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Temple, Texas Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Temple, Texas & Surrounding Areas

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Russell Willliams

Russell Willliams

October 25, 2014

Memorial Services for Russell Keith Williams, 39, of Troy will be 11:00 am Monday November 3rd at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Temple with Dana Wilhelmsen and Grayson Albers officiating. He died Saturday, October 25, 2014 in a local hospital. Keith was born April 21, 1975 in Temple to Russell Herbert Williams, Jr. and Linda Joanne Hoevel Williams. He attended...

Donetia Griffith

Donetia Griffith

October 23, 2014

Services for Donetia Marie Cason Griffith, 86, of Temple, will be 11 a.m. Monday, October 27, 2014, at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple with Doctor Tom Henderson and Doctor Mark Grace officiating. Burial will be at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 28. Ms. Griffith died Thursday, October 23, 2014, in Temple....

Steve Nation

Steve Nation

October 23, 2014

Our oneofakind brother, Steven Everett Nation, passed away on October 23, 2014 at the age of 68. He was the first child born to Juanita Fay Hasha Nation and Benjamin Everett Nation, Jr. in New Iberia, Louisiana on January 24, 1946. He was predeceased by his parents and is survived by his brothers, Glenn Lee Nation and wife Helen...

Isabel Perez

Isabel Perez

October 20, 2014

Services for Isabel L. Perez, 85, of Temple, will be 10 a.m. Friday, October 24, 2014, at our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Temple with Father Tom Chamberlain officiating. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery. Ms. Perez died Monday, October 20, at her home in Temple. Isabel was born on July 8, 1929 in Bartlett, Texas to Gerado...

Keith Gunn

Keith Gunn

October 20, 2014

Memorial services for Keith Gunn, 66, of Temple, will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, October 25, 2014, at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple with Pastor Rick Reed officiating. Born July 27, 1948 in Alexandria, Louisiana to Herman Gunn and Thelma Grantham Gunn, Keith went to his heavenly home on October 20, 2014. He lived in the Temple area for...

Frederick Ream

Frederick Ream

October 19, 2014

Memorial services for Frederick Drury Ream, 81, of Temple, will be 2 p.m. Friday, October 24, 2014, at St. Marys Catholic Church with Father Steve Sauser officiating. Inurnment will take place at Temple Garden of Memories following the memorial service. Mr. Ream died Sunday, October 19, at the Veterans Hospital in Temple. Mr. Ream was born May 15, 1933,...

Anita Taylor

Anita Taylor

October 16, 2014

Services for Anita Dobson Taylor, 78, of Temple, will be 6:00 p.m., Friday, October 17, 2014, at the HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple. Graveside services will be at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, October 18, at Chaplewood Memorial Gardens in Texarkana, Texas. Mrs. Taylor died Thursday, October 16, at her home in Temple. Anita was born September 13, 1936, in Texarkana,...

Jose Coronado

Jose Coronado

October 7, 2014

A visitation for Jose Coronado, 24, of Killeen, will be held from 9:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 12, 2014, at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple. Burial will be at a later date in Mexico. Mr. Coronado died Tuesday, October 7, at his home in Killeen. Jose was born July 26, 1990, in Matehula, Mexico to Perfecto Cantu...

Opal Walker

Opal Walker

October 6, 2014

Mrs. Opal Walker went to her heavenly home on October 6, 2014. Opal Walker was born on July 30, 1920 in Cisco, Texas to Jacob Jake Isaiah Courtney and Minnie Olive Courtney. She married William Birch Walker, Jr. and they made their home in Bell County as Farmer Ranchers. Survivors include two sons Larry Walker and wife, Kathy of...

Maria Rivera

Maria Rivera

October 6, 2014

Services for Maria Luz Rivera, 78, of Temple, are will be 10 a.m. Friday, October 10, 2014, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Temple, with Reverend Tom Chamberlain officiating. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery. Mrs. Rivera died Monday, October 6, at her home. She was born February 21, 1936, in Temple, Texas to Estanislao Barbosa...

