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Temple, Texas Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Temple, Texas & Surrounding Areas

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Eileen Ray

Eileen Ray

February 12, 2014

Eileen Short McDainel Ray, 96, went to be with her beloved husband Mutt Ray and her eldest son Eddie on February 12, 2014. Short was born April 22, 1917 in Red Lodge Montana to parents Roy and Margret McDaninel. She had three sisters, Dottie, Margariet, Margie, Ester and a brother Kenneth. She graduated from Carbon County High School in...

Paul Brown

Paul Brown

February 7, 2014

Services for Paul Roy Brown, Jr., 37, of Temple will be 1:00 pm Wednesday at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple with Michael Lancaster officiating. Mr. Brown died Friday, February 7, at his residence. He was born on November 1, 1976, in Temple, Texas to Paul Roy Brown, Sr. and Deborah Holcomb. Paul was a graduate of Temple High School...

Emmett Northcutt

Emmett Northcutt

February 6, 2014

Emmett Morgan Northcutt, a long time resident of Temple, Texas, was laid to rest in Hillcrest Cemetery on Saturday, February 15, 2014. Viewing was held Saturday, noon at HarperTalasek Funeral Home with family and friends in attendance. Mr. Northcutt was born in Ladonia, Texas on September 24, 1917 and was one of 9 children born to Nancy Ann Moore...

Billye Olmstead

Billye Olmstead

February 5, 2014

Billye Olmstead passed away February 5, 2014 in England where she had lived for the past several years. Her burial will take place in England. Billye was born March 14, 1954, in Clifton, Texas, to James A. and Loretta J. Rierson. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, March 14, 2014, at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in...

Alma Bomer

Alma Bomer

February 4, 2014

Services for Alma Evelyn Davis Bomer, 93, of Temple, will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 19, 2014, at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple. Mrs. Bomer died Tuesday, February 4, at a local nursing facility. She was born in Salado, Texas on September 16, 1921 to Elmo Maxwell Davis, Jr. and Mary Frances Bunker Davis. She received an associates degree...

Henry Olejnik

Henry Olejnik

February 3, 2014

Services for Henry Edward Olejnik, 88, of Temple, will be 10 a.m. Thursday, February 6, 2014 at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple with Pastor Wilbert Sohns officiating. Burial will follow at Bellwood Cemetery. Mr. Olejnik was born November 13, 1925, in Temple, to Henry E. Olejnik and Francis Pitrucha Olejnik. He served in the United States Army in Europe...

Rena Prinzing

Rena Prinzing

February 2, 2014

Graveside services for Rena Prinzing, 71, of Copperas Cove and formerly of Temple will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 14, 2014, at Hillcrest Cemetery in Temple. Ms. Prinzing died Sunday, February 2, at a local nursing facility. She was born October 26, 1942, in Temple to John and Ruby Prinzing. She was a lifelong resident of the area. Rena...

Bessie Cater

Bessie Cater

February 2, 2014

Graveside services for Bessie Lynn Cater, 80, of Belton, formerly of St. Petersburg, Florida will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, February 4th at Bellwood Cemetery with the Reverend Johnny Miller officiating. Ms. Cater died Sunday, February 2, at a local care facility. She was born April 29, 1933, in Temple, to Sam Houston Cater and Eunice Woodall Cater. She graduated...

Thomas Martin

Thomas Martin

January 30, 2014

Services for Thomas L. Tommy Martin, 66, of Academy, will be 10 a.m. Monday, February 3, 2014, at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple with Chaplain Rodney Kruse and Allen Crosby officiating. Mr. Martin died Thursday, January 30, at his home. He was born August 4, 1947, in Marlin, Texas to Rueben Oran Martin and Frances Lucille Johnson Moore. He...

Genobeba Martinez

Genobeba Martinez

January 26, 2014

Services for Genobeba Matamoros Martinez, 86, will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, January 29, 2014, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Father Tom Chamberlain officiating. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery. Mrs. Martinez died Sunday, January 26, at her home. She was born June 3, 1927, in Temple, Texas, to Paulo Matamoros and Gregoria Arechiga Matamoros. She married...

