Obituaries

Jun 3, 2007

_________________________________________________________________________ Lydia "Irene" Mansolo, 29, a lifetime Waco resident, died Sunday. Arrangements have been changed to OakCrest Funeral Home where services will be 10 a.m. Friday, June 9, with Ruben Andrade officiating. Burial will follow at Santa Cruz Cemetery. A prayer service will be 7 p.m. Friday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. She was preceded in death by...

Jun 3, 2007

___________________________________________________ Christian Marton October 4, 1985 to June 3, 2007 Christian Ilie Marton, 21, of Axtell, the pride and joy of his family, went to his Lord on Sunday, June 3, 2007 in Dallas, way before his time. A celebration of his life will be at 2 p.m. Friday, June 7, at the OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque, with Pete...

Jun 2, 2007

___________________________________________________________________________________________ VERNON MORGAN JULY 30, 1918-JUNE 2, 2007 Vernon Lee Morgan, 88, passed away Saturday morning, June 2, 2007 at his home in Waco. Visitation will be Sunday the 3rd of June from 6 to 8 p.m. at the OakCrest Funeral Home 4520 Bosque. Graveside services will be Monday at 2:00 p.m. at Chapel Hill Memorial Park with Chaplain Ron...

May 30, 2007

May 29, 2007

Rubert (Pee Wee) E. Richter October 25, 1926 to May 29, 2007 Mr. Rubert (Pee Wee) E. Richter of Waco passed into Heaven Tuesday, May 29, 2007. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Friday, June 1 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Bellmead with Pastors Eddie Scheler and Joel Boesche officiating. Burial will follow at Gerald Cemetery with military honors....

May 28, 2007

__________________________________________________________________________________ Mel Smith, Jr., 39, manager of Gardens of Memories Crematory, died suddenly near Llano Monday. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Temple Funeral Home. Burial will be in Moffat Cemetery with OakCrest Funeral Home assisting. Send memorials for his children to Extraco, PO Box 6122, Temple 76503.

May 28, 2007

Private services will be at OakCrest Funeral Home. God blessed us with Kayoni. She blessed our lives.

May 27, 2007

_______________________________________________________________________________________________ Elfreda Kroll Pierce, 84, of Waco, passed away Sunday, May 27, 2007. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at OakCrest Funeral Home with Dr. Doug Shaffer officiating. Burial will be in Rosemound Cemetery of Waco, Texas. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. A memorial video will be shown during visitation. Elfreda...

May 26, 2007

____________________________________________________________________________________ Charlie moved on to his home in Heaven May 26, 2007. He valued his salvation and truly loved the Lord. Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Rosemound Cemetery officiated by his good friend and pastor, Rev. Charlie Brown of McGregor Baptist Church. Friends may visit OakCrest Funeral Home between 8 am and 8 p.m. Tuesday to pay their...

May 22, 2007

[b]\________________________________________________________________________________/ DIRECTIONS TO CRAWFORD CEMETERY ARE SHOWN ON THE RIGHT. CLICK THE WORD "MAP" TO SEE A DETAILED MAP TO CRAWFORD CEMETERY. 1. Go WEST on Highway 6 (towards Valley Mills) 2. Turn LEFT onto Highway 185 3. Go 8 miles and turn RIGHT on a paved road just pass the Crawford City Limits sign (This intersection is also marked...

May 21, 2007

______________________________________________________________________________________ Jane came into the world in the midst of six feet of snow, born February 7, 1914 in Elmira, New York to Charles M. and Mary (Steigmeier) Volker. She lived in Elmira until 1990, when she moved to Texas to live with her family. The angels helped Jane travel peacefully home to her Heavenly Father on Monday May 21,...

May 16, 2007

_________________________________________________________ Kenneth Earl Cook, 63, of Lorena succumbed to lung cancer at home on Wednesday, May 16, 2007. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at the OakCrest Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. James Tippit of Harris Creek Baptist Church officiating. Visitation will be Friday, May 18, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the OakCrest Funeral...

May 10, 2007

_________________________________________________________________________________ Matthew David Johnson December 17, 1994 – May 10, 2008 Matthew David Johnson, age 22, beloved son of Candyce House Johnson of Waco and James K. Johnson of Dallas, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2007 in Boulder, Colorado where he was a senior at the University of Colorado Boulder. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday,...

May 10, 2007

________________________________________________________________________________________ Thomas Whitaker, 79, of Waco, a retired salesman and distributorship vice president who spent most of his career in Ohio, died Thursday night of complications from Alzheimer's disease. For a brief period, he worked as a salesman for a Dallas-based ornamental ironworks company covering a large swath of the American Southwest, including Texas and Oklahoma, during the devastating drought...

May 9, 2007

Dona Sharon Rozelle Moore Puckett, 63, a Waco native, died Wednesday, May 9, 2007 at her residence in Harlingen. A Memorial service will be held Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. at OakCrest Funeral Home with Rev. David Story officiating. Music will be performed by Marian McElroy. Dona was born in Waco on May 12, 1943 to Jack and...

May 8, 2007

Ki'mani Rajhe Jamai Stephens 5 months old of Waco went to be with God May 8, 2007. Graveside services will be 10:00am Saturday May 12, 2007 at Waco Memorial Park. She is the infant daughter of Jamal Stephens and Twana Nelson Toney.

May 4, 2007

Leta Flynt, 88 of Waco, passed away Friday May 4, 2007 in Waco at a local nursing facility. Services are pending and will be announced at a later date. Leta was born October 26, 1918 in Thayer, Mo. to Elgin and Grace Holman (Wales) She is preceded in death by her parents and her husband of 42 years, John Walter...

Apr 27, 2007

________________________________________________________________________________________ James (Jake) Patrick Donahew Jr., age 84, passed away Friday in a local hospital. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Elm Mott United Methodist Church with the Rev. Helen Brock and the Rev. Daryl Phillips officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Friends may come by the OakCrest Funeral Home between 12 noon and 8 p.m. Sunday for...

Apr 27, 2007

____________________________________________________________________________________________ Patricia Ann Kliebert December 29, 1934 - April 27, 2007 Patricia Ann Kliebert, 72, of Woodway passed away peacefully Friday at a local nursing home after a two year battle with cancer. Graveside services will be at Dallas - Fort Worth National Cemetery, date and time to be announced. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Sunday at OakCrest...

Apr 24, 2007

__________________________________________________________________________________________ Imo Jean Maricle, 74, of Waco passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at a local hospital. Services will be 1 pm Friday at OakCrest Funeral Home with burial to follow at Eddy Cemetery in Eddy, Texas. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 pm Thursday at OakCrest Funeral Home. She was born May 16, 1932 in Waco to...