Obituaries

Wilma Hatzfeld Vinson

Jul 12, 2014

Wilma Hatzfeld Vinson, 93, passed away on July 12, 2014 after a brief illness. A celebration of her life will take place at 2 pm on Thursday, July 17, 2014 at Sparks Memorial UMC. Visitation with the family will be an hour before service time at the church. A graveside service for family will be held at 10 am...

Guadalupe Vielma

Jul 4, 2014

Guadalupe Vielma, 78, passed away Friday, July 4, 2014, at a local hospital surrounded by some of her immediate family and grandchildren. Memorial services will be at 2 pm Saturday, July 12, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 4911 N. IH 35, Waco, TX 76705. Guadalupe "Lupe" was the daughter of the late Monico Acuna Segura and Margarita...

John Wayne Oates

Jul 1, 2014

John Wayne Oates, 75, of Waco, passed away Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at a local nursing home. A memorial service will be 11 am Thursday, July 3 at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Merry Wilburn officiating. Visitation with the family will be 10 am prior to the service. John was born September 1, 1938 in Old Union,...

Brandon Bennett Emert

Jul 1, 2014

Brandon Bennett Emert, 30, a life long resident of the Waco area, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 1, 2014. A celebration of Brandon's life will be 3 pm Saturday, July 12 in the Lions Room at the Bellmead Civic Center. Brandon was born February 24, 1984 and leaves to cherish his memory, his loving wife, Jamie and precious...

Edward David Donahue

Jun 29, 2014

Edward David Donahue, 67, of Bellmead, passed away Sunday, June 29 at his residence. Memorial services will be 3 pm Thursday, July 3 at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Robert Harr officiating. Visitation will be 2 pm Thursday, July 3, one hour before service. Edward was born June 12, 1947 in Brockton, MA to William Frances and...

Albert B. Lehrmann

Jun 26, 2014

Albert Barnard "Tom" Lehrmann, 99, of Riesel, passed away Thursday, June 26, in Waco. Services will be 10 am Monday, June 30 at Grace Lutheran Church in Mart, with Rev. Kurt Rutz officiating. Burial will be at Riesel Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Sunday, June 29, at Bellmead Funeral Home. Tom was born January 20, 1915 in...

Weldon David Bounds

Jun 26, 2014

Weldon David Bounds, Sr., 74, of Eastland, formerly of Waco, passed away Thursday, June 26, 2014, at a local nursing home. Services will be 3:00 p.m., Sunday, June 30 at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Darrell Phillips officiating. Burial will be at Concord Cemetery. Visitation will be 1 hour before the service at the funeral home on Sunday....

Willie Mae Shipley

Jun 21, 2014

Willie Mae Shipley, 95, of Waco, passed away Saturday, June 21 at her residence. Services will be 2 pm Tuesday, June 24 at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Rosemound Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Monday, June 23 at the funeral home. Mrs. Shipley was born February 7, 1919 in Bennington, OK to Samuel...

Chris Neil Damants

Jun 11, 2014

Chris Neil Damants, 88, of Lacy Lakeview, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, June 11, 2014. Services will be 11 am Saturday, June 14, at the Elm Mott United Methodist Church with Pastor Darrell Phillips officiating. Visitation will be 5:30 to 7:30 pm Friday, June 13, at Bellmead Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memphis, Tennessee....

Weldon Oliver Henry Schmidt

Jun 10, 2014

Weldon Oliver Henry Schmidt, 86, of Axtell, passed away Tuesday, June 10 in Waco. Following his wishes he will be cremated.

Joseph Vincent Breen

Jun 10, 2014

Joseph Vincent Breen Jr., 79, of Chalk Bluff, passed away, Tuesday, June 10 at his residence. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 am Tuesday, June 17 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bellmead. Burial will be at Moore Cemetery in Chalk Bluff. Rosary will be 6:30 pm Monday, June 16 at Bellmead Funeral Home. Joseph was...

Agnes Catherine Temples

Jun 6, 2014

Agnes Catherine Temples, 85, of Waco, passed away Friday, June 6 in Waco. Graveside services will be 10 am Monday, June 9 at Rosemound Cemetery with Rev. Sam Smith officiating. Visitation will be 4 to 6 pm Sunday, June 8 at Bellmead Funeral Home. Agnes Catherine Connally was born October 1, 1928 in Waco, TX the oldest child of...

Stephen Wright Machen

Jun 5, 2014

Stephen Wright Machen, 56, of Waco, passed away Thursday, June 5 at a local hospital. Graveside services will be 2 pm Monday, June 9 at Oakwood Cemetery with Rev. Dean Easterling officiating. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Sunday, June 8 at Bellmead Funeral Home. Stephen was born August 30, 1957 in Waco, to Elton and Bernice...

Irene K. Linkous

Jun 1, 2014

Irene K. Linkous, 86, of Waco, passed away Sunday, June 1 in Waco. Services will be 1 pm Thursday, June 5 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 7201 Viking Dr., Waco, TX 76712. Burial will be at Axtell Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Wednesday, June 4 at Bellmead Funeral Home. Irene...

Wanda Joyce Gaskin

May 31, 2014

Wanda Joyce Gaskin, 71, of Lorena, passed away Saturday, May 31, in Waco. Services will be 10 am Wednesday, June 4, at Bellmead Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike Moore officiating. Burial will be at Chapel Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Tuesday, June 3, at the funeral home. Wanda was born October 22, 1942,...

Lillian Frances Hooper

May 30, 2014

Lillian Frances Hooper, 87, of Waco, passed away Friday, May 30 at a local nursing home. Services will be 10 am Tuesday, June 3, at Waco Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel with Rev. Ken James officiating. Visitation will be 6 to 8 pm Monday, June 2 at Bellmead Funeral Home. Mrs. Hooper was born February 7, 1927 in Buffalo,...

Martha Jo Harper

May 28, 2014

Martha Jo Harper, 90, of Waco, passed away Wednesday, May 28 at a local nursing home. Graveside services will be 1 pm Friday, May 30 at Oakwood Cemetery with long time family friend, Robert Hawkins officiating. Visitation will be 6:30 to 8:00 pm Thursday, May 29 at Bellmead Funeral Home. Martha Jo was born March 21, 1924 in Temple,...

Sylvia Jane Farmer

May 24, 2014

Sylvia Jane Farmer, 72, of Waco, formerly of Kaufman, passed away Saturday, May 24 in Bellmead. Jane was born June 27, 1941 in Dallas, Texas to William and Ruth (Andrews) Bothe. She is preceded in death by her husband, Donald Farmer. Survivors include her daughters, Lana Rinehart of Dominican Republic, Kimberly Owen of Quinlan, TX and Joan Campbell...

Anthony "Tony" Chudej

May 23, 2014

Anthony "Tony" Chudej, 61, of Temple, passed away Friday, May 23 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Mass of Christian burial will be 10 am Wednesday, May 28, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bellmead with Father Raujan Cletus and Deacon Barney Rodriquez officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary Cemetery in West. Visitation will be...

Jackie Carolyn Hill

May 22, 2014

Jackie Carolyn Hill, 69, of Lacy Lakeview, passed away Thursday, May 22, 2014 at her residence. Graveside services will be 12:00 noon on Saturday, May 24 at Moore Cemetery in Chalk Bluff with Rev. Tim Barker officiating. Jackie was born September 13, 1944 in Waco to Emmett and Della (Clark) Barker. She was a homemaker. Her parents and a...