Obituaries

Mar 31, 2017

Mrs. Elvira Segura Gutierrez, 59, passed away Friday, March 31, 2017 in Waco, Texas. Funeral services will be 10:00 am Thursday, April 6, 2017 at St. Francis Catholic Church with Rev. Roman Burgos as Celebrant. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Wednesday, April 5, with Rosary service at 7:00 pm at OakCrest Funeral Home. She is preceded in...

Mar 31, 2017

Deborah Denise Evans LeFever, 51, of Bellmead, passed away peacefully Friday, March 31, 2017 at Providence Hospice Place in Waco. Services will be 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Boulevard, Waco, with Rev. Jeff Stinson and Chaplain Karen Hulsey officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. prior to...

Mar 30, 2017

Herman Martin Roessler, 87, of Waco, entered eternity on Thursday, March 30, 2017, after receiving a call from his Beloved Lord and Savior. He was blessed with a peaceful passing at home, surrounded by his loved ones. When he is judged on his involvement in building the Kingdom, the evidence is in the kindness to others and the sacrificial love...

Mar 29, 2017

Paula Diaz Reyna was born in San Diego, Rio Verde, San Luis Potosi, Mexico on January 1, 1960, to Juan and Elena (Perez) Diaz. She passed away on March 29, 2017. She received her education in Mexico. Her parents and their family immigrated to Waco, and here was where she met the love of her life, Jose Luis Reyna, and...

Mar 28, 2017

Rachel Ann Crain 36, of Bellmead, passed away March 28, 2017. Rachel was born in Waco, June 2, 1980 to Robert and Ascension (Gomez) Cervantez. Mass will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Visitation will be 6p-8p Tuesday with Rosary starting at 7:00p.m. She attended Waco schools and obtained her Associates Degree. She was a happy and...

Mar 18, 2017

Memorial services at a future date .

Mar 15, 2017

Shelley Burkett passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017. Visitation will be 6 pm to 7 pm on Tuesday, March 21 with a service to follow at 7 pm at OakCrest Funeral Home. There will be a private burial at a later date. Shelley was born September 8, 1961 in Waco, TX to John and Carol Humphries. She graduated from Midway...

Mar 14, 2017

Henrietta Blue Voltin, 90, passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at a local hospital. The Rosary will be recited at 6 p.m., Thursday, March 16, followed by visitation until 8 p.m. at OakCrest Funeral Home. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m., Friday, March 17, at Oakwood Cemetery. Henrietta was born in Coryell City, Texas to Alva Blue and Violita...

Mar 14, 2017

Donald Allen Easterwood, Sr. Feb. 8, 1941 - March 14, 2017 Donald Allen Easterwood, Sr., 76, of Waco, Texas, passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2017. A memorial service celebrating Donald's life will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 25, at OakCrest Funeral Home, with Rev. Roy Marshall officiating. Mr. Easterwood was born February 8, 1941 in Waco, Texas, to Bert and...

Mar 11, 2017

Georgia Ruiz Reyna, 82, of Waco passed away Saturday, March 11, 2017 with loving family members by her bedside. The Rosary will be recited at 6 p.m., Wednesday, March 15, at OakCrest Funeral Home with visitation to follow until 8 p.m. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, March 16, at the funeral home, with Deacon Jesse C....

Mar 9, 2017

Mar 7, 2017

David Wayne Cunningham, 63, of Waco, Texas passed away in his sleep March 7, 2017. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m., Monday, March 13, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 1401 Washington Avenue, with Rev. Joseph F. Geleney, Jr. as Celebrant. Burial will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m., with a Vigil...

Mar 4, 2017

Mar 3, 2017

Carnell Hampton, Sr., 86, of Waco, Texas passed away, Friday, March 3, 2017. Graveside services will be 2:00 pm Thursday, March, 8, 2017, at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery, 11463 State Highway 195, Killeen, Texas. Visitation will be on Thursday, March 8, 2017 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm at OakCrest Funeral Home. “Honey”, We who love you and know...

Mar 1, 2017

Mildred R. Zellmer, age 85, passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2017, in Waco. Services will be held 12 noon, Saturday, March 11, at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque, Waco, Texas, 76710. The Rev. Amos Humphries of Park Lake Drive Baptist Church will officiate. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. There will be no visitation. Mildred was born to Leo...

Mar 1, 2017

William Allen Thomas was born on July 30, 1955, in Waco, Texas to William H. Thomas and Bettye (Vickers) Thomas. He was a member of Western Heights Baptist Church, and his love of God helped him through many things. He graduated from Richfield High School in 1974. He volunteered at the Waco Fair and Rodeo for 35 years. He was...

Feb 28, 2017

Ruby Alta Campbell Harris, 93, of Waco, Texas, died Tuesday, February 28th at a local nursing home. Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 6th at 1:00 p.m. at OakCrest Funeral Home with Pastor Paul Krupicka officiating. Burial will be at Reed’s Lake Cemetery in Rogers, Texas. Visitation will be from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. on Monday at the...

Feb 28, 2017

Wilma E. Shumate, 89, of Waco, Texas, passed away, Tuesday, February 28, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Friday, March 3, 2017, at OakCrest Funeral Home, with burial to follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 12 noon to 1:00 p.m., at the funeral home. Mrs. Shumate was born August 14, 1927, to...

Feb 25, 2017

Edna Marie James passed away peacefully on February 25, 2017 in Waco. Funeral services will be Thursday, March 2 at 2 pm at Waco Memorial Park in the mausoleum chapel. Visitation will be Wednesday, March 1 from 5 to 7 pm at OakCrest Funeral Home. Edna was born September 13, 1927 in Van Zandt County, Texas. She moved to Waco...

Feb 22, 2017

Rose Black was born in Mexia, Texas on July 17, 1927. Always a kind and gentle soul, she passed away peacefully on February 22, 2017. She is survived by her two daughters Cinda Kraft and husband Robert, and Candace Greene and husband Daryl; three grandchildren, Kathryn Kraft Greving and husband Bill, Jennifer Kraft Isernhagen and husband Jonathan, and John Greene;...