Obituaries

May 2, 2016

May 2, 2016

Jerry L. Penney , 55, passed away at his residence May 2, 2016. A memorial service will be 10 AM, Saturday, May 7, at Speegleville Baptist Church, 469 Speegle Road Waco, Texas, with Dr. Weldon Joe Bailey Officiating. Mr. Penney was born in Waco, Texas, August 30, 1960 to Thomas “Buddy” and Linda (Yates) Penney. He was a loving son,...

May 1, 2016

Ronnie Bates, 67, of Sherman, Texas, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2016. Services will be at 10 am on Saturday, May 7th, 2016 at OakCrest Funeral Home, with Rev. Greg Brumit officiating, with burial to follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm on Friday, May 6, 2016 at the funeral home. Ronnie was born July 28,...

May 1, 2016

Nancy C. Veselka, 63, of Lorena, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2016. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Mary’s Catholic Church of the Assumption, 1401 Washington Ave., on Thursday, May 5 at 10 a.m., with burial to follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Nancy was born in Waco, TX on September 29, 1952, the only child of Billie...

Apr 25, 2016

Valdemar G. De Leon Mar. 27, 1944 Apr. 25, 2016 Valdemar G. De Leon, 72, of Waco, passed away on April, 25, 2016 at a local hospital. Mass of Resurrection will be at 10 am Thursday, April, 28. 2016 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with Rev. Benjamin Magnaye as Celebrant. Visitation will begin at 6 pm on Wednesday, April 27,...

Apr 23, 2016

Richard J. Renschler, Jr. March 21, 1943 - April 23, 2016 Richard J. Renshchler, Jr. met his Lord and Savior, when he passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family, on Saturday, April 23, 2016. Richie was 73. He was a champion and courageously fought cancer for 14 years. Richie will be laid to rest with Military...

Apr 23, 2016

Joe Frank Urban, Jr., born October 10, 1927, passed away peacefully Saturday, April 23, 2016. Joe, the son of Joseph Urban and Ella Sommerfeld Urban was born in Clifton, Texas. On September 5, 1948, he married Mary Elizabeth Pole. He was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Mary; and daughter, Pamela. He leaves behind son, Jeff Urban...

Apr 22, 2016

Beverly Ann Luft Young November 23, 1938 - April 22, 2016 Beverly Ann Young passed away Friday, April 22, 2016 at the age of 77. Graveside services will be Monday, April 25 at 11 a.m. at Waco Memorial Park with Chaplain Danny Tomlinson officiating. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 24 at OakCrest Funeral...

Apr 21, 2016

Jesus and his angels came and took our dad home, Thursday, April 21, 2016. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 23 at Eddy Cemetery, with grandson Pastor Bubba Strickland officiating. George was preceded in death by his father, Joe Larza and Mother, Toni Neckar; his wife, Bobbie (Hargrove) Larza; and grandsons, BK Robinson and Chris Williams. Mr....

Apr 18, 2016

Marjorie O’Dell Meadows Dickenson, of Waco, TX, went to be with the LORD Monday, April 18, 2016. Marjorie was born October 14, 1923 in China Springs, TX. She was preceded in death by her parents George Carlton Meadows and Emma Sawyer Meadows; her two brothers, Jack Meadows and Bill Meadows; her sister, Mary Jo Nix; her precious son John (Bill)...

Apr 18, 2016

Pedro R. Guajardo, Jr. Apr. 14, 1952 Apr. 18, 2016 Pedro R. Guajardo, Jr., 64, passed away Sunday, April 18, 2016. Services will be 1 pm Monday, April 25, 2016 at OakCrest Funeral Home, with Deacon Jessie C. Garza, officiating. Burial to follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9 am on Monday, April 25. Pedro was born on...

Apr 15, 2016

Minnie Olene Maxwell, 93, of Waco, Texas, passed away Friday, April 15, 2016. Services will be Monday, April, 18. 2016 at 10 AM at Oakcrest Funeral Home with Pastor Dr. Craig Klempnauer, Th.D. officiating. Burial will follow at Restland Cemetery, Gatesville, Texas. Visitation will be Sunday, 5 PM to 7 PM at the funeral home. Mrs. Maxwell was born in...

Apr 15, 2016

Tracy Marie Golden of Speegleville passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Friday, April 15, 2016, after a hard fought battle with appendix cancer. Throughout her entire cancer journey, she never gave up and maintained a brave and cheerful outlook of an optimistic future. Tracy was born March 18, 1960 in Monterrey, California. She met Sam in...

Apr 14, 2016

Jennifer Gay Williams passed away peacefully at home on April 14, 2016, surrounded by her family. A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 23 at 11 a.m. at Lakewood Christian Church, 6509 Bosque Blvd, Waco, with Pastor Richard Roland officiating. A visitation time with family will be held prior to the service, at 10:30 a.m. Jenny was born November...

Apr 10, 2016

Rosa Lee Gillespie, 97, of Waco, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2016. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 13 at OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Blvd, Waco. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 pm prior to the service on Wednesday. A graveside service and burial will occur at a later date at Sunny Lane Funeral...

Apr 8, 2016

Deborah Jean Anderson passed away on Friday, April 8, 2016 at her home in Gatesville. Private family services will be held in Tarpley, Texas. Debbie was born on July 17, 1957 in Corpus Christi to Dewey and Betty (Jennings) Williams. Her early life was spent in Del Rio before moving to Mercedes where she graduated from high school. On July...

Apr 6, 2016

Richard L. Wessel passed away peacefully on April 6, 2016, surrounded by his family. Services will be held at OakCrest Funeral Home on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 1 p.m. with Reverend Dr. Joe Bailey of Speegleville Baptist Church officiating. Visitation will be Friday, April 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Dick was born October 8,...

Apr 6, 2016

Apr 6, 2016

Norma Sheehy Rhodes passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at St. Catherine Center in Waco, Texas. Visitation will be 9-10 a.m., Tuesday, April 12, followed by a mass at 10 a.m., both at the OakCrest Funeral Home, 4520 Bosque Boulevard. Burial will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery in Waco. Norma arrived in Waco at the age of two with her...

Apr 5, 2016

Daniel Hernandez Jr, 45, was born in Waco, Texas on May 14, 1970 to Daniel G. Hernandez Sr. and Maria Rangel. He passed away April, 5th 2016 in his hometown. A memorial for Daniel will be held this Saturday April 9th at 3 pm., at Oakcrest Funeral Home, We would love all who loved, knew, or were acquainted with him...