Temple, Texas Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Temple, Texas & Surrounding Areas
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Richard Baggerly
July 4, 2015
A visitation to celebrate the life of Richard "Dickie" Baggerly, 69, of Temple will be held at the family home (1002 N. 13th St. in Temple) from 4 - 6 p.m. Saturday, July 11. Richard died Saturday, July 4th, at a local hospital. He was born December 17, 1945 in Belton to Richard W. and Lela Nettles Baggerly. Richard...

Billy Ivey
June 29, 2015
Billy Jack Ivey, 60, passed away June 29, 2015 at a local hospital. Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Friday July 3, 2015 at Post Oak Cemetery under the direction of Harper-Talasek Funeral Home. Born November 3, 1954 in Big Lake, TX, Billy Jack was a son of the late Billy Jack Ivey, Sr. and Beatrice (Cooksey) Ivey. Jack...

Mary Stephens
June 28, 2015
Mary Helen Stephens Private services will be held at a later date for Mary Stephens, 82 of Temple. Ms. Stephens died Sunday, June 28, at a local care facility. She was born in Texas on December 29, 1932 to Henry and Stella Brooks Burrier. Mary was a very independent woman. She was a hard worker and did her own...
O'Neil Anno
June 27, 2015
Graveside services for O'Neil Anno, 83, of Temple will be 2:00 pm Thursday, July 2nd at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen with Pastor Rick Reed officiating. O'Neil passed away Saturday, June 27th, at his home. O'Neil was born July 13, 1931 to Paul Anno and Carrie Kyle Anno in Forest City, Missouri. After he graduated from...
Darrell Allen
June 26, 2015
Graveside services for Darrell Eugene Allen, 81, of Troy will be 10:00 am Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at North Belton Cemetery. Darrell passed away Friday, June 26th at a local hospital. Darrell was born on January 12, 1934 to James Allen and Francis Moore Allen in Ross, Texas. In 1954 he married Yvonne Marie Dietz and they started their...
Jackie Carter
June 25, 2015
Services for Jackie M. Carter, 87, of Temple will be 6 p.m. Monday, June 29, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Jesse and John Ratliff officiating. Burial will take place at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 1, at Temple Garden of Memories in Temple. Mr. Carter died Thursday, June 25th, at his home in Temple. Mr. Carter was...
Lee Mcrae
June 24, 2015
There will be a private family service for Lee Bryant McRae, 77, of Temple at a later date. Lee McRae passed away Wednesday, June 24, at a local hospital Lee was born on May 3, 1938 to Willard McRae and Ester Strickland McRae in Carrollton, Georgia. He married Judy Cook in 1988, where he shared a strong love for...
Ralph Martinez
June 17, 2015
Services for Ralph Martinez, 43, of Rogers will be 2:00 pm on Monday, June 22, 2015 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Interment will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery in Cyclone, Texas. Ralph Martinez passed away Wednesday, June 17th at his residence. Ralph was born on August 18, 1971, to George L. Martinez and Mary Tovar Martinez in Temple,...
Edward Luna
June 15, 2015
Edward Lourdes Luna, 78, of Troy, died on June 15, 2015, at a local care center. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 19, 2015, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Temple, Texas. Interment will follow at Oenaville Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, June 18th from 5 to 8 p.m. with Rosary recited at 7...

Estefana Alcocer
June 13, 2015
Services for Estefana Alcocer, 96, of Temple will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 20, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Temple with Father Steve Sauser officiating. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery. Ms. Alcocer was born December 16, 1918 in Maxwell, Texas to Pedro Rodriguez and Amelia Euresti Rodriguez. She moved from Rosebud to Temple in 1958, where she...
Tomasa Quinteros
June 3, 2015
Services for Tomasa Guana Quinteros, 96, will be 12 noon on Saturday, June 6, 2015 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Temple with Father Tom Chamberlain officiating. Burial will follow at Quinteros Cemetery in Temple. Tomasa, the oldest child of Fernando and Demetria Guana, passed away Wednesday evening, June 3. She was born March 7, 1919 in...
Bill Mayes
May 29, 2015
Graveside services for Billy Don Mayes, 72, of Troy will be 10:00 am Thursday, June 4, 2015 at Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery. Billy Don Mayes passed away May 29th at his residence. Billy was born on April 28, 1943 to Lee Allen Mayes, Sr., and Opal Gladys Mayes in Temple in what is now called Industrial Park. He was the...
Darrell Chandler
May 29, 2015
Darrell "Cowboy" Wayne Chandler, 72, of Temple went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 29, 2015. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with the Reverend Steve Melton officiating. Darrell was born in Princeton, Indiana on July 12, 1942 to Harold Chandler and Margaret Northener Chandler. He graduated from Winslow...
Alice Pany
May 24, 2015
Graveside services for Alice F. Pany, 94, of Temple will be 11:00 am Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at Hillcrest Cemetery with Father Steve Sauser officiating. Alice F. Pany passed away Sunday, May 24th at a local nursing care facility. Alice was born on April 26, 1921 to Adolph J. Koenning and Lilly Stock Koenning in Dryer, Texas. She was...
Chester Cowan
May 23, 2015
Graveside Services for Chester E. Cowan 95, of Temple will be 10:00 am Wednesday, May 27TH at Moffat Cemetery with Chaplain Ernest Benson officiating. Mr. Cowan passed away Saturday, May 23rd at a local hospice care facility. Chester Edward Cowan was born in Killeen, TX to Thomas Jefferson Cowan and Mary Matthews Cowan. Mr. Cowan proudly served our Country...
Dorothy Ondrasek
May 15, 2015
Services for Dorothy Lee Ondrasek 86, will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Seaton Brethren Church with Pastor Denise Mikeska officiating. Burial will be at Seaton Cemetery. Reception to follow at the Church. Mrs. Ondrasek of Burlington passed away in her home. She was born December 4, 1928, to Frank Vavra and Johanna Engelman in Caldwell, TX. She graduated from...
Virginia Carver
May 13, 2015
Services for Virginia Lorene Myers Carver, 94, will be at 10 a.m. Monday, May 18th at the Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel in Temple with Pastor Tom Robbins officiating. Burial will be private. Mrs. Carver died Wednesday, May 13, in Temple. She was born in Temple on October 21, 1920 to Eliza and Jackson Hayes Myers. Prior to her marriage,...
Nelda Patschke
May 9, 2015
Services for Nelda Hilliard Patschke, 66, of Temple will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 14th, at Trinity Lutheran Church on Marlandwood in Temple. Burial will follow at Bellwood Memorial Park. The Lord called Mrs. Patschke to her heavenly home on Saturday, May 9th, at her residence in Temple. Nelda was born August 6, 1948 in Temple, Texas...
Carmela Tamez
May 5, 2015
Services for Carmela C. Tamez, 84, of Temple will be 10:00 am Saturday, May 9, 2015 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Father Tom Chamberlain officiating. Interment will follow at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Rosebud, Texas. Carmela C. Tamez passed away on Tuesday, May 5th at a local nursing care facility. Carmela was born on April 11,...
Sandra Gribble
April 27, 2015
Graveside services for Sandra Jane Gribble, 77, of Temple, will be 1:00 pm Thursday May 14, 2015 at Temple Garden of Memories with Pastor Carter officiating. Sandra Jane Gribble passed away on Monday, April 27, 2015, at her residence in the care of Gentiva Hospice. Sandra was born on September 16, 1937 to Thomas Allen Chapman and Arah Lou...