Temple, Texas Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Temple, Texas & Surrounding Areas
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James Bostick
June 26, 2013
James Russell Bostick, 72, passed away on June 26, 2013 at his home in Heidenheimer surrounded by family. Services will be held on Monday, July 1, 2013 at 2pm at Heartfield Funeral Home in Belton, Texas. James was born in Holland, Texas on January 18, 1941 to Lowell and Shirley Brinlee Bostick. He graduated from Temple High School in...
Emojane Fuller
June 17, 2013
Emojane Street Fuller, 91, of Temple entered into rest Monday, June 17, 2013 at a local hospital. She was born on February 25, 1922 to William E. Bunk and Fannie Maie Hodges Street at Gooseneck Community near Salado, TX. Emojane attended elementary school at Gooseneck and then graduated from Salado High School in 1941. She was a member of...
Jessie Guthrie
June 16, 2013
Services for Jessie Alice Taylor Guthrie, 55, of Belton are set for 10:00 am Thursday at Heartfield Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Arthur Washburn officiating. Interment will follow at North Belton Cemetery. Mrs. Guthrie died Sunday morning at a local care center. Jessie was born on December 25, 1957 at Waco to Ennis Miller and Katie Aline Rhymes Taylor....
Woody Vannatta
June 15, 2013
Services for Woody Wilson Vannatta, 68, of Belton are set for 2:00 pm Thursday at Heartfield Funeral Home Chapel with Tony Mahan officiating. Woody was born on January 5, 1945 at Temple to the late Woodrow Wilson and Helen Haluza Vannatta. He worked for Texas Power and Light for 21 years, Flowers Construction for 15 years and was a...
Benny Bay
June 12, 2013
Benny Anderson Bay, 83, of Belton passed away on June 12, 2013 at a local hospital. He was born on October 11, 1929 near the Silver City community in Coryell County to Arthur and Laura Bay. Benny and his loving wife of 58 years, Caroline, owned and operated Minimax grocery store in Belton for 35 years. After retirement from...
Bonnie Cooke
June 11, 2013
Bonnie Cooke passed away on June 11, 2013 in Temple, Texas, at the heroic age of 100. But heroic only begins to describe the life of this remarkable woman. Bonnie was born August 26, 1912 in Schwertner, Texas, the daughter of Oscar and Melba White, the middle child in a household of eight children. She graduated from Bartlett High...
Janelle Burson
June 9, 2013
Services for Janelle Cosper Burson, 78, of Salado are set for 10:00 am Saturday, June 15, 2013 at Youngsport Church of Christ with Ed Milton officiating. Interment will follow at Live Oak Cemetery. Mrs. Burson died Sunday afternoon in a Temple hospital. Janelle born in Bell County on December 8, 1934 to the late William Hy and Margaret Dunlap...
Amy Emmons
June 4, 2013
Amy Ruth Louton Emmons passed away on June 4, 2013 in Georgetown, Texas. She was born on December 15, 1919 in Providence Community, Smith County, Texas, to George H. and Effie Lee Louton. Amy Ruth grew up in Silver Lake, Texas, and graduated from Van High School. After high school, Amy Ruth moved to Dallas where she worked for...

Christopher Strickland
June 3, 2013
Christopher Wayne Strickland 31, of Belton TX passed away June 3, 2013 in Killeen. He was born March 14, 1982 to Ronald and Mary Ann Strickland in Shreveport, LA. He was an apprentice electrician. He is survived by his father brother Charles Strickland of Ruston , LA sisters Teresa Bain of Pinkston, TX, Vicki Marsaala of Shreveport, Vicki Johnson...

