OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for the Limestone County in Groesbeck Texas

Chester Carl "Check" Reeves

Chester Carl "Check" Reeves

Oct 16, 2024

Chester Carl “Check” Reeves, of Thornton, passed away at Mexia LTC, on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at age 82.

There will be Visitation at Groesbeck Funeral Home beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 20, 2024.

Funeral services will begin at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 20, 2024, in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Marshall Johnston of the Lake Limestone...

Kimberly Kaye Cortines

Kimberly Kaye Cortines

Oct 12, 2024

Kimberly Kaye Cortines was born on January 24, 1963 in Waco, Texas to her parents, Bob Ed Coffee and Ann Lawless Gates. She passed surrounded by her family on the morning of October 12, 2024 at the age of 61 years.

A Memorial Service celebrating her life will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 19, 2024, in the Groesbeck...

Susan Lynne Houser

Susan Lynne Houser

Oct 10, 2024

Susan Lynne "Susie" Houser, of Groesbeck, passed away at her home on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at age 77.

A period of gathering and visitation for friends and family to celebrate her life will be held on Thursday, October 24, 2024, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel.

Susan was born September 4, 1947 to Lyman Cecil Shaffer...

Pascual Galvan

Pascual Galvan

Oct 10, 2024

Pascual Galvan of Groesbeck passed away October 10, 2024, age 46, at Baylor Scott & White-Hillcrest Hospital in Waco.

Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 PM with a Rosary being recited at 7:00 PM on Monday, October 14, 2024 in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel by Deacon Daniel Ramirez.

Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at St. Mary's Catholic...

J. Lee "J.L." Beard

J. Lee "J.L." Beard

Oct 10, 2024

J. Lee “J.L.” Beard, of Groesbeck, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2024, at Windsor Healthcare Residence, at age 94.

Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, October 14, 2024, at Groesbeck Funeral Home. 

Funeral services will follow at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Tracy Sims of the Central Baptist Church of Thornton officiating. Burial...

Randall "Randy" Dawson

Randall "Randy" Dawson

Oct 6, 2024

Randall “Randy” Dawson, of Groesbeck, passed away on Sunday, October 6, 2024, at Ascension Providence Hospital in Waco, at age 69.

Visitation will be held at Groesbeck Funeral Home on Thursday, October 10, 2024, from 12:00 noon until 1:30 p.m.

Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday at the Pavilion in the Fort Parker Cemetery, with Clantzy Ballard officiating.

Randy...

Braxton Lee Johnson

Braxton Lee Johnson

Oct 5, 2024

Braxton Johnson, 18, beloved Son, Brother, Great-grandson, Nephew, and Grandson, was called to his eternal resting place on October 5, 2024 in Bruceville-Eddy, TX, alongside his father Michael David Morris Jr. 

Visitation will be held at Groesbeck Funeral Home at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 13, 2024.

Funeral services will begin at 4:00 p.m. in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel on Sunday,...

Gene Ray Alston

Gene Ray Alston

Sep 14, 2024

Gene Ray Alston, of Thornton, passed away at Ascension Seton Williams Hospital in Round Rock, on Saturday, September 14, 2024, at age 84.

A Memorial Service will be held at the Thornton Methodist Church, on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., with Pastor Ben Huebner officiating. Lunch will follow the service at the Mary Helen Nance Community Center in Thornton. 

Gene...

Joyce Scott

Joyce Scott

Sep 14, 2024

Nelda Joyce Scott, of Kosse, passed away at Ascension Providence Hospital in Waco on Saturday, September 14, 2024, at age 73.

A Memorial Service will be held at the Word of Life Church in Groesbeck on Saturday, September 21, 2024, with Visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m. and the Service at 11:00 a.m. Pastor Randy Ayres will be officiating.

Joyce was born January...

James Oscar "Pappy" Rogers

James Oscar "Pappy" Rogers

Sep 11, 2024

James Oscar “Pappy” Rogers, of Lake Limestone, passed away at home on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at age 83.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, September 15, 2024, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel

Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, September 16, 2024, at Mart Cemetery, with Gayland Rader and Clayton Elmore officiating. 