Franke Gracia

Franke Gracia

September 30, 2014

Cpt. Franke A. Gracia Temple, TxCpt. Franke A. Gracia, 52, formerly of Los Fresnos, Texas, died suddenly at Scott White Hospital on September 30th. He was born December 21, 1961 in Brownsville, Texas. He is survived by his mother, Julia Alaniz of Los Fresnos, Tx. Frankes father, Francisco Gracia, a crop duster pilot, preceded him in death. He is...

Jack Whitlock

Jack Whitlock

September 28, 2014

Service for Jack Whitlock, 90, of Temple, will be 10:00 am, Thursday, October 2, 2014, at Bellwood Cemetery in Temple, TX. Mr. Whitlock died Sunday, September 28, at a hospital in Rockdale. Jack was born January 19, 1924 to Jack Whitlock and Stella M. James Whitlock in Cleburne, Texas. He was married to Jimmie Whitlock for 46 years and...

David Simek

David Simek

September 25, 2014

Services for David Leslie Simek, 57, of Temple, will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 30, 2014, at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple, Texas. Mr. Simek died Thursday, September 25, at his home in Temple. David was born October 12, 1956, in Temple to William Simek and Helen Heller Simek. He lived in Temple all of his life and attended...

Billie Edwards

Billie Edwards

September 24, 2014

No services are planned for Billie Gene Edwards, 84, of Temple, previously of Tuscola, Texas. Mr. Edwards died Wednesday, September 24, 2014, at a local nursing home. Billie Gene was born May 29, 1930 in Tokeen, Texas to Alec Edwards and Allice Wright Edwards. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict, having attained the rank...

Danny Peevy

Danny Peevy

September 23, 2014

Services for Danny Nathaniel Peevy, infant son of Dana S. Peevy, will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 27, 2014, at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery. Danny was born Saturday, September 20, and died Tuesday, September 23, in Temple, Texas. He is survived by his mother, Dana grandmother Deana Peevy greatgrandmother Jimmie Peevy greatgrandfather...

Etiennette Morgan

Etiennette Morgan

September 22, 2014

Services for Etiennette J. Morgan, 92, of Temple, will be 10 a.m. Friday, September 26 at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple. Burial will follow at Pendleton Cemetery in Pendleton, Texas. Mrs. Morgan died Monday, September 22, at a local hospital. Etiennette was born December 16, 1921 in Montherme, France. She received a Masters Degree in Art from the National...

George Franz

George Franz

September 13, 2014

Services for George Allen Franz, 75, of Austin, will be 12:00 noon on Friday, September 19, at Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery in Temple with Pastor Rick Reed officiating. Mr. Franz died Saturday, September 13, at a local hospital. He was born December 8, 1938 in Bartlett, Texas to William George and Alta M. Franz. George served in the Texas National...

Emma Crockett

Emma Crockett

September 11, 2014

Services for Elizabeth Crockett, 94, of Temple, will be 3:30 p.m. on Monday, September 15, 2014 at Bellwood Memorial Cemetery with Pastor Elwyn Johnston officiating. Mrs. Crockett died Thursday, September 11, at a local nursing facility. Mrs. Crockett was born October 25, 1919 near Mexia, Texas to Roland Earl Hinchliffe and Mirtle Willis Hinchliffe. She graduated from Mexia High...

Henry Weber, Jr.

Henry Weber, Jr.

September 10, 2014

Services for Henry Hank Weber, Jr., 87, will be 1 p.m. Monday, September 15, at Moffat Cemetery, with Pastor Carl Love officiating. Mr. Weber died Wednesday, September 10, at a local hospital. Hank was born January 30,1927, in Waekomis, Oklahoma to Henry Weber, Sr. and Annie Kline Weber. He served in the United States Navy during World War II...

Betty Marrs

Betty Marrs

September 9, 2014

Services for Betty Jo Marrs, 83, of Temple, will be 10 a.m. Saturday, September 13, 2014, at HarperTalasek Funeral Home Chapel in Temple with Pastor Terry Atkins officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Cameron. Ms. Marrs died Tuesday, September 9, at a local hospital. She was born March 13, 1931 in Salem, Texas to Robert Glaser...