All Obituaries

James Curtis Fritz, age 81 of Belton, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2020 at his home. Graveside services will be held at 10 am Saturday, July 11, 2020 at Greathouse Cemetery in Temple. James was born January 8, 1939 to Curtis Henry and Hazel Dean Mayes-Fritz in Temple, Texas. He attended Temple High School and then found his true passion, truck driving. He loved to drive a truck. He also enjoyed his motorcycles and especially being with his family. James had a great sense of humor and was...

John Marvin Wallingsford, age 78 of Temple, passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at a local hospital. Graveside services will be held at 10 am Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at Davilla Cemetery. John was born on December 4, 1941 to Henry Everett and Ruby Kate (Lance) Wallingsford in Beaumont, Texas. He graduated from Loraine High School with the Class of 1960. John worked for United Parcel Service and retired after 26 years. He was also a proud United States Veteran, serving during the Vietnam War....

Anna Neff Schaub, age 92 of Belton, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at a local care facility. Graveside services will be held at 10 am Friday, June 26, 2020 at Moffat Cemetery in Temple, Texas. Anna was born Jan 23 1928 in Bački Monoštor, Serbia, a small town on the Danube River in what was then Yugoslavia. Anna’s young life started with hardships most people could never imagine.  Her mother died when she was a baby; a teenage Anna had to flee her home, endure, and...

Mary L. Guerra, 81 of Belton, passed away Monday, June 8, 2020 in a local hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at Christ the King Catholic Church in Belton. Burial will follow at North Belton Cemetery. Mary was born on August 18, 1938 to Manuel Guerra and Angelita Luna in Three Forks, Texas. She enjoyed working at many places including Virginia Dare Clothing Store, Griggs Equipment, and Home Healthcare Drug Rehab in California. She also helped establish...

Services for Ida Lorine Moncrief, age 82 of Morgan’s Point Resort, will be held at noon Thursday, June 11, 2020 in the Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel in Belton.  Burial will follow in Bellwood Cemetery in Temple. Mrs. Moncrief was born June 14, 1937 in Belton, Texas to Clara Leone Beasley Hatley and Willie Hatley.  She married Donald Lee Moncrief and was the bookkeeper for his sign business for many years. She loved spoiling her grandchildren and playing bingo with...

Helen Mae (Beech) Bruton, age 57 of Belton, passed away Monday, June 1, 2020 at home. Services will be held at 4 pm Wednesday, June 10, 2020 in the Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel in Belton. Helen was born December 12, 1962 to Don Beech and Barbara Dickerson in Okinawa Japan, Ryukyu Islands. She worked at Clem Mikeska’s Bar-B-Q in Belton and her smile will be missed by not only her work family but by her customers who loved her dearly. She enjoyed camping, gardening, and always...

Vernon Griffin, 95, our beloved husband and father passed away on May 19, 2020, in his Temple residence.  Dr. Griffin was born December 10, 1924, in Somerville, TX.  He was the son of the late Cornelius and Nora Moore Griffin.  Vernon’s father signed permission for him to join the Navy after the attack on Pearl Harbor before completing his senior year at Somerville High School. He attended Sound School in San Diego, CA, and served on the USS Oakland in the...

Joe Frank Rebovich, age 75 of Houston, journeyed home to God Sunday, May 10, 2020, Mother's Day. He is reunited with his wife, Margot and his precious son, Joey. His journey has allowed him to once again, be in the embrace of his mother, Velma Chrystine (Berry) Rebovich; grandparents, Frank and Blanch Berry; cousin, Anne Stringer Drennan; and those who have filled the eternal house of God. From his hometown, of Salado to the big city of Houston, Joe shaped the lives of so...

Nicole Gallagher, 32 of Belton, beloved wife and mother, was called to her eternal resting place on Thursday, May 7, 2020. A memorial service will be held in her honor at 10 am Saturday, May 16, 2020 in the Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel in Belton, 503 N. Main Street. Nicole entered this world on March 15, 1988 in Ridgewood, New Jersey, born to mother, Diane Gallagher. She married her husband, Daren on December 05, 2008, and they have one child, Legend. She loved all things fashion and...

Wanda Lee Orand, 90 of Marlin, passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at a local hospital. Graveside services will be held at 12 noon on Friday, May 1, 2020 at North Belton Cemetery. Wanda was born on October 29, 1929 in Temple, Texas to Robert and Katherine White. She loved to paint and cook and made the absolute BEST Banana Pudding. She was a devoted wife and mother and enjoyed being a den mother for her cubscouts. She worked at the local bank throughout the years, as well as the Thigpen...