Obituaries

Francis Pearl Douthit

Dec 22, 2014

Francis P. Compton-Douthit, 85, of Waco, passed away Monday, December 22, 2014 after suffering a stroke. Funeral service will be held at 10 am Saturday, December 27 at Concord Baptist Church, 4412 Concord Road, Bellmead, Texas with Rev. Lester Adams officiating. Burial will follow at Prairie Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 pm Friday,...

Rebecca Sue Crawley Meza

Dec 14, 2014

Rebecca Sue Crawley Meza, 47, of Bellmead, passed away Sunday, December 14, 2014. Services will be 10 am Wednesday, Dec. 17, at Mighty Wind Worship Center with Rev. Joe Carbajal officiating. Burial will be at Waco Memorial Park. Becky grew up the only girl out of 5 children. Fighting with her brothers, Rick, Mike, Jimmy and Gary is...

W. O. Boelter

Dec 14, 2014

Wilfred "Red" Boelter, 93, of Bellmead, passed away Sunday, December 14, 2014. Services will be 1 pm Wednesday, Dec. 17 at the First Evangelical Church with Bro. Richard Rust officiating. Burial will follow at 3 pm at Clifton Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Tuesday, Dec. 16 at Bellmead Funeral Home. Red was born January 19, 1921 in...

Everett Edsol January Jr.

Dec 12, 2014

Everett Edsol January Jr., 82, of Bellmead, passed away Friday, December 12, 2014 at a local nursing home. Private family services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at Bellmead Funeral Chapel with Rev. Terry Wilkerson and Rev. Lester Adams officiating. Burial will be at Rosemound Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 to 8 pm Monday, Dec. 15...

Donald Ray Toten

Dec 11, 2014

Donnie, as known by his family, was born December 2, 1952 to Purvey and Katy Toten. He was the 4th born of 6 children and grew up in the China Spring community. He attended China Spring school where he was very active in the band. He attended TSTI for an Ammonia Hazmat degree. He was the father to 4...

Barbara Coffman Tacker Green

Dec 9, 2014

Barbara June Coffman Tacker Green went into Christ's loving arms on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. A celebration of life for Barbara will be held at 12:30 pm Saturday, December 13 at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Curtis Holland officiating. Burial will be at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Friday, Dec. 12 at the funeral...

Patrick "Pat" W. Zalman

Dec 8, 2014

Patrick W. Zalman, 75, passed away Monday, December 8, 2014. Services will be 10 am Friday, Dec. 12 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Elk with burial to follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Pat was born February 25, 1939 in Waco. He served in the Air Force and retired from the City of Garland after 25 years of service....

Betty Lou Livingston

Dec 3, 2014

Betty Lou Cook Livingston, age 91, passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2014 in Waco, Texas. Graveside services will be 2:30 pm Wednesday, Dec. 10, at Okmulgee Cemetery. She was born January 13, 1923 in Okmulgee, OK where she lived until graduating high school. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Robert N. Chapman Sr, her second husband,...

Bobbie William Lee

Dec 3, 2014

Bobbie William Lee, 72, of Lacy Lakeview, passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at Baylor Scott & White hospital in Waco. Graveside services will be 10:30 am Monday, December 8, 2014 at Chapel Hill Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Sunday, December 7 at Bellmead Funeral Home. Bobbie was born August 2, 1942, in Teague,...

Anita Garcia

Nov 30, 2014

Anita Garcia, 70, of Lacy Lakeview, passed away Sunday, November 30, 2014. Services will be 10 am Friday, December 5, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Alice, Texas. Graveside services will be 1 pm Monday, December 8 at Oakwood Cemetery in Waco, Texas. Anita was born May 3, 1944 in Alice, Texas. She was a dedicated homemaker who had...

Selma Caroline Heese Abraham Engelke

Nov 30, 2014

Selma Caroline Heese Abraham Engelke, of Bellmead, passed away Sunday November 30, 2014. Visitation and Rosary will be at 6:30 pm Wednesday, December 3 at Bellmead Funeral Home. Services will be 10 am Thursday, December 4 at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery. Selma was born October 25, 1923 in Westphalia, Texas. She was a registered...

