Obituaries

Charles Powell

Charles Powell

Feb 26, 2010

Charles Roger Powell passed away Friday, February 26, 2010 at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco, Texas, after succumbing to complications with lung cancer. A memorial service celebrating his life will be at 10:00 AM, Monday, March 1, 2010 at Central United Methodist Church, 5740 N. State Highway 6 (on Bagby Ave.). Roger was born Feb. 13, 1952 in Austin,...

Milburn O'Dowd

Milburn O'Dowd

Feb 21, 2010

Milburn Martin "Mike" O'Dowd Jr., passed away suddenly at his residence of heart failure Feb. 21, 2010. Graveside services with military honors will be 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010 at Oakwood Cemetery with the Dr. Jimmie Johnson officiating. Mike was born Dec. 10, 1944, in Waco, Texas, to Milburn Martin "Mickey" and Mary Alice Reaves O'Dowd, Sr. He grew...

Garland Martin

Garland Martin

Feb 20, 2010

Garland B. Martin, Sr. November 30, 1921 - February 20, 2010 Garland Bishop Martin, Sr., 88, of Waco, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2010 at Providence Hospital. Services will be 1 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 24, at First Church of Nazarene, 6015 Cobbs Drive, with the Rev. Roger Huff officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation...

Carmon Fountain

Carmon Fountain

Feb 20, 2010

Carmon Frances Fountain, age 87 and a 36 year resident of Waco, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2010 at her residence. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, at OakCrest Funeral Home with burial at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday prior to the service. Born on April 6, 1922, Carmon was the...

Sarah Eisenbeis

Sarah Eisenbeis

Feb 19, 2010

Sarah Frances Eisenbeis, 91, of Waco, passed away Friday, February 19, 2010. Mass of Resurrection will be 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22, at St. Catherine's Chapel with Msgr. Mark Deering officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. Mrs. Eisenbeis was...

William Patterson

William Patterson

Feb 17, 2010

William M. Patterson July 10, 1925 - February 17, 2010 William Monroe Patterson passed away February 17, 2010. Services with military honors will be 10 a.m. Sunday at Union Cemetery in Teague. Visitation will be 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday, February 20, at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. William was born July 10, 1925 in LaGrange, Georgia, and...

Geneva Garcia

Geneva Garcia

Feb 16, 2010

Geneva Ann Garcia of Fort Worth, Texas went to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth. Services will be 3 p.m. Monday, February 22, at OakCrest Funeral Home with burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21. Geneva was born in Waco,...

D. Nystrom

D. Nystrom

Feb 15, 2010

D. J. (Johnny) Nystrom May 21, 1924 - February 15,2010 D. J. (Johnny) Nystrom, 85, of Crawford, passed away peacefully surrounded by members of his loving family on Monday, February 15, 2010 at Providence Health Center. Mass of Resurrection will be 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 18 at St. Louis Catholic Church with Msgr. Mark Deering officiating. Burial with Military Honors...

Bertha Cain

Bertha Cain

Feb 14, 2010

Bertha F. Gregg Cain, 93, of Waco, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2010, in a Waco nursing facility. Services will be 4:00 p.m. Thursday, February 18, at Lake Shore Baptist Church, 5801 Bishop Drive, with her son-in-law, Harry C. (Buddy) Powell, Rev. Sharlande Sledge, and Rev. Dorisanne Cooper officiating. A graveside service will be Friday at Fort Sam Houston National...

Deborah Bruning

Deborah Bruning

Feb 14, 2010

Debbie Bruning, 53, of Waco, passed away suddenly Sunday, February 14, 2010 at her residence. Graveside services will be 11:30 a.m. Thursday, February 18, at Waco Memorial Park with Chaplain Curtis Holland officiating. Debbie was born March 16, 1956 in Waco to Roger Bruning and Patricia Hammond Bruning. She was a member of the order of the Eastern Star and...

Clinton Dickey

Clinton Dickey

Feb 13, 2010

Clinton William Dickey, age 22, formerly of Waco, passed away at his residence in College Station, Saturday, February 13, 2010. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Friday, February 19, 2010 at St. Louis Catholic Church with Father Gregory Waldrop as celebrant. Burial with military honors will follow at the Central Texas Veterans Cemetery in Killeen. The rosary will...

Tanya Strong

Tanya Strong

Feb 9, 2010

Tanya Leann Strong, age 19, passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center from the results of an automobile accident. Memorial services will be 12 noon Saturday, February 13, 2010 at the LaQuinta Inn and Suites, 2912 North Hwy 75 in Sherman, Texas. Tanya was born October 4, 1990 in Vernon, Texas to Eddy V. Strong, Jr....

Dorothy Summey

Dorothy Summey

Feb 7, 2010

Dorothy Summey, 87, of Waco, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2010. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10, at Oakwood Cemetery with the Rev. Curtis Holland officiating. Visitation will be 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. Dorothy was born October 16, 1922 in Waco and married Leslie T. Summey...

Irma Edmundson

Irma Edmundson

Feb 7, 2010

Irma Lee Edmundson, 87, of Waco, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2010. Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m. Thursday, February 11, 2010 at the OakCrest Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Brad St. Romain officiating. Interment will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. Thursday morning prior to the service. Irma Lee was...

Charles Williams

Charles Williams

Feb 5, 2010

Charles "Fred" Williams October 8, 1925 - February 5, 2010 Charles "Fred" Williams, age 84, of Woodway, passed away Friday, February 5, 2010 at Providence Health Center. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday, February 8, 2010 at Crestview Church of Christ with Kevin Williams and Dr. Jim Martin officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 5...

Monty Moses

Monty Moses

Jan 31, 2010

Monty Lee Moses II February 26, 1975 - January 31, 2010 Monty Lee "Bubba" Moses II, 34, of Waco, passed away Sunday, January 31, 2010. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at Riesel Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m Monday at OakCrest Funeral Home. Monty was born in Waco to Monty Lee Moses and...

Hazel Justice

Hazel Justice

Jan 29, 2010

Hazel Christine Justice November 27, 1917 - January 29, 2010 Hazel Christine Justice, 92, rejoined family members that left before her on Friday, January 29, 2010. She will be laid to rest in the family cemetery in Donie, Tx. Miss Justice was born on the family farm in Limestone County on November 27, 1917. She was the oldest of five...

Wade Colbert

Wade Colbert

Jan 29, 2010

Wade Burton Colbert February 28, 1927 - January 29, 2009 Wade Burton Colbert, 82, died Friday, January 29, 2010, in Waco. Services will be 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, at OakCrest Funeral Home with Dr. Raymond Bailey and the Rev. Curtis Holland officiating. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 - 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, at...

Billy Ruiz

Billy Ruiz

Jan 28, 2010

Billy Joe Ruiz March 22, 1973 - January 28, 2010 Billy Joe Ruiz, 36, of Waco, passed away at his residence Thursday, January 28, 2010. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at the OakCrest Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. The rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Monday at OakCrest Funeral Home,...

Billie Cass

Billie Cass

Jan 28, 2010

BILLIE JOE CASS Billie Joe Cass, 90, was born on June 18, 1919, to Louie Nathaniel and Sue Alice "Sudie" Cass in Brownwood, TX. He was raised in Mosheim, TX. He died peacefully in Plano TX on January 28, 2010, with his family by his side. A 1942 graduate of Texas A&M and proud Aggie all his life. Bill immediately...