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Temple, Texas Obituaries

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Marilyn Morris

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Daisy Nash

Daisy Nash

August 12, 2015

Daisy M. Nash, 69, of Temple passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at a local nursing home facility. No local services are planned. She was born September 25, 1945, to Virgil Clarence Nash and Ruthey May Hunter in Houston.

Billy Juroska

Billy Juroska

August 1, 2015

Billy Joe Juroska passed away on Saturday, August 1, 2015 at his home. Mr. Juroska's final wish was to be cremated and the family will have a Memorial Service at a later date. Harper-Talasek Funeral home in Temple is in charge of arrangements.

Doris Santos

Doris Santos

July 31, 2015

Services for Doris Mae Santos, 56, of Temple will be 10:00 am Friday August 7, 2015 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Temple. Pallbearers will include Michael Poldrack, James Cheater, Scott Shelton, Hunter Poldrack, Joey Gandara, and Zeb Kilber. Doris Mae Santos died unexpectedly Friday, July 31, 2015 at a local hospital....

Charles Rizner

Charles Rizner

July 30, 2015

Charles Michael Rizner, 70, of Temple passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2015 at a local hospital. Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple is in charge of arrangements.

Becky Karnowski

Becky Karnowski

July 28, 2015

Services for Becky Sue Karnowski, 57, of Moody, Texas will be 10:00 am Friday, July 31, 2015 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel in Temple with Pastor Ryan Kiplinger officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery. Becky passed away Tuesday, July 28th at a local hospital. Becky was born November 6, 1957 to Charles Carlock and Jimmie Moore Carlock...

Inez Lundy

Inez Lundy

July 17, 2015

Services for Inez Lavana Lundy, 99, of Temple will be 10:00 am Thursday, July 23, 2015 at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Father Steve Sauser officiating. Interment will be 3:00 pm at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Palestine, Texas. Inez passed away Friday, July 17th at a local nursing care facility. Inez was born on June 11, 1916 to Oran...

Martina Davila

Martina Davila

July 17, 2015

Services for Martina Davila, 86, of Temple will be 11:00 am Tuesday July 21, 2015 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery. Martina Davila passed away Friday, July 17, at a local hospital. Martina was born October 23, 1928 to Hijinio Hernandez and Francisca Salas Hernandez in Elgin, Texas. She married Juan Davila...

Josefina Lozano

Josefina Lozano

July 14, 2015

Services for Josefina Lozano, 75, of Temple will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, July 18, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Josefina passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at a local hospital. She was born on February 14, 1940 to Gil Granado and Aurelia Fernandez Granado in Buckholts, Texas. Josefina married Trinadad Lozano in 1954 and they were blessed...