Obituaries

Apr 9, 2022

Benjamin Brannan Miller of Waco, TX passed away Saturday April 9th, 2022 at the age of 45. A visitation will be 5 to 7 P.M. Friday April 22nd in the chapel of Grace Gardens Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held the following day Saturday April 23rd, at 1 P.M. at Rosemound Cemetery 3201 S. 12th street Waco,...

Apr 9, 2022

Billie “Maxine”  Keller (Jenkins), 88 of Waco, TX passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2022.

She was born March 24, 1934 in Temple, TX to Ernest Andrew and  Emmie Gerturde (Fincher) Jenkins.

Maxine was a member of Bellmead First Baptist Church for a number of years and has always worked in the medical field. Working...

Apr 9, 2022

Juana Diaz 81, of Waco passed away April 9, 2022 at her home.

Juana was born in Aldame Tamaulipas Mexico to Francisco Lara and Nazaria Rubio. Juana lived many years in Mexico before moving to Waco in 1988 with her husband and two youngest daughters.

Juana was a loving mother and grandmother, she is survived...

Apr 8, 2022

Rosemary Sawyer passed away early Friday morning, April 8, 2022, with her daughter by her side.

She was born on January 13, 1944, to John and Ruby Darden Whitby. She was employed for many years by Dr. Ed Taylor, Orthodontist, and later by the McLennan County and Limestone County Sheriff's Departments.

She was preceded in...

Apr 6, 2022

Fred Vander-Meulen of McGregor passed away April 6, 2022, at the age of 75.  The memorial service will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, April 30, 2022, at First Baptist Church of McGregor with Rev. Terry Johnston officiating.

Mr. Vander-Meulen was born October 25, 1946, in Mart, Texas, the son of the late Raymond Fred and Novell (Easter) Vander-Meulen...

Apr 5, 2022

Jessie Keltner passed away Monday night, April 4, 2022, at the age of 96.  Visitation will be 6 to 8 P.M. Friday April 8, 2022, in the Chapel of Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Dr. The funeral service will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, April 9,2022, at Western Heights Baptist Church with Rev. Kip Osborne and Rev. Dan Carroll...

Apr 2, 2022

Donald McClinton, of Oglesby, passed away Saturday morning, April 2, 2022, at the age of 83. Visitation will be 9 to 10 AM Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at Oglesby First United Methodist Church.  The funeral service will follow at 10 AM with Rev. Joy Fattori officiating.  Interment will follow in Eagle Springs Cemetery.

Donald was born on...

Apr 1, 2022

Shirley Jean McLemore Giles Stone passed away peacefully on Friday, April 1st, 2022, at the age of 90 years and 7 months.  Her Graveside Service will be 11 am, Saturday, April 9th, 2022, at Rosemound Cemetery.

Shirley was born on August 2, 1931, in Waco, Texas to Chester and Catherine McLemore.

Shirley was a student...

Mar 31, 2022

Samoila “Sammy” Marton, Jr. was born in Timisoara, Romania on November 8th, 1962 to Samoila Marton Sr. and Maria Marton. He went to be with the Lord on March 31, 2022. Sammy passed surrounded by his children and the love of his life, Sofia Marton. Sammy grew up in Romania, alongside 12 siblings, for the first 17 years of...

Mar 30, 2022

James Edward Taylor, 88 of Hewitt, Texas passed away Wednesday, March 30th, 2022.  Funeral Services will be 3:00 pm, Saturday, April 2nd at Grace Gardens Funeral Home with Rev. David Cozart officiating.  Interment will follow at Lorena Cemetery with Masonic honors. A Visitation with the family will be from 6-8 pm, Friday, April 1, 2022 at Grace Gardens Funeral...

Mar 29, 2022

Barbara Gee, 90, of Harker Heights, TX, died peacefully on March 29, 2022 at her son’s residence.

Barbara was born on January 26, 1932 in Michelsdorf, Germany to Johann Fuchs and Maria (Raab) Fuchs. She came to Canada by boat in 1953 and made her way to the United States soon after where she met the love...

Mar 29, 2022

Richard Netherland Cook passed away Tuesday morning March 29th, 2022. at the age of 87.  Graveside services and interment will be 1:00 P.M. Monday, April 4th, 2022, at Oakwood Cemetery with Kara Leslie officiating.

Richard had been on Kidney Dialysis for the past four and one half years. It takes a very strong courageous person to endure...

Mar 27, 2022

Melayn entered into heaven on March 27, 2022. a visitation will be held at Grace Gardens Funeral Home on Wednesday March 30, 2022 from 10am - 5pm with a graveside service the following day March 31, 2022 starting at 2pm at Waco Memorial Park.

Melayn was preceded in death by her father, Otis Loren Griffith, and grandparents;...

Mar 26, 2022

Norman Pate, 78, of Woodway, passed away on March 26, 2022 surrounded by his family.  A visitation will be held 2-3 PM with a service to follow at 3 PM, on Sunday April 3, 2022 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor John Rambeau officiating.

Norman was born March 13, 1944 in Haleyville, Alabama, the youngest...

Mar 25, 2022

Gaylon Threadgill, 67, took Jesus by the hand on Friday evening March 25, 2022 after a brief but valiant battle with cancer.  Services will be Saturday, April, 2nd at 11:00 at Meadowbrook Baptist Church with Rev. Cary Killough officiating.  Visitation will be after the service.  It is requested, in honor of Gaylon and his wife Paula's love of the...

Mar 24, 2022

Mr.Edwin Ray Ermis 70,  of Lorena Texas passed away at a local hospital Thursday March 24, 2022.  The visitation for friends and family will be 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Thursday, April 7, 2022, in the Chapel of Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Dr., Waco.  The funeral service will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, April 8, 2022, in the...

Mar 24, 2022

Tammy Austin, 55, of Gatesville, passed away on March 24th, 2022 at the hospital surrounded by her loved ones after a long, but courageous fight with a lung disease.  A visitation will start at 10AM on Friday, April 1, 2022 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home Chapel, followed by a service with Rev. Josh Pruett. Tammy was born February 24,...

Mar 24, 2022

Wanda Elaine (Bridges) Hargrove of Waco passed away Thursday, March 24, 2022 surrounded by her husband and two daughters at Living Springs Village Memory Care in Waco, Texas.  A visitation will be 4-6 pm, Sunday, March 27, 2022 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home Chapel.  Brother Roy Marshall and Pastor Chris Sammons will officiate a funeral service at 1:00 pm,...

Mar 22, 2022

Steven Wilbur, 72, of Hewitt, passed quietly at home, March 22nd, 2022. Steve served as a Navy pilot, a commercial pilot, and then went on to serve with the Department of Veterans Affairs. He also served Texas veterans while at the Texas Veterans Commission.

Steve is survived by his wife of 49 years, Barbara; his son Reid,...

Mar 20, 2022

James C. “Jack” Seawright passed from this life early Sunday morning, March 20, 2022, at the age of 87, following a long illness.  A memorial service will be 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, March 23, 2022, in The Chapel of Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Dr. Waco, with Rev. Lianne Turner officiating.  Private inurnment will be in Moody Cemetery.