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Temple, Texas Obituaries

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Jean Higginson

Jean Higginson

October 27, 2015

Jean Brown Cromer Higginson, 94, passed away in Bryan, Texas on October 27, 2015. Graveside services with be held at 11:00 am on Friday, October 30, 2015 at Salado Cemetery, Salado, Texas with the Rev. Bob Bliss of St. Joseph's Episcopal Church, Salado, officiating. Jean was born in Houston, Texas on September 23, 1921, the daughter of Ruth Berry...

Steven Roberts

Steven Roberts

October 24, 2015

Memorial services for Steven Michael Roberts, 58, Belton will be held at 3:00 pm on Friday, October 30, 2015 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel in Belton. Pastor Jay Thomas will be officiating. He passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at a local hospital. Steve was born in San Jose, CA on September 2, 1957 to the late Harold...

Elizabeth Mccaskill

Elizabeth Mccaskill

September 30, 2015

Elizabeth Ellen Dunn McCaskill, 77, passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2015, peacefully, surrounded by the love of her family and friends. Graveside services for Elizabeth will be at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, October 4, 2015 at Memoryland Memorial Park in Greenville, Texas, with Mark Fletcher officiating. The family will greet visitors at the graveside, both before and after the...

Earl Helm

Earl Helm

September 25, 2015

Funeral services for Earl Helm, 81, of Temple will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday September 28, 2015 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel in Belton. Burial will follow at Salado Cemetery. Rev. Chas McGregor and Rev. Rick Gillis will be officiating. He passed away on Friday, September 25, 2015 at a local care center. Earl was born on...

Eva Coppin

Eva Coppin

September 17, 2015

Graveside services for Eva B. Coppin, 96, of Belton will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, September 21, 2015 at North Belton Cemetery. Pastor Jack Riley will be officiating. Mrs. Coppin passed away Thursday, September 17, 2015 at a local nursing facility. Eva was born on May 25, 1919 in Temple to the late Monroe and Iona (Farley)...

Charles Drake

Charles Drake

September 14, 2015

Charles Winford Drake, 67, of Belton Texas went home to be with his Lord on September 14, 2015. Charles was born on December 18, 1947, in Tulare, California to Charles (C.J.) and Virginia "Ruth" Drake. He was raised in Belton, Texas along with his 7 siblings. On December 18, 1967, his 20th birthday, he married Nell Hendricks also from...

Nathan Yarbrough

Nathan Yarbrough

September 14, 2015

Clint John 15:13 "love hath no greater than to lay down one's life for a friend." In many ways Clint lived his life for those he called friends and family, and put their needs before his own. His servant heart guided him and influenced his decision to do for others, what they may not have been able to do...

Sybil Hendricks

Sybil Hendricks

September 6, 2015

"The heart of her husband doeth safely trust in her..." Proverbs 31:11 "Her children will rise up and call her beloved..." Proverbs 31:28 Sybil Jewel Hendricks, formerly of Belton, Texas, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 6, 2015, just shy of her 96th birthday, while surrounded by her family and loved ones. Sybil Jewel Stovall...

Larry Webber

Larry Webber

August 31, 2015

Graveside services for Larry Douglas Webber, 65, of Belton will be held at 2:00 pm Friday at North Belton Cemetery. Bro. Jay Thomas will be officiating. Mr. Webber passed away Monday at a local hospital. Larry was born on July 9, 1950 in Clay Center, Kansas to the late Bob Webber and Mary Maxine Brannen. He joined the U.S....

Sara Anglin

Sara Anglin

August 28, 2015

Sara Beth Morris Anglin, 59, of China Spring, TX passed from this life into the loving arms of her savior while surrounded by her loving family on Friday August 28, 2015. She was born in Texarkana, TX to Magene Canaday and Daniel Littleton Morris on July 21, 1956. Sara graduated high school in 1974 from Douglas Macarthur High School...

