Temple, Texas Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Temple, Texas & Surrounding Areas
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Richard Markle
October 14, 2015
Memorial services for Richard Overholt Markle, 75, of Temple, will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 21, at Temple Bible Church with Chase Bowers officiating. Mr. Markle went to be with the Lord on Wednesday October 14, 2015. He was born March 10, 1940 to Franklin S. Markle, Sr. and Fern L. Traber Markle in Houston, Texas. He graduated from...
Ernie Locklin
October 13, 2015
Services for Ernie Locklin, 86 will be on Friday, October 16th at Harper Talasek Funeral Home in Temple at 10:00am with Rev. Elwyn Johnston officiating. She was born on January 24, 1929 in Wichita Falls, TX to Samuel and Grace Andrews and passed away on October 13, 2015 at Scott & White Hospital. She married J.L. Locklin on May...
Alice Lee
October 10, 2015
Graveside services for Alice Josephine Lee, 97, will be at 10:00 am on Tuesday, October 13, 2015, at Hillcrest Cemetery in Temple, Texas. Alice Lee died peacefully on Saturday, October 10, 2015. She was born in Holland, Texas to John Sumbera and Annie Poncik Sumbera on January 17, 1918. Alice was the valedictorian of the Class of 1935 at...
Louise Beard
October 8, 2015
Services for Louise B. Beard, 83, of Temple, will be 10 a.m. Monday, October 12, 2015, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Kenneth Beard and Carl Guthrie officiating. Burial will be private. Mrs. Beard passed away Thursday, October 08, 2015, at her home in Temple. Louise was born August 22, 1932 in Palmetto, Louisiana to Armojean Boudreaux and...
H.L. Mayes
October 3, 2015
Services for H.L "Johnny" Mayes, 73, of Belton will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with John Mayes officiating. Burial will follow at Reeds Lake Cemetery in Little River Academy, TX. Mr. Mayes passed away on October 3rd at his residence. Mr. Mayes was born November 3, 1941, to Henry Lee Mayes and Mattie Bleeker...
Ruth Mccann
October 2, 2015
Ruth T. McCann died on Friday, October 2, 2015 at her home near Belton, Texas at the age of 97. Mary Ruth Thompson was born in Vernon, Texas on January 11, 1918 to Thurman D. Thompson and Anna Belle James Thompson. She married W.A. McCann, Sr. in 1975, and together they served as international missionary evangelists. Ruth was preceded...
Michael Flores
October 1, 2015
Michael R. Flores (Mike) 71, of Temple, Texas was called to be with our heavenly Father on Thursday October 1, 2015 at home, surrounded by his family after a battle with Cancer. Mike was born at home on April 14, 1944 in Hanover, Texas to Catarino and Guadalupe Rivera Flores. He married Josephine Lopez on August 11, 1962. Mike...
Sybil Landis
September 28, 2015
Services for Sybil Faye Landis, 68, of Temple will be 2:00 pm Saturday, October 3, 2015 at Northside Church of Christ with Darrell Knight and Charles Daily officiating. Interment will follow at North Belton Cemetery. Sybil Faye Landis passed away Monday, September 28th at a local hospital. Sybil was born September 22, 1947 in Belton, Texas to George Campbell...
Marilyn Morris
September 28, 2015
AND TIME STANDS STILL I would if I could, sneak only a peak At the girl I used to be. For young was the heart and timid the look Of my childhood by the sea. But once in a while, when days are long. I wander back, thru words of a song --And time stands still. I fancied a...
Michael Matamoros
September 28, 2015
Services for Michael Matamoros, 53, of Belton will be 2:00 pm on Thursday, October 1, 2015 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Temple with Father Tom Chamberlain officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery. Michael Matamoros passed away Monday, September 28, 2015 at his home in Belton. Michael was born March 25, 1962 to Antonio Matamoros...
Mary Riley
September 26, 2015
No services are planned for Mary Kathleen Amador Riley, 67, of Lampasas. The body will be cremated. Ms. Riley died Saturday, September 26, 2015, at a local hospital. She was born September 26, 1949 and worked as a loan processor for a mortgage company for many years. She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister.

Rafael Soto
September 24, 2015
Services for Rafael Gandara Soto, 93, of Temple will be 10:00 am Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Father Tom Chamberlain officiating. Interment will follow at Temple Garden of Memories. Rafael passed away on Thursday, September 24, 2015 at his home. Rafael was born on April 15, 1922 in Durango, Mexico to Hermenegildo...
Laura Mccormick
September 3, 2015
Memorial services for Laura Ann McCormick, 38, of Temple will be 10:00 am on Friday, September 11, 2015 at Bellwood Memorial Park and Cemetery with Dr. Jimmy Dorrell officiating. Laura Ann McCormick passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2015 at her home in Temple. Laura was born on April 12, 1977 to John McCormick and Barbara Kay Fuessel McCormick...
Rogelio Ortiz, Sr.
August 29, 2015
Services for Rogelio Jesus Ortiz, Sr. will be held on Wednesday, September 2nd at 10:00 am at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Rogelio Ortiz, Sr. passed away on August 29th at a local hospital. Rogelio Ortiz, Sr. was born February 5, 1960 to Andres Ortiz and Celia Melendez Ortiz in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. He married the love...
Thomas Lancaster
August 24, 2015
Services for T.E. Lancaster, 72, of Temple will be 10:00 am Friday, August 28, 2015 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. T. E. Lancaster passed away Monday, August 24th at a local hospital. T. E. was born on September 20, 1942 to Henry Lancaster and Doris Foster Lancaster in Salado, Texas. He attended Temple High School and at the...
Bernice Barnett
August 22, 2015
Bernice A. Barnett, 88, of Temple, passed away after a long illness August 22, 2015 at Heritage Home Retreat in Humble, Texas. A chapel service will be Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple at 12:00 pm. Bernice was born to Thomas and Clara Ashley on April 26, 1927 in Taylor, Texas. She grew up in...

Virginia Simpson
August 17, 2015
Virginia ‘Ginny' Simpson Services for Virginia Lou "Ginny" Simpson, 66, of Temple will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Belton First United Methodist Church. Mrs. Simpson died Monday, Aug. 17, at a Temple hospital. The body was cremated. She was born May 2, 1949, to Virgil and Phyllis Johnson in Willmar, Minn. She married David Shauf on May 15, 1970...

Joseph Easley
August 14, 2015
Services for Joseph Henry Easley, 58, of Copperas Cove, Texas will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 21, 2015 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Chaplain Dub Falsone officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery. Joseph Henry Easley passed away Friday, August 14th at a local nursing home facility. Joseph was born August 18, 1956 to Billy Gene...
Florence Boren
August 13, 2015
Services for Florence LaNell Boren, 96, of Temple, Texas will be 2:30 pm Saturday, August 15, 2015 at Memorial Baptist Church in Temple with Pastor Ridge Adams officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery. Florence LaNell Boren passed away Thursday, August 13th at a local nursing care facility. Nell was born July 4, 1919 to Frank Gibson and...
Eleanor Bruton
August 13, 2015
Eleanor Bruton, 71, lifelong resident of the Temple area passed away during the early morning hours of Thursday, August 13, 2015 following a valiant fight with renal cell carcinoma. Mrs. Bruton is survived by her husband of 53 years, W.D. Bruton, daughter Dawnia Herrera of Johnson City, Texas, son, Gary Bruton and fiance WenD McCartt of Temple, granddaughters Brittany...