Obituaries

Aug 31, 2019

Thelma L. Horne, 99, of Waco, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2019. Graveside services will be 10:00 AM Wednesday, September 4th at Oakwood Cemetery, 2124 S. 5th St. Waco, with Rev. Lee Casey officiating. Thelma Lee Horne was born November 9, 1919 to AC and Ella (McBrayer) Schwartinsky in Waco, Texas. She graduated from Waco High in 1937. Thelma married...

Aug 30, 2019

Johnny Owen Whiteside, Sr., 76, passed away Friday, August 30, 2019. Graveside services will be 1:00 PM Wednesday, September 4th at Rosemound Cemetery, 3201 South 12th St., Waco. Johnny was born December 18, 1942 to Joe and Reba (Stewart) Whiteside in Waco, Texas. He loved to hunt and fish in his younger years. Johnny was best known for being an...

Aug 28, 2019

Randy Lynn Donaldson, 57, passed away August 28, 2019. Visitation will be at 1:00pm with service to follow at 2:00pm on Tuesday, Sept. 3rd, with Pastor Bob Rainey officiating, at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Drive, Waco, Texas. Randy was born January 16, 1962 to Elmer and Mary Donaldson. Randy married Holly Michelle Bullard on March 8, 1998. Randy...

Aug 26, 2019

Early Monday morning, on August 26th, 2019, Mark “Big Dog” Eugene Shelton, 58, of Waco, TX, took hands with our heavenly Lord whom guided him through the light to his own late father. Mark was born April 7, 1961 in Frankfurt, Germany to Kenneth and Ingrid Shelton. There he met the love of his life, Nikola Irene, whom he has...

Aug 25, 2019

On Sunday, August 25, 2019, Mauricio “Mauro” Rivera Contreras, loving husband, father, son, brother and hardworking food manager, passed away at the age of 44. Mauricio was born January 15, 1975 in Mexico City, Mexico to Yolanda Contreras and Santos Manuel Rivera, their last and sixth child. He came to the United States in the mid ‘90s and worked various...

Aug 23, 2019

Larry Gene Mankey, 77, of Robinson passed away Friday, August 23, 2019. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Thursday, August 29th at Cornerstone Baptist Church, 1601 S. Robinson Dr., Robinson, with Pastor Jim Daniels officiating. The family will receive visitors one hour prior to the service, beginning at 9:00 AM at the church. Interment will follow at Central Texas State...

Aug 21, 2019

Alyda Maye Groth Shiplett, 93, of Waco, went to be with her Heavenly Father Wednesday August 21, 2019. A graveside service will take place 10am Wednesday, August 28, at Waco Memorial Park, 6623 S. I35, Waco, with Reverend Terry Johnston, Pastor, First Baptist Church, McGregor officiating. The family will receive visitors from 5-7 pm Tuesday August 27, at Pecan Grove...

Aug 21, 2019

Tayte Leighyn Maricle passed away Wednesday, August 21, 2019. Graveside services will be 10:00 AM, Friday, August 30th at Cego Cemetery, 482 CR 463 South, Cego, Texas. Tayte was born August 12, 2019 to Aaron and Sidney (Young) Maricle in Waco, Texas. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandmother, Susan Young; paternal great-grandfather, Alvin Maricle; and Aunt, Jamie...

Aug 18, 2019

Aug 17, 2019

Cecil Leon Hill, age 97, went to be with his Master and Savior our Lord Jesus Christ on Friday, August 17, 2019. Graveside services will be at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 20, at Waco Memorial Park. Visitation will be 6 – 8:00 p.m., Monday, Aug. 19, at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Drive, Waco. Mr. Hill was born Oct....

Aug 15, 2019

Robert Eugene Kilgore, 75, of Bruceville-Eddy, passed away Thursday, August 15, 2019. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 20, at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Drive, Waco, with Pastor Paul Moore officiating. Burial will follow at Cottonwood Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from 6 – 8:00 p.m., Monday, Aug. 19, at the funeral home. Robert was...

Aug 13, 2019

Aug 13, 2019

Milton David Calvert, 84, of Waco, passed away August 13, 2019. Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, Aug. 16, at Rosemound Cemetery, 3201 S 12th St, Waco, TX, with Pastor David Cozart officiating.

Aug 12, 2019

Jean Peebles Dawson, whose age we still are not allowed to mention, of Woodway, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Monday, August 12, 2019. The family will receive visitors from 6-8pm Friday August 16, at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Dr., Waco. Jean was born and reared in Daytona Beach, Florida. When she was 16 years old,...

Aug 9, 2019

Constancio “Bo” Medina Jr. of Waco, passed away Friday, August 9, 2019 surrounded by his family. A memorial visitation will be held on Tuesday August 13, from 4 – 6:00 p.m., at Pecan Grove Funeral Home. Bo was born on Nov. 11, 1962 in Abilene, TX and grew up in Waco, TX. He never met a stranger and was always...

Aug 9, 2019

Margie Lee Anderson, 77, of Hewitt, passed away August 9, 2019. A memorial visitation will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, August 12, at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Drive, Waco, TX. Margie was born September 24, 1941, in Philadelphia, MS. Margie married Robert “Bob” Anderson June 9, 1960, the same date as her high school graduation. She...

Aug 8, 2019

Frank Walker, 82, of Eddy, passed away August 8, 2019 surrounded by his family. Funeral Mass will be 9:30 a.m., Friday, August 16, at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Drive, Waco, with Fr. James Ekeocha as celebrant. The family will receive visitors from 6 – 8:00 p.m., Thursday, August 15, at the funeral home. Frank was born March 3,...

Aug 7, 2019

Shorty Stone passed away on August 7th, 2019, and is probably already helping St. Peter greet at the Golden Gate of Heaven. A funeral service will be held at 11:30 am Saturday Aug. 10, at Meadowbrook Baptist Church, 1207 N Old Robinson Rd, Waco, with Dr. Cary Killough officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. The family will receive...

Aug 4, 2019

Joseph “Joe” H. Horak, Jr., 86, of Waco passed away Sunday August 4, 2019. A graveside service will be held 11am Saturday August 10, at Oakwood Cemetery, 2124 S 5th St, Waco, under the direction of Pecan Grove Funeral Home. Joe was born on June 10, 1933 in Schulenburg, Texas to Joseph and Lillian Cernoch Horak. He attended school in...

Aug 4, 2019