Thomas Keilty

Thomas Keilty

August 24, 2015

No services are planned at this time for Thomas Frederick Keilty, 80, of Belton. He passed away Monday, August 24th at his home. Thomas was born October 27, 1934 in Cambridge, Massachusetts to the late Thomas and Helen (Kent) Keilty. Thomas served in the U. S. Navy for four years. He had a bachelor's degree and was a chemist....

Louise Harper

Louise Harper

August 17, 2015

Services for Louise Harper, 91, of Huntsville will be held today at 11:00 am at North Belton Cemetery. She passed away on Monday, August 17 at her home in Huntsville. Louise was born in Iowa Park, Wichita County, Texas on February 10, 1924 to Wade Carlton Carver and Eula Mae Pickett. Louise was a homemaker and kept a loving...

Sarah Mcleod

Sarah Mcleod

August 17, 2015

A memorial service for Sarah Elizabeth McLeod, 29, of Morgan's Point Resort will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, September 5, 2015 at the Harper-Talasek Funeral Chapel in Belton. She went to be with our Lord and Savior on August 17. Sarah was born February 13, 1986 to William D. McLeod and Karen Huff McLeod in Temple, Tx....

Walter Morris

Walter Morris

August 6, 2015

Walter Morris, 64, of Belton passed away on August 6, 2015 at a local hospital. He was born August 20, 1950 in Athens, Texas to Travis John & Thelma (Cowen) Morris. Walter lived most of his life in Texas and also lived in California for a while. He was a hard worker and held many different jobs from trimming...

Keith Wagner

Keith Wagner

July 15, 2015

No services are planned for Keith Llewellyn Wagner, 88, of Belton. He passed away on July 15, 2015 at a local hospital. Mr. Wagner was born August 27, 1926 in Seattle, Washington to the late Erby Edward and Mildred (Whitney) Wagner. He earned a BS in Chemical Engineering from Rice University. He worked as an Analytical Chemist for Dresser...

Nilwon Whittington

Nilwon Whittington

July 7, 2015

Nilwon (Nil) Whittington, 86, died July 7th, 2015 in Scott and White Hospital, Temple, Texas. She was born September 9, 1928, in Coolidge to Henry B. and Willie Weaver Nowlin. She married Harold Whittington on September 3, 1948, in Denton, Texas, and they moved to Temple in 1957. Dr. Whittington earned a baccalaureate degree in speech and theatre at...

Billy Adams

Billy Adams

June 23, 2015

Graveside services for Billy Wayne Adams, 79, of Belton will be held at 10:00 am Friday, June 26 at McDowell Cemetery in Belton. Pastor Arthur Washburn will be officiating. He passed away Tuesday at a local hospital. He was born on January 25, 1936 in Belton to the late Milburn and Kate (Knight) Adams. He was a lifelong resident...

Joe Cehand, Sr.

Joe Cehand, Sr.

June 21, 2015

Graveside services for Joe M. Cehand, Sr., 68, of Belton will be held at 3:00 pm on June 26th at North Belton Cemetery. He passed away Sunday, June 21st at a local care center. He was born in Lampasas on January 5, 1947 to W.C. and Dolly (Jackson) Cehand. He worked in the tree service business for most of...

Vernon Allen

Vernon Allen

June 15, 2015

Funeral services for Vernon Lee "Shade Ollie" Allen, 76, of Temple will be held at 10:00 am Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at the Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel in Belton. Burial with military honors will follow at 1:00 pm at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen. Mr. Allen passed away Monday, June 15, 2015 at a local care center....

Donald Becker

Donald Becker

June 5, 2015

Donald John Becker, 84, of Belton passed away Friday, June 5 at a local hospital. No services are planned at this time. Donald was born at White Bear Lake, MN on February 3, 1931. He worked as a plumber, owned and operated Second Street Antique store for many years and he enjoyed restoring historical homes. He was preceded in...