Pallbearers...

Hermelinda Gonzalez

Hermelinda Gonzalez

Sep 9, 2024

Hermelinda “Linda” Gonzalez, of Groesbeck, passed away at her home on Monday, September 9, 2024, at age 50, after a hard year of illness.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, September 14, 2024 in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel with Cesar Gonzalez and other family members officiating.  

Linda was born October 20, 1973, in Mexico to Jesus Gonzalez and...

Shelli Patrice Price

Shelli Patrice Price

Sep 7, 2024

Shelli Patrice (Martin) Price, of Golinda, passed away at Baylor Scott and White Hillcrest Hospital in Waco, with her family by her side, on Saturday, September 7, 2024, at age 51. 

There will be visitation at the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel, beginning at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

Funeral services in the Chapel will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday,...

Pat Thomas Clancy

Pat Thomas Clancy

Sep 4, 2024

Pat Thomas Clancy passed away on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, at the Brixton at Horseshoe Bay, age 84.

Visitation at Groesbeck Funeral Home on Sunday, September 15, 2024, will begin at 1:00 prior to the funeral services.

Funeral services will follow, at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel, with Brother Clif Fox officiating. Burial will follow in Faulkenberry...

James A. Banks

James A. Banks

Sep 2, 2024

James Albert Banks, also known as Jim, or Mr. Banks, or Bub, or Brother to many who knew him, peacefully passed away at home on Monday, September 2, 2024, at age 77.

Visitation will be held in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel on Thursday, September 5, 2024, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday,...

Kyle Lewis Wietzikoski

Kyle Lewis Wietzikoski

Sep 1, 2024

Kyle Lewis Wietzikoski passed away at his residence in Navasota on Sunday, September 1, 2024, at age 38.

Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 8, 2024, in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel.

Funeral services will begin in the Chapel at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, with Pastor Brandon Verm of the Central Baptist Church of Thornton officiating. Burial will follow in...

Larry Neal Nolan

Larry Neal Nolan

Aug 29, 2024

Larry Neal Nolan, age 67, passed away peacefully at his home in Kosse, Texas, on Thursday, August 29, 2024. Larry was born on Monday, October 29, 1956, in Bryan, Texas, to Milton and Peggy Nolan and grew up in Brazos and Robertson counties. He graduated from Hearne High School in 1975 and earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanized Agriculture...

Jodie Faye Winn

Jodie Faye Winn

Aug 29, 2024

Jodie Faye Winn, age 83, of Oletha, TX, passed away peacefully on August 29, 2024, in Temple, TX, surrounded by her loving family. 

Visitation will be on Sunday, September 1, 2024, beginning at 2:30 p.m. before the funeral at the Oletha Baptist Church.

Funeral services will be at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday at the Oletha Baptist Church, with Reverend Bill Sutton officiating....

Gala Joy (Ayres) Hill

Gala Joy (Ayres) Hill

Aug 27, 2024

Gala Joy (Ayres) Hill passed away at home on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at age 61.

Cremation will be followed by a private family Memorial service at a later date. 

Helen Joyce Dempsey

Helen Joyce Dempsey

Aug 26, 2024

Helen Joyce Dempsey, loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend passed away on August 26, 2024, after a 5-year illness with Alzheimer's Disease and Psychotic Disorder.  

Helen was born on March 22, 1949, in Bellville, Texas to Bill Dempsey & Geraldine Clay Dempsey. She was the youngest of four children. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bill and...

Roger Dale Bankston

Roger Dale Bankston

Aug 24, 2024

Dale Bankston of Bremond, Texas, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 24, 2024. He was the second son of Mitch and Elese Bankston, born on June 25, 1949, in Morton, Mississippi. 

Dad always had a story to tell, usually a funny one. He loved talking to people and loved taking care of everyone, especially his family. He provided...

