Mike Toby, pastor of First Baptist Church of Woodway in Waco, died Dec. 29 at his home with his family.
His funeral service will conducted at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4, at First Baptist Church of Woodway with Terry Graham officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery.
Mike Toby
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Toby will lie in state Sunday through Thursday and the family will receive visitors from 6 to 9 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 3, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel in Waco.
He was pastor of First Baptist Church of Woodway 35 years.
Toby woke up Sunday morning, Oct. 14, with his left hand completely numb. That was the first indication of what doctors described as a particularly aggressive type of cancer that offered few treatment options.
Toby, who grew up in Pasadena, served on the staff of churches in Louisiana, Florida, Arkansas and Texas. Before he went to Woodway, he was pastor of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Texarkana.
He served on the Baptist General Convention of Texas Executive Board and as a trustee of Howard Payne University and Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center, among other charitable institutions. He served three times as president of the pastors' conference of Waco Regional Baptist Association.
He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Jackie; sons, Josh and Scott; sister, Linda Burchfield; and four grandchildren.
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