All Obituaries

Elidia M. Garza, age 66 of Temple, passed from this life Monday, September 19, 2022, at home. Funeral services will be held at 10 am Thursday, September 29, 2022, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery. Elidia was born on March 9, 1956, to Victoria and Severiano Chavez in Waco, Texas. She graduated from Robinson High School in 1974 and Houston Montessori Center in 2008. On August 8, 1981, she married Moses Garza at Goodwill Baptist Church. Elidia...

Lorena Emily Folks of Temple, 103 years old, went to be with Jesus on Monday, September 19, 2022. She was born to Arthur (A.F.) and Hulda Krause in the Twin Mountain Community of Copperas Cove on September 14, 1919. Lorena was active in her church from the very beginning. She was baptized on October 5, 1919, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Copperas Cove. Immanuel is the church by the mountain with the cross made of stone. She actually helped to make the cross of stones. She attended Immanuel...

On Sunday, September 18, 2022, Vilma Norma Desai Bass, beautiful mother of six, grandmother of eleven, and great-grandmother of nineteen, passed peacefully from this life into the loving arms of our Lord and Savior. Vilma was born on January 31, 1932, in Colón, Republic of Panama, to Cassandra and Bhula Desai. She was deeply loved and will always be dearly missed. Vilma was a woman of strong faith who cherished her family and valued her many friendships. As a mother, she was a true...

Okezieagwa Kalu was born on November 11, 1963 in Africa and passed from this life Thursday, September 8, 2022, at a local hospital in Temple, Texas at the age of 58. Private services will be held by family and friends.

Sadie Magdeline (Blevins) Drake, age 84 of Temple, went to be with her beloved Lord and loved ones on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. Graveside services will be held at 10 am Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at Moffat Cemetery with Billy Borho officiating. Sadie was born on December 25, 1937, to the late Luther Smith Blevins and Charity Brooks Blevins in Cleghorn Valley, Virginia. In 1961, Sadie moved to Temple, Texas. She was co-owner of Lois’ Floral....

Norma J. Sweeny peacefully and beautifully passed surrounded by her family on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, in Temple, Texas at the grand age of 94. The funeral service is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on September 12th at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home, 500 W. Barton Ave, Temple Texas. Reverend Michael S. Snell will officiate. A time of visitation will be held at 1:00 p.m. on September 12th, immediately preceding the funeral service. A graveside service will be held at Valley Memorial Gardens in...

Tina Marie Francis, 56, of Killeen, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at home. Memorial services will be held at 2 pm Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Tina was born in Fort Hood, Texas to Paul and Alice Francis on Sept 4, 1966. She graduated high school in Copperas Cove, Texas. She then moved to Midway, GA and worked and retired after 18 years as a Lieutenant Corrections Officer from Smith State Prison in Midway in 2016. She was known as Hurricane...

Susan Renee Ann Chandler, age 64 of Temple, passed from this life Sunday, September 4, 2022, at home. Funeral services will be held at 11 am Saturday, September 10, 2022, at Vista Community Church in Temple. Susan was born on July 7, 1958, to Charles and Retta Chandler in Dallas, Texas. She attended Texas A&M and UT-Arlington Universities. Susan shared her unique talents working for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, and the Fort Worth Police Department. She was the Editor of the Temple...

Amador Davila, age 71 of Temple, passed from this life Sunday, August 14, 2022, at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center. Services will be held Monday, August 22, 2022, with a visitation starting at 10 am and funeral service to follow at 11 am. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery in Temple. Amador was born on April 30, 1951, to Tomas Davila and Martha Davila in Temple, Texas. He married Esperansa in February of 1981, and they shared 41 years together. He was a loving husband, dad,...

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