Obituaries

Dec 15, 2018

Frieda Nell (Goldman) Scarborough, 84, of Robinson, passed away Saturday December 15, 2018. Visitation with the family is from 2 PM - 4 PM Friday, December 21, at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Dr., Waco. A private service will be held at a later date. Frieda was born July 18, 1934 to August and Eddie Ruth ( Kelley) Goldman,...

Dec 14, 2018

Joann Cross, 80, of Waco, passed away Friday December 14, 2018. A graveside service will be held 9am Saturday, December 22, at Rosemound Cemetery, 3201 S 12th St, Waco. The family will receive visitors from 6-8 pm Friday, December 21, at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Dr., Waco. Joann was born April 12, 1938 to Ted and Milly (Koval)...

Dec 13, 2018

Leon E. Murphy, 89 of Robinson went home to heaven surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, December 13, 2018. Leon was born on July 27, 1929 in Sterling, Kansas to Arthur and Eva Murphy. He is the oldest of four boys. He lived in Kansas until the early fifties when he left and headed west to California where he...

Dec 9, 2018

Ruby Pauline Gaskin, 88, of Elm Mott passed away Sunday December 9, 2018. A graveside service will be held 10am Saturday December 15, at Marquez Cemetery in Leon County, Texas. The family will receive visitors from 6-8 pm Friday December 14, at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Dr. Waco.

Dec 8, 2018

Mark Gregory Skinner, age 66, passed away on December 8, 2018, after a fight with kidney cancer. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 19, at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Drive, Waco with Pastor David Cozart officiating. Mark was born August 22, 1952 in Salinas, California to Bill and Merle Skinner. Mark grew up...

Dec 5, 2018

Juanita Delores Patterson Cranfill, 92, of Waco, Texas, went home to be with our loving Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, December 5, 2018. Services to celebrate her life will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 11, at 12:00pm, at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Drive, Waco, with Dr. Cary Killough officiating. Burial will follow at Waco Memorial Park. The family...

Dec 4, 2018

Dec 4, 2018

Mary Joy Kemp Simons, age 77, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 4, 2018, at her home in Asa with her husband of 58 years and both of her daughters by her side. Visitation is Sunday, December 9, 2pm- 4pm at Pecan Grove Funeral Home 3124 N Robinson Dr., Waco, TX. Funeral service is Monday, December 10 at 10am also...

Dec 3, 2018

Larry Dale “Buzz” Fletcher died peacefully at home on December 3, 2018 in Robinson, Texas at the age of 74. A memorial service is scheduled for 10am Saturday Dec. 8th at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Dr., Waco. There will be a visitation Friday Dec. 7th from 6pm to 8pm also at the funeral home. Larry was born in...

Dec 3, 2018

Donna Sue Allison, 58, of Henderson, formerly of Teague, passed away Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. Services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, at Moulton City Cemetery, Moulton, Texas. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, Dec. 7, at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, Waco, Texas. Donna was born June 12, 1960 in Gonzales, Texas, to...

Dec 2, 2018

Deborah S. Ayer was born November 22, 1971 in Philadelphia Pa. She died at home peacefully on December 2, 2018. Deborah, the daughter of Thomas W Gilliard and Audrey C. Thompson Gilliard lived Philadelphia for most of her childhood. She attended Holy Angels Elementary then went on to graduate from Cardinal Dougherty High School. Following her schooling Deborah enlisted in...

Dec 1, 2018

Mark Andrew Kraemer, age 52 of Waco, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018 at Providence Hospital. A memorial service will be held 10am Friday December 7, at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Dr. Waco; a luncheon will follow at Knights of Columbus Hall, 5515 Sanger. Mark was born on January 21, 1966 in Waco. He was the son...

Nov 25, 2018

Gunner Scott Brown, 27, passed away Sunday, November 25th, 2018. The family will receive visitors 2-4 PM, Saturday, December 1st, at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Drive, Waco, Texas. Gunner was born November 11th, 1991, in Waco, Texas, to Gregg Brown and Rebecca Brown. He was the life of the party whose smile could light up any room he...

Nov 25, 2018

Rosa Martin, 74, went home to be with Jesus, her Lord and Savior at 11:43am Sunday Morning November 25th 2018. A visitation with the family will be from 6-8pm Monday, December 3, at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson DR. Waco. Rosa was love from head to toe. She treated everyone with utmost love and respect. She was a devoted...

Nov 23, 2018

On Friday, November 23, 2018, the trumpets sounded in Heaven and called another veteran home. Ronald Gene Hancock will be laid to rest on Wednesday, November 28, 10:30 a.m., at Proctor Cemetery, CR 335, Proctor, TX, where he will be buried with full military honors, with Chaplain Larry Holden officiating. The family will receive visitors 6 – 8:00 p.m., Tuesday,...

Nov 21, 2018

Cyndie Jones, 56, of Waco, TX, won her race on earth and went to be with Jesus on November 21, 2018. Her visitation will be on November 29, 2018 Thursday night at Pecan Grove Funeral Home on N. Robinson Dr from 6-8 pm. Her funeral service will be on November 30, 2018 Friday morning at 10 am at Harvest Time...

Nov 20, 2018

Billy Ray Tanksley, Sr., 80, passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2018. A graveside service will be 1:00 PM Saturday, November 24, 2018 at Riesel Cemetery, Hwy 6 South, Riesel with Reverend Peter Kolb officiating. The family will receive visitors 4-6:00 PM Friday, November 23, 2018 at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Dr., Waco. Billy Ray was born August 22,...

Nov 20, 2018

Dortha “Dot” Lorene Brown passed away November 20, 2018. The first of 10 children, Dot was born August 28, 1925 to Lonnie and Lois (Meador) Braden. She married Leonard D. “L.D.” Brown September 6, 1945, in Waco, and they were together until L.D. passed away in 2003. Dot loved family and was happy being a wife and homemaker, a sister...

Nov 20, 2018

Tobias L. Whitt-Bonner of Hubbard, TX, passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2018, at McLane Children’s Hospital in Temple, TX. Graveside services will be 1:00 p.m., Monday, Nov. 26, at Waco Memorial Park, 6623 South Interstate 35, Waco, with Pastor David Cozart officiating. Visitation will be 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 26, at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson...

Nov 5, 2018

Almeda Nickens Smith passed peacefully from this life to be with her Lord, Monday, November 5, 2018. A graveside service will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, November 9th at Waco Memorial Park 6623 S. I-35, Waco, with Mike Pearson officiating. The family will receive visitors 6-8:00 P.M. Thursday, November 8th at Pecan Grove Funeral Home, 3124 Robinson Dr., Waco. Almeda was...