Temple, Texas Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Temple, Texas & Surrounding Areas
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Martha Bigelow
January 10, 2015
Funeral services for Martha Louise Bigelow, 82, of Salado will be at 10:00 am Wednesday, January 14 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Belton with Rev. Jay Thomas officiating. Burial will be private. Mrs. Bigelow passed away Saturday at her home. Martha was born February 3, 1932 in Hazen, Arkansas to Robert and Maggie (Tucker) Ragan. She was a lifetime...
Ola Smythe
January 5, 2015
Services for Ola Lynch Smythe, 100, of Belton will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Rest Haven Cemetery. Mrs. Smythe passed away Monday at a Mabank nursing home. Ola was born on January 31, 1914 in Rockdale to James F. and Hope Parker Lynch. She married Milton Smythe in August of 1941. She was a...
Sarah Boney
January 4, 2015
A memorial service for Sarah Linder Boney, 71, of Belton will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Chapel in Belton. Rev. Jay Thomas will be officiating. Mrs. Boney passed away Sunday, January 4 at a care center in Temple. Sarah was born April 14, 1943 in Temple to Robert Earl and Doris Nell...
Oscar Arnold, Jr.
January 3, 2015
Funeral services for Oscar Joseph Arnold, Jr., 89, of Holland will be held at 10:00 am Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at First Baptist Church in Holland. Rev. Jay Thomas and Rev. Randy Evans will be officiating. Burial will follow at Salado Cemetery. Mr. Arnold passed away Saturday, January 03, 2015 at a local care center. Oscar was born July...
Nada Lee
December 25, 2014
No local services are planned for Nada Lynn Lee, 55, of Belton. She passed away December 25, 2014 at a local hospital. Nada was born on September 20, 1959 in Monahans, Texas to William F. and Evelyn Faye Williams Smith. She was raised in Jamestown, Tennessee and was a member of the West Fentress Baptist Church in Jamestown. Nada...
Edward Miller
December 6, 2014
Belton Services for Edward F. Ed Miller, 84, of Belton Lake will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, December 11, 2014 at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Belton with Bro. Andy Davis officiating. Ed passed away Saturday, December 6th at a local hospital. He was born on May 13, 1930 to Rayburn Miller and Bess Patterson Miller. He graduated...
Ronald Roberts
November 27, 2014
Ronald Harbin Roberts Loving Husband, Father, and Papa. Ronald Harbin, Ronny, Roberts, age 73, passed away at his Belton home on Thursday, November 27, 2014, with family by his side. As a child of God, he has gone to be with our Heavenly Father. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, December 2, at HarperTalasek Funeral Home...
Doris Cox
November 20, 2014
Belton Funeral Services for Doris Nell Cox, 76, of Belton will be held at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Belton with Rev. Jay Thomas officiating. Burial will follow in Live Oak Cemetery in Youngsport. Mrs. Cox passed away Thursday at her home. Doris was born on May 17, 1938 in Moffat to...
Dora Javens
November 18, 2014
Belton Funeral services for Dora Elia Javens will be held at 3:00 pm Friday, November 21, 2014 at HaperTalasek Funeral Home Chapel in Belton. Father Clay Hunt will be officiating. Mrs. Javens passed away November 18th at a local hospital. Dora was born on March 6, 1941 in Del Rio to the late Ignacio and Enedina Velasquez Chavez. Dora...

Kenneth Farris
November 16, 2014
Belton No services are planned for Kenneth M. Farris, 66, of Belton. He passed away on November 16, 2014 at a local care center. Kenneth was born in Belton on April 29, 1948 to Kenneth J. and Estelle Jean Cross Farris. He was a Belton High School Class of 1970 graduate. Kenneth worked in the family business of Farris...

Jimmy Frosch
November 5, 2014
Belton Graveside services for Jimmy Ray Frosch, Sr., 71, of Eddy will be held today, November 7 at 2pm at Roberts Cemetery in Troy. Ernest Thompson will be officiating. Mr. Frosch died Wednesday, November 5 at his home. Jimmy was born on August 18, 1943 in Waco to William and Mildred Roach Frosch. He was a lifelong resident of...
Edwina Ham
October 31, 2014
Services for Edwina Ham, 98, of Belton, formerly of Andrews, will be 12:00 p.m. Monday, November 10, 2014 at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Belton, Tx with Rev. Dr. Craig Taylor officiating. The casket will be open for viewing 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the chapel prior to the service. Burial will be in Andrews, Texas at 2:30 p.m.,...
Vernon White
October 25, 2014
A memorial service for Vernon D. White, 86 of Temple will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, November 3 at Temple Brethren Church. Mr. White passed away October 25 in Temple. Vernon was born on July 25, 1929 in Vilas to the late Coy and Lillian White. He worked as an electrician for Manning Electric in Houston until his...

Mary Stewart
October 17, 2014
A private service is planned for Mary Ellen Stewart, 77, of Austin. She passed away Thursday at a Carrollton hospital. Mary was born on January 29, 1937 in Omaha, Nebraska to Arthur B. and Julia T. Kauth Cushing. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Stewart in June 2014. Survivors include 5 sons,...
Mary Granja
October 16, 2014
Funeral services for Mary M. Granja, 85, of Austin will be held at 10:00 am Monday, at the Heartfield Funeral Home Chapel, burial will follow at North Belton Cemetery. Mrs. Granja passed died Thursday at her daughters home in Belton. Mary was born on September 15, 1930 in Lubbock to Louie P. and Juanita Vargas Minor. She married Gustavo...
Grady Bailey
October 15, 2014
Grady was blessed with 86 wonderful years on this earth and was called home to his Lord and Savior October 15, 2014. He peacefully passed with family by his side showering him with love and affection. Born to Burgin Orachie and Maurine Cox Bailey on April 28, 1928 in Lufkin, TX, Grady was one of seven children. The family...
Anita Boney-Dockery
October 11, 2014
Graveside services for Anita Lillian Boney Dockery, 72, of Holland will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, October 17, 2014 in Moffat Cemetery with Rev. Jay Thomas officiating. Mrs. BoneyDockery passed away Saturday at a local hospital. Anita was born on January 22, 1942 in Temple to the late Johnny Scott and Evelyn Ellison Hill. Anita was a...
Virginia Garner
October 6, 2014
Virginia Ginger Hoppe Garner passed away on October 6th at the age of 62. She was born January 28, 1952 in Austin, Texas. She was preceded in death by her dad, Herman Hoppe. She is survived by her husband, Jimmy, of 43 years and daughter Elaine Garner of Temple and her mother, Helen Hoppe, of Austin. She was loved...

Christine French
September 26, 2014
No services are planned at this time for Christine S. French, 87, of Belton. She passed away Friday, September 26 at a local nursing facility. Christine was born on September 10, 1927 in Jasper County, Illinois to the late William Lewis and Mary Bandy Shields. She married Lowell Dale French in 1946 in Tucson, Arizona. Mrs. French was a...
Velma Phillips
September 22, 2014
Velma Phillips age 68, began her new life with the Lord on September 22, 2014. She was born on December 6, 1945 to Bert and Della Askew and raised in Houston Texas. She graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School. Velma married in 1966 to Wayne Phillips and was happily married for 48 years. She enjoyed holidays, spending time...