil Eugene and Ruby Nell (Mitchell) Coffee In Highland Park, Michigan. Kellie was married to Frederick Douglas Rye Major...

Steve Moon

Steve Moon

Oct 26, 2016

Steve Moon, 61, of Lorena passed away October 26, 2016. Services will be held Saturday, October 29 at 10 am at OakCrest Funeral Home with burial to follow at Stanford Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday, October 28 from 6 to 8 pm at the funeral home. Steve was born August 5, 1955 and grew up in Robinson. Upon...

Deborah Jackson

Deborah Jackson

Oct 22, 2016

Deborah Kay Jackson, 53, of Waco, was taken up in peace to sit at the feet of our Savior on Saturday, October 22, 2016. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be 3 p.m., Saturday, October 29, at OakCrest Funeral Home with Troy Cobb officiating. Deborah Kay was born June 8, 1963 in Waco to James and Sandra Jackson....

Michael (Mike) Brenegar

Michael (Mike) Brenegar

Oct 22, 2016

Michael Charles (Mike) Brenegar, 41, of McGregor, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2016. Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd., Waco, with Brian Brown officiating. Burial will follow in McGregor Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, at OakCrest Funeral Home. Mike was born April 15, 1975 in Clifton. He...

Emma Barkley

Emma Barkley

Oct 21, 2016

Emma Virginia Barkley, 102, of Waco, Texas died October 21, 2016. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m., Monday October 24, at Oakwood Cemetery in Waco with the Rev. Ken James officiating. Family will remain at the graveside for a visitation after the service. Born Emma Virginia Smith in Childress, Texas on July 27, 1914, she was a...

Rachel Rivas

Rachel Rivas

Oct 19, 2016

Rachel Rivas, 62, of Waco, passed away on October 19, 2016 at Providence Hospital. Visitation will be held Tuesday, October 25 from 6 to 8 pm with a prayer vigil to begin at 6 pm at OakCrest Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, October 26 at 10 am at St. Francis Catholic Church, 301 Jefferson...

Helen  George

Helen George

Oct 19, 2016

Helen Azar George, 82, of Waco, TX, was welcomed into the arms of our Lord on October 19, 2016, surrounded by her family after suffering from a brain aneurysm. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, October 24 at 11 a.m., at St. Jerome Catholic Church, 9820 Chapel Road, Woodway, TX with burial to follow at Holy Cross Cemetery....

Maybelle Fletcher

Maybelle Fletcher

Oct 18, 2016

M​AYBELLE MONTGOMERY FLETCHER ​ Maybelle Montgomery Fletcher, 92, celebrated her new life in heaven on October 18, 2016. She was born in Speegleville, Texas on October 14, 1924 to Eben Montgomery and Edna Thomas Montgomery. Maybelle was a pioneer in aviation who began her 70+ year career by soloing when she was 16 yrs old. In 1945 she met her...