Obituaries

Jack Murphey

Jack Murphey

Jun 22, 2011

Mr. Jack Murphey , age 60, of Waco, Texas, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, June 22, 2011, at his residence. SERVICES Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Saturday, June 25, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church with Rev. Billy Tweety officiating. Visitation with the family will be 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Friday, June 24, at the home of Mr. and Mrs....

Thomas Yezzi

Thomas Yezzi

Jun 21, 2011

Thomas Louis Yezzi died Tuesday, June, 21, 2011 at Scott & White hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Funeral Services will be 10 a.m. Friday, June 24 at Meier Settlement UMC with Jerry Arthur officiating. Visitation will be 6 - 8 p.m. Thursday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. Tom was born December 19, 1942 in Philadelphia, PA to...

Glendene Dean

Glendene Dean

Jun 20, 2011

Winnie Glendene McKee Dean, 88, of Austin, passed peacefully into the arms of her Lord on Monday, June 20, 2011 at her residence. Services will be 10 a.m. Friday, June 24, at OakCrest Funeral Home with Dr. J. Tom Shelton, pastor of First Baptist Church of Moody, and Rev. Greg Willis of Austin, officiating. Burial will follow in Robinson Cemetery....

Nicholas Carter

Nicholas Carter

Jun 17, 2011

Nick Carter , age 15, of Waco, Texas, passed away Friday, June 17, 2011. SERVICES Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m. Monday, June 27, at OakCrest Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Rosemound Cemetery. Visitation with Nick's family will be 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. LIFE STORY Nick was born April 11,...

Captain Albers

Captain Albers

Jun 16, 2011

Capt. E.G. Albers, retired Texas Ranger and veteran law enforcement officer, died Thursday, June 16, 2011 at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center. Services Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Tuesday, at Western Heights Baptist Church, 6301 Bosque Blvd., with Mr. Rex Whittaker officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation Visitation will be 6 - 8 p.m. Monday at OakCrest Funeral...

Theresa Dum

Theresa Dum

Jun 16, 2011

Theresa Quiram Dum December 4, 1925 - June 16, 2011 Theresa Quiram Akard Dum passed away at her home on June 16, 2011. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 21, 2011 in the sanctuary of OakCrest Funeral Home with Rev. James Menke officiating. Visitation will be Monday, June 20, from 6-8 pm at the funeral home. Burial will be...

Edna Denney

Edna Denney

Jun 12, 2011

Edna F. Denney, 87, of Waco, died Sunday, June 12, 2011 in Waco. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 15, at Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum with Rev. Jim Gray officiating. Burial will follow in Waco Memorial Park. Visitation with Edna's family will begin at noon prior to the service in the Mausoleum Chapel. Edna was born September 3,...

Brooks Sampson

Brooks Sampson

Jun 11, 2011

Cremation was arranged through OakCrest Funeral Home

Virginia Smith

Virginia Smith

Jun 11, 2011

Virginia "Ginny" Lee Smith, 84, of Woodway, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2011 at a local nursing home after battling Alzheimer's disease. A memorial service honoring her life will be held 11:30 a.m. Saturday, June 18, 2011 at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd with Rev. Su Milam officiating. Ginny was born Christmas day in 1926 in Neodasha, KS to...

Jerry Solomon

Jerry Solomon

Jun 10, 2011

Jerry D. Solomon July 18, 1935 - June 10, 2011 Jerry D. Solomon, 75, of China Spring, passed away Friday, June 10, 2011 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Monday, June 13 at OakCrest Funeral Home with Rev. Stephen Daywitt and Rev. Ronnie Hackworth officiating. Interment will follow at Waco Memorial Park...

Pat Strother

Pat Strother

Jun 8, 2011

_____________________________________________________________ Pat Strother, 67, of Waco, passed away at her home Wednesday, June 8, 2011. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday, June 10, at Seventh & James Baptist Church. A reception will be held in Harper Hall following the service. Pat was born September 17, 1943 in Meridian to J.O. and Ann Martin Strother. She earned a bachelor's degree in...

Billie Morgan

Billie Morgan

Jun 8, 2011

Billie Margaret Reeves Morgan, 84, went home to her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Wednesday, June 8, 2011. She passed away in a local hospital. Family and friends are invited to visitation from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, June 10, at Oak Crest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Boulevard in Waco. A graveside service, followed by burial, will be conducted...

Dwight Worthey

Dwight Worthey

Jun 7, 2011

Services pending

Jim Truitt

Jim Truitt

Jun 7, 2011

Dr. Jim Truitt went to be with his heavenly Father after a bout with pancreatic cancer on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at his residence. Services will be 10 a.m., Saturday, June 11, 2011 at First United Methodist Church, Waco, Texas with Rev. Stephen Ramsdell officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m....

Elizabeth Johnson

Elizabeth Johnson

Jun 6, 2011

Cremation was arranged through OakCrest Funeral Home

Donald Hollinger

Donald Hollinger

Jun 5, 2011

Don "Sarge" Hollinger, 70, of Waco, passed away Sunday, June 5, 2011 at his residence. Graveside services with full military honors will be 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at Chapel Hill Cemetery followed by a memorial service at 12:30 p.m. at Central Christian Church, 4901 Lake Shore Drive, with Rev. Richard Roland officating. Don was born April 11, 1941...

Cleo Schacherbauer

Cleo Schacherbauer

Jun 3, 2011

Cleo I. Schacherbauer, 90, of Lorena passed away Friday, June 3rd at her home surrounded by her loved ones. Graveside services will be 10am, Tuesday, June 7th at Oakwood cemetery with Pastor Louis Haak to officiate. There will be an open visitation from 8am to 5pm on Monday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. Cleo was born on February...

Joseph Hayner

Joseph Hayner

May 31, 2011

Mr. Joseph Scott Hayner, 43, of Dallas, a big man with a gentle soul, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2011. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Friday, June 3, 2011 at Oakwood Cemetery with the Rev. Chuck Treadwell, Rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, officiating. Soloist at the graveside service will be Cathy Hawes and Bill Herridge will perform on...

Dean Schwartz

Dean Schwartz

May 31, 2011

Dean Joseph Schwartz, of Waco, died peacefully in his sleep Tuesday, May 31, 2011, at the age of 89. A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, June 4, 2011 at Central Presbyterian Church, 9191 Woodway Drive, Waco 76712. Inurnment will be held at a later date in Wellman, Iowa. Dean was born July 8, 1921 near Wellman, Iowa, the...

Marciano Barrera

Marciano Barrera

May 30, 2011

Marciano "Chory" Barrera, 51, passed away Monday, May 30, 2011 in a motor vehicle accident. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Friday, June 3, at St. Francis Catholic Church with burial following at Rosemound Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Thursday with a Rosary recited at 6 p.m. at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. He was...