All Obituaries

Mrs. Willie Fern Straw, 81 of Belton, passed away Friday, November 15, 2019.  Graveside services will be held at 3:00 PM on Monday, November 18, 2019 at North Belton Cemetery with Minister Deral McWhorter officiating.  Visitation will be held from 2:00-3:00 PM at North Belton Cemetery. Willie Fern was born April 23, 1938 to Robert and Winnie Mabry Eubanks in Belton, Texas.  She Married Howard Wayne Straw on April 23, 1987.  She was a loving wife, mother, and...

Kitty Baker passed away Monday, November 11, 2019.  Her family is composing her obituary which you will be able to read here.

Bernie Wuthrich, 86 of Belton, passed away Friday, November 1, 2019.  His loved ones are composing his obituary which you will be able to read here.

Mrs. Lois Preece, age 79 of Troy passed away on Monday, October 14, 2019.  A visitation will be held on Friday, October 18, 2019 from 6-8 PM at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Belton. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 2 PM at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Belton with burial to follow at North Belton Cemetery. Lois Eaton Preece was born in Llano, Texas to her parents Roy Olan and Josephine Gavit Eaton on June 17, 1940.  She loved spending time with her...

J.W. Thomas, 93, died October 13, 2019.  A celebration of his life will be held on Wednesday, October 16 at 2:00 p.m. at Harper Talasek Chapel in Belton.  A family visitation will be held on Tuesday at Harper Talasek from 5:30-7:30 p.m. A WWII veteran and member of the Greatest Generation, J.W. participated in the liberation of France and southern Germany where he earned a Bronze Star in combat.  He was born in Belton and graduated with distinction from both Baylor University...

Eustacia Gonzales Alejandro, age 89, of Belton passed away Thursday, October 10, 2019, among many of her loving family. Funeral services will be at Christ the King Catholic Church in Belton on Tuesday, October 15, at 10:00 AM. Her burial will follow at Bellwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Temple, Texas. On Monday, October 14, Mrs. Alejandro’s family will host a visitation 5:00–7:00 PM and a rosary beginning at 7:00 PM at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Belton. Mrs. Alejandro was...

Joe Pleymon Pruett, age 81, of Gatesville passed away on Wednesday, October 9, 2019.  Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Monday, October 14, 2019 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Belton.  Burial will follow at North Belton Cemetery.  Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 PM on Sunday, October 13, 2019 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Belton. Joe was born April 7, 1938 in Bell County, Texas to William Leslie and Imodene Carlisle Pruett.  He served in the...

Blaisette Galazzo Hajovsky (Gina) was born on February 3rd, 1924 in Tunis, North Africa.  Her parents were originally from Sicily and immigrated to Tunis during the 1800’s, under a French protectorate.  From a very young age she was fluent in Arabic, Italian, and French.  Her intelligence, love of life, and adventurous character made Gina an extraordinary young woman. At the age of 18 years old, during WWII, Gina joined the French army as an ambulance rescue...

Wallace Lynn Morse, 84, of Belton, Texas passed away on September 24, 2019 at his residence after a battle with pulmonary fibrosis. He was born October 3, 1934 in Spartanburg, South Carolina to Sherrod Lee and Bessie (Pittman) Morse.  He was the youngest of six children and had several nieces and nephews.  In his youth he lived in Washington and California. He is survived by his wife Maxine Kelley Moy Morse and three stepchildren; Raymond Schuhmann of Riverside, California,...

Funeral services for Ms. Aldair Schubert Fontes, 79, of Belton will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, September 26, 2019 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Belton.  Visitation will be held from 6-8 PM on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Belton. She passed away on Friday, September 20, 2019 at her home in Belton. She was born July 1, 1940 in Cachoeiro de Itapermirim, E.S. Brazil to Christiano Schubert Netto and Maria Oscarina Lima Schubert.  She loved...