All Obituaries

Arthur Allen Wallace was born April 25,1930 on Old Waco Rd. in Belton, TX on the Smith Farm to W.C. (Windy) Wallace and Pearl Lorraine Hooks Wallace (Bill). Arthur passed away peacefully on March 20, 2020 at his home in Belton. Mr. Wallace’s family moved to Holland, Texas where he would attend grade school. He and his brother, Kenneth Wallace known as Dude, would ride their mule to school and back. The family moved back to Belton where Arthur attended Belton High School. He played...

Funeral services will be private for Mr. Nicolas Paris-Fontanez, 93 of Belton, who passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Nicolas was born to Antonia Fontanez in Fajardo, Puerto Rico on February 10, 1927.  He graduated from Fajardo High School in 1944, and went on to graduate from the University of Puerto Rico in 1948. He married the love of his life, Anne, on January 31, 1959 at Camp Zama, Japan. They met while he was stationed there with the Army. Nicolas dedicated his career to...

Marilyn M. Ellison, age 84 of Belton, passed from this life Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at her home.  Graveside services will be held at 2 pm Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at Moffat Cemetery. Marilyn was born September 25, 1935 to Willard and Opal Fisher in Troy, Ohio.  She graduated from Springfield South High School in 1953. Marilyn was a store manager in Ohio for 42 years, then a bank teller until retiring in Texas in 2000. Marilyn is preceded in death by her parents, Willard and Opal;...

Sue Nell (Pritchett) French, 75 of Belton, passed from this life Thursday, February 27, 2020 at a local nursing facility.  Funeral services will be held at 1 pm Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel in Belton. Sue was born October 1, 1944 to Artice and Melba Pritchett in Gilmer, Texas.  She graduated from Gilmer High School in 1963; then graduated from Titus County Memorial Hospital School of Vocational Nursing in Mount Pleasant, Texas.  She used her...

Chester Leon Kirby, age 60 of Belton, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at a local hospital.  Funeral services will be held at 11 am Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Belton. Burial will follow at North Belton Cemetery. Mr. Kirby was born January 14, 1960 to Tommie Eugene and Darlene (Clinard) Kirby in Belton, Texas. He worked as a truck driver for Werner Enterprise for 19 years. He was a member of the Anchor of Hope Fellowship in Belton. Chester...

Bobbie Ruth (Reed) Handel, age 85 of Belton, passed from this life Saturday, February 22, 2020.  A graveside service will be held at 2 pm Tuesday, February 25 at North Belton Cemetery. Bobbie was born September 10, 1934 to J.A. "Pete" and Zelma "Shug" (Glazner) Reed in Holland, Texas.  She was a member of Miller Heights Baptist Church and the Ladies Auxiliary of VFW Post 4008 in Belton.  She was a caring mother, grandmother and friend.  She will be...

Services for John “Big Foot” Aguallo will be 2 pm Friday, February 14, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Belton.  Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery in Temple. John Aguallo was born on September 16, 1952 in Bloomington, Texas to Juan and Inez Aguallo. He was united in holy matrimony to Sharon Hill on February 5, 1983. He was a truck driver, mechanic, fisherman, hunter, car racer, musician, singer but most of all he was a “soldier in the army of the Lord”....

Kathleen Marie Snyder, of Morgan’s Point Resort passed from this life on February 2, 2020 at the age of 64. Services will be held at the Foundation United Methodist Church in Temple, Texas on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at 1:00 pm. Kathy was born on September 19, 1955 to John and Patricia Snyder in Tampa, Florida.  She was a retired nurse having worked in Austin at St. David’s for 20 years, Kansas City for 4 years, and Houston for 2 years. She specialized in the NICU; she...

Joshua Allen Reyner was born on February 9th, 2004 and took the world by storm soon thereafter.  He approached all endeavors with a full head of steam, and he had little restraint in his zest for life. He loved fiercely and lacked boundaries.  He was quick to offer an infectious smile, and he cherished the opportunity to make others laugh.  Josh was silly.  His life’s journey was not an easy one.  He was presented with a difficult path and faced a number of...

J.C. “Cotton” Carver, 93 of Belton, passed away Sunday, December 29, 2019.  A funeral service will be held on Friday, January 3, 2019 at 10:30 AM at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Belton with Tom Bever officiating.  Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 PM on Thursday, January 2, 2019 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Belton.  Burial to follow services in North Belton Cemetery. J.C. was born June 21, 1926 to Wade Carlton and Eula Mae (Pickett) Carver in Iowa...