Obituaries

Bill Couffer

Jan 20, 2018

“William “Bill” Couffer was called home to the Lord on Saturday January 20th, 2018, eleven days shy of his 88th birthday. Bill wished his ashes to be spread by still waters in the mountains where he and his wife visited during their retirement years. Bill served the Lord, his family and his country. It was natural for him to...

Larry Bankhead

Jan 19, 2018

Larry Otis Bankhead, 75, of McGregor passed away on Friday January 19th in Gatesville. Visitation will be 6 – 8 pm Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home in Woodway. There will be a graveside farewell for the family at Post Oak Cemetery at a future date.

Larry was born in Hico, TX; Larry was...

James Lowe

Jan 17, 2018

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James Ellis Lowe, 77, of Waco, passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2018. There will be a graveside service at 2 p.m. on Friday, January 19, 2018 at Oakwood Cemetery with Masonic Honors.

Jim was a retired Major in the United States Army. He served three tours in Vietnam, and one tour with...

Mary Stecher

Jan 16, 2018

Mary Stecher, 86, of Woodway passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2018. Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m. Monday, January 22 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Dr with Pastor Eddie Castro officiating. Interment will follow at Rosemound Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 5 -7 pm at Grace Gardens Funeral Home.

Mary was born March...

Bobbie Blasingame

Jan 14, 2018

Bobbie Joyce Blasingame, 82, of Mart, TX, peacefully went to be with her Lord Sunday, January 14, 2018, surrounded by family. Bobbie was born January 16, 1935 in Delia, Texas to Ernest and Gladys Harrison. She met the love her life, Roy Virgil Blasingame, in Coolidge, Texas. The happy couple married in Brownwood, Texas on November 18, 1950, and...

Rosemarie Toten

Jan 13, 2018

"Return, oh my soul, to your rest; for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you. For you, oh Lord, have delivered my soul from death. My eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling." Psalms 116

Rosemarie Reneau Toten was surrounded by family as she left us on Saturday, January 13, 2018, at 5:45 pm. Comfort...

Rachel Moore

Jan 12, 2018

Rachel K. Moore, aged 100, passed away on January 12, 2018. She was residing at Sunset Manor Nursing Home in Clifton, Tx at the time of passing. She was deeply loved and is survived by her three children, James Moore, Kathleen Baron, and Susan Skelton; 3 grand children, Lauren Baron, Ashley Peterson and Dylan Skelton; and one great grandchild, Harper...

Fred Tomchesson

Jan 10, 2018

Fred Tomchesson, age 86 of Woodway, TX, passed away on the tenth of January 2018 at his home. Visitation will be held at Grace Gardens Funeral Home on Friday, January 12th from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, January 13th at St. Mary's Mausoleum at 11:00 a.m. in Bremond, TX.

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Barbara Gatlin

Jan 10, 2018

Barbara Jean (DeCordova) Gatlin, 76, of Burleson, passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2018. Graveside services will be 1 pm Tuesday, January 16 at Grandview Cemetery, Grandview, TX, with Rev. Robyn Young officiating. Visitation will be 4 - 6 pm Monday, January 15, 2018 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Drive.

Barbara was born July 22, 1941...

Ida Kaelin

Jan 9, 2018

Ida Louise (Walters) Kaelin of McGregor passed away Tuesday morning, Jan. 9, 2018, at the age of 94. Memorial services will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, Jan 12, 2018, at Grace Gardens Funeral Home Chapel, 8220 Woodway Dr. with Neil Walter officiating. Mrs. Kaelin was born Nov. 9, 1923, in McGregor, Texas, the daughter of the late Charlie Wynn...

Grace Lehrmann

Jan 6, 2018

Grace Ann Lehrmann, 73, of McGregor, passed away peacefully in her sleep on January 6, 2018. The family held a private burial at McGregor Cemetery.

Grace was born and raised in McGregor, and spent some time in Waco.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Herbert Adolf and Minnie Anna Lehrmann; and brother in...

Marie Murphy

Jan 5, 2018

Marie Malvina Murphy, 95, of Hewitt passed away on Friday, January 5, 2018. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 11, 2018 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Dr., with Mr. Johnny Stephens officiating. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home....

Mark Dees

Jan 3, 2018

Mark Dees, 53, of Lorena, passed away on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 after a valiant battle with a rare illness. Funeral service will be 11 a.m., Monday, January 8, 2018, officiated by Pastor Terry Wilkerson at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 3 to 5 p.m., Sunday, January 7, 2018, at...

Anton Paltl

Jan 3, 2018

Anton Josef Paltl, 73, of Hewitt, Texas, passed away on January 3, 2018 peacefully in his sleep. The funeral service will be 10am, Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home. There will be a visitation starting at 9 am. Anton was born in Vienna, Austria on June 7, 1944. When he was only three days old he was...

Bobbie Brint

Dec 30, 2017

Bobbie Brint, 88, of Woodway, Texas, passed away peacefully at home in the presence of her family on Saturday, December 30, 2017, and entered into eternal life. She was laid to rest next to her husband during a private graveside service at Oakwood Cemetery on Wednesday, January 3, 2018, officiated by Pastor Roy Marshall.

Bobbie was born...

Scott Hayes

Dec 28, 2017

Scott Wayne Hayes, 53, of Waco passed away December 28, 2017 after a courageous battle with cancer. A celebration of his life will be 2 p.m. Saturday, January 6, 2018 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Drive.

Scott was born on October 16, 1964 in Waco, Texas to Grant and Ann Hayes. He grew...

Larry McBride

Dec 24, 2017

Larry McBride, 76, passed away December 24, 2017. Services will be Saturday, 2:00 p.m., December 30, 2017 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home with Rev. Ken James officiating. Visitation will be 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Friday, December 29, 2017 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home.

Larry grew up in McGregor and graduated from McGregor High School in 1959. He...

Carlton Hall, Sr

Dec 19, 2017

Chaplain (LTC) Carlton David Hall, United States Army Retired (Reserves) passed away Tuesday, December 19,2017. He was born April 15, 1954, in Dayton, Ohio to Algie and Katye Hall. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 Wednesday, December 27th at Grace Gardens Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Grant Kaul officiating. Interment will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December...

Dovie Chastain

Dec 14, 2017

Dovie Belle Chastain, of Lorena made the world a better place for 90 years, and died Thursday December 14, 2017. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday December 19th at Grace Gardens Funeral Home, 8220 Woodway Drive with interment following at Rosemond Cemetery. Family visitation and celebration of her life will be 5 - 7 p.m. Monday December 18th...

Janice Gregory

Dec 13, 2017

Janice Lynn Gregory, 58, of Hewitt and Mexia, passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2017 peacefully in her sleep, after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis. A Memorial Service will be 2:00pm, Saturday, December 16, 2017 at Grace Gardens Funeral Home with a visitation starting an hour prior at 1:00pm.

Janice was born September 21, 1959 in Garland,...