All Obituaries

Dobbin Preece, 82 of Troy, passed away Sunday, May 8, 2022, at Baylor Scott & White hospital in Temple. Funeral services will be held at 10 am Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Belton. Burial will be in North Belton Cemetery. Dobbin was born on June 22, 1939, to Delmar Preece and Bernice Ratliff-Preece in Belton, Texas. He married Betty Lois Preece in 1958, and together they raised three boys. He spent over 60 years with Lois and "the boys". He taught...

Services for Fannie Mae Hill, 92, of Salado, will be 10 am Tuesday, May 10, at the Church of Christ in Salado, Texas with Joe Keys officiating. Burial will follow in Resthaven Cemetery. Mrs. Hill passed away Wednesday, May 4, at a local nursing facility. Mrs. Hill was born October 1, 1929, in Bell County to Leslie L. Vann and Ora V. Carpenter Vann. She graduated from Lampasas High School and married Louis Alvin Hill. She was preceded in passing by her parents, Leslie and Ora Vann; her...

Freddie Ybanez, 75 of Morgan’s Point Resort, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2022, at home. Funeral services will be held at 11 am Wednesday, May 11, 2022, at Christ the King Catholic Church in Belton. Burial will be in Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen at 2 pm, following the service. Freddie was born on May 28, 1946, to Andres Ybanez and Dora De Holloz in Itasca, Texas. He loved to work with children, even hosting a weeklong camp during summer break. Freddie enjoyed...

Linda Lee (Bancroft) Williams, age 74 of Belton, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, with her daughters, Angie and Lisa by her side. Services will be held at 2 pm Saturday, April 30, 2022, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Belton, with Pastor Sam Callaway officiating. A private burial will follow at Resthaven Cemetery in Belton. Linda was born in Des Moines, Iowa on January 6, 1948, to Howard and Virginia Bancroft. She retired from Bell County as Title clerk and...

W. A. Dossey, 77 of Moody, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2022, at Baylor Scott & White hospital in Temple. Graveside services will be held at 2 pm Saturday, May 7, 2022, at North Belton Cemetery. W. A. was born on December 14, 1944, to Weldon “Fuzzy” and Ollie (Bruton) Dossey in Gatesville, Texas. He was employed by the Chafin Enterprises Turkey Farm. W. A. loved the outdoors and enjoyed going fishing and spending time on the lake. He liked to do crossword puzzles, and...

Kenneth H. Dees, age 86 of Temple, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2022, in Pflugerville. Graveside services will be held at 12 pm noon Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Temple Garden of Memories in Temple, Texas. Kenneth was born on November 10, 1935, to Harold Herbert and Freda (Van-y) Dees in Saginaw, Michigan. He married Malinda Ann Frizzell in 1958 and worked for the Federal Aviation Administration. Kenneth is preceded in death by his parents, Harold and Freda Dees; wife, Malinda Ann Dees;...

Carolyn Ann Kirk, age 81 of Belton, passed away Friday, March 18, 2022. Graveside services will be held at 11 am Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at North Belton Cemetery with Bobby Johnson officiating. Carolyn was born on April 5, 1940, to Wes and Eva Coppin in Belton, Texas. She spent her early years working with her parents at the “Hamburger King” in downtown Belton. After high school, she met the love of her life, Bobby Don Kirk. She began working for Bell County and became the...

Dorothy “Loe Rine” Selby Pemberton, 89 of Schertz formerly of Belton, passed away Friday, March 4, 2022, at Lopez Assisted Living with Reliant At Home Hospice Care in San Antonio, Texas. Memorial services will be held at 10 am Saturday, March 19, 2022, at Schertz Funeral Home in Schertz, Texas with Dr. David Miracle officiating. Dorothy was born November 26, 1932, in Silver Point, Tennessee and grew up in Tennessee and Indiana. She married Arthur B. Pemberton in 1951 in...

Heidi Ziegeler, age 54 of Gatesville, passed away Monday, February 21, 2022, at Baylor Scott & White Hospital in Temple. A memorial service in her honor will be held at 2 pm Saturday, April 9, 2022, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Belton. Heidi was born on November 7, 1967, to Benjamin Hille, Jr. and Patricia (Chapman) Hille in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. She is the 5th of 6 girls in her family. After high school, she married John Ziegeler in July of 1986. Heidi became a travel agent...

Kimberly Gayle Olivarri, age 42 of Temple, passed away Friday, February 18, 2022 at home. A time of visitation will be held from 5-7 pm Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Belton.