Nancy Annette Niswanger Andrews

Nov 27, 2014

Nancy Annette (Niswanger) Andrews, 69, of Bellmead passed away Thursday, November 27, 2014. The family will receive visitors from 6 to 8 pm Tuesday, December 2, at Bellmead Funeral Home. Nancy was born November 10, 1945 in Roswell, New Mexico, to Robert Lloyd and Estaline (Allen) Niswanger. She married Kenneth Massey Sr. with whom she had 2 children Lorie Ann...

James "Jimmy" Harold Crosby Jr.

Nov 21, 2014

James H. "Jimmy" Crosby Jr., 33 of Bellmead passed away Friday, November 21, 2014 in Waco. Graveside services will be 11 am Wednesday, Nov. 26 at Rosemound Cemetery with Richard Jones officiating. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Tuesday, Nov. 25 at Bellmead Funeral Home. Jimmy was born September 2, 1981 in Waco. Survivors include his mother,...

James Riley Kellum

Nov 15, 2014

James Riley Kellum, 72, of Bellmead passed away Saturday, November 15, at his residence. Visitation and viewing will be 6 to 8 pm Monday, Nov. 17 at Bellmead Funeral Home. Memorial services will be 2 pm Tuesday, Nov. 18 at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Victor Lyons officiating. James was born October 26, 1940 in Hillsboro, Texas to Bunny...

Garlin Eugene Martin

Nov 8, 2014

Garlin Eugene Martin, 80, of Bellmead, passed away Saturday, November 8, 2014. Graveside services will be 12:00 pm Wednesday, Nov. 12 at Rosemound Cemetery. Garlin was born September 24, 1934 in Waco, Texas to William Earnest and Katie Ann Martin. He went to La Vega Schools and retired from the City of Bellmead after many years of service. Garlin...

Marion "Button" Ann Taylor

Nov 7, 2014

Marion Ann "Button" Taylor, 80, of Bellmead, passed away Friday, November 7, 2014. Services will be 10:30 am Tuesday, Nov. 11, at Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel. Burial will be at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Monday, Nov. 10 at Bellmead Funeral Home.Marion was born November 21, 1933 in Waco, to Roscoe and Opal (Green)...

Ricky Lee Westbrook

Nov 3, 2014

Ricky Lee Westbrook, 55, of Waco, passed away Monday, November 3, 2014. The family will receive visitors from 6 to 8 pm Thursday, November 6 at Bellmead Funeral Home. Ricky was born January 4, 1959 in Waco to Charles and Katherin (Douthit) Westbrook. He graduated from La Vega High School in 1977 and married Dorynda Marie Schronk on...

Bobbie Jean Love

Nov 3, 2014

Bobbie J. (Gill) Love, 76, of Waco, passed away Monday, November 3, 2014.Graveside services will be 2 pm Thursday, Nov. 6 at Oakwood Cemetery with Rev. Jon Gartman officiating. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Wednesday, Nov. 5 at Bellmead Funeral Home. Bobbie was born March 29, 1938 in Waco to John and Jettie (Marlatt) Gill. She graduated...

Doris Estelle Stiles

Nov 1, 2014

Doris Estelle Stiles, 94, of Mt. Calm, passed away Saturday, November 1, 2014 in Waco. Services will be 10 am Tuesday, Nov. 4, at First Baptist Church of Mt. Calm, with Rev. John Lawrence and Rev. Kenneth Stevens officiating. Burial will follow at 3 pm at Copperas Cove City Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Monday, Nov. 3,...

Linda Darlene Holt

Oct 26, 2014

Linda Darlene Holt, 67, of Waco, passed away Sunday, October 26, 2014. Services will be 3 pm Tuesday, October 28 at St. Paul Lutheran Church with Rev. Larry Krueger officiating. Burial will be at Bold Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Monday, October 27 at Bellmead Funeral Home. Linda was born July 8, 1947 in...