Temple, Texas Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Temple, Texas & Surrounding Areas
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Avis Bendure
November 22, 2017
Graveside services for Avis Sturgeon Bendure, 92, of Livingston, will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 9 at Hillcrest Cemetery in Temple. Mrs. Bendure passed away Wednesday, November 22 at Pine Ridge Healthcare in Livingston. Avis was born September 8, 1925 to Benjamin and Lydia Brann Sturgeon in St. John, Maine. She was one of 13 children - nine of...
Joe Avila
November 22, 2017
Services for Joe Avila, 69, of Temple, will be 10 a.m. Thursday, November 30, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Temple with Father Tom Chamberlain officiating. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery. Mr. Avila died Wednesday, November 22, at a local hospital. Joe Perez Avila was born December 28, 1947 in Williamson County to Ines Martinez Avila...
Erminia Garcia
November 21, 2017
Services for Erminia "Minnie" Garcia, 84, of Temple will be 9 a.m. Saturday, November 25 at Goodwill Baptist Church in Temple with Doctor Ramiro Pena officiating. Burial will follow in Bellwood Cemetery. Mrs. Garcia passed away Tuesday, November 21 at her home. Erminia Garcia was born June 21, 1933 in Milano, Texas to Jose and Juanita Padilla. She was...
Mary Catrett
November 21, 2017
Services for Mary Lou Catrett, 91, of Temple, will be at 11 a.m. Monday, November 27, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Pastor Rick Reed officiating. Burial will follow in Bellwood Cemetery. Mrs. Catrett passed away peacefully Tuesday, November 21 at a local hospital after a short illness. She is now with her Holy Father in Heaven. Mary...
Virginia Fowler
November 19, 2017
Services for Virginia D. (Dee) Fowler, 82, of Temple will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, November 25, 2017 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home with Pastor Rick Reed officiating. Ms. Virginia D. Fowler died on Sunday, November 19, 2017 at a local hospital. Virginia was born on Aug 15, 1935 to Ellis and Ruth Joseph in Lima, Ohio. She...
David Boyd
November 18, 2017
A Celebration of Life for David Wayne Boyd, 63, of Troy, will be held Tuesday November 21, 2017 at 3 PM at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. David passed from this life on Saturday, November 18, 2017 at a local hospital while surrounded by his family. Mr. Boyd was born in Temple on September 17, 1954 to Louis and...
Paul Parades
November 17, 2017
Services for Paul Estrada Parades, 83, of Gatesville will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, November 25, 2017 at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Fr. Steve Saucer officiating. Entombment will occur at Temple Garden of Memories. Mr. Paul Estrada Parades died on Friday, November 17, 2017 at a hospital. Mr. Paul Estrada Parades was born on April 2,...
William Watson
November 14, 2017
Services for William "Bill" Paul Watson, 50, of Buckholts will be held on Saturday, November 18, at 10:00 am at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Burial will follow in procession to Hope Lutheran Cemetery in Buckholts, Texas. William P. Watson died on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at a local hospital. William " Bill " Paul Watson was born on...
Benjamin Laguana
November 11, 2017
Services for Benjamin Tenorio Laguana, 65, of Temple will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, November 21, 2017 at St. Luke Catholic Church in Temple with Fr. James Ekeocha officiating. Burial will occur with Military Honors at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen at 2:00 pm. Mr. Benjamin Tenorio Laguana died on Saturday, November 11, 2017...
Margie Dill
November 4, 2017
Margie Marie Hemphill Dill, 95 years, of Temple went to live with her God & Savior on November 4, 2017. Visitation will be held on Thursday, November 9th from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Services will be held at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple on Friday, November 10th at 3:00 p.m., with her oldest grandson,...
Randy Westfall, Sr.
November 4, 2017
Funeral services for Randy A. Westfall Sr., 54, of Troy will be held Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 2 PM at Harper Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Mr. Westfall passed away Saturday, November 4, 2017, at a local hospital. He was born August 2, 1963 to Charles E. Westfall and Grace L. Westfall in Reynoldsberg, OH. Randy was born...
David Sosa
November 3, 2017
Funeral services for David E. Sosa, 49, of Durango, will be held Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at 2 pm at Ocker Brethren Church in Zabcikville with Pastor Brad Herridge officiating. Mr. Sosa passed from this life on Friday, November 3, 2017. David was born February 13, 1968 in Temple to Gene and Carmen Sosa. Mr. Sosa was born and...
Maria Vasquez
October 31, 2017
Services for Maria Garza Vasquez, 86, of Temple, will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 5, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Pastor Manuel Guerrero officiating. Mrs. Vasquez passed away Tuesday, October 31, in Temple. Maria Garza Vasquez was born September 9, 1931 in Tamaulipas, Mexico to Bartolome De La Garza and Rosa Marina Barrientos. She lived in Kingsville...
Sammie Brisbin
October 29, 2017
Graveside services for Sammie Karen Brisbin, 65, of Temple, will be 10 a.m. Saturday, November 4, at Resthaven Cemetery in Belton with Pastor Jeremy Franks officiating. Mrs. Brisbin passed away Sunday, October 29, at a local hospital. Sammie was born May 2, 1952 in Hobbs, New Mexico to Hobart O. White and Mickey Morgan White. She married Brent Brisbin...

Joseph Mitchell
October 25, 2017
Temple, TX. - Joseph Richard Mitchell, age 71, died peacefully in his home on Wednesday, October 25, 2017. Joseph Mitchell grew up in the Mississippi Delta as the only son of five children born to Wiley and Evelyn Mitchell on August 19, 1946. Joe is survived by his sisters Frances Barnett, Alice Bridges, and Christine Frisbee, as well as...
Mary Zajicek
October 20, 2017
Services for Mary Zajicek, 88, of Temple will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 28, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Reverend Ernest Thompson officiating. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery. Mary Zajicek died on Friday, October 20, 2017 at her residence. Mary Zajicek was born January 6, 1929 to Jesus and Andrea Jimenez in Pandora,...
Henley Neal
October 19, 2017
Services for Henley F. "Bootsie" Neal, 80, of Rogers will be 10 a.m. Monday, October 23 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Pastor Billy Ray Crow officiating. Burial will follow in Reed's Lake Cemetery near Heidenheimer. Mr. Neal passed away Thursday, October 19, at a local hospital. Henley "Bootsie" Neal was born December 13, 1936 in Cameron, Texas...
Joyce Caruana
October 16, 2017
Services for Joyce "Jean" Emogene Caruana, 81, of Temple will be private. Joyce Emogene Caruana died on Monday, October 16, 2017 at a local hospital. Joyce E. Caruana was born on September 12, 1936 to Oscar Lee Bowman and Lurice Allred Bowman in Bluegrove, Texas. She graduated from Midway High School in 1954 and continued her education at Wichita...
Deeanna Deleon
October 15, 2017
Services for Deeanna Rose DeLeon, 35, of Temple will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, October 21, 2017 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Reverend Steve Sauser officiating. Burial will follow in Great House Cemetery. Deeanna Rose DeLeon died Sunday, October 15, 2017 at her residence. Deeanna Rose DeLeon was born June 2, 1982 to...