Obituaries

Fleeta Collier

Fleeta Collier

Nov 6, 2005

Fleeta Mae Collier, 87, departed this world to claim a new body with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on November 6, 2005. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Oakwood Cemetery in Waco with the Rev. George Brock officiating. Visitation for friends and family will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520...

Alan Cummings

Alan Cummings

Nov 3, 2005

Alan Cummings May 17, 1952 – November 3, 2005 Alan Ray Cummings, 53, of Waco, passed away Thursday in a Waco hospital. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Cogdell Memorial United Methodist Church with Rev. Kay Hawkins officiating. A reception with the family will follow. Alan was born in Georgetown to Jean (Thrush) Cummings and the...

Bryant Burleson

Bryant Burleson

Nov 3, 2005

_______________________________________________________________________________ Bryant Edward Burleson December 26, 1953 – November 3, 2005 __________________________________________ Bryant Edward Burleson, 51, of China Spring, passed away unexpectedly at home and was pronounced dead at a local hospital on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2005, the same day as his only son's 30th birthday. A celebration of Bryant's life is set for 10 a.m. Monday at the OakCrest...

Ruby Dudley

Ruby Dudley

Oct 29, 2005

Ruby Harrison Dudley, 71, died Saturday the 29th day of October at her home in Waco after a long courageous battle with lung cancer. Visitation will be from 10 am to 12 noon on Tuesday, November 1, 2005 in Waco at the Oak Crest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Rosemound...

Matthew Simcik

Matthew Simcik

Oct 25, 2005

February 28, 1963 ? October 25, 2005 Matthew G. Simcik, 42, of Oklahoma City, Ok., passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2005, at the OU Medical Center following a heart attack. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, at St. Mary's Catholic Church of the Assumption with Father Angelo Berdini officiating. Matthew was born February 28, 1963...

Faustino Chavez

Faustino Chavez

Oct 24, 2005

_________________________________________________________________________________________ Faustino Chavez February 17, 1933 - October 24, 2005 _________________________________________________________________________________________ Faustino Delgado Chavez, 72, passed away Monday, October 24, 2005, at home. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Deacon Bob Wehrer officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery. Rosary will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday at OakCrest Funeral Home. Faustino was a...

Kenneth Holcomb

Kenneth Holcomb

Oct 23, 2005

Kenneth Ray Holcomb, 43, of Lacy-Lakeview, passed away Saturday, October 22, 2005, at Providence Hospital after a brief illness. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Oakwood Cemetery with Pastor Greg Way officiating. Visitation will be 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at OakCrest Funeral Home. Kenneth was born January 10, 1962 in Abilene to Marvin and Wilma (Rose) Holcomb. He worked...

Henry Hromadka

Henry Hromadka

Oct 20, 2005

Henry Hromadka, 85, of Waco, passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2005 at a local care center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Monday, October 24 at St. Louis Catholic Church with Father David Liebham as celebrant. Burial with full military honors will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery in West. Rosary will be recited...

Patricia Carroll

Patricia Carroll

Oct 19, 2005

_____________________________________________________________ Patricia "Pat" Murphy Carroll August 24, 1955-October 19, 2005 _____________________________________________________________ Patricia "Pat" Murphy Carroll went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday afternoon, October 19, 2005 at Providence Hospital in Waco, Texas following a three-month battle with brain cancer. Visitation with the family will be Friday, October 21 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at OakCrest Funeral Home in Waco. A...

Milford Springfield

Milford Springfield

Oct 18, 2005

Milford Springfield September 11, 1927 to October 18, 2005 ___________________________________________________ Milford Ray Springfield, 78, of Waco, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2005. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, at the Western Heights Baptist Church, 6301 Bosque Blvd., Waco, with the Rev. Mike Patterson officiating. Eulogists will be Mitchell Parrish and Albert Treadway. Burial will follow in the...

Lemmah Alexander

Lemmah Alexander

Oct 15, 2005

Graveside Services 1 p.m., Thursday, Oct 20, 2005 Oakwood Cemetery Rev. Bill Austin, Officiating

Catherine Cooper

Catherine Cooper

Oct 8, 2005

Catherine, known to loved ones as Kitty, was born to Stella and Thomas Tomlinson on January 26, 1906. They lived in Ludlow, Mississippi. She grew up in Mississippi, where her father was a Baptist minister. During her early teens, along with an older sister and a younger brother, the family moved to Fort Worth, Texas where her father pursued pastoral...

Ophelia Medina

Ophelia Medina

Oct 2, 2005

___________________________________________________________________________________ Ophelia "Faye" Medina August 24, 1937 – October 2, 2005 ___________________________________________________________________________________ Ophelia "Faye" Medina, 68, of Waco, passed away Sunday, October 2, 2005 at a local hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, at the Harvest Time Revival Center, 2708 Robinson Drive, with Pastor Lee Farmer officiating. Burial will follow in the Oakwood Cemetery. A prayer...

Margie Manuel

Margie Manuel

Sep 27, 2005

_________________________________________________________________________________ Margie Dee Manuel April 29, 1929 – September 27, 2005 _________________________________________________________________________________ Margie Dee Manuel, 76, of Waco, passed away Tuesday in a local nursing center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Waco Memorial Park with Rev. Curtis Holland officiating. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque. Margie was born...

Jose Lerma

Jose Lerma

Sep 26, 2005

_______________________________________________________________________________________ Jose Lerma July 4, 1946 – September 26, 2005 _______________________________________________________________________________________ Jose E. Lerma, 59, of Waco, died in an accident in La Loma, Mexico on Monday, September 26, 2005. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Frances on the Brazos Catholic Church at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, September 30, 2005, with Father Roman Burgos as celebrant....

Susan Tovar

Susan Tovar

Sep 24, 2005

_____________________________________________________________________________ Susie Hernandez Tovar October 30, 1942 – September 24, 2005 _____________________________________________________________________________ Susan "Susie" Hernandez Tovar, 62, went home peacefully on September 24, 2005 to join our Heavenly Father with family and friends by her side after a courageous battle with cancer. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mighty Wind Worship Center with Pastor Joe Carbajal officiating. Burial...

Norma Hankins

Norma Hankins

Sep 22, 2005

___________________________________________________________________________________ Norma Jean Hankins, 79, of Waco, passed away Thursday, September 22, in a Waco hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at OakCrest Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jim Gray officiating. Burial will follow in Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque. Norma was born October 17,...

Neta Clendennen

Neta Clendennen

Sep 22, 2005

OBITUARY ____________________________________________________________________ Neta Clendennen, 73 of Waco, passed away at a local health care center Thursday, September 22, 2005. Services will be at 10 am Monday at the OakCrest Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Duane Hoxworth officiating. Burial to follow at Chapel Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 pm on Sunday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520...

Freda Niederer

Freda Niederer

Sep 21, 2005

Freda Niederer December 12, 1914 – September 21, 2005 Freda Mae Niederer, 90 of Waco passed away at a local care center. Services will be 2pm Friday at OakCrest Funeral Home with burial in Rosemound Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8pm Thursday at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd. Freda was born in Porter Springs to Paul and...

James Atkins

James Atkins

Sep 18, 2005

__________________________________________________________________ James Adkins James A. (Deb) Adkins, 79, of Waco, TX, passed away at home on Sunday, September 18, 2005. He was a former resident of Eldon, Missouri and Marshalltown, Iowa. Deb was born on December 23, 1925, near Dunbar, Iowa. He was the eighth of ten children born to James Thomas Adkins and Clara Jane Ralls Adkins. He was...