Obituaries

Dec 16, 2016

Mary Clara Rita Moncus McNamara of Waco died Friday, December 16, 2016. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 a.m., Monday, Dec 19, at St. Louis Catholic Church with Father John Guzaldo officiating. Burial will follow at Bosqueville Cemetery. Viewing will be 12 noon – 4 p.m. Sunday at Rita’s home. Visitation will be 6-7 p.m. Sunday at OakCrest...

Dec 16, 2016

Mary Teresa McKay, 96, went to be with her Lord peacefully and gently on Friday, December 16, 2016. Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m., Monday, December 19, at OakCrest Funeral Home. A graveside service will be at 2 p.m., Tuesday, December 20, at Oakwood Cemetery with the Rev. Sharon Cox officiating. Mary will be laid to rest following...

Dec 15, 2016

Dec 14, 2016

Joe B. Aleman, 79 , of Waco, Texas passed away on December 14, 2016, surrounded by his loving family. Graveside Services will be 10 a.m., Saturday, December 17, at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 6 p.m., and a Celebration of Life and Rosary will begin at 7 p.m., at OakCrest Funeral Home. Mr. Aleman was born, November 14, 1937...

Dec 14, 2016

Dec 9, 2016

Known throughout Waco as Mr. Ambold or Red, Willie Neal (“W.N.”) Nix, 97, of Waco, reunited with his beloved wife Frances LaVerne, Friday, December 9, 2016, on what would have been their 77th wedding anniversary in a final act of devotion and enduring love to his one and only. In addition to joining his wife, Red, born the third youngest...

Dec 5, 2016

William “Bill” F. Parr, 74, Vietnam veteran and retired Air Force SMSGT, of Waco, TX passed away at his home surrounded by his family on December 5, 2016. He was born June 6, 1942 in Butte, Montana to William and Kathleen Parr. He attended public schools in Dillon, Montana and graduated from Beaverhead County High School. In 1961, Bill joined...

Dec 3, 2016

Reva Winona Baugh (Winona), born April 29, 1933 passed away Saturday morning December 3, 2016 to rejoin her husband, Maj. Lester I Baugh; mother, Opel Littlefield; and father, RW Littlefield. She was 83. She managed to raise three boys, James V. Baugh of Lafayette LA and wife, Beth, and Lester J. Baugh "Joe" of Atkins Ar, and Stephen R. Baugh...

Dec 2, 2016

Hannah Raquel Trate, 25, passed away Friday, December 2, 2016. A Service of Remembrance will be held Thursday, December 8, 2016 at 3 pm at OakCrest Funeral Home. Hannah was born on December 18, 1990 in Honolulu, Hawaii to Michael and Everlyn Trate, while Everlyn was on active duty Air Force stationed at Intelligence Pacific (IPAC) Camp Smith, HI. There...

Dec 2, 2016

Julia Moreno Hunter, 95, passed away peacefully on December 2, 2016 at Providence Hospital in Waco, Texas. The love of family members surrounded her. A Rosary will be said in her memory at 7 p.m., Tuesday, December 6, at OakCrest Funeral Home, with visitation from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10...

Dec 2, 2016

Col. James Lawrence Fletcher, 94, took his final flight to heaven December 2, 2016. He was born February 14, 1922 in Parksley, on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, to George Alfred Fletcher and Bettie Katherine Johnson Fletcher. His father was a farmer and oysterman who passed away when Larry was 12 years old. His mother, a homemaker, and his older...

Dec 1, 2016

Wanda Marie (Samuelson) Pilant, 84, of Robinson, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, December 1, 2016, surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with cancer. Services will be 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 6, at OakCrest Funeral Home with Brother Mike Chance and Brother David Fuller officiating. Burial will follow in Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 3-5...

Nov 29, 2016

Rose-Anne Glassen, 71, of Waco, passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2016. A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m., Thursday, December 1, at OakCrest Funeral Home. Rose-Anne was born September 14, 1945 in Elmira, New York to Leon Bancroft Williams and Edna Mae Evans Williams. She graduated from Odessa-Montour Central in Odessa, New York. She worked as a librarian...

Nov 28, 2016

Ruby Padgett, 91, of Waco, passed away Monday, November 28, 2016. Services will be 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 3, at OakCrest Funeral Home with her grandson Blake Padgett officiating. Burial will follow in Harris Creek Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 2, at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Boulevard. Ruby was born in Moody to Gordon...

Nov 28, 2016

Nov 28, 2016

Evelyn Magee Powell, of Waco, passed away Monday, November 28, 2016, at the age of 102. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, December 1, at Chapel Hill Cemetery. Evelyn was born with her twin sister, Rosalyn Magee, on August 30, 1914 to W.W. Magee and Stella Floy Bearden in Oglesby, Texas. She had her own beauty shop...

Nov 26, 2016

Mary Irene Milberger, 80, of Waco, Texas passed away November 26, 2016, at a local hospital. Mass of Christian burial will be 10:00 am Thursday, December 1, 2016 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with Rev. Joseph F. Geleney, Jr. and Rev. Angelo Bertini as Concelebrants, with burial to follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, November, 30 2016,...

Nov 25, 2016

Jean Samaniego, 82, of Waco, Texas passed away Friday November 25 surrounded by her loving family. Chapel service will be 10:00 am Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at OakCrest Funeral Home. Visitation with family and friends will be 6:00 to 8:00 pm Monday, November 28, 2016 at OakCrest Funeral Home. Mrs. Samaniego was born in Coryell City, Texas, June 22, 1934...

Nov 25, 2016

Anna (Ann) Marie (Huffman) Macy entered into Eternal Rest November 25, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. She was surrounded by the love and presence of her children, grandchildren and those loved ones who have gone before her. Latin Mass of Christian Burial will be on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at 10 a.m. at St. Louis Catholic Church with the Reverend Daniel...

Nov 24, 2016