Obituaries

Dec 18, 2022

Wesley Glenn Pase passed peacefully in the early morning hours of Sunday, December 18th, 2022. Shortly after being held in the loving arms of his father, R.J. and mother, Kinsey, plans were made for him to be laid to rest. A welcome gathering of loved ones will be hosted by his immediate family beginning at 3:30 pm, Thursday, December...

Dec 18, 2022

Beloved Dad, Father, Grandpa, Friend, Pastor, and Prison Minister passed away on December 18, 2022. A graveside service will be at 1:00 pm, December 23, 2022 at the Lorena Cemetery 846 S. Front Road Lorena, TX 76655 with Military Honors, a memorial service will follow at “The Farm” by Fellowship Church, family, and friends at 3127 Old Lorena Rd,...

Dec 17, 2022

Tommy Edward Hennig, Sr. of Crawford, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, December 17, 2022, at the age of 80 in Waco, Texas. Visitation will be 6:00 P.M.to 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 21, 2022, in the Chapel of Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Dr.  The funeral will be 11:00 A.M. Thursday, December 22, 2022, at St. Paul Lutheran Church...

Dec 16, 2022

Bobbie Jean Berry (89) passed away from this life on Friday, December 16, 2022, to go to be with her Lord and Savior. A Memorial Service will be 11am, Monday, December 26, 2022 at Timber Crest Baptist Church with Bro. Bill Swearingen officiating.

Bobbie Jean was born on June 19, 1933, to Walter and Pauline Sanders in...

Dec 15, 2022

On Thursday December 15, 2022, Rev. Dr. Stephen Paul Rynearson of Hewitt, TX passed away at the age sixty-one after a long battle with cancer.

Stephen was born on July 12, 1961 in Spokane, WA to parents Rodney and Rhoda (Ryan) Rynearson.  He was baptized on July 24, 1961 at Faith Lutheran Church for the Deaf, Spokane,...

Dec 14, 2022

Jimmy Douglas Maddox (born Jan. 4th, 1949) passed away into the arms of his beloved Savior, Jesus on Dec. 14th, 2022. Doug was born in Lubbock, Texas to Betty and Jimmie Maddox. Doug’s youth was spent traveling around America with his parents; he had lived in New Mexico, Georgia, and Colorado, before his family settled down in Waco, Texas...

Dec 10, 2022

Irene Rogers, 96, of Speegleville, passed away December 10, 2022 at her residence.  Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:00 AM, Saturday, December 17, 2022 at St. Louis Catholic Church. Visitation will be 5-7pm, Friday, December 16, with the Rosary said at 6pm, at Grace Gardens Funeral Home.

Irene was born in West, Texas on June...

Dec 8, 2022

Elizabeth Anne “Betsy” Schwager was born on October 23, 1941, in Rock Island, IL, the second daughter of Dr. Walter Julius Schwager, Sr., a family Dentist, and Genevieve Elizabeth Hillmer Schwager, an ecology chemist for the state of Illinois. Betsy passed while under the wonderful and compassionate hospice care of St. Catherine’s Ascension Living Providence Village in Waco, TX...

Dec 8, 2022

Kenneth Harold Brittain, of Waco, passed away on December 8, 2022, at the age of 86. Ken was preceeded in death by his parents, Thomas Noel and Flora Mae Brittain and his sister, Sharon Thompson Tovey.

He is survived by his wife, Diane Duncan Brittain, and by his daughter, Barbara Brittain Elliott and her husband, Doug Elliott. ...

Dec 7, 2022

Kevin Wayne Dicks of McGregor passed away Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 7, 2022, at the age of 69. Visitation will be 10 A.M. Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, at Peace Lutheran Church of Waco.  The funeral service will follow at 11:00A.M. at Peace Lutheran Church with Pastor Garrett Smith officiating. For those unable to attend, the funeral service will be livestreamed...

Dec 6, 2022

An obituary is not available at this time for Grace Gardens Christmas Remembrance 2022. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Dec 3, 2022

Eddie Ray Adcock, dedicated husband, father, and "papa" and longtime McGregor resident, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by family on December 3, 2022. Graveside services will be 2pm, Wednesday, December 7th, at McGregor Cemetery in McGregor, Texas with Senior Pastor and Friend Sammy Haynes officiating.

Eddie "Tony" was born on November 30, 1940 in Waco,...

Dec 2, 2022

Rosemarie was greeted in Heaven by her beloved husband, Al Essig, her son, Mark Essig and her Grandson Steven Montgomery on December 2, 2022.  There will be a Graveside Service at 10 am, Saturday, December 10th at Waco Memorial Park.  A time of visitation with the family will be 6 - 8 pm, Friday, December 9th at Grace Gardens...

Dec 2, 2022

Wayne Edwards, 77, of Waco, passed away on Friday, December 2, 2022, at Providence Hospice Place. His family was able to be by his side in his final days. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 6, at Grace Gardens Funeral Home in Waco. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m., on Wednesday,...

Dec 2, 2022

Clarence Joe (CJ) Kelley, departed this life on December 2, 2022 in Waco, Texas surrounded by his loved ones. CJ was born April 14, 1941 in Palestine, Texas to the late Randle and Mahalia Kelley. Visitation will be on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. 8220 Woodway Drive, Waco, TX 76712....

Dec 2, 2022

Ronnie Glenn Shelton, 89, entered Heaven’s gates on December 2, 2022. A visitation will be 12:30pm, Saturday, December 10, 2022 at, followed by a service at 1:30 pm, at Peace Lutheran Church, Hewitt, Texas.  Burial will follow at Rosemound Cemetery in Waco, Texas.

Ronnie was a good Christian gentleman who raised his family in the Faith.  He...

Dec 1, 2022

Thursday, December 1, 2022, Wanda Joyce Wellborn passed away at age eighty-six. Joyce’s life began on January 6, 1936, outside Roscoe, Texas, in a small farmhouse during a cold, windy predawn morning, to Arlie Jarome and Vesta Pauline Reece. Sometime later, Arlie joined the oilfield and Joyce attended several schools as the family followed the oil boom of the...

Nov 30, 2022

Angelica Nicole Valdez was born November 29, 2022 and went to be with her Heavenly Father on November 30, 2022. Even though she was only here for a short time she was a blessing and she impacted her family’s lives greatly she will be truly missed she is survived by her Mom Glitter Torres her father Julian Martinez along...

Nov 30, 2022

Billie Joyce Speck, 88, of Waco, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 30, 2022.  A Visitation with the family will be from 11 – 11:30 am, Thursday, December 8, 2022 with a Memorial Service following at 11:30am, both at Grace Gardens Funeral Home.  Western Heights Baptist Church will provide a luncheon at 12:30 pm.

Billie Joyce Johnson...

Nov 29, 2022

Michael “Mike” Lynn Hargrove, 48, of Waco, was welcomed into Heaven by his son on Tuesday, November 29, 2022.  A Funeral Service will be 10 am, Monday, December 5, 2022 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Rosemound Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 – 4 pm, Sunday, December 4, 2022 at Grace Gardens.

Mike...