All Obituaries

Gavin Forrest Howard, 32, of Waco, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2020, at Baylor Scott & White Hillcrest Medical Center in Waco, Texas. A graveside service will be held Saturday, April 4, 2020 at 3p.m, at Doris Miller Memorial Park. Gavin was born September 15, 1987 to George Howard and Cora Lewis.    He grew up in Waco where he attended J H Hines Elementary, Carver Middle School and then graduated from AJ Moore Academy in 2006.   He married his high school...

Amy LaVara Lewis born Amy Lavara Landrum was born to Hubert and Willie Pearl Landrum on June 28, 1956. She was birthed and given back to the Lord at a very young age while attending the Church of God in Christ in Chilton, Texas, where she grew up and flourished. In her later years, she became an active member at Jude Tabernacle COGIC and now Benson Memorial COGIC in Chilton, Texas. She attended the local school in Chilton Texas. She had a passion to cook for her...

Leroy Shelby Jr. passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, at the age of 92. Preceded in death by his parents, Leroy Shelby, Sr. and Azzie Lee Shelby; and his sisters, Pearlie Jewel Williams, Dorothy Pearl Shelby, and Dora Lee Hamilton. Leroy Shelby Jr. was born on Wednesday, April 20, 1927, in Waxahachie, Texas, and was the second child. He professed his Christian faith at an early age while a member of Union Missionary Baptist Church. Leroy graduated from A.J. Moore High and entered...

Charles Wayne Sypho, was born on October 22, 1950 to Thedford Charles Sypho and Eula Mae Banksdale Sypho in Waco, Texas. He was preceded in death by his father, Thedford Charles Sypho, mother, Eula Mae Barksdale Sypho, sister, Minnie L. Wright, Deloris Armstrong, and brother, Thedford Charles (Toot) Sypho. Charles joined MT Zion CME Church at an early age. He attended A J Moore High School, where he was crowned “King” of his class. Charles married Linda Brown and her children...

Cornelius Joe Brown, Jr. “Buffalo”was born on March 30, 1954 to the parents of the late Cornelius Sr. and Maxine Brown of Waco, Texas.  Cornelius was the third of five children.  He was a proud member of the Jefferson-Moore High School football team and first graduating class in 1972. He then went on to receive a certificate in Business at a local downtown business school. In 1974, Cornelius joined the United States Army as an Infantryman with tours in South Carolina...

Isamar Martinez Coralin born August 26, 1975 from this union of German Luis Martinez Couvertier and Maria Del Carmen Coralin Sterling in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. Mrs Maria Del Carmen Coralin Sterling  moved to Waco TX when Isamar Martinez was a toddler. She met and married Rev. Fred Arther Williams Sr. and then he became a father for the next 37 yrs of her life until his demise. Isamar accepted the Lord in her life at an early age had attended schools throughout  the state of TX...