Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Waco, TX. and surrounding areas
Judith Eileen (Sherrill) Robins
Nov 20, 2023
Judith Eileen Robins, born July 1st, 1948, went to be with the lord on Monday, November 20, 2023, at the age of 75. A visitation and celebration of life for family and friends will be Saturday, December 2nd, 2023, from 2-4pm at Grace Gardens Funeral Home.
Judy is the daughter of H.B and Margaret Sherrill of Waco....
Leta Norene (Guthrie) Karsten
Nov 19, 2023
Leta Nornen Guthrie Karsten, 95, passed away peacefully Sunday, November 19, 2023. A burial will be in Mound City, Missouri at a later date.
Leta was born November 30, 1927 in Napier, Missouri. She grew up in Missouri. She was a bank teller in St. Joseph, Missouri.
She was an awesome woman, mother, grandmother, granny,...
Grace Hogan
Nov 19, 2023
Grace Hogan, finished her earthly race and went Home to the Lord on November 19, 2023, in Moody, Texas, at the age of 65. Grace was born on January 14, 1958, in Franklin, NJ, to the late John and Grace DeVries. She was preceded in death by her parents and her father-in-law, Norman Hogan. “Amazing Grace” was a ray...
Mario Asebedo
Nov 17, 2023
Mario Asebedo, 74, of Waco passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Friday, November 17, 2023. A Memorial Visitation with Military Honors will be 4-6 Friday, November 24, 2023 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home.
Mario was born February 2, 1949 in Mathis, Texas. As a teen the family moved to McGregor, Texas. After school, Mario was...
Frances Ruth (Smith) Wiggins
Nov 16, 2023
Frances Ruth Wiggins went to be with the Lord November 16th, 2023. A Memorial Service will be Thursday, November 30, 11am at Grace Gardens Funeral Home with a time of visitation with family beginning at 10am the hour prior. She loved her God, family and friends. She was preceded by her husband of more than 60 years, Robert R....
David Lee Arneson
Nov 14, 2023
On November 14, 2023 David Lee Arneson went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He is very much missed by his family and many friends. A memorial service will be at Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 2:30pm with Pastor Grant Kaul officiating at Grace Gardens Funeral Home in Waco, TX.
David was born...
Joyce Ilene (Blackburn) Morris
Nov 13, 2023
Joyce Morris of Waco (formerly from McGregor) passed away Monday night, November 13, 2023 at the age of 82. Visitation will be Friday, November 17th from 6-8pm at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. Graveside Service will be Saturday, November 18th, 10am at McGregor Cemetery.
Joyce was born October 20, 1941 in San Angelo, Texas, the daughter of the...
Wanda Kay Ziegelt
Nov 13, 2023
Wanda Kay Ziegelt went home to Jesus on Monday, November 13, 2023. Wanda is proceeded in death by her parents, Milton and Mabel Hander, of Waco, Texas. Wanda is survived by her sons; Keven and wife Jennifer, of Moody, Texas; Kent and wife Bonnie of Willis, Texas; and Kyle and wife Kristi of Lorena, Texas and seven grandchildren that...
Matthew Edward Rafalski
Nov 12, 2023
Dr. Matthew E. Rafalski passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 12, 2023, at home surrounded by his family. Matt was born in PA and has lived and worked in Waco for the last 7 years. He attended medical school at Johns Hopkins and completed his residency in family practice at Bristol Regional Medical Center in TN.
He...
Gary Allen Worsham
Nov 12, 2023
Gary was born in Dallas, Texas to Myra Thompson Worsham and John David Worsham. He graduated from R. L. Turner High School in Farmers Branch, Texas in 1992 and attended Cedar Valley Community College. He then completed the Waco Police Department Academy and began a career with devotion and lifelong friendships.
As a patrolman,...
James Lee Sparks
Nov 9, 2023
James Lee Sparks, 80 residing in Waco, Texas and formerly of Nacogdoches, Texas passed away on November 9, 2023. He was surrounded by his family.
He was born in Nome, Texas to Frank Marion Sparks and Lelia Mae Hoffpauir. He was raised in Beaumont and Highlands, Texas. He married Linda Joyce Lucas on June 14, 1968 in...
Lynda Ruth (Eskew) Wilkins
Nov 8, 2023
Lynda was born on April 5, 1942, in Mart, TX to Cecil Eskew and Agnes (Vana) Eskew but resided in Waco, TX for the remainder of her life. She later married Donald Wilkins and had two children, Darrell and Lori Wilkins. Lynda worked in the finance business for over 50 years. She also loved going to the casinos and...
Larry Dwayne Frazier
Nov 5, 2023
Larry Dwayne Frazier went to be with the Lord on November 5, 2023, at his home in Woodway, TX, after a long battle with cancer. He was born November 22, 1949, in Lubbock, TX, son of Alvin and Lillie Mae Frazier (nee Gibson), and spent most of his life in Amarillo, TX. He graduated from Tascosa High School in...
Clifford Lee Hagy, Jr.
Nov 5, 2023
Clifford Lee Hagy, Jr passed away Sunday, November 5, 2023, at Stoney Brook in Hewitt, Tx. A graveside service will take place on Monday, November 13, 2023, at 11 AM at Oakwood Cemetery in Waco, Texas with Pastor Scott Rhodes officiating.
Cliff was born December 6, 1941, in San Antonio, Texas too Lillian and Clifford Hagy, Sr....
Woody Rogers
Nov 5, 2023
Thomas Woodrow Rogers Jr. (Woody) was born on November 29, 1947, and died November 5, 2023. Woody was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Woodrow Rogers Sr. and Ellen Rogers of Waco, TX. Woody lived his entire life in Waco and is survived by his wife of 52 years, Ann Rogers of Waco. Woody also is survived by...
Bill Lane
Nov 4, 2023
William H. (Bill) Lane, better known as Coach, 90, of Woodway, Texas went to meet his Lord and Savior on Saturday, November 4 surrounded by loving family.
Bill was born on May 25, 1933, to William and Mattie Lane in Tioga, Texas. After graduating from Dennison High School, he played football at San Angelo State where he...
Luis Inocente Zavaleta
Nov 2, 2023
Luis Zavaleta, 73, of Waco passed away on November 2, 2023. A Celebration of Life will be planned soon and details will follow.
Luis was born December 28, 1949 in El Salvador. He was a long time Welder at Time Manufacturing Company where he retired in 2017. Once retiring he spent time in California with family and...
Johnny Mack Brisby
Nov 1, 2023
Lt. Col. (ret.) Johnny Mack Brisby of McGregor, Texas passed peacefully to heaven on All Saints’ Day, November 1, 2023. A graveside service with military honors will be held at 9:30 a.m., November 11, 2023 at Oakwood Cemetery (South 5th Street and La Salle, Waco) with the Rev. Terry Johnston officiating. Rev. Johnston will also officiate at the memorial...
Shirley Ann (Merritt) Stelzer
Nov 1, 2023
Shirley Ann Stelzer of Waco, TX lost her battle with cancer Wednesday, November 1, 2023. Shirley was the first of 5 children born to Carl and Novilla Merritt. She was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and grew up in Northeast Oklahoma. After enlisting in the US Navy as a WAVE in the early 1960s, she met and married William (Bill)...
Sandra Lou Pomeroy
Oct 31, 2023
Sandra Pomeroy was born April 20, 1939 in New Haven, West Virginia to Donald and Leota Roush. Sandra, 84, passed away peacefully, October 31, 2023 at her home in Lorena, Texas, with her husband, Fred, at her side. A celebration of her life will be 3:00pm, Monday, November 6, 2023 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home.
She graduated...
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