Obituaries

Gary Wayne Gibson

Oct 26, 2013

Gary Wayne Gibson, 66, of Axtell passed away Saturday, October 26 at his residence. Memorial services will be 3 pm Wednesday, October 30 at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be 2 pm Wednesday until service time. Gary was born July 31, 1947 in Waco. He retired from Texas Department of Criminal Justice and was an...

Maxine Caskey Crum

Oct 26, 2013

Maxine Caskey Crum, 81 of Riesel passed away Saturday, October 26, 2013. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 am Thursday, October 31 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bellmead. Rosary will be 7 pm Wednesday, October 30 with visitation from 6 to 8 pm at Bellmead Funeral Home. Burial will be at Bold Spring Cemetery. Maxine was born January...

Gracie Lee Ray

Oct 21, 2013

Gracie Lee Ray, 90, of Bellmead, passed away Monday, October 21 at her residence. Graveside services will be 1 pm Saturday, Oct. 26 at Rosemound cemetery with Rev. Charles Bevills officiating. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Friday, Oct. 25 at Bellmead Funeral Home. Mrs. Ray was born April 13, 1923 in Teague, Texas to William and Emma...

Herman Dalton Carroll

Oct 19, 2013

Herman Dalton Carroll, 77, of Kountze passed away Saturday, October 19 in Beaumont. Graveside services will be 11 am Friday, Oct. 24 at Waco Memorial Park. Mr. Carroll was born June 14, 1936 in Bryce, Texas to Herman and Lillian (Endsley) Carroll. He was a retired pipe fitter and member of Local Union #211. Survivors include his...

Wilburn Edward Kirkland

Oct 18, 2013

Wilburn Edward Kirkland, 80, of Bellmead passed away Friday, October 18 in Glen Rose, Texas. Services will be 11 am Monday, October 21 at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Terry Wilkerson officiating. Burial will be at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 5:00 to 6:30 pm Sunday, October 20 at the funeral home. Wilburn was born March 28, 1933...

Glenn Whatley

Oct 18, 2013

Glenn Whatley, 74, of Waco, passed away Friday, October 18 in Groesbeck. Services will be 10 am Tuesday, October 22 at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel. Masonic Rites will be conducted under the auspices of Waco Masonic Bodies at the funeral home. Burial will be at Hubbard Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Monday, October 21...

Melvin Eddie Adams

Oct 18, 2013

Melvin Eddie Adams, 91 of Waco, passed away Friday, October 18 in Temple. Graveside services will be 1:30 pm Monday, October 21 at Waco Memorial Park. Melvin was born August 1, 1922 in Houston, Texas to the late Roy and Pearlee (Holland) Adams. He moved to Hillsboro (Woodbury) where he was raised and farmed until being drafted in the Army....

Emmett I. Murphy

Oct 11, 2013

Emmett I. Murphy, 89, of Waco, passed away Friday, October 11, 2013 in Hillsboro. Services will be 10 am Wednesday October 16 at Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel with Rev. Lester Adams and Chuck Murphy officiating. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Tuesday, October 15 at Bellmead Funeral Home. Emmett was born March 29,...

Imogene Tynes Haney

Oct 5, 2013

Imogene Tynes Haney, 79, of Waco passed away Saturday, October 5 at a local hospital. Memorial services will be 2 pm Tuesday, October 8 at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Larry Krueger officiating. Visitation will be 5 to 7 pm Monday, October 7 at the funeral home. Imogene was born June 10, 1934 in Waco to Joseph Sr. and...

Opal Christine Pursche

Sep 30, 2013

Christine Pursche, 89, of Waco passed away Monday, September 30 at a local hospital. Services will be 10 am Friday, October 4 at Sparks Memorial United Methodist Church with Rev. Linda Wimberley and Margaret Friend officiating. Burial will be at Rosemound Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Thursday, October 3 at Bellmead Funeral Home. Christine was born March...

Skip Ellis

Sep 27, 2013

Skip Ellis, 68, of Waco passed away Friday, Sept. 27 at a local hospital. Following his wishes he will be cremated

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Thomas Warren Collins

Sep 16, 2013

Thomas Warren Collins 78, of Waco, passed away Monday September 16, 2013 in San Antonio, Texas. Graveside services will be Thursday Oct.3, 2013 at 12:30 pm Dallas-Ft. Worth National Cemetery, 2000 Mountain Creek Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75211. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 pm Wednesday, October 2 at Bellmead Funeral Home.

Mitchell Wayne Baugh

Sep 13, 2013

Mitchell Wayne Baugh, 56, of Axtell passed away Friday, September 13 at his residence. Memorial services will be 2 pm Saturday, September 21 at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel with Curt Persilver officiating. Mitchell was born July 21, 1957 in Waco and was a mechanic for Connally ISD. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sandra Baugh on January...

Oneta Lovella Sturdivant

Sep 8, 2013

Oneta Lovella Mallon Sturdivant, 86, of Bellmead, passed away Sunday, Sept. 8 at her home. Services will be 3 pm Thursday, Sept. 12 at Sparks United Methodist Church with Rev. Linda Wimberly officiating. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Wednesday, Sept. 11 at Bellmead Funeral Home. Oneta began her life on January...

Gaylon D. "Butch" Ramsey

Sep 8, 2013

Gaylon "Butch" Ramsey, 67, of Robinson, passed away Sunday, September 8 at his residence. Services will be 1:30 pm Wednesday, Sept. 11 at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel with Ronnie Holmes officiating. Burial will be at Chapel Hill Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Tuesday, Sept. 10 at the funeral home. Butch was born March 29, 1946 in...

W. D. "Cotton" Needham

Sep 7, 2013

W.D. " Cotton" Needham, 91, of Riesel passed from this life on September 7, 2013, after a long struggle with congestive heart failure. Services will be 10 am Wednesday, Sept. 11 at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Norman Huddleston and Larry Dawson officiating. Burial will be at Riesel Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Tuesday, Sept. 10...

James Edgar Birdwell

Sep 3, 2013

James Edgar Birdwell, 88 of Lacy Lakeview, passed away Tuesday, September 3 at a local hospital. Graveside services with Military Honors will be 10 am Saturday, September 7, at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Friday, September 6, at Bellmead Funeral Home. James was born December 16, 1924 in Nashville, Tennessee to Willie and Jessie...

Blanche A. Watson

Sep 2, 2013

Blanche A. Watson, 88, of Waco, passed away Monday, September 2, at her residence. Services will be 10 am Thursday, Sept. 5 at Bellmead Funeral Home with Sam Armstrong officiating. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Wednesday, Sept. 4 at the funeral home. Blanche was born February 19, 1925 in Whitney, Texas...

Ruby Evelyn Howze

Aug 28, 2013

Ruby Evelyn Howze, 73, of Chilton, went to be with the Lord, just before noon on Wednesday, August 28, 2013. Services will be 11 am Saturday, August 31 at the Country Worship Cowboy Church, FM 935, near Durango, with Rev. Robert Finto and Rev. Syd Blackman officiating. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Friday, August 30, at Bellmead...

Maria Flores Barragan

Aug 23, 2013

Maria Flores Barragan, 69, of Waco, passed away Aug. 23, 2013 at her residence. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday, August 26, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Ed Karasek officiating. Maria was born August 1, 1944 in Mexico and was a homemaker. She is survived by daughter, Martha Barragan of Waco and sons Manuel Barragan of Waco...