Obituaries

Aug 21, 2018

Send Flowers Kamela Faith Cruz

August 16, 2018 - August 21, 2018

Kamela Faith Cruz was born at 11:33 am, August 16, 2018, and met the eyes of Jesus at 3:02 pm, on August 21, 2018. During her brief visit on Earth, Kamela often showed her feisty side, she enjoyed the loving attention of her...

Aug 21, 2018

Send Flowers Elizabeth Hope Cruz

August 16, 2018 - August 21, 2018

Elizabeth Hope Cruz was born at 11:33 am, August 16, 2018, and met the eyes of Jesus at 3:02 pm, on August 21, 2018. During her brief visit on Earth, Elizabeth was generous with her smiles, loving the affection from her family. She...

Aug 16, 2018

Barbara Stevens passed away Thursday night, August 16, 2018, at her Valley Mills Home at the age of 80. Visitation will be 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Sunday August 19, 2018, in the chapel of Grace Gardens Funeral Home. The funeral service will be 1:00 P.M. Monday August 20, 2018, at Grace Gardens Funeral Home Chapel, 8220 Woodway Drive,...

Aug 6, 2018

Donald Charles Kruse enjoyed a wonderful life. Don was a proud lifelong Texan born in McCamey, Texas on December 11, 1934 to Ross & Pauline Kruse. Don was known to his two older sisters Shirley Kruse Lightfoot and Beverly Kruse Scown as Donnie and later to his grandkids & great grandkids as GDad. Don left this wonderful life on...

Aug 2, 2018

James Holdbrook, Sr. passed to his eternal home on August 2, 2018 at the age of 93. He lived a full life that exemplified God, family and country.

Funeral Services will be 10:00 am, Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at First Baptist Church Hewitt, with Reverend Roy Marshall and Reverend Chris Sammons officiating. A visitation will be 6:00-8:00...

Aug 1, 2018

Laura Evelyn (Hatfield) Pliscott, 85, of West, formerly of Hewitt, passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2018. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday, August 4, 2018 at Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior at 12:30 p.m. at Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum.

Evelyn was born November 3, 1932 to...

Jul 31, 2018

Robert F. “Bob” Hering, a long time McGregor farmer, passed away Tuesday night, July 31, 2018, at the age of 95. Graveside service and interment will be 10:00 A.M. Friday August 3, 2018, at McGregor Cemetery with Pat Richardson officiating. Visitation will be 6 to 8 P.M. Thursday at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Dr. Waco.

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Jul 30, 2018

Juanita Faye (McCombs) Tompkins passed away Monday morning July 30, 2018, at the age of 90. Memorial services will be 10:30 A.M. Friday August 3, 2018, at Austin Avenue United Methodist Church of Waco with Rev. Tim Jarrell officiating. Following the service, you are invited to a reception in the Pipkin Center.

Nita was born in Wichita,...

Jul 29, 2018

Lary Earl Oliver, 68, of Bruceville, Texas passed away on Sunday, July 29th, 2018, from injuries sustained in a car accident a week earlier. A visitation will be from 10 until 11 a.m. with a memorial service to follow at 11 a.m., Saturday, August 4, 2018 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home.

Lary was preceded into death by...

Jul 27, 2018

Hollie E. Oliver of Oglesby passed away Friday evening, July 27, 2018, at the age of 75. A memorial service will be 10:30 A.M. Friday August 3, 2018, at First Baptist Church of Oglesby with Rev. Jeremy Sanders officiating. Mr. Oliver was born February 10, 1943, in Waco, Texas, the son of the late Charles Haney and Christine Elizabeth (Brown)...

Jul 27, 2018

Louis Salinas passed away Friday July 27, 2018 after a short bout with cancer. He was 68 years old and a long time employee of La Fiesta. A Memorial Service will be 1:00 p.m., Friday, August 3rd at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. A visitation with the family will be 7:00 – 8:00 p.m., Thursday, August 2nd with a Rosary...

Jul 26, 2018

Ronald Harrison Miller, 78, beloved husband, brother, father and grandfather, was born on December 21, 1939 to Zula (Smith) Miller and Claude Harrison Miller in Snyder, Texas. He passed away on July 26, 2018 in Waco, Texas. He was a graduate of Snyder High School in 1958 and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Abilene Christian College (now...

Jul 25, 2018

Edward “Ned” Hughes Burns, age 74, passed away on Wednesday, July 25, 2018. Ned was born in 1944 in Shreveport, LA to parents Edward and Vera (Gilson) Burns. He was raised, alongside his brother Frank, in Houston, TX. Ned graduated from Marion High School in 1962. He attended Texas A&M University and Northwestern Louisiana State University, where he obtained both...

Jul 19, 2018

Jim passed away suddenly on July 19, 2018 at his home in Waco. Jim was born on August 11, 1939 to Laverne Brindle Reeves and James Reeves in Sterrett, Texas. After graduating high school, Jim joined the Air Force, where he was stationed in Nova Scotia. After four years of service, he received an honorable discharge and returned to...

Jul 19, 2018

Miten was born on March 2nd, 1980, in Savannah, Georgia and grew up in Waco, Texas. After High School he joined the Army National Guard where he served for 6 years followed by a degree from Baylor University where he received his Bachelors in Management Information Systems followed later by a Masters in Business Administration.

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Jul 19, 2018

Mike Turner of McGregor passed away Thursday, July 19, 2018, at the age of 78. A visitation will be at 2 P.M. Thursday July 26, 2018, at Grace Gardens Funeral Home Chapel, 8220 Woodway Drive with a memorial service to follow at 3:00 P.M. Jim Herring, Paul Allison, and Mark Cunningham will officiate at the service.

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Jul 15, 2018

Deborah Annette Cox of Waco passed away peacefully Sunday morning July 15, 2018, at the age of 69 with her family by her side. A memorial visitation will be Monday July 23, 2018, at Grace Gardens Funeral Home Chapel, 8220 Woodway Dr. As per her request, she will be cremated and no other services will be held....

Jul 13, 2018

Ellen Jones, 91, of Waco, TX passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family. Visitation will be Wednesday, July 18th from 6-8pm at Grace Gardens, 8220 Woodway Drive. A private family service will be held Thursday.

Ellen was born Jan. 3, 1927 in Wheeler, TX to George and Pearl Warren. She had 5 sisters and one brother....

Jul 13, 2018

Jacob Trejo of Waco passed away Friday July 13, 2018, at the age of 24. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday July 19, 2018, at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Drive, Waco. The funeral service will be 10:00 a.m. Friday July 20, 2018, at Grace Gardens Chapel. Interment to follow at Rosemound Cemetery.

Jul 13, 2018

Wesley Joseph Mashek, age 74, of Hewitt, passed away on Friday, July 13, 2018, in Waco, surrounded by loved ones. Visitation will be Monday, July 16, 10-11AM at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. A graveside service will follow afterwards at Waco Memorial Cemetery.

Wesley was born August 18, 1943, in Waco, the son of Jim J. and Janie...