June 17, 2019

Charles Wallace Vann, (SMSGT. Retired) 88 of Copperas Cove, Texas passed away peacefully at the Delaney in Georgetown, Texas.  On Monday, June 17, 2019.  He was born on March 21, 1931 in Bell County Texas.  Charles married Ollie Mae Prewitt on June 6, 1955, in Belton Texas, and had 52 years of wedded bliss before she passed.  He graduated...

June 12, 2019

A mass of Christian celebration for Mrs. Enriqueta Rios Salazar, 95, of Belton, will be held 10:30 AM Monday, June 17, 2019 at Christ the King Catholic Church in Belton. A time of visitation will be held from 6 to 7 PM Sunday, June 16, 2019 at Christ the King Catholic Church Christus Center with a rosary recited at...

May 30, 2019

William Lawrence Rook III, age 76 of Temple, passed away May 30, 2019 at his home. Services were held on Thursday, September 24, 2020 at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen.

Mr. Rook was born on October 6, 1942 to William Lawrence Rook Jr. and Dessie Vincent in Youngstown, Ohio. He...

May 29, 2019

Mr. Harry Clinton Shook, age 80 of Temple passed away on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 from 5:00-8:00 PM at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel in Belton. A funeral Service will be held on Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 12:30 P.M. at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home. Burial will be at Central Texas...

May 10, 2019

Funeral Services for Frank "Pancho" Conde, Sr., 81 of Temple, will be held at 11 am Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel in Belton. He will be laid to rest at North Belton Cemetery following the services. Mr. Conde passed from this life on Friday, May 10, 2019. Frank Conde, Sr. was born January 26, 1938,...

April 28, 2019

William "Wild Bill" Walker, 63, of Belton, passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2019. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, May 6, 2019 at the Laverne Miller Fellowship Hall, 831 Morgan's Point Rd., Belton, TX and lunch will follow. William Scott "Wild Bill" Walker was born August 31, 1955, to Emmett George and Margaret...

April 10, 2019

Carl Dewey Paulsen, aka "Grandpa Howdy", 73, died on April 10, 2019 at his home in Eddy. Grandpa Howdy was born June 2, 1945 in Portland, Oregon to John and Alice (Engdahl) Paulsen. He attended Arkansas City High School in Kansas and promptly joined the Navy after graduating. He went on to serve 4 years, with three tours in...

March 31, 2019

Ms. Lois Wilson, age 85 of Belton, passed away, Sunday, March 31, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Thursday, April 4 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel in Belton, 503 N. Main Street. Burial will follow at Bell Plains Cemetery in Salado. Lois was born in Talladega, Alabama on June 6, 1933 to Ross and Ruby (Taylor)...

March 22, 2019

Eleberta "Betty" Guajardo Belton-Graveside services for Eleberta "Betty" Guajardo, 94, 0f Belton will be held at 11 am on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at North Belton Cemetery with Fred Rodriguez officiating. She passed away on Friday, March 22, 2019 at her home. She was born March 16, 1925 in Chapel Hill, Texas to the late Bacillio and Juanita (Perez...

March 12, 2019

Funeral Services for Judy Lynn Siler, 60, of Belton, will be held 2 PM Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Belton. A time of visitation will be held from 6 to 8 PM Friday, March 15, 2019 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Belton. Mrs. Siler passed from this life on March 12, 2019. Judy Lynn Long...

February 19, 2019

Judy Elaine Bliss, 74, of Salado, passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at a local hospital. Private family services will be held at a later date. Judy was born August 4, 1944 to Moses Kuhn and Dolla Burckett in Logansport, Indiana. In the early 1980's, as one of his employees, Judy repeatedly asked for a ride on the back...

February 19, 2019

Juan C. Gonzales, 90, of Belton, passed away Tuesday, February 19, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am Tuesday, February 26 at St. Luke's Catholic Church in Temple, 2807 Oakdale Drive. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Temple. Juan was born May 23, 1928 to Vicente Gonzales and Paula Cerna in Pawnee, Texas. A long time...

February 11, 2019

Ms. Sylvia G. Yarbrough, age 98 of Thorndale passed away on Monday, February 11, 2019. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 from 5-7 PM at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel in Belton. A funeral Service will be held on Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 2:00 P.M. at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Salado Cemetery....

February 10, 2019

Caroline Bay went to be with her Lord and beloved husband, Benny Bay, on Sunday, February 10, 2019. She was surrounded by her loving children. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband. Caroline was born on August 16, 1932 as the only child to the late Hazel Garner (Marsh) Richard and Edmond Hall Richard in the...

February 7, 2019

Ms. Lucia Avila Tapia, age 76 of Belton passed away on Thursday, February 7, 2019. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 12, 2019 from 5-7 PM with a rosary being cited at 7 PM at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel in Belton. A mass of Christian celebration on Wednesday, February 13, 2019 will be held at 11 am...

February 1, 2019

Cecil D.Ellis, of Belton passed away on February 1, 2019 at his home at the age of 94. Harper-Talasek Funeral Home will be handling services for Cecil in Belton on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 with a grave side service at North Belton Cemetery, visitation begins at 1pm and funeral begins at 2pm. He was born in Bastrop County on...

January 15, 2019

Larry L. Lemmons, age 73, of Belton, Texas passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. A celebration of life service will be held on Friday, January 18, 2019 at 10:00 A.M. at the Belton Church of Christ. Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 17, 2019 from 5:00-7:00 P.M. at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Belton. A private burial will...

January 10, 2019

Sheila H. Stachura, 71, of Belton, passed from this life on Thursday, January 10, 2019, at a local nursing facility. Sheila was born in Cranfield, England on February 21, 1947 to Thomas and Kathleen Behan. Sheila was born in small village north of London, Cranfield, which is situated half way between Cambridge and Oxford and raised in Marston Morteyne,...

January 9, 2019

Dr. Joyce D. Spindle, PhD, 89, of Belton, passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 11 am Saturday, January 12 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Belton, 503 N. Main Street. She will be laid to rest alongside her husband in the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen during a private family burial at...

December 29, 2018

Memorial Visitation for Bobby Doyle Tubbs Sr., 77, of Belton, will be held from 3 to 5 PM Saturday, January 5, 2019 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home of Belton, 503 N. Main Street. Bobby passed from this life on Saturday, December 29, 2018 at home while surrounded by his beloved family. Mr. Tubbs was born on June 26, 1941 in...