Obituaries

Jan 6, 2022

Marian Aline (nee Mallett) Oleksak, age 87 passed peacefully on January 6, 2022 in Cleburne, Texas.  Beloved wife of 64 years of the late Walter Carl Oleksak.  Loving mother of three sons, Michael C. (Nell Rapport) of University Heights, OH; Carl M. (Shirley) of Burleson, TX; and Joseph C. (Maria) of Cleburne, TX.  Loving grandmother of Kyle (Megan) Oleksak of Lakewood,...

Jan 2, 2022

Debora Jean (Spears) Stewart

Debora “Debbie” Stewart passed away after an arduous fight against COVID-19 on January 2, 2022 in Waco, TX.  She was born on June 25, 1959 in Oklahoma City, OK, the youngest of three daughters to Lloyd & Shirley Spears.

Debbie married in 1977 to Dave Stewart for 39 years.  She gave...

Jan 1, 2022

Delores Fowler Jackson, 78, of Waco, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, July 26, 2022. She was born July 6, 1944, to Wiley and Neutrine Fowler. She grew up in Waco and attended Waco High School. She earned her LVN at McLennan Community College in 1991 and worked in home health care for years before retiring. She loved...

Jan 1, 2022

James Harold Meeks fell asleep in death on Tuesday July 5, 2022. He was 83 years old.

A memorial talk will be given by Allen Cunningham on Saturday, July 23, 2022 at 2:00 PM at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses (2308 N. Valley Mills Dr., Waco, TX 76710) and virtually through Zoom (Meeting ID: 859 9563 7160;...

Jan 1, 2022

Harvey Lee Jirasek, 90 of Waco, went to be with his Lord and Savior February 12, 2022 at Community Hospice of Texas, St. Catherine’s in Waco. Memorial service will be held Thursday, March 3, 2022 at the Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel.

Harvey is survived by his wife, Virginia Nell Jirasek of Waco; children Bobby Jirasek of...

Jan 1, 2022

Melissa was born December 21, 1964 in Houston, TX at Herman Memorial Hospital to Patricia Dyan Sutton and Wayne Hensley. She was the fourth of ten siblings and became the "mother" figure to them after her mother passed in 1990. Melissa grew up in California, Tennessee and Houston before moving to Waco with her family in 1980. She would still go...

Jan 1, 2022

Wanda Joyce Dugas was born in Waco, Texas on January 14, 1939, to the late Rev. Isaac Albert & MayDell Carter and passed away on February 23, 2022. Homegoing Service will be held Thursday, March 3 at 2:00 PM at Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel. Visitation with the family will be on Wednesday, March 2 from 6:00 to 8:00...

Dec 25, 2021

Aaron Lee Thomas, prominent Architect of Waco, Texas, died peacefully at Providence Hospital, Waco, on Christmas Day, December 25th, 2021 at the age of 90 after a brief illness. He is survived by his sons: Aaron Lloyd and wife, Amy, of Temple; Mark Allan and wife, Jan, of Plano; and Glenn Scott and wife Sheila, of Waco; his eight...

Dec 22, 2021

Graveside services for Tazle LaRock Garrett, 96, of Waco will be held at 1 PM Thursday, December 30, 2021 at Chapel Hill Memorial Park..  Mrs. Garrett passed Wednesday, December 22, 2021 with family by her side.   She was born November 2, 1925, in Connerville, Oklahoma, the daughter of Alfred LaRock and Chassie Ellis LaRock. and was proud of her French/Native American culture. She...

Dec 21, 2021

Visitation for Floye Bruce will be held  on Sunday, January 2, 2022 from 2 PM to 4 PM at Waco Memorial Mausoleum Chapel.

Dec 21, 2021

J. A. ''Jay'' Baker

Broken Arrow laid on his breast, an Eagle Feather placed across the Arrow.  His body will return to the earth as it was, and his soul shall return unto the Great Spirit who gave it.

Jay was born, raised and educated on the Choctaw/Kiowa Indian Nation community near Medicine Park, Lawton,...

Dec 19, 2021

Wayne Christian Schoenleber, 86, a longtime resident of Hewitt, died Sunday, December 21, 2021 in a local nursing home. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on August 31, 1935, as a kid he worked for the coal truck man delivering coal for a quarter a day.  He later joined the U.S. Army in January of 1953 and served until April of 1955 earning...

Dec 18, 2021

Jerry Gilbert Milligan, Sr, 81, of Robinson, TX, died Saturday, December 18, 2021 in a local hospital.  Born April 11, 1940 in Harod, Illinois to Gilbert Daniel and Celia Virginia (Colbert) Milligan, he joined the Navy in 1958 and lived in Southern California for several years working in banking and real-estate before moving to Texas in 2007 where he...

Dec 12, 2021

Eleanor Louise (Wade) Smith was born Mar 4, 1926 in Memphis, TN to William and Arline (Jewell) Wade. She died Sunday, Dec 12, 2021 at the age of 95. She was preceded in death by her parents and, in 1975, by her husband, U.S. Air Force Col. Oscar F. Smith, Jr. Also preceding her in death was her granddaughter,...

Dec 8, 2021

Lori Ann Lovins, 57, of Lorena, Texas, died Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at Providence Hospital.

Lori was born on November 7, 1964 in Anchorage, Alaska to Bob and Elda McKenzie.  As an Air Force child, Lori lived in many places, but was a long-time resident of McLennan County.  Lori graduated from Robinson High School in 1983, spending many...

Dec 8, 2021

Phillip Joseph Bancale passed away December 8, 2021, in Waco, Texas surrounded by his family. A memorial service will be held at the Northside Church of Christ in Bellmead on December 11, 2021 at 10:30 am.

Phil was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on July 30, 1939, to Josephine Spirig and Ernest Bancale. He attended East...

Dec 4, 2021

Jennifer Lizabeth Crocker’s legacy didn’t come to an end with her death. Jennifer was 46 years old when she passed on December 4, 2021, after suffering from osteomyelitis. She was surrounded by loved ones when she took her last breathe. Her family will continue her legacy of spreading kindness and laughter wherever they go and living their lives with...

Dec 3, 2021

Sharon Faith Robertson O'Bryant went to her forever home in heaven on Friday, December 3, 2021 following a lengthy battle with end stage renal disease.  She was born April 2, 1933 in DeKalb, Illinois.   Sharon was preceded in death by her husband, Joe O'Bryant and her sons, Joey O'Bryant and Wayne O'Bryant, her parents, Harold and Gertrude Robertson, and six...

Nov 16, 2021

CW4 Clay Randell Brown, 61, of Moody passed away November 16 surrounded by his loving family.

Services will be held at Waco Memorial Park Chapel. Visitation will be Sunday, November 21, from 3pm-5pm. The funeral will be at 11:00 am on Monday, November 22.

Clay is survived by his wife of 41 years, Cheryl, who...

Nov 11, 2021

CHEN, Hsiu Hua "Sue" of Waco, Texas has passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family and friends in the midmorning of November 11, 2021. at the age of 76 years. She was the beloved daughter of the late Ming Lin and Shue Lin of Taipei, Taiwan. She is survived by her husband, Naru Chen; children- Dr Helo (Nicole)...