Obituaries

Mar 17, 2023

Benjamin Robert Bush Sr passed away on March 17, 2023. Graveside services will be 2:00 pm Tuesday March 21,2023 at Rosemound Cemetery in Waco. Benjamin was born September 20, 1941 He is survived by wife Naomi, his kids Leslie Bush, Venita Yokus, Lisa Horn and Benjamin Bush Jr, numerous grandkids and great grandkids.

Mar 14, 2023

Mark was born in Waco September 25, 1968 to Mike & Joan. He was born 2 months after moving to Waco from New Mexico because he wanted to be born a true Texan. He loved to be outside taking care of ALL his plants, chickens & ducks. Mark loved to shop & you never knew what he was coming home...

Mar 14, 2023

Alton Ray Holt, 75, of Waco, passed away Tuesday March 14, 2023 in Waco. Funeral service will be 11:00 am Tuesday March 21, 2023 at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 pm Monday March 20, 2023 at Bellmead Funeral Home. Alton was born on December 12, 1947 in Waco, Texas to...

Mar 10, 2023

Vivian Irene Nowlin, 82, of Waco, Tx. passed away March 10. 2023 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be 1:00 pm Wednesday March 15, 2023 at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Oakwood cemetery in Waco. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 pm Tuesday March 14, 2023 at Bellmead Funeral Home. Irene went to...

Mar 8, 2023

Michael Dulock, 59, of Elk, passed away Wednesday March 8, 2023. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 14, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Elk with Father Walter and co-officiant Father Benjie. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Monday, March 13, followed by the Rosary recited by...

Mar 8, 2023

Helen Charlene Hodder July 10, 1949 - March 8, 2023 Helen Hodder, 73 of Gholson passed away Wednesday March 8, 2023 in a Waco hospital surrounded by loved ones. Memorial service will be 5:00 pm Sunday March 19, 2023 at Bridge Church, 3107 Harrison Dr. Bellmead, Tx. Helen was born July 10, 1949 in Waco to Cleston Haywood Markum and...

Mar 2, 2023

Maurine Kemp passed away March 2, 2023, with loved ones surrounding her. Maurine was born January 11, 1929 in Bosqueville, Texas, to John and Ethel Ivy. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers; and her children, Melissa, Johnny, Melvin, Kenneth and Marvin Kemp; several nieces, nephews, and grandchildren. She is survived by her children, Shirley Jenkins, Judy (Ronald)...

Feb 27, 2023

James Weaver of Bellmead passed away at his home on February 27, 2023. He was born November 12, 1958 in Waco, Tx. He attended La Vega schools and worked many years at Central Texas Frame and Alignment in Elm Mott. He is preceded in death by his parents Jack and JoNell Weaver. He is survived by his daughter Jennifer Guajardo...

Feb 24, 2023

Karen Marie Swartzfager Williamson went home to be with the Lord on February 24,2023. She was born on June 22,1955 in Erie,PA to LeRoy & Marylyn Swartzfager. She is preceded in death by her father LeRoy Swartzfager and mother Marylyn Swartzfager, step father Donald Simpson and brother Randy Swartzfager. She is survived by her husband Kenneth Williamson of Riesel, Texas....

Feb 19, 2023

Jimmy Ray Fields, 90 of Belton, Texas passed away on February 19, 2023. Jimmy was born to Richard and Dorothy Fields on July 6, 1932. Jimmy shared his parents love with his brother, Joe Fields and stepsister Dorothy Fields. Jimmy was a decorated Army Ranger who served in numerous military conflicts. After leaving the military, Jimmy became a truck driver...

Feb 6, 2023

Wanda Faye Mach Sebik age 79 of Bellmead, Texas passed away on Monday February 6, 2023. Visitation will be on Thurday February 9,2023 from 6 - 8 pm and funeral services will be on Friday February 10,2023 at 10am at Bellmead Funeral Home. Wanda was born January 24,1944 near Penelope, Texas to John and Edna Navara Mach. Moving to the...

Jan 27, 2023

John Thomas Whitt, 66, of Axtell, Texas sadly left us on Friday January 27, 2023. John had a passion for racing vintage bikes, and riding his Norton motorcycle. John unconditionaly loved spending time with his family, grandchildren, and his best friend, Bowser. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife Patty Whitt of 42 years, two sons; Jeremy Whitt...

Jan 21, 2023

Luchin Edward Hyde (Ed) was born in Remus, Michigan on August 8, 1932. He was the youngest of five children born to Jessie Beryl Trethric and Charles Henry Hyde. When Luchin was born, his brothers told their parents they would not play with him if they had to call him ''Luchin'', so he was called ''Ed''. Ed and his siblings...

Jan 10, 2023

Frances "Sissy" Posey-Fleming Aug.18,1942 ~ Jan.10,2023 Frances Fleming, 80, of Elm Mott, Texas passed away on Tuesday morning at home surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be Monday, January 16,2023 at 10:30am at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Rev. Brian Hesse will be officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park Cemetery in Waco, Texas. Visitations will be Sunday,...

Jan 9, 2023

Willie Mae (Gauer) Sigler, a longtime Bellmead resident, peacefully passed away Monday, January 09, 2023 surrounded by her children. Ms. Sigler was 88 years old. Willie Mae was born February 02, 1934 in Elk, Texas, one of ten siblings and the daughter of Jacob and Cathryene (Kruz) Gauer. She graduated from Aquilla High School, where she enjoyed and excelled in...

Jan 8, 2023

Jan 6, 2023

Stephen Lee Cook Sr. (May 18, 1949 - January 6, 2023) On Friday, January 6th, 2023, Stephen Lee Cook, loving husband and father, passed away surrounded by family, at the age of 73. Stephen was born May 18, 1949 to Elmer Lee and Lois Maurine Cook in Waco, Texas. As Stephen grew up in Waco and after attending La Vega...

Jan 5, 2023

Gloria Manuel Hjelmstad, 11/23/1930-1/5/2023. Gloria Manuel Hjelmstad was born on November 23,1930 to Arthur Tennyson Manuel and Lavinia May Hough in Huntington Township, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Smithton High School in 1947. Gloria was an avid history buff and witnessed a lot of history, to include the Hindenburg flying over her farmland before its tragic demise. She also remembered hearing...

Dec 29, 2022

Antoinette (Tonie) Margie Jackson, 87, of Hallsburg, Texas, went to the Lord on December 29, 2022 with her children and their spouses by her side. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 5, 2023 at Moore Cemetery in Chalk Bluff with Noah Gutierrez officiating. Visitation will be 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at Bellmead Funeral...

Dec 24, 2022

Ernest Ray Aleman, of Hempstead, TX, passed on 12-24-22 after a lengthy illness of Cancer. Ernest was born and raised in Bellmead, TX. He is survived by his children Janice Aleman, David Aleman, Sarah Perez, grandchildren De'Vante, De'Andre, De'Shaun, Gabriel and Elizabeth and great- grandchildren Zayden and Za'Viya. He is survived by brothers Jimmy Aleman wife Mary, and Steven Aleman...