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Chester Carl "Check" Reeves

Chester Carl "Check" Reeves

Oct 16, 2024

Chester Carl “Check” Reeves, of Thornton, passed away at Mexia LTC, on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at age 82.

There will be Visitation at Groesbeck Funeral Home beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 20, 2024.

Funeral services will begin at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 20, 2024, in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Marshall Johnston of the Lake Limestone...

Kimberly Kaye Cortines

Kimberly Kaye Cortines

Oct 12, 2024

Kimberly Kaye Cortines was born on January 24, 1963 in Waco, Texas to her parents, Bob Ed Coffee and Ann Lawless Gates. She passed surrounded by her family on the morning of October 12, 2024 at the age of 61 years.

A Memorial Service celebrating her life will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 19, 2024, in the Groesbeck...

Susan Lynne Houser

Susan Lynne Houser

Oct 10, 2024

Susan Lynne "Susie" Houser, of Groesbeck, passed away at her home on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at age 77.

A period of gathering and visitation for friends and family to celebrate her life will be held on Thursday, October 24, 2024, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel.

Susan was born September 4, 1947 to Lyman Cecil Shaffer...

Pascual Galvan

Pascual Galvan

Oct 10, 2024

Pascual Galvan of Groesbeck passed away October 10, 2024, age 46, at Baylor Scott & White-Hillcrest Hospital in Waco.

Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 PM with a Rosary being recited at 7:00 PM on Monday, October 14, 2024 in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel by Deacon Daniel Ramirez.

Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at St. Mary's Catholic...

J. Lee "J.L." Beard

J. Lee "J.L." Beard

Oct 10, 2024

J. Lee “J.L.” Beard, of Groesbeck, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2024, at Windsor Healthcare Residence, at age 94.

Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, October 14, 2024, at Groesbeck Funeral Home. 

Funeral services will follow at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Tracy Sims of the Central Baptist Church of Thornton officiating. Burial...

Randall "Randy" Dawson

Randall "Randy" Dawson

Oct 6, 2024

Randall “Randy” Dawson, of Groesbeck, passed away on Sunday, October 6, 2024, at Ascension Providence Hospital in Waco, at age 69.

Visitation will be held at Groesbeck Funeral Home on Thursday, October 10, 2024, from 12:00 noon until 1:30 p.m.

Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday at the Pavilion in the Fort Parker Cemetery, with Clantzy Ballard officiating.

Randy...

Braxton Lee Johnson

Braxton Lee Johnson

Oct 5, 2024

Braxton Johnson, 18, beloved Son, Brother, Great-grandson, Nephew, and Grandson, was called to his eternal resting place on October 5, 2024 in Bruceville-Eddy, TX, alongside his father Michael David Morris Jr. 

Visitation will be held at Groesbeck Funeral Home at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 13, 2024.

Funeral services will begin at 4:00 p.m. in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel on Sunday,...

Gene Ray Alston

Gene Ray Alston

Sep 14, 2024

Gene Ray Alston, of Thornton, passed away at Ascension Seton Williams Hospital in Round Rock, on Saturday, September 14, 2024, at age 84.

A Memorial Service will be held at the Thornton Methodist Church, on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., with Pastor Ben Huebner officiating. Lunch will follow the service at the Mary Helen Nance Community Center in Thornton. 

Gene...

Joyce Scott

Joyce Scott

Sep 14, 2024

Nelda Joyce Scott, of Kosse, passed away at Ascension Providence Hospital in Waco on Saturday, September 14, 2024, at age 73.

A Memorial Service will be held at the Word of Life Church in Groesbeck on Saturday, September 21, 2024, with Visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m. and the Service at 11:00 a.m. Pastor Randy Ayres will be officiating.

Joyce was born January...

James Oscar "Pappy" Rogers

James Oscar "Pappy" Rogers

Sep 11, 2024

James Oscar “Pappy” Rogers, of Lake Limestone, passed away at home on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at age 83.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, September 15, 2024, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel

Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, September 16, 2024, at Mart Cemetery, with Gayland Rader and Clayton Elmore officiating. 

