Obituaries

Mar 16, 2013

Patricia Nelle Johnson, 76, of Elm Mott passed away Saturday, March 16 at a local hospital. Graveside services will be 10 am Wednesday, March 20 at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Tuesday, March 19 at Bellmead Funeral Home. Mrs. Johnson was born March 20, 1936, in Roanoke, Tx. to Robert...

Mar 13, 2013

Loraetta Swaner, 87, of Axtell passed away Wednesday, March 13 at a local nursing home. Graveside services will be 2 pm Monday, March 18 at Axtell Cemetery with Rev. Curtis Holland officiating. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Sunday, March 17 at Bellmead Funeral Home. Loraetta was born February 14, 1926 in Waco to Aquillor and Loraetter (Hill)...

Mar 11, 2013

James "Jim" Willis, 66, of Chalk Bluff, passed away Monday, March 11 at a local hospital. Memorial services will be 1 pm Thursday, March 14 at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Greg Knippa officiating. Jim was born May 5, 1946 in Esser, MO to James Travis and Noveda (McConnaughay) Willis. He was a Vietnam Veteran, a...

Mar 8, 2013

Albert Cronin, Sr. of Bellmead, passed away March 8, 1932 at a local nursing home. Memorial services will be 11 pm Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel. Albert was born April 10, 1932 in Chester, West Virginia to Paul and Dora Cronin. He worked for many years as a general Contractor in housing. Albert was preceded...

Mar 5, 2013

Betty Jo Shaw (Casey) passed away March 5, 2013 in Pasadena. Services will be 3 pm Saturday, March 9 at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at McClanahan Cemetery near Marlin. Visitation will be 7 to 9 pm Friday, March 8 at the funeral home. Betty was born March 31. 1934 in Falls County, Texas to Viola and...

Mar 4, 2013

Mar 4, 2013

Leola Blanche Simpson, 86, of Axtell passed away Monday, March 4 at her home. Services will be at 10 am Thursday, March 7 at Bellmead funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Darrel Phillips officiating. Burial will be at Axtell Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 6 to 8 pm Wednesday, March 6 at the funeral home. Leola...

Feb 25, 2013

Janice "Judy" Slough, 88, of Waco formerly of Pasadena, Texas passed away Monday, in Waco. Services will be 11 am Friday, March 1 at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Royce Scott officiating. Burial will be at Axtell Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Thursday, Feb. 28 at the funeral home. Judy was born in Cooper, Texas...

Feb 25, 2013

Mary Ann McFee, 66, of Lacy Lakeview, passed away Monday, Feb. 25 at her residence. Graveside services will be 3 pm Friday, March 1 at Prairie Hill Cemetery with Larry Felkner officiating. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Thursday, Feb. 28 at Bellmead Funeral Home. Mary Ann was born December 7, 1946 in Waco to Rufus...

Feb 22, 2013

John David Kelly Sr., 78, of Waco, went to be with his Lord on Friday 22, 2013. Cremation services provided be Bellmead Funeral Home. There will be no formal services at his request. David was a sixth generation Texan. He was born in Harlingen, Texas to V. I. and Nina Crum Kelly. He attended school in the Waco area,...

Feb 20, 2013

Malcolm Stodghill Jackson, 71, of Lacy-Lakeview, passed away Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at his residence after a long battle with cancer. Services will be at 11 am Saturday, February 23, at the Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Linda Wimberley and Rev. Delbert Taylor officiating. Burial will be at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm...

Feb 18, 2013

Verna Marie Brezina, 77, of Axtell passed away peacefully Monday, February 18 at her residence. Mass will be at 2 pm Thursday, February 21 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Elk with Monsignor Isidore Rozycki officiating. Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery in Elk. Rosary will be 7 pm Wednesday, February 20 at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel. Verna...

Feb 17, 2013

Elowene Hatfield, 84, of Bellmead, passed away Sunday, February 17 at a local hospital. Graveside services will be 2 pm Wednesday, Feb. 20 at Waco Memorial Park Cemetery with Rusty Kwast officiating. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Tuesday Feb. 19 at Bellmead Funeral Home. Elowene was born November 21, 1928 in Wortham, Texas to Herman...

Feb 12, 2013

Douglas Vaughn Poston, 70, of Bellmead passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at a local hospital. Services will be held at 10 am Friday, February 15 at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel with Rev.J. Kent Berry of the First United Methodist Church of Valley Mills officiating. Burial will follow at the Poston-Odle Family Cemetery in Valley Mills. Visitation...

Feb 4, 2013

Arthur W."Buddy" Engelke, 80 of Waco passed away Monday, February 4 at his residence. Services will be 10 am Saturday, February 9 at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Lester Adams officiating. Burial will be at Friedens Cemetery in Riesel. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Friday, February 8 at Bellmead Funeral Home. Buddy was born December 25,...

Feb 3, 2013

JL Crawford, 83 of Lacy Lakeview, passed away Sunday, February 3 at a local hospital. Memorial services will be 3:00 pm Saturday, February 9 at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Curtis Holland officiating. Burial will be at a later date at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen. JL was born March 21, 1929 in Wichita Falls, Texas...

Jan 31, 2013

Naida Prause Langan Yarbrough, 88, of Waco passed away January 31, 2013 at a local nursing home. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Monday, February 4, 2013 at the Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Terry Wilkerson officiating. Visitation will be at the Bellmead Funeral Home on Sunday, February 3, 2013 from 6 to 8 p.m. Burial...

Jan 29, 2013

Anna Roberson was born on a farm outside of Axel, Texas to Frank and Francis Klanika. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold M. Roberson; sons James Norman Richardson and Alford Richardson and grandson Jimmy Richardson. Ann is survived by her son Wayne Richardson and wife Sue. She is also survived by 7 Grandchildren; Steven Richardson, Terrye...

Jan 28, 2013

Anne Lee Perry Sapp, 90, of Waco passed away Monday, January 28 in Baytown, Texas. Services will be 11 am Saturday, February 2 at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel with Rusty Kwast officiating. Burial will be at Moore Cemetery. Visitation will be 9:00 am to 11:00 am Saturday, February 2 at the funeral home before the service. Mrs. Sapp was...

Jan 28, 2013

James Roy Marecle, 75, of Lacy Lakeview passed away Tuesday, January 28 at his residence. Graveside services will be 11 am Friday, February 1 at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 7 to 9 pm Thursday, January 31 at Bellmead Funeral Home. Roy was born June 2, 1937 in Falls County, Texas to Rev. James E. and Pauline (Rogas)...