Obituaries

W.A. Miner

W.A. Miner

Dec 18, 2010

W.A. Miner September 20, 1920 - December 18, 2010 W.A. "Bill" Miner, 90 of Waco passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2010 at a local hospital after a short illness. Services will be held 1 p.m. Monday, December 27, 2010 at OakCrest Funeral Home Chapel with Msgr. Mark Deering officiationg. Burial will be in Topeka, Kansas on Friday, Dec. 31,...

Joe Valdez

Joe Valdez

Dec 18, 2010

Joe Reyna Valdez, of Corpus Christi, passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2010. Funeral Services will be 10 a.m. Monday, December 27, 2010 at St. Francis with Deacon Jessie Garza officiating. The family will receive friends and family from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, December 26, 2010. Rosary be recited at 4 p.m. at OakCrest Funeral Home.

Kevin Rice

Kevin Rice

Dec 18, 2010

Kevin Andrea Rice, 35, of Waco passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2010 at a local hospital. Graveside services will be 2pm Wednesday at Oakwood Cemetery with Pastor Gary Mainor to officiate. There will be no formal visitation, friends and family may come by OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. to pay their respect on Tuesday 8-5 and Wednesday 8-12....

Thomas Benson

Thomas Benson

Dec 17, 2010

Thomas E. Benson, 77, of Waco, passed away Friday, December 17, 2010. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 21, at OakCrest Funeral Home with Rev. Steve Adams officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Rosemound Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 pm - 8 pm Monday, December 20, at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Boulevard. Thomas was born March...

Thelma Roy

Thelma Roy

Dec 12, 2010

Thelma Lee Roy December 3, 1922 - December 12, 2010 Thelma Lee Roy, 88, of Mart passed away December 12, 2010 at a local hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010 at Carver Park Baptist Church in Waco, Tx. with Pastor Gaylon P. Foreman officiating. The visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Friday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520...

Billy Merritt

Billy Merritt

Dec 11, 2010

Billy Joe Merritt, 84, of Waco passed away on Saturday, December 11, 2010 at a local care center. Graveside services will be 1pm Monday at Rosemound with the Rev. Jim Gray officiating. Visitation will be from 5-7pm on Sunday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. Billy was born on November 16, 1926 in Axtell to Fred and Lena (Robertson)...

William Moore

William Moore

Dec 10, 2010

William "Bill" Madison Moore, 86, of Waco, died Friday, December 10, 2010. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at Rosemound Cemetery with Rev. Jim Gray officiating. Mr. Moore was born October 14, 1924 in Waco to Joseph Douglas Moore and Catherine Baccus Moore. He worked in radio for several years in Beaumont and later in Shreveport...

Olivia Corley

Olivia Corley

Dec 8, 2010

Olivia Riojas Corley October 23, 1938-December 8, 2010 Olivia Corley, 72 of Waco passed away on December 8, 2010. Memorial services will be 6pm, Tuesday December 14, 2010 at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. Olivia was born on October 23, 1938 to John and Beatrice Riojas in Falls County. She was preceded in death by her parents and several...

Carrie Hoffman

Carrie Hoffman

Dec 6, 2010

Carrie Helen "Joy" Hoffman, 88, of Waco and formerly of Gatesville, passed away Monday, December 6, 2010. Visitation with her family will be from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday, December 13, 2010 at the First United Methodist Church in Gatesville. In addition, a second time to share memories and thoughts with her family will be from 5 p.m. to...

Martha Colbert

Martha Colbert

Dec 6, 2010

Martha Lee (Hay) Colbert died Monday, December 6, 2010 at Regent Care Center. Services will be 10 a.m., Thursday, December 9, at OakCrest Funeral Home, with Rev. Curtis Holland officiating and Rev. Leslie Rosencrans assisting. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 pm. - 7 p.m. Wednesday, December 8, 2010, at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Boulevard....

Gloma Hubbs

Gloma Hubbs

Dec 4, 2010

Services are pending.

Apolonio Lopez

Apolonio Lopez

Dec 1, 2010

Al Lopez, 59, of Waco, passed away Wednesday, December 1, 2010 at his residence. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, December 6, 2010 at St. Francis Catholic Church with Deacon Jesse Garza officiating. The Rosary will be recited at 5 p.m. Sunday, December 5, at OakCrest Funeral Home with visitation following until 7 p.m. Al was born January 30,...

Maggie Stewart

Maggie Stewart

Nov 27, 2010

Services are pending

Ollie Welch

Ollie Welch

Nov 26, 2010

Ollie B. Welch, 90, of Waco, went to her heavenly home Friday, November 26, 2010. Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m. Monday, November 29, 2010 at OakCrest Funeral Home with Mark Wible officiating. Burial will follow at Rosemound Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, November 28, at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd....

Leslie Summey

Leslie Summey

Nov 25, 2010

Retired City of Waco Fire Chief Leslie T. Summey, age 91, passed away November 25, 2010. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, December 4 at Oakwood Cemetery with Rev. Curtis Holland officiating. A procession to the cemetery led by the Waco Fire Department will leave the OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. at 12:30 p.m. Saturday. The family will...

Eunice Neumann

Eunice Neumann

Nov 25, 2010

Merle Neumann, 72, of Waco, went to be with our Heavenly Father Thursday, November 25, 2010 at Providence Health Center. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, November 29, 2010 at Grace Temple Baptist Church with Reverend Jeff Huckeby officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, November 28, at OakCrest...

Patrick Sullivan

Patrick Sullivan

Nov 23, 2010

Patrick "Pat" Sullivan, 69, of Richmond and formerly of Seguin, passed away Tuesday, November 23, 2010. Final viewing will be 2 p.m. Monday, November 29, at OakCrest Funeral Home followed by a procession departing at 2:30 p.m. with a 3 p.m. graveside services at Holy Cross Cemetery officiated by Monsignor Mark Deering. Rosary with Deacon Greg George as celebrant will...

Charles Reeves

Charles Reeves

Nov 22, 2010

Charles Ray "Chuck" Reeves, age 65, passed away Monday, November 22, 2010 in Marlin. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Chuck was born November 3, 1945 in New Boston to F. L. Reeves and Savannah Tucker Reeves. He was employed as a truck driver for many years and was a resident of Marlin for 20 years. He...

Barbara Lebar

Barbara Lebar

Nov 21, 2010

Barbara LeBar, 72, of Waco, passed away November 21, 2010 at a local care center. Private graveside services will be held at Oakwood Cemetery. Ms. LeBar was born October 13, 1938 in Batavia, New York to Melvin M. LeBar and Ethel Johnson LeBar. She graduated with honors from Olean High School in Olean, New York, winning a New York Regents...

Wilder Chandler

Wilder Chandler

Nov 17, 2010

Wilder Eugene Scooter Chandler IV, 58, of Waco, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 at his residence. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, at OakCrest Funeral Home with Rev. Carl Freeto officiating. Burial will follow in Pendleton Cemetery at 3 p.m. Visitation will be 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque...