Temple, Texas Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Temple, Texas & Surrounding Areas
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Cierra Smith
April 27, 2015
Services for Cierra Becky Smith, 23, of Temple will be noon, Friday, May 1 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple, Texas with Pastor Rick Reed officiating. Ms. Smith passed away Monday, April 27 in Temple. Cierra was born June 3, 1991 in Pasadena, Texas to Brian Lee Smith and Dwan Robnette. She was a student at the time of...
Dorothy Kirk
April 25, 2015
Graveside Services for Dorothy Kirk, 97, of Temple will be 3:00 p.m. Monday, April 27 at Hillcrest Cemetery with Reverend Jack Riley officiating. Dorothy Kirk passed away on April 25, at a local care facility. She was born November 18, 1917 to John Franklin Yates and Dessie Rowena Doshier in Temple. She attended Little Flock School House. She married...
Jesusa Garcia
April 25, 2015
Services for Jesusa D. Garcia, 86, of Temple will be 3 p.m. Tuesday at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Rolando Reveles officiating. Mrs. Garcia died Saturday, April 25, at her residence. She was born February 9, 1929 to Jesus Davila and Tomasa Flores in Rockdale. She married Luciano Garcia Sr. in Cameron. They moved to Temple. She was...
Erik Lopez
April 22, 2015
Services for Erik Patrick Lopez will be 10 a.m. Monday, April 27, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Temple with Father Tom Chamberlain officiating. Burial will follow at Bellwood Memorial Park in Temple. Erik died Wednesday, April 22, at a local hospital. Erik was born March 17, 1981 in Temple to Roberto Lopez, Sr. and Alice Pedroza...
Annie Zalmanek
April 21, 2015
Annie Louise Zalmanek passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at a local hospital. Annie was born on March 12, 1924 in Coleman, Texas to Howard Thomas Walker and Ruth Louise Miller Walker. After high school she married Frank J. Zalmanek on August 1, 1940. Annie was a WWII veteran's wife and together they started their own business, Zalmanek...
Hurshell Hatley
April 19, 2015
Private services for Hurshell Hatley, 90, of Temple, Texas will be held at a late date. God called Hurshell Hatley to his heavenly home on April 19, 2015. Hurshell was born near San Angelo on December 29, 1924. He wore many hats in his lifetime. He worked at Sperry Remington for twenty years and served as a Reserve Police...

Robert Perez
April 18, 2015
Memorial Services for Robert "Bobby" Perez, 61, of Temple are private and will be held at a later date. Robert M. Perez was born in San Antonio, TX on December 7, 1953 to Gilbert Perez Sr., and Susie Moreno. He attended Killeen High School and started janitorial work then moved to bricklaying. He lived in Texas all his life...
Margaret Slocum
April 18, 2015
Funeral services for Margaret Eskew Slocum, 90, of Temple, will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, April 23 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Pastor Johnny Miller officiating. Burial will follow at Bellwood Memorial Park in Temple. Mrs. Slocum died Saturday, April 18, at a local hospital. Margaret was born April 20, 1924 in Moro Bay, Arkansas to Martin Eskew...

Edwin Fisher
April 15, 2015
Private services for Edwin Leland Fisher, 86, of Temple will be held at a later date. Edwin passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at a local hospital. Edwin Leland Fisher was born to proud parents, Albert Francis Fisher and Dean Whitten Fisher in Weslaco, Texas. He was a student of Weslaco School District from first grade through High School...
Annie Marinik
April 11, 2015
Graveside services for Annie Mae Marinik, 86, of Temple will be 11:00 am Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Bellwood Memorial Park with Pastor Rick Reed officiating. Mrs. Annie Mae Marinik passed away on Saturday, April 11th at her residence. Annie was born on February 8, 1929 to Burnett F. Baker and Opal Wright Baker in Temple. She was a...
Helen Gibson
April 10, 2015
Services for Helen Louise Scoggins Gibson, 89, will be Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 3 pm at Greathouse Cemetery with Rev. Jack Riley officiating. Mrs. Gibson died Friday April 10, at Baylor Scott and White Hospital. She was born April 27, 1925 on a farm in Delta County near Pecan Gap, TX to Arthur Monroe and Ollie Mae Tevis...
Patricia Mitchell
April 6, 2015
Services for Patricia Ann Mitchell, 72, of Salado will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, April 13 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Billy Johnson officiating. Fellowship will follow at the Harper-Talasek Family Center. Burial will be in Greathouse Cemetery at 3:30 p.m. Mrs. Mitchell died Monday, April 6 at her home in Salado. Pat was born July 27, 1942...
Heriberto Zaragoza
April 4, 2015
Services for Heriberto "Pulque" Zaragoza, Sr., 71, of Temple will be 10:00 am Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at Our Lady Of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Temple. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery. Mr. Zaragoza died early Saturday, April 4, 2015 at his residence after a lengthy illness. Mr. Zaragoza was born on March 16, 1944 to Leon and Catarina...
Levie Adamek
April 4, 2015
Levie T. Adamek , 96, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on April 4th, 2015. Visitation is April 7th from 5 - 8pm at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 8th at Lawnhaven Cemetery in San Angelo, Texas with Reverend Tommy Tallas officiating. Levie T. Ademek was born October 4,...
Lillian Meeker
April 3, 2015
Our beloved mother, Lillian Mae Meeker, ne Hart, died peacefully at her home in Duncanville, TX. She was alert and in good health and had been talking earlier with her house keeper, Val. She fell asleep in her recliner for the last time. She would have been 101yrs old on 23 June. She's survived by her three sons, her...
Frederick Morales
April 3, 2015
Services for Frederick Steven Morales, 76, of Temple, will be 10 a.m. Thursday, April 9, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Brother Larry Henry officiating. Mr. Morales died Friday, April 3, at a local care facility. Fred was born March 13, 1939 in Los Angeles, California to Adolph and Claira Conklin Morales. He married Nettie Mae Morales February...
Willie Gross
April 1, 2015
Memorial services are planned for Willie Mae Gross, 87, of Troy, Texas at 4:00 pm April 24, 2015 at Troy United Methodist Church with Reverend Leslie Byrd officiating. Mrs. Gross died Wednesday, April 1, at a local care facility. She was born June 29, 1927 in Bottoms, Texas to James Vannoy and Willie Pearl Burns. She graduated from Troy...
Carl Holcomb
March 31, 2015
Memorial Services for Carl Everette Holcomb, 79, of Temple will be 10:00 am Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at Harper- Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Michael Lancaster officiating. A reception will follow at the Harper-Talasek Family Center. Inurnment will be at a later date at the Central Texas Veterans Cemetery in Killeen, Texas. Mr. Holcomb passed away on Tuesday,...

Roy Henson
March 28, 2015
The services for Roy Don Henson, 48, of Killeen, Texas, will be private. Mr. Henson passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at a local hospital. Roy was born November 22, 1966 in Lake County, Tennessee to Roy Gene Henson and Susie Darnall Henson. He graduated from Stuttguart High School in Germany and Armstrong Atlantic State University with a...
Herman Soliz, Sr.
March 28, 2015
Services for Herman Soliz, 89, of Moody, Texas will be 2:00 pm Thursday April 2, 2015 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Reverend Rumaldo Jimenez officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Temple then followed by a reception at the Harper-Talasek Family Center. Mr. Soliz passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at a local hospital. Herman...