Pallbearers...

Hermelinda Gonzalez

Hermelinda Gonzalez

Sep 9, 2024

Hermelinda “Linda” Gonzalez, of Groesbeck, passed away at her home on Monday, September 9, 2024, at age 50, after a hard year of illness.

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, September 14, 2024 in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel with Cesar Gonzalez and other family members officiating.  

Linda was born October 20, 1973, in Mexico to Jesus Gonzalez and...

Shelli Patrice Price

Shelli Patrice Price

Sep 7, 2024

Shelli Patrice (Martin) Price, of Golinda, passed away at Baylor Scott and White Hillcrest Hospital in Waco, with her family by her side, on Saturday, September 7, 2024, at age 51. 

There will be visitation at the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel, beginning at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

Funeral services in the Chapel will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday,...

Pat Thomas Clancy

Pat Thomas Clancy

Sep 4, 2024

Pat Thomas Clancy passed away on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, at the Brixton at Horseshoe Bay, age 84.

Visitation at Groesbeck Funeral Home on Sunday, September 15, 2024, will begin at 1:00 prior to the funeral services.

Funeral services will follow, at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel, with Brother Clif Fox officiating. Burial will follow in Faulkenberry...

James A. Banks

James A. Banks

Sep 2, 2024

James Albert Banks, also known as Jim, or Mr. Banks, or Bub, or Brother to many who knew him, peacefully passed away at home on Monday, September 2, 2024, at age 77.

Visitation will be held in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel on Thursday, September 5, 2024, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday,...

Kyle Lewis Wietzikoski

Kyle Lewis Wietzikoski

Sep 1, 2024

Kyle Lewis Wietzikoski passed away at his residence in Navasota on Sunday, September 1, 2024, at age 38.

Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 8, 2024, in the Groesbeck Funeral Home Chapel.

Funeral services will begin in the Chapel at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, with Pastor Brandon Verm of the Central Baptist Church of Thornton officiating. Burial will follow in...

Larry Neal Nolan

Larry Neal Nolan

Aug 29, 2024

Larry Neal Nolan, age 67, passed away peacefully at his home in Kosse, Texas, on Thursday, August 29, 2024. Larry was born on Monday, October 29, 1956, in Bryan, Texas, to Milton and Peggy Nolan and grew up in Brazos and Robertson counties. He graduated from Hearne High School in 1975 and earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanized Agriculture...

Jodie Faye Winn

Jodie Faye Winn

Aug 29, 2024

Jodie Faye Winn, age 83, of Oletha, TX, passed away peacefully on August 29, 2024, in Temple, TX, surrounded by her loving family. 

Visitation will be on Sunday, September 1, 2024, beginning at 2:30 p.m. before the funeral at the Oletha Baptist Church.

Funeral services will be at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday at the Oletha Baptist Church, with Reverend Bill Sutton officiating....

Gala Joy (Ayres) Hill

Gala Joy (Ayres) Hill

Aug 27, 2024

Gala Joy (Ayres) Hill passed away at home on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at age 61.

Cremation will be followed by a private family Memorial service at a later date. 

Helen Joyce Dempsey

Helen Joyce Dempsey

Aug 26, 2024

Helen Joyce Dempsey, loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend passed away on August 26, 2024, after a 5-year illness with Alzheimer's Disease and Psychotic Disorder.  

Helen was born on March 22, 1949, in Bellville, Texas to Bill Dempsey & Geraldine Clay Dempsey. She was the youngest of four children. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bill and...

Roger Dale Bankston

Roger Dale Bankston

Aug 24, 2024

Dale Bankston of Bremond, Texas, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, August 24, 2024. He was the second son of Mitch and Elese Bankston, born on June 25, 1949, in Morton, Mississippi. 

Dad always had a story to tell, usually a funny one. He loved talking to people and loved taking care of everyone, especially his family. He provided...