Margaret Lange

Margaret Lange

January 21, 2014

Services for Margaret Olean Hignight James Lange will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 27, 2014, at First Lutheran Church in Temple with Pastor Pat Dietrich officiating. Burial will follow at Bellwood Cemetery. Mrs. Lange died Tuesday, January 21, at a local nursing facility. She was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas on February 22, 1927, to Creed Hignight and Lucy...

Marshall Rowe

Marshall Rowe

January 20, 2014

Marshall Lee Sonny Rowe, Jr., 79, of Temple, passed away Monday, January 20, 2014, at a local care facility. Services will be from 11:30 noon, Friday, January 24, at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery with Pastor Daren Rich officiating. He was born May 31, 1934, in Temple to Marshall Lee Rowe, Sr. and...

Pascual Magana

Pascual Magana

January 18, 2014

Pascual Pat Pasky Magana, Jr., 67, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2014, at a local hospital. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, January 23, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Temple with Father Tom Chamberlain officiating. Burial will follow in Hillcrest Cemetery. He was born May 26, 1946, in Pendleton to Pascual Magana, Sr. and Jessie Machuca...

Jaromil Kopecky

Jaromil Kopecky

January 17, 2014

Jaromil was born May 27, 1911, around Holland. He and his brother Jerry Kopecky were farming until the Great Depression caused them to lose their farm due to forfeiture of loan on their land. With the advent of World War II, he enlisted in the Army in 1941, serving a total of 7 years in the United States, Australia,...

James Williford

James Williford

January 17, 2014

James E. Willie Williford Services for James E. Willie Williford, 72, of Temple will be 11: 00 a.m. Wednesday, January 22, 2014, at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple with Pastor Mattie Lee Cox and Pastor Robert Finto officiating. Burial will be at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen. Mr. Williford died Friday, January 17, in a local...

R.M. Tippen

R.M. Tippen

January 17, 2014

A memorial service celebrating the life of R.M. Ray Tippen, 102, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 8, 2014, at the HarperTalasek Funeral Home Chapel, 500 West Barton Avenue in Temple with the Reverend Walter Olsen officiating. Mr. Tippen passed away Friday, January 17, 2014. He was born in Ebony, Texas on May 29, 1911. He worked...

Betty Machuca

Betty Machuca

January 12, 2014

Services for Betty Evelyn Machuca, 63, of Temple will be 1 p.m. Thursday, January 16, 2014, at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery. Mrs. Machuca passed away Sunday, January 12, 2014 at Scott and White Memorial Hospital. She was born January 20, 1950, in Temple to Raymond and LaFaun Schleede. She married John Pete...

Mary Grubbs

Mary Grubbs

January 9, 2014

Services for Mary Hester Grubbs, 85, of Temple, will be 11 a.m. Monday, January 13, 2014, at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple with Rev. Rick Reed officiating. Burial will follow in Moffat Cemetery in Moffat, Texas. Mrs. Grubbs died Thursday, January 9, at a local care facility. She was born December 28, 1928, in Old Howard, Texas to Roy...

Lynna Parker

Lynna Parker

January 9, 2014

Services for Lynna Marie Parker, 65, of Dallas will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple with Doctor Leroy Kemp officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Nolanville. Ms. Parker died Thursday, January 9, at a local hospital. She was born November 24, 1947, in Bell County, Texas to Brooks Wilson...

Darrell Fogle

Darrell Fogle

January 8, 2014

No services are planned for Darrell Ray Fogle, 80, of Temple. Mr. Fogle died Wednesday, January 8, 2014, at his residence. He was born May 17, 1933, in Rockport, Kentucky to Herschell Fogle and Mildred Hopper Fogle. He married Sonja Dahl on January 3, 1969, in Denver, Colorado. He served in the United States Army and was a dye...