Leo Porubsky
May 28, 2013
Leo Porubsky, 88, of Belton passed away May 28, 2013 at a local hospital. He was born August 27, 1924 in Cameron TX. Leo opened the first self service gas station in Bell County. He is survived by his wife Marie step daughters Trish Leatherwood and Valerie Weber of Belton, Rebecca Breneiser of Springfield, ME. and a sister Bennie...
Charles Kaiser
May 25, 2013
Charles Otho Kaiser, 95, entered into eternal peace on Saturday, May 25, 2013. Charles was born on December 24, 1917, the son of the late Otho G and Mary Ruth Young Kaiser. He graduated from Killeen High School in 1934. He was a life long member of the Nolanville Church of Christ, remaining active as an elder until the...
Paul Kurz
May 21, 2013
Services for Paul T. Kurz, 43, of Belton will be held at 1:00 pm Saturday, May 25 at Heartfield Funeral Home Chapel in Belton. Weldon Hudson will be officiating. Paul passed away Tuesday, May 21 at his home in Belton. He was born on October 24, 1969 in Chicago, IL to John and Takako McLain Kurz. He moved to...
Juanita White
May 12, 2013
Services for Juanita White, 88, of Belton will be at 10:00 A.M. Friday in the Heartfield Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Andy Davis officiating. Interment will follow at North Belton Cemetery. Juanita was born at Checotah, Oklahoma on July 17, 1924 to the late Ebbie and Nannie Beck Frazier. She married Walter L. White on February 14, 1946 at...

Jackson Thorn
May 6, 2013
Services for Jackson Rhodes Thorn were held graveside in Belton. Mr. Thorn passed away on May 6, 2013. He was born October 19, 1956 to James B.and Betty Aiken Thorn in Jacksonvile, Texas. Survivors include hs mother, Betty of Austin a sister, Jeannine Holt of Colorado Springs, Colorado a brother, James Thorn III of Martinsurg, West Virginia and numerous...

Molly Posvar
April 28, 2013
Graveside service for Molly Kate Posvar will be held at 10:00 A.M. Friday, at Saint Joseph Cemetery in Cyclone with Father Walter Matus and Rev. Tom Robbins officiating. Molly Kate is the infant daughter of Rodney David and Stacie Walker Posvar who was born and died on April 28, 2013 in Temple. Survivors include her parents of Temple two...
Billie Evans
April 27, 2013
Services for Billie L. Evans, 75, of Temple are set for 10:00 am Wednesday, May 1, 2013, at Heartfield Funeral Home Chapel in Belton with Rev. Andy Davis officiating. Interment will follow at Salado Cemetery. Mrs. Evans died Saturday afternoon at a local hospital. Billie was born on January 10, 1938 at Burnett, Texas to the late William and...
Clyde Capps
April 25, 2013
On April 25, 2013 Clyde Capps of Salado passed away with family by his side. He was 91 years old. Clyde was born on October 1, 1921 in Salado, Texas to A.W. and Sally Elizabeth Proctor Capps. He married Wilma Virginia Hodge on November 7, 1942 in Belton, Texas. Their 64 years of marriage were spent in Salado where...

Eleanor Segrest
April 15, 2013
Eleanor Ann Segrest, 93, entered into eternal peace on Monday, April 15, 2013. Eleanor Ann, Ann, was born on September 17, 1919, the daughter of the late Otho G and Mary Ruth Kaiser. She graduated from Killeen High School in 1936. She married and remained lovingly married to, Victor Joe Segrest, until his death. Ann was a lifelong member...
Martha Birchfield
April 11, 2013
Service and visitation for Martha Ann Birchfield, 69, of Harker Heights will be held from 5 7 pm Monday at the First Baptist Church in Harker Heights with Rev. Jay Thomas officiating. Martha was born on October 12, 1943 at Cow Creek Kentucky to the late Ezra and Millie Music Birchfield. She was a member of the Church of...
Dr. Huston
April 9, 2013
Funeral services for Dr. Beatrice Huston, 86, of Temple are scheduled for 2:00 pm Saturday, April 13, 2013, at the First United Methodist Church in Belton with Rev. Darren Walker officiating. Interment will follow at North Belton Cemetery. Beatrice was born on October 7, 1926 at Granbury to the late Charles W. and Clara Hambright Moore. She graduated from...