Obituaries

Aug 31, 2013

Dick Perley May 12, 1929 – August 31, 2013 With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Dick Perley on Saturday, August 31, 2013 at Providence Hospital. Service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4, at OakCrest Funeral Home with Dr. Glenn Hilburn officiating. Visitation with his family will be 6 – 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3, at OakCrest Funeral...

Aug 29, 2013

Leonarda Aleman Wages, 80, of Waco, passed away Thursday, August 29, 2013. Mass will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Christus Chapel at St. Catherine’s, 300 W. Highway 6, by Father Syril Ejaidu. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery. Rosary will be 7 p.m. Friday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Boulevard. Leonarda graduated from LaVaga High School in 1952. After...

Aug 24, 2013

Charles Miller Koch, 78, of Waco passed away Saturday, August 24, 2013. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at OakCrest Funeral Home with Rev. Suzanne Smith and Rev. Jimmy C. Sansom officiating. A visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Boulevard. There will not be an interment following the service. Charles was born May...

Aug 21, 2013

Funeral Mass: 10 a.m., Saturday, August 24 Visitation: 6-8 pm Friday at OakCrest Funeral Home Rosary: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church prior to mass _____________________________________________________ Lillie Kramolis, 88, passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2013. Mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Waco. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s...

Aug 19, 2013

Lillian Mulkey Dunham March 17, 1926 – August 19, 2013 Lillian Louise Mulkey Dunham, 87, of Waco, passed away Monday, August 19, in a Waco hospital. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at the OakCrest Funeral Home chapel, 4520 Bosque Boulevard. Burial will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the Shanks Cemetery near Teague. Lillian was born March 17, 1926 in...

Aug 15, 2013

Jodie Mosley Pollard January 26, 1915 – August 15, 2013 Jodie Mosley Pollard of Waco, age 98, beloved husband and father, passed away on August 15, 2013. A graveside service will be conducted at Waco Memorial Park on Thursday, August 22, 2013, at 10:00 a.m., David Story officiating. Joe was born in Dallas, Texas, to Benjamin and Bertha Pollard. He...

Aug 14, 2013

Delores Gayton Suarez, 58, of Waco, passed away August 14, 2013. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Rosary will be recited 7 p.m. Sunday at OakCrest Funeral Home. Delores was born in Waco to Santiago and Valentina Marquez, and attended Waco Public Schools. She previously worked at HEB on South...

Aug 14, 2013

Carl Riddle, 85, of Speegleville, passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at his residence. Graveside services will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, August 17, 2013 at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation with his family will be prior to the graveside service beginning at 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Saturday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. Carl was born July 8, 1928 in...

Aug 10, 2013

Robert Lewis Habel, 76, of Hewitt, passed away Saturday, August 10, 2013. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at OakCrest Funeral Home, with graveside services to follow at Cottonwood Cemetery in Levi. Visitation will be 6 - 8 p.m. Wednesday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Boulevard, Waco. Robert Lewis Habel was born July 23, 1937 to Charlie Fred and...

Jul 31, 2013

After several hard-fought battles, Alexander Montgomery Haw, known to all as Sandy, died peacefully at home Wednesday morning, surrounded by his family. Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3rd, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Waco, followed by interment in the church Columbarium. The family will receive friends at St.Paul's Episcopal Church Friday afternoon from 4:00 p.m. until...

Jul 31, 2013

Willie Bryant Driska, 83, of Waco, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2013. Graveside services with military honors will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 3, at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 – 7 p.m. Friday, August 2 at Oakcrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Boulevard. Willie was born October 8, 1929 to Willie John Driska and Loyce Bryant Driska in Holland,...

Jul 30, 2013

On July 30, 2013, our precious Lord called one of His angels home. Benito Haso Sauseda passed away at his home in Eddy, Texas surrounded by his loving family. A chapel service will be held 10 a.m. on Friday, August 2, 2013 at OakCrest Chapel with Daniel Reyna, Ben’s nephew and Pastor Jayme Palady officiating. Burial will follow at Eddy...

Jul 30, 2013

Jul 30, 2013

Reginald D. Holland March 23, 1931 – July 30, 2013 Reginald D. (Reggie) Holland, 82, of Waco, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2013 in Fort Worth after a brief illness. Visitation will be 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Boulevard. A family graveside will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, August 1, at the Eubanks...

Jul 23, 2013

Lillie (Lill) B. Pebsworth, 91, of Waco, passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2013. Services will be 10 a.m. Friday, July 26, at OakCrest Funeral Home with Rev. Kip Osborn officiating. Burial will follow in Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6 - 8 p.m. Thursday, July 25, at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Boulevard. Lillie was born January 16, 1922...

Jul 22, 2013

Jack G. Spather, 87, of Waco, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 22, 2013. Services will be at 2 pm, Saturday, July 27 at the OakCrest Funeral Home. Jack was born in Rochester, New York on November 7, 1925, the son of George D. Spatharis and Lucille Mosier Spatharis. A long-time resident of Springfield, Ohio, Jack graduated from Ohio State...

Jul 21, 2013

Dennis Keeton, 58, of Waco, passed away suddenly July 21, 2013, at his home. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at OakCrest Funeral Home with Bert Mercer of Brookview Church of Christ officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 pm Wednesday, July 24, at Oakcrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Boulevard, Waco, Dennis was born June 22,...

Jul 20, 2013

Betty Pearl Clark, 81, of Waco, Texas, passed away at 8:25 p.m. Saturday, July 20, 2013 at Ridgecrest Retirement Center. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at the Community Center in Lone Camp, Texas with Dr. Randy Lawrence officiating. Burial will follow at New Hope Cemetery in Lone Camp. Mrs. Clark was born February 8, 1931 in...

Jul 17, 2013

Pauline Harrington Dunson Riddle, 91, passed away after a lengthy illness in her Waco residence on July 17, 2013, just 20 days short of her 92nd birthday. A funeral service in tribute to her life will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, July 19, in the Waco Memorial Park Chapel, with viewing 30 minutes prior to the service. Pauline...

Jul 16, 2013

Carol McAfee Ellis, 65, passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2013. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at OakCrest Funeral Home. Burial will be in Rosemound Cemetery. Carol was born in Waco, and graduated from Richfield High School in 1966. She was a retired office manager. She was preceded in death by her father, Gerald McAfee. She is survived by her...