Temple, Texas Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Temple, Texas & Surrounding Areas
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Lillian Herring
February 5, 2015
Services for Lillian Maureen Herring, 86, of Temple will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 10, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Ernst Minor officiating. Burial will follow at Bellwood Memorial Cemetery. Mrs. Herring died Thursday, February 5, at her home. She was born September 27, 1928 in Carthage, Missouri to Sol Bishop and Ella Campbell Bishop. She lived...

Fritz Wendler
February 4, 2015
Private family graveside services for Fritz E. Wendler, Jr., 84, of Temple will be at St. John's Lutheran Cemetery in Bartlett, Texas. Fritz passed away on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at a senior care facility. Fritz was born November 18, 1930 to Fritz Wendler, Sr. and Hertha Lindemann Wendler in Holland, Texas. He married Shirley Cooksey on February 20,...
Michelle Zamora
February 1, 2015
A memorial service for Michelle Hutton Zamora, 40, of San Jose, California will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 29, 2015 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Jay Thomas officiating. Michelle died unexpectedly on February 1, 2015 in San Jose. She was born November 29, 1974 in Spring Valley, Minnesota to Doug and Lucy Hutton. She graduated from Andrew...
Mildred Gideon
January 29, 2015
Services for Sue Gideon, 81, of Belton, will be 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at First United Methodist Church in Temple with Doctor Tom Robbins officiating. Burial will follow at the Central Texas Veteran's Cemetery in Killeen. She died Thursday, January 29 at her home in Belton. Sue was born September 5, 1933 in Hopkins, Texas, to...
Rafael Garcia
January 28, 2015
Services for Rafael T. Garcia, 97, of Temple will be 2:00 pm Sunday, February 15, 2015 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel with Father Tom Chamberlain officiating. Rafael died on Wednesday, January 28, at a local nursing care facility. Rafael was born on October 12, 1917 in Montemorelos, Mexico to Salvador Garcia and Agueda Torres Garcia. He was raised on...
George May
January 23, 2015
Graveside services for George Clark May, 44, of Temple will be 3:00 pm on Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery with Pastor Rick Reed Officiating. George went to be with his Mom and Dad on Friday, January 23rd at a local hospital. George Clark May was born on February 28, 1970 to James Lynn May and Wanda...
Joseph Summers
January 23, 2015
Joseph R. Summers Joseph, 92, departed this life on Friday, Jan. 23, 2015. Graveside services, with military honors, will be Wednesday, Jan. 28 at 11:00 am at Bellwood Memorial Park in Temple with Father James Ekeocha officiating. Joseph was born in Evansville, Indiana on December 30,1922, the fifth of seven children, to William Ezra and Elva (O'Bryant) Summers and...
Robert Brandenburg Iii
January 19, 2015
Memorial services for Robert "Cutter" Brandenburg, III, 64, of Temple, will be 4:00 p.m. Sunday, February 8, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Evangelist Jason Cole officiating. "Mr. Cee", as he was also known, died Monday, January 19, at a local care facility. He was born September 15, 1950, in Greenville, Mississippi to Robert Brandenburg, Sr. and Ernesta...
James Myers
January 17, 2015
Services for James Leo Myers, 86, of Cameron, will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, January 24 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Interment will follow at Reeds Lake Cemetery at a later date. He died Saturday, January 17, at his home in Cameron. Mr. Myers was born January 13, 1929 in Howesville, West Virginia to James Stanley Myers and Hazel...
Pearl Maddux
January 15, 2015
Lizabeth Pearl (Watson) VanCleave Maddux "What we have once enjoyed, we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us." - Helen Keller God's tender, merciful hand has guided one of His children to her eternal home. Lizabeth Pearl (Watson) VanCleave Maddux, 66, of Little River passed away on Thursday, January 15, 2015. Pearl, the...
Mary Davis
January 13, 2015
Services for Mary Browning Curtis Davis, 93, of Temple, will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 24, 2015 at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Father Tom Chamberlain officiating. Interment will follow at Bellwood Memorial Cemetery in Temple. Mary died peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday, January 13, 2015, in a Belton nursing care facility. Mary was born on May 19,...
Linda Sisneroz
January 7, 2015
Services for Linda Loa Sisneroz, 93, of Rosebud, will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, January 12, 2015 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple, with Earnest Minor officiating. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery. Mrs. Sisneroz died Wednesday, January 7, in Rosebud. Linda was born October 14, 1921 in Victoria to Jesse Loa and Trinity Golindo Loa. She married her soul...
John Lewis
January 4, 2015
Services for John Leroy Lewis, 55, of Temple will be 11:00 am on Thursday, January 8, 2015 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Pastor Rick Reed officiating. Interment will follow at Temple Garden of Memories. John Leroy Lewis went to his heavenly home on Sunday, January 4, 2015 at a local hospital. John was born on August 23,...
Alma Mcbride
January 2, 2015
Services for Alma M. McBride, 83, of Temple will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 9, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple with Pastor Rick Reed officiating. Burial will follow in the Central Texas Veterans Cemetery in Killeen. Mrs. McBride went to be with her Heavenly Father Friday, January 2, at her home in Temple. Alma was born May 29,...
William Mccann
December 30, 2014
W.A. Bill McCann W. A. Bill McCann, Sr., 99, died December 30, 2014 at his home near Belton, Texas. Bill started preaching at the age of 16, graduated from Bible School, and married Frances L. McCann in 1934. Bill and Frances held revival meetings in Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico until he began his first pastorate in Hereford, Texas....
Owen Campbell
December 29, 2014
Owen Walter Campbell Services for Owen Walter Campbell, of Harker Heights, infant son of William Campbell, III and Crystal Campbell, are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 2, 2015, at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple. Owen Walter went to be with Jesus on Monday, December 29, at a local hospital. He was born October 11, 2014 in Temple. Owen...
Walter Brown
December 27, 2014
Walter M. Brown Jr. SFC Retired Born September 4, 1919 in Denton, Texas. He began his military service in April of 1940. In 1942 he was awarded the Bronze Star and Combat Medic Badge at Guadal Canal. He was returned to the U.S. for Malaria treatment, where he met his future wife Lucille. They were married on June 10,...
Dorothy Carter
December 25, 2014
Services for Dorothy Ruth Carter, 87, of Temple will be at 1 pm Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple. Ms. Carter went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 25, 2014 at a local hospital. She was born on October 5, 1927 to Joseph Ham and Exie Mae Cochran Ham in Atlanta, Georgia where...
Thomas Gunn
December 23, 2014
Thomas E. Gunn Thomas E. Gunn, 90, passed away December 23, 2014, in Austin. A private family celebration of his life will be held at a later date. Thomas was born January 16, 1924 in Troy, Texas to John Butler Gunn and Minnie Floyd Crawford Gunn. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, where he served as...
Audrey Drew
December 21, 2014
Services for Audrey A. Drew, 71, of Moody, will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 27, 2014, at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple with Pastor Don Lentz officiating. Interment will be at a later date. Mrs. Drew died Sunday, December 21, 2014, at a local nursing facility. Audrey was born on April 17, 1943 in Lampasas to Lionel Ted Sofge,...