Temple, Texas Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Temple, Texas & Surrounding Areas
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Bradley Phair, Jr.
October 3, 2017
Bradley Clyde Phair, Jr. was born April 14, 1933 in Houston, Texas to the late Bradley Clyde and Annette (Gillespie) Phair. He passed away on October 3, 2017 at his home with his loving family by his side. Mr. Phair attended the University of Texas where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi and earned an undergraduate and...
Mark Hill
October 2, 2017
Marcus Byron Hill, age 64, of Belton, TX passed away peacefully on Monday, October 2, 2017. Mark as most would call Marcus was born on November 15, 1952, in Temple, TX to Rupert and Myrtle Hill. Mark attended Temple schools. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. His primary focus in the U.S. Navy was being an ordinance mechanic. Upon...
Mary White
September 30, 2017
Mary Jane was born January 6, 1941 in Dalhart, Texas to Henry and Charlotte Want. Mary Jane was the seventh of eight children and grew up in the Dalhart/Amarillo area. Mary Jane married JT White in 1959 and moved closer to family in Gatesville before settling in Moody in 1967 where they raised their children Debbie, Perry and Sonia....
James Parten
September 27, 2017
James Elvis Parten, 75, of Belton passed away of natural causes on Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at a local hospital. He was born to the late L.M. & Celeste Parten in Hubbard Texas on September 29, 1941. He graduated from Mexia High School in May of 1959 and, thereafter, attended one year at Stephen F. Austin University studying Music....
Nieves Hernandez Jr.
September 15, 2017
Funeral Services for Nieves "Chuck" Hernandez Jr., 73, of Temple, will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, September 20, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home of Belton. Burial will follow at Central Texas Veterans Cemetery in Killeen. Mr. Hernandez passed from this life peacefully on Friday, September 15, at a local care facility while surrounded by his loving family. Nieves Hernandez Jr. was...

John Cast
September 12, 2017
Funeral services for John Harvey Cast, 80, of Belton will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, September 16, 2017 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel in Belton with Chaplain Tim Rudolph officiating. Burial will follow at North Belton Cemetery. Mr. Cast passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at a local care facility. He was born August 1, 1937...
Charles Biggs
August 24, 2017
Charles "Chuck" William Biggs, 78, of Belton Passed away on Thursday, August 24, 2017 at a local care facility. Mr. Biggs was born on February 20, 1939 in Springfield, TN to John Henry Biggs and Tiny Fry Biggs. Mr. Biggs honorably served in the United States Army. He worked in construction. Chuck was also an auctioneer. Chuck married the...

Wilma Ethridge
August 20, 2017
Services for Wilma N. Ethridge, 88, of Temple will be held at a later date. She passed away on Sunday, August 20, 2017 in Temple. She was born on June 27, 1929 in Austin to the late Henry Louis and Thelma Earl (Hughes) Maufrais. She worked as a medical office manager in Austin. Wilma has been a resident of...
Krystal Beiner
August 11, 2017
Krystal Rayne Beiner was born in Arlington on August 15, 2005 the daughter of Darrell and Samantha (Knight) Beiner. She was surrounded by her loving family when she passed away on August 11, 2017 at her home. Krystal is survived by her loving parents; a brother, Ryan Thomas; sisters, Mirakel Beiner and Hailey Thomas; grandparents, Linda and Mike Ingraham...
Darlene Kirby
July 31, 2017
Darlene Kirby passed away at the age of 82, on Monday, July 31, 2017 at her home in Belton. She was born on April 2, 1935 in Cameron. Darlene was one of eleven children born to Chester and Velva (Crow) Clinard. She attended school in Cameron and Moody. On December 6, 1955, she married the love of her life,...
Carolyn Patterson
July 30, 2017
Carolyn Marie Urbantke Patterson, 85 years of age, passed peacefully in her home Sunday July 30, 2017 surrounded by family and loved ones who cared for her. Carolyn was born on March 29th, 1932 to Alvin and Emily Urbantke in a small German community, The Grove, Texas during the Great Depression. She attended church regularly with her family at...
Ovid Wear
July 23, 2017
Ovid Dolan Wear, aged 85 years, died July 23, 2017 in the home of his birth near the village of Salado. Services will be July 27 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Belton at 12:00 and burial will follow at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen at 2:00. Mr. Wear was born to Thomas Calvin and Violet Irene Wear...
Lizette Swaim
July 22, 2017
After a lengthy battle with breast cancer, Lizette (Lizzie) Blondet Swaim passed away peacefully on July 22, 2017 in her home on Belton Lake, Texas. Lizzie was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico to Jose Blondet and Ana Hernandez on May 14, 1951 and grew-up in nearby Caguas. Her father's untimely death did not deter her mother from insuring...
Aline Hendricks
July 15, 2017
Aline Hendricks was surrounded by her loving family when she passed away on Saturday, July 15, 2017 after a long illness. She was 87 years old. Aline was born in Estherwood, Louisiana on February 6, 1930 to the late Ed and Louisiana (Semore) Comeaux. She lived in Louisiana and Orange, Texas before moving to Belton in 1965. She married...
Glen Brown
June 30, 2017
Services for Glen Gale Brown, 73, of Moody, will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, July 6, at the Church of Christ in Moody with Pastor Echols officiating. The burial will immediately follow at Moffat Cemetery. Mr. Brown passed away Friday, June 30, at a local hospital. Glen was born January, 1944 in Bakersfield, CA to Jesse and Katie Brown....
C.E. Smith
June 29, 2017
Memorial Services for Clement E. "Gene" Smith, 80 of Belton, will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 8, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home of Belton with Dr. Robert Beamon officiating. Mr. Smith passed from this life on Thursday, June 29, at a local hospital. Clement Eugene "Gene" Smith was born August 10, 1936 in Dubois, PA to Clement H....
Luzell Kelley
June 16, 2017
Funeral Services for Luzell Kelley, 100 of Nolanville, will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 20, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home of Belton with Pastor Patricia Warden officiating. Burial will take place immediately following at Plesant Hill Cemetery in Nolanville. Mrs. Kelley passed from this life peacefully on Friday, June 16, at a local care facility. Luzell Kelley was born June...
Mary Morales
May 29, 2017
Funeral services for Mary Delgado Morales, 65, of Temple will be held at 11 am on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel in Belton with Emilio Delgado officiating. Burial will follow at North Belton Cemetery. She passed away on Monday, May 29, 2017 at her home. She was born on September 10, 1951 in Littlefield to...
Luanne Ray
May 22, 2017
And God gained an Angel. Luanne Cline Ray peacefully went to be with the Lord in the early morning hours of May 23rd after a short illness. Luanne is survived by her husband A.C. Ray, her daughter Nikki Ray and 2 cousins; Judy Cline Harrison and Patricia Cline Holmes. She was preceded in death by her parents Arthur and...
Tomas Castillo
May 22, 2017
Tomas Castillo was born in Mier y Noriega, Nuevo Leon, Mexico on October 13, 1926 the son of Calletano and Damiana (Estrada) Castillo. He passed away at the age of 90, in Temple, Texas on Monday, May 22, 2017. Tomas was a hard worker all of his life. He considered his work to be hobbies as he loved farming...