Obituaries

Apr 8, 2014

Dorothy Fay Blankenship, 85, of Waco, passed away Tuesday, April 8 in Temple. Graveside services will be 2 pm Saturday, April 12 at Waco Memorial Park with Charles Howard officiating. Visitation will be 7 to 9 pm Friday, April 11 at Bellmead Funeral Home. Dorothy was born August 2, 1928 in Cotton Gin, Texas to Carradin and...

Apr 5, 2014

Chester Boyd Childs, 68, of Waco passed Saturday, April 5 in Waco. Services will be 10 am Wednesday, April 9 at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Lester Adams officiating. Burial will be at a later date at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen. Visitation will be 9 am to 10 am Wednesday before the service....

Apr 5, 2014

Derek Allen Lemanski, 50, of Lacy Lakeview, passed away Saturday, April 5, 2014. Memorial services will be 12:00 pm Thursday, April 10 at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Lester Adams officiating. Derek was born March 3, 1964 in Waco, Texas. He was preceded in death by his mother, Linda (Harris) Lemanski. Survivors include his wife, Jean...

Apr 3, 2014

Betty Ann Luther, 67, of Waco, passed away Thursday, April 3, at her residence. Services will be 10 am Monday, April 7 at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel with Monsignor Isidore Rozycki officiating. Burial will be at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Sunday, April 6 at the funeral home. Betty was...

Apr 2, 2014

Betty June Scott, 79, of Chalk Bluff, passed away Wednesday, April 2 in Waco. Services will be 2 pm Sunday, April 5 at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Donald Scott officiating. Burial will be at Moore Cemetery in Chalk Bluff. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Saturday, April 5 at the funeral home. June was born July...

Mar 16, 2014

Anthony "Tony" Dwain Bullock, 38, of Lacy Lakeview, passed away Sunday, March 16, 2014 at his residence. Memorial services will be 2 pm Saturday, March 22, at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel. Anthony was born October 8, 1975 in Waco, Texas. He attended Connally High School and McLennan Community College and was an LVN at the Waco Veterans...

Mar 14, 2014

Eugene "Gene" S. Lange, 89, of Bellmead, passed away Friday, March 14, 2014. Graveside services will be 2 pm Tuesday, March 18 at Oakwood Cemetery with Rev. Lester Adams officiating. Visitation will be 7 to 9 pm Monday, March 17 at Bellmead Funeral Home. Gene was born October 15, 1924 in Lacy Lakeview to Jerome John and...

Mar 12, 2014

Cyril J. "Mac" McGowan Jr., 93, former long-time resident of Axtell, died Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Rosary and Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 am Friday, March 14, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Elk. Burial with Military Honors will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Mac first came to Texas in 1945 after serving in...

Mar 10, 2014

Janice Arlene Vinson, 87, of Bellmead, Texas passed away Monday, March 10, 2014. Services will be 10 am Friday, March 14 at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel in Waco, with Rev. Stuart Miller officiating. Burial will follow at 2 pm at Laurel Land Cemetery in Dallas. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Thursday, March 13 at Bellmead...

Mar 8, 2014

Juanita K. Simons, 88, of Bruceville, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2014 at a local nursing home. Graveside services will be 1 pm Wednesday, March 12 at Rosemound Cemetery with Rev. David Echols officiating. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Tuesday, March 11 at Bellmead Funeral Home. Juanita was born August 28, 1925 in Temple, Texas...

Mar 6, 2014

Rhoda Davis, 66, of Hewitt, passed away Thursday, March 6 at her residence. Services will be 11 am Monday, March 10 at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Rick Cockrell officiating. Burial will be at Prairie Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Sunday, March 9 at the funeral home. Rhoda was born April 17,...

Mar 4, 2014

George John Bienkowski, 84, of Gatesville, passed away Tuesday, March 4 at his residence. Graveside services with Military Honors will be 3 pm Friday, March 7, at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 1:00 to 2:30 pm Friday, March 7, at Bellmead Funeral Home. George was born March 9, 1929 in New Jersey. He served in the Air...

Mar 1, 2014

Ellen Louise Young, 89, passed away Saturday, March 1, surrounded by family and friends at home. A private family service will be at a later date. Ellen was born October 27, 1924 in Elk, Texas to Robert and Sylvia (Thompson) Burts. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 60 years, William Young in 2004....

Feb 24, 2014

Lee Richard Joslin, 56, of Elm Mott, passed away Monday, Feb. 24 at his residence. Services will be 2 pm Sunday, March 2 at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel. Private family burial will be at Waco Memorial Park. Lee was born March 4, 1957 in Riverside, California to Luther and Clova (Bryan) Joslin. He was preceded in death by his...

Feb 23, 2014

Feb 23, 2014

Wayne Wood, 74, of Dawson, passed away Sunday, February 23 at a local hospital. Graveside services will be 1 pm Thursday, February 27 at Olive Branch Cemetery with Rev. Rex Bland officiating. Wayne was born January 3, 1940 in Kountze, Texas to T. J. and Irene (Scroggins) Wood. He served in the Marines and then was a...

Feb 15, 2014

Donald Elbert Easter, 77, of Robinson, passed away Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014.

Feb 13, 2014

James Carlton Johansen, 85, of Bellmead, passed away Thursday, February 13, 2014. Services will be 2:00 pm Sunday, Feb. 16 at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Joey Crenshaw officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Calm Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 pm Saturday, Feb. 15 at the funeral home. James was born November 14, 1928...

Feb 13, 2014

Wanda Sue Morrison, 75, of Prairie Hill, Texas passed away peacefully in her home Thursday, February 13. Services will be 11:00 am Monday, February 17 at Prairie Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Fred Sain officiating. Burial will be at Prairie Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 pm Sunday, Feb. 16 at Bellmead Funeral Home. Sue...

Feb 11, 2014

Gloria L. Adams, 90, of Waco, passed away Tuesday, February 11 at her residence. Services will be 2 pm Friday, February 14 at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel with Father Timothy Vaverek officiating. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery. Gloria was born April 7, 1923 in Beaumont, Texas to Jarvis L. and Winnie (Florey) Gossett and graduated in...