All Obituaries

Wesley Benjamin (WB) Orand passed away Monday, October 19th, at his home in Marlin. Funeral Services will be held at 11 am on Friday, October 23, 2020 in the Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel in Belton. Burial will be in North Belton Cemetery. WB was born on May 1, 1927 in Belton, Texas. He was a veteran in the United States Army and Merchant Marines during World War II. He worked for Santa Fe Railroad in Temple, Texas and then in Pasadena at Ethel Chemical Plant. Eventually he started...

William Arden Acton, 81 of Temple, passed from this life on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at his home. A mass for the dead will be held at 5:30 pm Friday, August 28, 2020 at Christ the King Catholic Church in Belton, Texas. William was born on February 18, 1939 to Arden and Feeley Acton in Powell, Wyoming.  He enjoyed 59 years with his bride, Mary Ann Boudreau Acton. They were married on August 26, 1961. He earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from University of Wyoming. He...

Dr. J.A. (Junior) Reynolds, 90, passed from this life on Tuesday, August 19, 2020, at his home in Belton, TX, surrounded by his family. J.A. Reynolds was born October 3, 1929 in Gaston, South Carolina. He was the son of James and Emma Reynolds, who were poor sharecroppers. Dr. Reynolds graduated from Swansea High School and worked his way through college. He received his B.A. from the University of South Carolina in 1954, his B.D. (1957) and Th.D. (1962) from New Orleans Baptist Theological...

Jimmie Nell Jimmerson, devoted mother and grandmother, passed away at the age of 78 on August 9, 2020 at her home in Harker Heights, Texas. Jimmie was born March 3, 1942 in Temple, Texas to Floris Scott Daniels and Erma Marie Krause. Jimmie graduated from Belton High School in 1960, attended one year of college, and married Jim Jimmerson in 1964. Although their marriage eventually dissolved, it gave her the two loves of her life, her sons Richard Scott Jimmerson and Steven Mark...

Richard (Scott) Jimmerson of Harker Heights passed away at age 52 on August 9, 2020 in New Braunfels, Texas, doing what he loved most: having fun with family and friends. Scott was born on August 6, 1968 in Dallas, Texas to Jimmie and Jim Jimmerson. He graduated from Killeen High School and earned his bachelor’s degree from Friends University in Wichita, Kansas. It was in Wichita where he met and married Debbie, and became a stepfather to Amy and David. Debbie and Scott had a son,...

Marianne H. Luby, age 80, was released from the bonds of this life and placed in the arms of God on Saturday, August 8, 2020.  Her nearly 40 year reign of pain from rheumatoid arthritis is over, and her family rejoices in this knowledge.  She will be greatly missed by family and friends. Mom was born on Sept. 16, 1939 in Wigstadtl, Czechoslovakia to her parents Otto J. Mitschke and Hedwig (Zahel) Mitschke.   She was born two months premature and was not expected to...

Betty J. Wilson, age 91 of Temple, passed away Monday, July 20, 2020 at a local care facility. Graveside services will be held at 10 am Friday, July 24, 2020 at North Belton Cemetery in Belton. Betty was born on October 20, 1928 to Emmett and Mary McCann in Houston, Texas. She graduated from Bellaire High School, received her Bachelor of Education from University of Mary Hardin Baylor, received her Master of Education from Baylor University and also received her Child Development...

Rex Lynn Melvin, 63 of Belton Texas died on Friday July 19, 2020 in a local hospital. Services will be held at Harper Talasek Funeral Home in Belton, Texas at 11 am. Rex was born on March 21, 1957 to George Melvin and Anita Moore in Belton, Texas. He graduated from Belton High School Class of ’75. He was a truck driver and a landscaper. Rex was a lifelong resident of Belton, Texas. He was a proud Belton Tiger. He played nose guard for the Tigers where he got his nickname...

Gill Angel Selio, age 58 of Temple, passed away Friday, July 17, 2020 at a local care facility. Services will be held at 3 pm Friday, July 24, 2020 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Belton with Dwayne Massey officiating. Gill was born on September 1, 1961 to Geronimo and Louise (Trevino) Selio in Temple, Texas. He graduated from Belton High School in 1980. He was always working, even when he was home, he would be doing something – cleaning, washing dishes, yard work, and making sure...

Anna Pearl Thomas, 73 of Belton, was called to her eternal resting place on Monday, July 13, 2020. Graveside services will be held at North Belton Cemetery on Saturday, July 18, 2020 at 9:00 AM. Anna entered this world on October 14, 1946 in Temple, Texas to Charles James and Amanda (Dupree) Davis. She was a Chaplain in the prison ministry for the Texas TDC Units until her retirement in 2004. She then continued to do the work of a public servant, ordained and Lic. in Moses House of Prayer...