Obituaries

Charles Brown

Charles Brown

Feb 12, 2016

Charles Raymond Brown, 67, of Waco, went Heaven bound on February 12, 2016. A memorial service will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, February 19, at Grace Temple Baptist Church, 3825 Bosque Blvd., Waco. The family will receive visitors 6 – 8:00 p.m., Thursday, February 18, at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Drive, Waco. Charles was born July 9, 1948, to...

Rev. Paul Rawls

Rev. Paul Rawls

Feb 12, 2016

Paul Eric Rawls, Sr., 63, of Chilton, passed away Friday, February 12, 2016. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Monday, February 15, with visitation one hour before the service, starting at 12:00 p.m., at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Drive, Waco. Burial will follow at Rosemound Cemetery. Paul was born and raised in the Waco area. Paul loved his...

Jerry Copeland

Jerry Copeland

Feb 10, 2016

Jerry M. Copeland, 81, passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2016. A graveside service will be 10am, Saturday, Feb. 13, at Rosemound Cemetery. Jerry was born Dec. 23, 1934, in Waco, to Ross and Lorena Copeland. He served in the U.S. Army. He worked as a painter all his life and upon retirement, began cattle ranching. Jerry loved watching his two...

Billy Kilgore

Billy Kilgore

Feb 8, 2016

Billy Ray Kilgore, 75, of Bruceville, passed away Monday, February 8, 2016. Graveside services will be 1 pm, Thurs, Feb. 11, at Cottonwood Cemetery in Falls County. The family will receive visitors from 5 to 7 pm Wed, Feb 10, at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Dr., Waco. Billy Ray was born May 31, 1940 to Robert and Leona...

Darryl Smyers

Darryl Smyers

Feb 8, 2016

Darryl Wayne Smyers passed away Monday February 8, 2016 in Waco, Texas. A memorial service will be held this Friday at 2PM in his honor at the Sun Valley Blvd. Church of Christ with Evangelist Marc Smith officiating. Darryl was born on August 3, 1943, the son of Pink and Ruby Smyers. Darryl was Valedictorian of Powderly High School and...

Phillip  Duckett

Phillip Duckett

Feb 8, 2016

Phillip Vester Duckett, 61 of Waco passed away at a local hospital, Monday, February 8, 2016. A Memorial Service will be held 1 pm, Friday, February 12, at Pecan Grove Funeral Home 3124 Robinson Dr. Phillip was born in Bryan, TX September 17, 1954, to Vernon and Ladine Duckett. He was a lifelong musician in the Waco area. He loved...

Tommy Lopez

Tommy Lopez

Feb 6, 2016

Tommy G. Lopez, 70, of Robinson, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2016 at his home. Memorial visitation will be 6 to 8 pm, Thurs, Feb. 11, at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Dr. Graveside service will be at 2 pm, Fri, Feb. 12 at Oakwood Cemetery, 2124 S. 5th Street, Waco. Tommy was born on February 27, 1945 to...

Mary  Curiel

Mary Curiel

Feb 6, 2016

Mary (Tońa) Sigala Curiel, 85, of Waco, formerly of Anaheim, California, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2016 at St. Catherine’s with her family by her side. Funeral services will be 10 am, Thurs, Feb. 11, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 2621 Bagby Ave, Waco. A visitation will be 6 to 7 pm, Wed, Feb. 10, followed by a rosary 7...

Fred Goar

Fred Goar

Feb 4, 2016

Fred Goar, 57, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2016. A memorial service in honor of Fred's life will be 2:30 p.m., Sunday, February 7, at Crossroads Fellowship Church, 1861 Church Road, McGregor, with Pastors Steve and Cyndi Abbe officiating. Fred is survived by his son Chance Goar. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Mike.

Charles Bohon

Charles Bohon

Feb 2, 2016

Charles L. Bohon passed away February 2, 2016, at Royal Manor Nursing Center. A memorial service will be held 2:00pm, Wed., February 10 at Family of Faith Church, 3336 Garden Dr., Waco, with Pastor Jim Bentley officiating. Charles was born in Detroit, Michigan, January 4th 1940 to John and Katherine Bohon. He graduated from high school in Michigan and moved...

