Temple, Texas Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Temple, Texas & Surrounding Areas
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Wilbert Richter
June 13, 2018
Graveside services for Wilbert Louis Richter, 83, of Moody, will be 10 a.m. Saturday, June 16, at St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery in The Grove with Pastor John Heckman officiating. Mr. Richter passed away Wednesday, June 13, in Temple. Wilbert Louis Richter was born September 14, 1934 in The Grove, Texas to Louis Richter and Ida A. Wilhelm Richter. Wilbert...
Olga Christy
June 11, 2018
Services for Olga Lydia Christy, 93, of Temple, will be 10 am Saturday, June 16, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Pastor Don Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Bellwood Cemetery. Mrs. Christy passed away Monday, June 11, at a local hospital. Olga Lydia Christy was born May 30, 1925 in Holland, Texas to John L. Coufal and...
Marion Collins
June 11, 2018
Marion H. Collins, age 85, passed away peacefully on Monday June 11th surrounded by his family. He was born April 28, 1933 to Clarence Herbert and Nell Tatum Collins in South Pittsburg, Tennessee. He graduated with a degree in Chemistry and Mathematics from Middle Tennessee State College and was involved in numerous activities including wrestling and Army ROTC, he...
Kenneth Collier
June 10, 2018
On Sunday, June 10, 2018, Kenneth M. Collier went home to be with the Lord. Services will be Friday, June 15, 2018, at 10 am in the Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel in Temple with Gene Greer officiating. Burial will follow in Moffat Cemetery in Moffat, Texas. Mr. Collier was born August 13,1932, in Temple, Texas to James W. Collier...
Gareth Tolman
June 1, 2018
Memorial Services for Gareth "Gary" Wells Tolman, 79, of Belton will be 1 PM Saturday, June 9, at Christ Episcopal Church, 300 N. Main St. in Temple. Gary Passed from this life Friday, June 1, while surrounded by his family. Mr. Tolman was born September 23, 1938 to Cyrus and Evelyn Tolman in Wichita, KS. Gary was a resident...
Doris Scogin
June 1, 2018
Graveside services for Doris F. Mitchell Scogin, 89, of Temple will be held 10 AM Wednesday, June 6, at Bellwood Memorial Park in Temple. A time of visitation will be 5 to 7 PM Tuesday, June 5 at Harper-Talasek Funeral home of Temple. Doris Scogin passed from this life on Friday, June 1, while surrounded by her beloved family....
Christopher Gallup
May 25, 2018
Funeral services for Christopher Alan Gallup, 30, of Temple will be held at 1:00 pm on Friday, June 1, 2018 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Burial will follow at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen at 3:00 p.m. He passed away on Friday, May 25, 2018 in Temple. He was born January 25, 1988 in Bay City,...

Deborah Wilde
May 22, 2018
Graveside services for Deborah Wilde, 63, of Temple, will be 10 am Saturday, May 26, at Hillcrest Cemetery in Temple. Mrs. Wilde passed away Tuesday, May 22, at a local care facility. Deborah Dawn Wilde was born September 29, 1954 in Temple, Texas to Clarence Alston and Anna Marks Alston. She graduated from Temple High School in 1972 and,...
Miriam Lundy
May 22, 2018
Services for Miriam Alice Lundy, 77, of Temple, will be 10 am Saturday, May 26 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Temple with Father Steve Sauser officiating. Burial will take place at 3 pm in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Palestine, Texas. Ms. Lundy passed away Tuesday, May 22, at her home in Temple. Miriam Alice Lundy was born December...
Jean Fritz
May 15, 2018
Graveside services for Ellena Jean Frits, 93, of The Woodlands, will be held 2 PM Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Bellwood Memorial Park in Temple. A time of visitation and gathering will be held from 10 AM to 12 PM on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Mrs. Frits passed from this life on Tuesday,...
Jimmy Saxon
May 11, 2018
Jimmy Ray Saxon, age 50, died on May 11, 2018, at home, in Temple, TX. Jimmy Ray is survived by his wife, Kibbie Thomas Saxon, stepson Matt Droemer, his mother Linda Johnson, Stepdad Tom Johnson, father Jimmy Stewart Saxon, Brother Timmy Saxon and wife Tesha, nephew Justin Saxon, nieces Jordan and Jennifer Saxon, Step Brother Troy Johnson, and Stepsister...
Vivian Wilson
May 10, 2018
Vivian Inez Wilson, 101, of Killeen (formerly of Temple and Holland), died Tuesday, May 10, 2018 at Scott & White Hospital in Temple. Services will be held at 10:00 am on Wednesday, May 16 at Harper Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Dr. Tom Henderson and Pastor Billy Koinm officiating. Visitation will be from 6:00pm to 8:00 pm on...
Judith Wilson
May 10, 2018
A funeral service for Judith Hawkes Baker Wilson, 71, of Temple will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, May 18, 2018 at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen with James & Laurinda Paine officiating. She passed away on Thursday, May 10, 2018 at a local hospital. She was born December 1, 1946 in Cameron to Noble and...
Lisa Diserens
May 5, 2018
Memorial services for Lisa Loraine Diserens, 48, of Temple will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, May 12, 2018 at First United Methodist Church of Temple with Pastor Tom Robbins officiating. Burial will be private. Mrs. Diserens passed away on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at a local hospital. Lisa was born August 6, 1969 in San Antonio to...
Andrew Garcia
May 1, 2018
Mass of Christian Burial for Andrew C. Garcia, 59, of Little River-Academy will be held 10 AM, Monday, May 7, 2018 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Father Alirio Fernandez-Bueno officiating. A time of visitation will take place from 5 to 7 PM Sunday May 6, 2018 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Recitation of the Holy...
Janet Valentine
April 27, 2018
A memorial visitation for Janet Lee Craft Valentine, 74, of Temple, will be held Wednesday, May 2, 2018 from 6-8 PM at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Mrs. Valentine passed from this life on Friday, April 27, 2018. Janet was born in Fort Worth on October 20, 1943 to Clayton W. and Gladys F. Wiley. Janet lived in the...
James Espinoza
April 25, 2018
Services for James Espinoza, 67, of Temple, will be 11 a.m. Saturday, April 28, at St. Luke's Catholic Church with Father James Ekeocha officiating. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery. Mr. Espinoza passed away Wednesday, April 25, at a local hospital. James Espinoza was born July 28, 1950 in Austin, Texas to Vincent Espinoza, Sr. and Ramona Lopez Espinoza....
Karl Schneider
April 23, 2018
Major Karl Eugene Schneider, USAF, Retired Funeral services for Maj. Karl Schneider, USAF, Ret., 72, of Temple will be held at 2 PM, Saturday, April 28, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home with Rev. Jack Schneider, Karl's cousin, officiating and Kristopher Schneider, Karl's nephew, assisting. Visitation will be Saturday at 1:00 preceding the funeral. Burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery...
David Garcia
April 22, 2018
Mass of Christian Burial for David "Duke" Garcia, 71, of Temple, will be held at 10 AM Thursday, April 26, 2018 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. A time of visitation will be held Wednesday, April 25, 2018 from 5 to 7 PM with Recitation of the Holy Rosary at 7 PM at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home of Temple....
Paul Willeford
April 19, 2018
Paul "Danny" Willeford, 68, of Temple, formerly of El Paso, went to be with the Lord on April 19, 2018. Paul was born October 16, 1949 in El Paso, Texas to Paul P. Willeford and Claudia Mae Blackstock. He grew up in El Paso and as a member of the Boy Scouts of America and earned the rank of...