Obituaries

Dec 27, 2018

Kay, age 64, passed away on December 27, 2018. Graveside services will be 3:00 pm, Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at Rosemound Cemetery, 3201 S. 12th Street, Waco, TX.

Kay was born on September 28, 1954, to Max and Lavon Taylor in Sherman, Tx. She lived her whole life in Waco and attended Waco schools. She later attained...

Dec 26, 2018

Mary Louise (Lynch) Taylor, 84, of Hewitt passed away on Wednesday, December 26, 2018. Funeral Services will be 11:00 am, Saturday, December 29, 2018 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. An Interment at Lorena Cemetery will follow. A visitation with the family will be Friday, December 28, 2018 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home.

She attended school...

Dec 25, 2018

Charles Scott was born June 28, 1953, and passed away Tuesday December25, 2018, at the age of 65. A memorial service will be 1:00 P.M. Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Dr. with Rev. Jimmie L. Chappen officiating.

He faithfully served his country in the US Navy from July 15, 1972 until...

Dec 24, 2018

Richard Peter “Dick” Burgard, 76, of Waco, passed away Monday, December 24, 2018 after a brief battle with esophagus and lung cancer. A Memorial visitation will be Friday, January 4th from 4:00 - 6:00 pm at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. Dick was born March 2, 1942 in Aberdeen, South Dakota to Peter and Louise (van der Kooy)...

Dec 20, 2018

Estherlene Florene (Rogas) Threlkeld was reunited with her husband, three sons, grandson and the Lord on Dec. 20, 2018. Her life will be honored at 1:00 P.M. Saturday Jan. 12, 2019, in a graveside service at Robinson Cemetery with Rev. Joe Chamness officiating. Following the service, there will be a reception for family, friends and loved ones held at...

Dec 20, 2018

Lona Mae Raymond passed away Thursday night Dec. 20, 2018, at the age of 77. Memorial services are pending.

Mrs. Raymond was born July 25, 1941, in Sentinel, Oklahoma, the daughter of the late Eugene Alexander and Lahoma Maxine (McCollom) Herron. She graduated from McClane High School and attended college for a few years to learn secretarial...

Dec 17, 2018

Debra Lynn Evans, 61, passed away after a long illness, on Monday, December 17, 2018. A memorial service will be 2:00 pm, Saturday, December 22, at First Woodway Baptist Church with Dr. Grant Kaul officiating. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, December 21 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home.

Deby was born February 6, 1957 to...

Dec 17, 2018

Lester Dean Crowl went home to be with the Lord on December 17, 2018 surrounded by family at the Central Texas Veterans Community Living Center, Temple, Texas. Memorial Service will be 11:00 am, Friday, January 11, 2019 at Brazos Meadows Baptist Church with Rev. Billy Edwards officiating. A visitation with the family will be 10:00 am, Friday, January 11,...

Dec 16, 2018

Captain Jeffrey W. Welch USNR Retired passed away on December 16, 2018. He served 27 years active and reserve duty. He was a “Desert Storm” combat veteran who served in the Pacific and Atlantic fleets, as well as, the Persian Gulf and Indian Oceans. He was born in Long Beach, CA on July 23, 1954 to parents Walter and...

Dec 12, 2018

Doug Stone of McGregor passed away late Wednesday night, Dec. 12, 2018, at the age of 80. Visitation will be 1 to 2 P.M. Wednesday, December 19, 2018, at First Baptist Church of McGregor Fellowship Hall, 700 W. Sixth Street. The memorial service will follow at 2:00 P.M. in the Sanctuary with Rev. Terry Johnston officiating. Inurnment will follow...

Dec 12, 2018

Merle Ash of Moody passed away Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, at the age of 67. Memorial arrangements are pending.

Mr. Ash was born Nov. 14, 1951, in McGregor, Texas, the son of the late Cecil Horace and Doris Gwendolyn (Phillips) Ash and attended school in Moody. On April 23, 1971, he married Vicki Marie Brown in Moody....

Dec 11, 2018

Glenn Dicus, 73, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018. A Full obituary will be forthcoming

Dec 11, 2018

Wallace Curtis Lavender, 91, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018. Funeral Services will be 1:00pm, Friday, December 14, 2018 at First United Methodist Church of Hewitt with Rev. Cynthia Moss officiating. An interment will follow at Waco Memorial Park.

Wallace was born and raised in Waco, Texas. While in High School, he answered the call to join...

Dec 3, 2018

Sam Goolsby passed away Mon. morning. Dec. 3, 2018, at the age of 89. A memorial visitation will be Wed. Dec. 5 from 6 to 8 pm, at Grace Gardens Funeral Home Chapel, 8220 Woodway Dr.

Mr. Goolsby was born April 5, 1929, in Morehouse, Missouri, the son of the late S.L. and Eula (Cline) Goolsby where...

Nov 27, 2018

The family of Virginia “Ginny” Dobbs, beloved wife of Leon Dobbs, is celebrating her life after she left to join Jesus in Heaven on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Drive. Visitation with the family will be 4 p.m. – 6 p.m. Friday, November...

Nov 25, 2018

Audaine Hill Robinett of Lorena passed away Sunday afternoon, Nov. 25, 2018, at the age of 92. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Dr. Waco.

A graveside service will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018, at Waco Memorial Park with Rev. Carroll Hambrick officiating....

Nov 24, 2018

Carolyn Jean Samuelson passed away on November 24, 2018. A Memorial Service will be 2:00 pm, Thursday, November 29, 2018 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. A Visitation with the family will be one hour prior. An Inurnment will be at The Rock Church Cemetery in Cranfills Gap.

Carolyn was born in Waco, Texas to Juanita and Harwood...

Nov 24, 2018

Dr. Rita Sutherland Purdy, 77, of Woodway TX, passed away Saturday, November 24, 2018. A Memorial Service will be 1:00 pm, Saturday, December 1, 2018, with Rev. Erin Conaway officiating at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Dr., Waco, Texas 76712. A reception with the family will follow the service. Rita was born Rita Jo Sutherland on April 18,...

Nov 23, 2018

Earl Davis Rusk, age 86 years, of Woodway, Texas, passed away on Friday, November 23, 2018. A Graveside Service will be 3:00 pm, Monday, November 26th, at Waco Memorial Park, 6623 South Interstate 35 in Robinson, Texas. A visitation with the family will be from 1:00-2:00 pm at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, located at 8220 Woodway Drive, Woodway, Texas. Earl...

Nov 22, 2018

Lana Kay Thrasher, age 72, passed away Thursday, November 22nd. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 27th, at Waco Memorial Park with the Rev. Roy Marshall officiating. Lana was born to Alvin and Irene Reznicek on October 8th, 1946 in Temple, TX, the second of four children. Lana married the love of her life, Glenn, on...