Obituaries

Dec 13, 2015

Murile Whitt Sturtevant, 85, of Robinson, passed away Sunday December 13, 2015. Funeral services will be held 2p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17 at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Drive, Waco. Interment will follow at Carolina Cemetery in Falls County. The family will receive visitors Wednesday, Dec. 16 from 6-8p.m. at the funeral home. Murile was born July 26, 1930 to...

Dec 13, 2015

Joyce Marie Saffle, of Robinson, passed away Sunday December 13, 2015. Graveside services will be at 1:00 pm, Friday December 18, 2015 at Robinson Cemetery, with Minister Jerry Freedman officiating. The family will receive visitors 6 – 8:00 p.m., Thursday, December 17, at Pecan Grove Home, 3124 Robinson Drive, Waco. Joyce was born April 6, 1935 to Oran and Ethel...

Dec 13, 2015

Joe “JD” Provazek, 84, of China Spring passed away peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015 surrounded by family in his home. Funeral services will be 10am, Wednesday, Dec 16 at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Dr, Waco. Interment to follow at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be held Tuesday, Dec. 15, 5-6 pm with the Rosary immediately following from...

Dec 12, 2015

Doris Laverne Alexander Petty, after a long struggle with illness went to be with the Lord Saturday, December 12, 2015. Funeral services will be held 1p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16 at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Drive, Waco. Interment will follow at Robinson Cemetery. The family will receive visitors Tuesday, Dec. 15 from 6-8p.m. Doris was born August 18, 1932...

Dec 10, 2015

Rodney William “Rooster” Ritchie, 48, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2015 after a valiant fight against cancer. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 9, 2016, 1 p.m. at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Dr., Waco with Pastors Nathan Dunman and Dr. Cary Killough officiating. Rodney was born January 7, 1967 in Houston to Bill and Wanda...

Dec 9, 2015

Georgia Jones, 89, of Waco, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2015. A graveside service will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, December 11, at Ridge Park Cemetery in Hillsboro, with her grandson, the Rev. Richard Hollingsworth officiating. The family will receive visitors 6 – 8:00 p.m., Thursday, December 10, at Pecan Grove Home, 3124 Robinson Drive, Waco. Georgia was born August 23,...

Dec 8, 2015

Arnold "Banjo" Williams, 86, of Waco, passed away Tuesday, Dec 8, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 10 am Saturday, Dec. 12 at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Dr., Waco, with Pastor Ron Miller officiating. Interment will follow at Waco Memorial Park. The family will receive visitors from 6 to 8 Friday, Dec. 11 at the funeral home....

Dec 8, 2015

John Wayne Settlemyer, Sr., 78, of Lorena, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. Funeral services will be at 10 am, Friday Dec. 11 at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Dr., Waco with Chaplain Barry Miller officiating. Interment will follow at Robinson Cemetery. The family will receive visitors 6 to 8 pm, Thursday Dec. 10 at the funeral...

Dec 8, 2015

Daniel Simpson, of Golinda, Texas, passed away on December 8th of 2015. He was a loving husband and father. He retired from the Air Force after 15 years of service and was a Vietnam veteran. Survivors include his wife Ruby Simpson of Golinda. Three sons, Patrick Simpson of Golinda. Calvin Simpson of Dallas. And Daniel Simpson and wife Christine of...

Dec 6, 2015

Memorial services will be held for Bill Merryman, of Waco, at Pecan Grove Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday, December 19th, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. He died peacefully on Sunday, December 6th at his home in Waco. Bill was born, the second child, to Irene and Elmer Merryman on April 25, 1946, in Sulphur, Oklahoma. Mr. Merryman was raised in Oklahoma....

Dec 2, 2015

Nov 26, 2015

Jose Rios, 82, of Waco, passed away, Thursday, November 26, 2015. A memorial visitation will be held 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 11 at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Dr., Waco. Jose was born on Aug. 1, 1933 to Carlos and Angela Menendez Rios in Puerto Rico. He was preceded in death by his parents; and son, Jose...

Nov 26, 2015

Kenneth Brian Beatty, 71, of Waco passed away Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. A memorial visitation will be held Wednesday, Dec. 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Drive, Waco. Kenneth is preceded in death by his mother, Julia Meier; step-father, Bernard Meier, Sr.; and wife, Sandra Gale Beatty. Kenneth is survived by his five...

Nov 25, 2015

George Warren Davis, 66, of Waco, was called by his family to his heavenly home on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015. Funeral services celebrating his life will be held 1p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2 at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Dr., Waco with Pastor David Cozart officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. The family will receive visitors Tuesday, Dec....

Nov 25, 2015

On November 25, 2015, Betty Muncy Westbrook passed away. Visitation will be at Pecan Grove Funeral Home on Sunday, November 29 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. A graveside service will be held at the Lorena Cemetery on Monday, November 30 at 10:30 a.m. Services will be conducted by Minister Ernest Albrecht of the West Church of Christ, where she was a member....

Nov 23, 2015

Sallie Allen, 52, of Rosenthal, passed away peacefully Monday, November 23, 2015, due to a lengthy battle of health issues. A graveside service will be 1:00 p.m., Friday, November 27, at Oakwood Cemetery. Sallie was born October 14, 1963 in Waco. She attended Robinson and graduated in 1983. She is survived by her sister, Terri Craft and husband Carl; grandmother...

Nov 23, 2015

George Edward Vinecourt, Jr., 68, of Chilton, Texas formally, of Ohio, passed away peacefully at his home on November 23, 2015. George was born on May 6, 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio to George Edward Vinecourt, Sr. and Elsie Pauline Tews. He is a 1965 graduate of Brunswick High School. He was drafted into the US Army in 1966, serving 2...

Nov 21, 2015

Thornton “Rusty” Albert Lee Newsome III, 40, of Waco passed away Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015. A graveside service will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25 at Oakwood Cemetery, 2124 S. 5th Street, Waco. The family will receive visitors Tuesday, Nov. 24 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Pecan Grove Funeral Home. Thornton “Rusty” Newsome born May 31, 1975. He...

Nov 20, 2015

Ruby Dean Lawson of Waco, formerly of Riesel, passed away November 20, 2015 at the age of 85. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Mon. Nov. 23, 2015 at Pecan Grove Funeral Home with interment to follow at Waco Memorial Park. The family will receive visitors Sun. Nov. 22 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home....

Nov 17, 2015

Jeanie Medart Beauchamp, of Lorena, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on November 17, 2015. Funeral Services will be at 1:00pm, Tuesday, November 24 at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Dr. Waco, with Lance Perkins and Jeremiah Parks officiating. Interment will follow at Union Cemetery in Falls County. The family will receive visitors from 6-8pm Monday,...