Temple, Texas Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Temple, Texas & Surrounding Areas
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Nancy Marquez
June 2, 2015
A Rosary for Nancy "Mom" L. Marquez, 69, of Belton will be recited at 6:00 pm, Sunday, June 14, 2015 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Chapel in Belton with a memorial service to follow. Father Aloysius Nzewke will be officiating. She passed away peacefully on June 2, 2015 at a Florida hospital surrounded by her family. Nancy was born on October...
Federico Reyes
June 1, 2015
Services for Federico Reyes, 72, of Belton will be at 1:00 pm Monday, June 8, 2015 at Christ the King Catholic Church with Father Aloysius Nzekwe officiating. Burial will follow at North Belton Cemetery. Mr. Reyes passed away June 1st at his home. He was born January 10, 1943 in Rancho San Miguel, Michoacan. He worked as a laborer...
Luis Sierra, Sr.
May 30, 2015
Funeral services for Luis Alfonso Sierra, Sr., 72, of Salado will be held at 1:00 pm on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at St. Stephens Catholic Church in Salado, Father Aloysius Nzekwe will be officiating. Burial will follow at North Belton Cemetery. Mr. Sierra passed away peacefully Saturday, May 30 at a local hospital. He was born November 19, 1942...
Mildred Vasquez
May 23, 2015
Services for Mildred "Corny" Vasquez, 75, of Belton will be held Thursday, May 28th at 1:30 pm at Christ the King Catholic Church in Belton. Burial will follow at North Belton Cemetery. Corny passed away Saturday, May 23, 2015 after a long, hard and courageous battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family in the comfort of...
Earnest Davis
May 21, 2015
Services for Earnest Ray Davis, 78, of Belton will be held at a later date in Paragould, AR. Mr. Davis died Thursday, May 21 at his home. He was born September 27, 1936, to Willie and Birtha (McMillin) Davis in Green County, Ar. On October 28, 1961, he married Wilma Miller, she preceded him in death on April 14,...

Merrill Lipton
May 19, 2015
Merrill was born in 1924, in New York City, and he had two younger sisters. He excelled in athletics as well as academics, and, after reading the book "Arrowsmith" as a young teen, he set his sights on becoming a physician. He finished high school at age 16 and immediately started college, and was well on his way to...
Mary Summers
May 16, 2015
Funeral services for Mary Ann Summers, 82, of Belton will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at First Baptist Church Little River. Burial will follow at Wilson Valley Cemetery. Bro. Kenneth Reeder will be officiating. Mrs. Summers passed away Saturday at a local care center. She was born March 12, 1933 in Newport, Arkansas to...
Eva Mcguire
May 14, 2015
Eva Marie (Duvall) McGuire, age 56, went to be with our Lord, at Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital in Temple, Texas, on May 14, 2015, after a courageous battle with breast cancer. She was the beloved wife of Bryant McGuire. Born on September 16, 1958 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. As a child she was well traveled due to her...
Delbert Buchanan
May 14, 2015
Delbert Waylan Buchanan, 77, of Salado, Texas passed away May 14, 2015. He was born in Salado, Texas on August 14, 1937 to Walter Debs Buchanan and Ruby Ione Buchanan, who preceded him in death. Delbert had a brother, Sheron, who preceded him in death and is survived by his sister, Velda Carroll. He graduated from Salado High School...
Thomas Burress
April 23, 2015
Graveside services for Thomas Burress, 84, of Moody will be held at 3:00 pm on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at Lawler Cemetery in Florence. Pastor Ridge Adams and Pastor Larry Henry will be officiating. Mr. Burress passed away April 23 at a local hospital. Thomas was born in Houston on September 24, 1930 to the late Milford and Cathy...
Charles Roberts
April 5, 2015
Graveside services for Charles Edwin Roberts, 80, of Temple will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at North Belton Cemetery with Chaplain Allen K. Lowe officiating. Mr. Roberts passed away Sunday, April 5 at his home. Charles was born March 27, 1935 in Denver, Texas to Cecil E. and Maxine Roberts. He attend and graduated...
Don Gilchrest
April 1, 2015
Don Powell Gilchrest, loving husband, father, and grandfather passed peacefully to his Heavenly Home surrounded by family on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. He was born May 5, 1937 in Gatesville, TX to Lillie Clemons Gilchrest and Harvey Otto Gilchrest and moved to Waco as an infant. He attended Waco Schools and graduated from Waco High in 1955. Don joined...
Loma Dawson
March 29, 2015
Funeral services for Loma Ruth Dawson, 89, of Temple will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, April 2, 2015 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Belton with Pastor Lillian Hinds officiating. Burial will follow at 2:00 pm at Bartlett City Cemetery. Mrs. Dawson passed away March 29 at a local nursing home. Loma was born July 31, 1925 in...
Lois Procter
March 9, 2015
Services for Lois Louise Procter, 93, of Belton will be at 1:00 pm Friday, March 13, 2015 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home of Belton. Burial will follow at Bellwood Memorial Park in Temple. Pastor Rebecca Fox Nuelle will be officiating. She passed away Monday, March 9, 2015 at her home. Lois was born March 24, 1921 in Procter, Colorado to...
John Melvin
March 5, 2015
John Allen Melvin was born on May 13, 1921, the child of John and Grace. As a child, he received the gift of Holy Baptism and became a child of God. On August 25, 1957, he publicly confessed his faith and was confirmed. He received the precious gift of the Lord's life-giving body and blood. On January 6, 1946,...
Lois Caruzzi
February 28, 2015
Lois Dodson Caruzzi passed away at the age of 93 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Lois was a long time resident of Belton and a member of the Belton Church of Christ. Lois was born October 13, 1921 in Fort Worth to Wallace Wayne and Louise (Bickle) Dodson. She was employed by General Dynamics in Fort Worth and retired after...
Robert Ortega
February 14, 2015
Memorial services for Robert F. Ortega, 23, of Belton will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at the Harper-Talasek Funeral Chapel in Belton with Mary Esther "Cookie" Hernandez officiating. Robert passed away Saturday, February 14, 2015. Robert was born November 20, 1991 in Temple to Robert and Virginia Ortega. Robert was a lifelong resident of...
Alice Galliett
February 4, 2015
Funeral services for Alice Rios Galliett, 49, of Morgan's Point will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday at the Harper-Talasek Funeral Chapel in Belton with Pastor Jeremy Franks officiating. Burial will follow at North Belton Cemetery. She passed away February 4, 2015, at her home. Alice was born March 16, 1965 in Cisco to Tony and Rebecca (Mindieta)...
Joann Schott
January 22, 2015
JoAnn Schott, 76, of Temple passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2015 at a local hospital. JoAnn was born on July 4, 1938 in Houston to Andrew & Florene (Seigler) Ryan. She was a housewife. She moved to Central Texas in 1981. JoAnn was a Baptist and attended many churches in the area. She was preceded in death by...
Toshiko Drake
January 22, 2015
Toshiko Emily Drake, born May 5th 1932, died at Indian Oaks Nursing Home January 22, 2015. Mrs. Drake became naturalized citizen of the United States in 1959, and moved to Harker Heights with her husband in 1972. Mrs. Drake converted from Budhism to Christianity and was baptized as a Believer in Christ at the 1st Baptist Church of Copperas...