Temple, Texas Obituaries
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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
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.
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
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
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...
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,...
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