Obituaries

Charles Jackson

Charles Jackson

Jul 18, 2006

Wayne Jackson 12-9-1929 ? 7-18-2006 Charles Wayne Jackson 76, passed away Tuesday. Services will be 2:00 P.M. Friday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. with Rev. Mike Toby officiating. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Mr. Jackson was born December 9, 1929 in Post, Texas to Charles Alexander Jackson and Addie Pearl Gray...

Hamilton White

Hamilton White

Jul 15, 2006

Hamilton White 87, passed away Saturday July 15, 2006. Services will be on Thursday, July 20, at 10:00 a.m. at the First Christian Church, 2102 No. Main, in Del Rio . Burial will follow at West Lawn Cemetery. Mr. White was born March 7, 1919, in Del Rio, Texas to James Elmer White and Martha Hamilton White. He graduated from...

Marie Therrell

Marie Therrell

Jul 14, 2006

Marie Therrell, 80, of Waco passed away peacefully at her home after a battle with cancer. Services will be 10 am Tuesday, July 18, 2006 at OakCrest Funeral Home with Dr. Rodney Kruse. Burial to follow at Rosemound Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 pm on Monday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque. Friends and family may start...

Emma Ballard

Emma Ballard

Jul 12, 2006

Emma Boonie (Hammack) Ballard went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, July12 at the age of 96. Emma was loved by everyone that knew her and especially by her family and her Cornerstone Baptist Church family. Rev. Ivan Ker and Rev. Jim Daniels of Cornerstone Baptist Church will be officiating the funeral service which will be...

Virginia Wier

Virginia Wier

Jul 12, 2006

Virginia Adams Wier, 81, of Hewitt, passed away Wednesday. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Oakwood Cemetery with Pastor Mike Toby officiating. Virginia had lived in Waco for 9 years, and was a member of First Baptist Church of Woodway. She is survived by granddaughters, Tawnya Etzel and Michelle Broadway. I will see all of you in heaven.

Mary Mccord

Mary Mccord

Jul 10, 2006

Mary Virginia Harris Akins McCord passed away on July 10, 2006 at a local nursing home. Graveside Memorial Services will be conducted at the McGregor Cemetery at 5:00 pm. Saturday July 15, 2006. Mrs. McCord was born May 20 1914 in Hedley TX., to Sid E. and Jettie Mae Harris, she graduated from Hedley High School in 1930. In 1934...

Doug Wilson

Doug Wilson

Jul 9, 2006

Douglas R. Wilson, 70, of Waco, died peacefully Sunday, July 9, 2006, in the hospital. Services will be at 2 pm Wednesday, July 12, 2006 at Central Christian Church, 4901 Lake Shore with Dr. Steve Mansen officiating. Burial will follow at White Rock Cemetery in Ross. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 pm Tuesday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520...

Everett German

Everett German

Jul 9, 2006

Everett Lee German, 55, of Waco, passed away Sunday, July 9, 2006, at a local hospital. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Gholson Cemetery with Rev. Lawrence Kirkpatrick officiating. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque. Everett was born November 17, 1950 in Waco to Johnny and Odessa (Stubblefield)...

Jeanette Hardin

Jeanette Hardin

Jul 6, 2006

Private graveside

Fred Cotten

Fred Cotten

Jul 5, 2006

Fred Sylvin Cotten, 99 of Waco passed away at a local care center. Services will be 11am Tuesday, July 11, at Columbus Avenue Baptist Church, 1300 Columbus Ave., with Dr. David Shuttlesworth officiating. Burial will be 1pm Wednesday at Holland Cemetery in Kountze, Texas. Visitation will be from 6 to 8pm Monday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. Fred...

James Jones

James Jones

Jul 4, 2006

James Jones, 61, of Waco, passed away Tuesday, July 4, 2006. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque. James was born December 13, 1944 to Harry Judson Jones and Nealie Bond Jones in Gatesville. He attended Waco public schools, graduating from Waco High. He had a master's degree from North Texas State University...

James Apsey

James Apsey

Jul 4, 2006

James "Jim" Frederick Apsey, 68, of McGregor, passed away on Tuesday, July 4, 2006, at his home. The Lord took him home after a long, courageous battle against lung cancer. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 8, at the OakCrest Funeral Home Chapel, 4520 Bosque Blvd., with Chaplain Patricia Patton officiating. A memorial video honoring his life will...

Peter Perlejewski

Peter Perlejewski

Jul 4, 2006

Peter Perlejewski, 57 of Waco passed away on July 4, 2006. Services will be at 2 pm Monday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque.

Celestino Piedra

Celestino Piedra

Jul 3, 2006

Celestino Piedra January 16, 1938 ? July 3, 2006 Celestino Piedra, 68 of Waco passed away on Monday, July 3, 2006. Graveside services will be 11am Thursday, July 6, 2006 at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6pm Wednesday followed by the Rosary at 7pm at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. Celestino was born on January 16, 1938 in Las...

Myrna Neal

Myrna Neal

Jul 3, 2006

Myrna Mae Neal, 73, of Waco, passed away Monday, July 3, 2006, at her home. Services will be at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 5, at the OakCrest Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. David Hyers of First Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will be at Killeen Memorial Park at 3 p.m. Wednesday. Viewing will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday...

Chun Ko

Chun Ko

Jul 1, 2006

Chun Cha Ko November 15,1944 - July 1, 2006 Chun Cha Ko, 61, passed away on Saturday July 1, 2006 in McGregor. Commital service at 10 a.m. Saturday at Waco Memorial Park Mauseolum Chapel. Mrs. Ko was born on November 15th, 1944 in South Korea and moved to the United States on June 27th, 1976 with her husband, 4 daughters,...

Gloria Diaz

Gloria Diaz

Jul 1, 2006

Gloria Diaz, 56, of Waco, passed away Saturday, July 1, 2006. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Lawrence Solar as celebrant. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery. Rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 4, at OakCrest Funeral Home followed by visitation with the family. A...

Sharon Benham

Sharon Benham

Jun 30, 2006

Sharon "Kaye" Benham, 56, of Lorena, passed away on Friday, June 30, 2006. SERVICES Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, July 3, at the Oakwood Cemetery in Waco with her cousin Richie Oakes officiating. There will be no visitation. HER LIFE Kaye was born on January 24, 1950. She was the first child of proud parents Raymond...

Ronnie Bruce

Ronnie Bruce

Jun 26, 2006

Ronnie Bruce, 56, of Crawford, passed away suddenly on Monday, June 26, 2006 in Waco, Texas. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, June 30, at the Crawford High School Gym with Mr. John Rainey officiating. Burial will follow in the Bosqueville Cemetery at Waco (near the intersection of Rock Creek Road and Steinbeck Bend Road). Visitation will be...

Fabian Garcia

Fabian Garcia

Jun 26, 2006

Fabian Garcia, Sr., 54, of Waco, passed away in a San Antonio hospital early Monday morning. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd., with rosary at 7 p.m. A memorial video will be shown during the visitation. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 29, at St. Francis Catholic Church. Those...