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Temple, Texas Obituaries

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Gilbert Gillmeister

Gilbert Gillmeister

February 6, 2021

Gilbert C. Gillmeister, age 89 of Temple, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2021. Private family services will be held.

Gilbert was born on October 8, 1931 to Louis and Paula Gillmeister in Temple, Texas. He proudly served in the United States Air Force. Gilbert was # 99 of the first 100 residents to live at the Veteran’s Home, and the last remaining. He...

Ignacio “Nash” Selio Sr.

Ignacio “Nash” Selio Sr.

February 5, 2021

Ignacio ‘Nash’ Selio Sr., 82, passed away peacefully on February 5th, 2021, surrounded by loved ones. Funeral Services will be held at 10 am Saturday, February 27, 2021 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Temple. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery in Waco, 2124 S. 5th Street. Visitation will be held from 5-7 pm with a Rosary recited...

Daisey Kay

Daisey Kay

February 5, 2021

Daisey Eugenia (Pringle) Kay, age 97 of Temple, passed away Friday, February 5, 2021 at a local nursing facility. Graveside services will be held at 9 am Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen.

Daisey was born on September 19, 1923 to Eugene and Mamie (Laxson) Pringle in Corsicana, Texas. She graduated...

Gonzalo Villanueva, Sr.

Gonzalo Villanueva, Sr.

February 4, 2021

Gonzalo M. Villanueva Sr., age 64 of Temple, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2021 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 1 pm Friday, February 12, 2021 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery in Temple.

Gonzalo was born on July 16, 1956 to Narciso and...

Ernie Ellis

Ernie Ellis

February 2, 2021

Ernie Kay Estes Ellis went home to our heavenly father on Tuesday, February 2nd. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Troy, Texas. She was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on April 13, 1936, to Arthur Guy and Elva Mae (Norman) Estes. The family moved to San Diego, California when she was very young, where...

Rex Murray, Sr.

Rex Murray, Sr.

January 29, 2021

Rex Leroy Murray Sr., age 87 of Temple, passed from this life on Friday, January 29, 2021. Services are being held at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple at 2 pm on Tuesday, February 2, 2021.

Rex was born on September 6, 1933 to Jim and Clarice Murray in Stafford, Kansas. He was married...

Joyce Scott

Joyce Scott

January 27, 2021

Joyce Winifred Scott, age 93 of Temple, passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at her home. A private family service will be held at a later date.

Joyce was born on March 26, 1927 to David and Lucy Organ in England. She is preceded in death by her husband, William Scott.

Dorcas Krauss

Dorcas Krauss

January 25, 2021

Dorcas Ann Krauss, age 76 of Temple, passed away Monday, January 25, 2021 at a local hospital. Graveside services will be held at 1 pm Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at Hillcrest Cemetery in Temple.

Dorcas was born on June 9, 1944 to Ralph and Lorain Whetsel in Ft. Worth, Texas. She married David...

Roy Hussey, Jr.

Roy Hussey, Jr.

January 24, 2021

Roy Thomas Hussey, Jr., age 83 of Temple, passed away Sunday, January 24, 2021 at his home. Services will be held at a later date.

Roy was born on August 30, 1937 to Fanny Ottilie Lorenz and Roy T. Hussey, Sr. in Galveston, Texas. He graduated from Ball High School, served in the...

Janet Mabry

Janet Mabry

January 24, 2021

Janet Jean (Pechal) Mabry, age 78 of Temple, passed from her earthly life into heaven on January 24, 2021. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edwin Mabry, in 1989.

Janet was born on October 10, 1942 in Seaton, Texas to Joe W. and Betty (Kotrla) Pechal. She grew up picking cotton,...

Joe Palomino

Joe Palomino

January 23, 2021

Services for Joe Estrada Palomino, age 89, of Temple, will be held at 2 PM January 29th at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery. Mr. Palomino passed away on January 23rd, 2021 at his home in Temple.

Mr. Palomino was born in Temple, TX on November 5th, 1931...

Garland Schiller

Garland Schiller

January 21, 2021

Garland E. Schiller, age 95 of Temple, passed away at Baylor Scott & White Hospital on January 21, 2021. A graveside memorial service honoring his life will be held Saturday, January 30, 2021 at 11 a.m. with visitation beginning at 10 a.m. at the Ocker Brethren Church Cemetery.

Garland E. Schiller was born...

Leona Finney

Leona Finney

January 21, 2021

Leona Grace Pontia Finney, 95, passed away at Cornerstone Gardens in Temple, Texas, on Thursday, January 21, 2021.  A family service will be held in Zanesville, Ohio, at a later date.

Leona was born to Grace and Emil Pontia on March 10, 1925, in Martins Ferry, Ohio.  She married Lee Irvin Finney on...

Francis Evans

Francis Evans

January 18, 2021

Francis C. Evans, age 71 of Temple, passed away Monday, January 18, 2021 at his home. Graveside services will be held at 1 pm Friday, January 22, 2021 at Post Oak Cemetery in Oglesby.

Francis was born on September 30, 1949 to Carl and Sallie Irene Evans in Gatesville, Texas. Francis spent his...

Marion Ramirez

Marion Ramirez

January 18, 2021

Marion Ramirez, 82 of Belton, met her Heavenly Father and was reunited with the love of her life, Frank Ramirez, on January 18, 2021. She peacefully passed from this earth surrounded by loved ones in a Temple hospital. A Rosary will be recited, in her honor, on Monday, January 25, 2021 at 12 pm noon at Harper-Talasek...

Joe Camp

Joe Camp

January 13, 2021

Joe B. Camp, 96, of Temple, Texas, passed away on January 13, 2021.  He was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, on November 14, 1924.  He grew up in Junction, Texas, where he graduated from high school in 1942.  He completed his freshman year at Texas A&M College before he was drafted into the Army in June 1943....

David Burks

David Burks

January 11, 2021

David B. Burks, age 68 of Temple, passed away Monday, January 11, 2021. Services will be held at 1 pm Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple.

David was born on January 7, 1953 to Harrell and Margie Burks in Bellview, Texas. He was a member of Immanuel Baptist Church...

Thelma Irene "Sis" Vaden

Thelma Irene "Sis" Vaden

January 11, 2021

Thelma Irene Vaden (“Sis”), 85, went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 11, 2021 at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center in Temple, Texas.

Irene was born July 31, 1935 in Bland, Texas and lived most of her life in Belton, Texas.

She retired from Medical Plastic...

Glen Warren

Glen Warren

January 2, 2021

Glen Milford Warren, age 70 of Walnut Springs, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2021 in Cleburne, Texas. Graveside services will be held at 1 pm Friday, January 8, 2021 at Bellwood Cemetery in Temple.

Glen was born on January 24, 1950 to Milford Lee Warren and Vernell Warren Waters in Hope, Arkansas. He...

Balbina "Bobbie" Reed

Balbina "Bobbie" Reed

January 1, 2021

Balbina “Bobbie” Lesniak Reed, age 99 of Temple, passed away Friday, January 1, 2021 at a facility in Waco. Services will be Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Temple; visitation will begin at 10 am; rosary recited at 10:30 am, and Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11 am. Burial...