Elizabeth King

Elizabeth King

Feb 1, 2016

Longtime Robinson resident, Elizabeth LaVerne King, passed away at her home in Golinda, on February 1, 2016, at the age of eighty-two years, ten months, and eleven days. Mrs. King was born in Hubbard, Texas, on March 21, 1933. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am Thurs., Feb. 4, at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 N Robinson Drive, Waco,...

Robert McCarty

Robert McCarty

Feb 1, 2016

Robert Louis “Bob” McCarty, 74, died February 1, 2016, from complications caused by lung cancer. A memorial service will be held at Lake Shore Church of Christ at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 13. Bob was born August 12, 1941, in Ft. Worth, Texas, a few minutes after the birth of his twin sister Rita. He was the only son of...

David Feind

David Feind

Jan 30, 2016

David F. Feind, 66, of Rosenthal, passed away Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. Visitation will be Tuesday, Feb. 2, at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Drive, Waco, from 6 – 8:00 p.m. Services will be held at First Baptist Church of Chilton, 200 Durgano Street, Chilton, Wednesday, February 3, at 1:00pm. Burial will follow at Cego Cemetery. David was born...

Robert Soukup

Robert Soukup

Jan 29, 2016

Robert S. (Bobby) Soukup, 74, of Rosenthal, passed away Friday, January 29, 2016 at home following a long battle with cancer of 15 years. A rosary will be recited 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 2, at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Drive, followed by a visitation until 8:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February...

Al Dees

Al Dees

Jan 27, 2016

In Loving Memory of Al “Chief” Dees, 80, of Waco died peacefully in his sleep at home on Wednesday, January 27th, 2016, after a long illness. He was a Christian that served our Lord. He now sleeps with the angels. Al was born December 13, 1935 to Dexter and Helen Dees in Wortham, Texas. Al was married to his devoted...

Tayten Lemmons

Tayten Lemmons

Jan 27, 2016

Tayten Lee Lemmons, gained his wings to be with Jesus, Wednesday, January 27, 2016. A graveside service will be held 10 a.m. Monday, February 1, 2016, at Oakwood Cemetery, with Chaplain Sarah Miller, officiating. He is survived by his loving parents, Eric Lee Lemmons Jr. and Heather Holder Lemmons; brother, Tristen Thomas Lemmons; sister, Reighlee Marie Lemmons; grandparents, Brad and...

Jennings "JC" Nehring

Jennings "JC" Nehring

Jan 22, 2016

Jennings Clinton Nehring, 85, long-time resident of Rosenthal, went “two-stepping” Thursday night, came home, went to bed, and woke up in the arms of Jesus on Friday, January 22, 2016. He went peacefully, just like he had hoped… Funeral services: 10 a.m., Wednesday, January 27, 2016, at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Dr., Waco, with Rev. Jerry Freedman officiating....

Ruth Schronk

Ruth Schronk

Jan 22, 2016

Ruth E. Schronk, 86, of Lorena, passed away Friday, January 22, 2016 in Waco. Funeral services will be at 10 am, Mon. Jan. 25, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1301 Hogan Lane, Bellmead, with Pastor Larry Krueger officiating. Interment following at Salem Lutheran Cemetery in Malone. The family will receive visitors 5 to 7 pm, Sun., Jan. 24 at Pecan...

Don Urbantke

Don Urbantke

Jan 20, 2016

Don Alan “Poppy” Urbantke, 70, of Lorena, passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2016. A memorial visitation will be 1-3pm, Saturday, January 23, at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Drive, Waco. Poppy was born November 6, 1945, in Waco, to Arthur and Opal Urbantke, who preceded him in death. He is survived by his daughters Lisa Urbantke and Donetta and...

Isidro Nino

Isidro Nino

Jan 18, 2016

Isidro Hernandez Nino, 76, passed away Monday, January 18, 2016 in Waco. Memorial visitation will be 4 to 6 pm on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Dr., Waco. Isidro was born on June 2, 1939 in Monterray, N.L., Mexico to Isidro Hernandez and Julia Nino. He is surived by his children and a large...