All Obituaries

Funeral services for Mr. Vince Philip Cortese, 96, of Little River will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, September 21, 2019 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Temple.  Visitation will be held from 6-8 PM on Friday, September 20, 2019 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. He passed away on Monday, September 16, 2019 at Park Place Manor in Belton. He was born July 24, 1923 in Temple, Texas to Philip George and Catherine Bilello Cortese.  He attended school in San Angelo and joined...

Jewell Ruth Higginbotham, 90, passed away at her home in Temple on September 11, 2019.  She was born in Fort Worth, Texas on July 26, 1929 to Collin and Lula (Tywater) Williams. Nanaw, as she was affectionately known, retired from Tarrant County Junior College after 29 years of service before moving to Temple. She is preceded in death by her husband Dan G. Higginbotham, son, Victor W. Higginbotham and two brothers; David and Clyde Williams. She is survived by her two daughters; Karen...

June Wilma Burton, 103, of Temple, Texas passed away September, 11, 2019 in Temple.  She was born June 1, 1916 in Roby, Texas to John and Leticia (Bates) Hickerson. She is survived by her daughters, Mary Robinson (Jimmy) and Sharon Neal; grandchildren, Keryl Green, Kyle Neal, Kayce Neal, Kim Layne and Brian Robinson; 17 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren.  She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband Joseph R....

Memorial services for Lilly Alice Waldron, 90, of Temple will be held at 3:00 pm on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses at 2718 Skyline Dr. Temple, TX. She passed away on Friday, September 6, 2019 in Temple, TX. She was born March 18, 1929 in Dewitt, Michigan to Emil and Elsie Rosenau Buchner.  She was an active member of Jehovah’s Witnesses. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Arlen and Alfred Buchner. She is...

Claudia Elizabeth Wilson, 82, of Temple, Texas, passed away August 29, 2019 in Temple.  She was born May 22, 1937 in Temple, Texas to Lonnie and Alice (Crawford) Keever.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Wilson, and brothers, Harry Keever and Phillip Keever.  She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews.  Services will be held in Killeen City Cemetery.

Commander Charles S. Sapp (Ret. U.S. Navy), 88, of Temple, passed away August 23, 2019 at Scott and White Hospital.  Charles was born August 18, 1931 to Charles Pinckney Sapp and Anne Alene Stonestreet Sapp in Concord, North Carolina.  He graduated from Concord High School and later completed his Bachelors attending Lees McRae Junior College, the University of North Carolina and the U.S. Naval Post Graduate School in Monterey, California.  Charles served our country in the...

Allyssandra Charmian Moanililehua Powers, 29, of Austin, Texas, passed away August 11, 2019 in Austin.  She was born March 1, 1990 in San Jose, California to Anthony Lamarr and Gail (Hutton) Smith. Allyssandra is survived by her husband, Benjamin Michael Thomas Powers; son, Mykel K. Ledbetter; parents, Gail Hutton Smith and Anthony Lamarr Smith; step-mother, Tanya Cantu Smith; brother, Marcus Anthony Smith; sister, Anastasia Nichole Smith...

Funeral services for Linda Jean Simcik, 79, of Temple will be held at 10:00 am on Monday, August 12, 2019 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Pastor Tom Popelka officiating.  Private burial to follow. She passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2019 at Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital. She was born October 26, 1939 in Caldwell, Texas to Willie and Lydia Dusek Sebesta.  She graduated from Caldwell High School class of 1958 and attended the University of Texas...

Kelly Cockrell Henninger was born on September 16, 1958, in Killeen, Texas, to G.A. and Cynthia Gibbs Cockrell. She grew up in Bell County and enjoyed spending time at her Memomma’s house in Buckholts where she swam in the river and rode tri-sports around the county side with her siblings. She graduated from Killeen High School in 1976 and attended the University of Houston. Kelly met her lifelong love, William “Bill” Otto Henninger at Action World Bowl and they married on...

Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Elliott, 89, of Temple, passed away on July 31, 2019 in Temple, Texas.  She was born December 1, 1929, in Ponca City, Oklahoma to Martin and Grace (McGrew) Balcer.  She is survived by her children, Gene Elliott of Davis, Oklahoma, Karen Rebele of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Joe Elliott and wife, Sarah of Temple, Texas.  She is also survived by a sister, Mary Stacy and husband, John of Dallas, Texas; five grandchildren; and 7 great...