All Obituaries

Patricia “Pat” Ann Davis, 66 of Troy, passed away Sunday, December 8, 2019. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 am Friday, December 13, 2019 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with burial to follow at Bellwood Memorial Park and Cemetery. Pat was born August 16, 1953 to Jack and Vera Addie (Nichols) Davis in Temple, Texas.  She loved music, especially listening to Elvis.  She loved drawing, coloring, and doing crafts, traveling, fishing, and being with her...

Glenda Jean Whitis Lowder, 77 of Temple, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2019.  A time of viewing and visitation will be held with the family from 6:00-8:00 PM Monday, December 9, 2019.  A private family burial will take place at a later date in Indiana. Glenda was born December 27, 1941 to Alma and Lindsey Whitis in Indianapolis, IN.  She was an avid reader, loved bowling, spending time with her family and friends and special trips to go gambling. Glenda was preceded in...

Pete Lara, 73 of Temple, passed from this life on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 in Temple, Texas. Services will be held at 10 am Monday, December 9, 2019 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Rogers Cemetery. Pete was born on June 19, 1946 to Ignacio and Rufina Lara in Beeville, Texas. He graduated from Academy High School in 1965.  He retired from City of Temple after 25 years of service. Mr. Lara is preceded in death by his father, Ignacio Lara; mother, Rufina...

Pauline Malone, 93 of Temple, passed from this life on Wednesday, December 4, 2019. Services will be held at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel at 3 pm Saturday, December 7, 2019. Pauline was born on November 9, 1926 to Clyde and Dorothy Nutt in Marlin, Texas. She was a homemaker for 25 years. After her kids were grown, she started working at the Greyhound Bus Station in Temple. She loved visiting with the passengers and then she went to work for Scott and White Hospital in Temple as a...

Ordelia Elizabeth (Schilling) Feind, 98 of Temple, passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 10 am Saturday, December 7, 2019 in the Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel in Temple. Burial to follow at Cego Cemetery. Ordelia was born October 30, 1921 to William C. and Clara (Mueller) Schilling in Lott, Texas.  She grew up foregoing school to work on the family farm.  She then moved with her husband to Temple, TX where they built a home full of love for...

Patsy Cuevas, age 82 of Temple, passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2019. A celebration of her life will be held on Thursday, December 5th at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Temple at 10 am. The burial will follow at Bellwood Memorial Park and Cemetery. Patsy was born on December 4, 1936 to Juan and Felisitas Rivas Cruz in Temple, Texas. She was the second eldest of 15 children. She married Joe Cuevas in 1958 and they began to live a long and wonderful life together. Patsy was a...

Jimmie Lore (Tate) Kattner, 100 years of age of Temple, passed away Saturday, November 23, 2019 at her home. Funeral services will be held at 10 am Wednesday, November 27, 2019 in the Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel in Temple with Pastor Luke Madsen officiating. Burial to follow at Bellwood Memorial Park and Cemetery in Temple. Lore was born May 8, 1919 to Jimmy Lee and Rosie Lee (Webb) Tate in Amory, Mississippi. A constant caregiver for family and friends, Lore always put others above...

Juan Martin Ramirez, 78 of Temple, passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Saturday, November 9, 2019 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel. Juan was born February 8, 1941 to Crispin Ramirez and Juanita Gonzales Ramirez in Gonzales, Texas. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and watching football, especially the Dallas Cowboys. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Temple. Juan was preceded in death by his parents; and two sons,...

On Tuesday, November 5, 2019, Kathryn Sue (Schmucker) Pirtle passed away at age 95. Kathryn was born on January 10, 1924 to Theodore Schmucker and Sibyl Neff in Long Beach, California. For most of her professional life, she worked as a RN at the VA Hospital in Temple, Texas. She married Sherman B. Pirtle Jr in 1944. They raised two children together, Brady and Jeannie. Kathryn enjoyed playing card games like Bridge and Solitaire. She loved to keep up to date with news and politics, talking...

Funeral services for Kimberly Dawn Gower, 53 of Belton, will be held in Tennessee at a later date. Visitation will be 6 – 8 p.m. Wednesday, November 13, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple, Texas. Mrs. Gower passed away Monday, November 4, in Belton. Kimberly was born May 10, 1966 in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee to James Allen Helton and Nellie Ruth Wallace Helton.  She grew up in Tennessee but had lived in Texas for the past 20 years.  She worked in the Accounting/Payroll...