Temple, Texas Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Temple, Texas & Surrounding Areas
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Patricia Knutson
June 4, 2011
Patricia Ann Knutson, 71, of Temple died Saturday, June 4, 2011 at her residence . Visitation will be 57 p.m., Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 9 at St. Luke Catholic Church in Temple with Rev. Don Loftin officiating. Mrs. Knutson...

Aline Palmer
June 3, 2011
Aline Coker Palmer ,91, passed away June 03, 2011 in a local nursing home in Temple. She was born to the late John and Minnie Luttrell in Hot Wells, Lousiana and moved to Newton, Tx at a early age in 1920. In 1932 she married Elmer Coker in Newton, Texas and raised a family of four. Lloyd Coker, Donald...

Leon Clay
May 30, 2011
Leon Clay Leon Clay, 84 of San Antonio formerly of Temple, died Monday, May 30, 2011 in a San Antonio hospital. Mr. Clay was born September 15, 1926 in Princeton, TX to the late Joseph Lee and Effie McCormick Clay. He served during WWII in the US Navy as Seaman First Class and was an office manager in the...
Virginia Benjamin
May 28, 2011
Virginia Wilson Clendening Benjamin, 90 of Temple died Saturday, May 28, 2011 in Belton. Graveside services will be 9:00 a.m. Tuesday at Hillcrest Cemetery in Temple with the Chaplain Brent Eaton officiating. Mrs. Benjamin was born May 31, 1920 to the late R. E. L. and Lucille Clendening in Temple. She married Chesley K. Benjamin July 19, 1946 and...
Violet Johnson
May 22, 2011
Violet Pearl Johnson, 76 of Belton, passed away Sunday May 22, 2011 in Alabama. She was born April 9, 1935 in Batavia, New York. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday May 31, 2011 10 a.m. at Harper Talasek Funeral Home in Temple. Burial will be at Temple Garden of Memories following the service. The family will receive friends from...
Gretna Kinsley
May 21, 2011
Gretna Nell Kinsley, 72 of Temple, formerly of Midland died Saturday, May 21 in a local hospital. Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, May 26 at Immanuel Baptist Church in Temple. Visitation will be Wednesday 68 p.m. at HarperTalasek Funeral Home. Mrs. Kinsley was born August 23, 1938 in Temple to the late Marshall Lee and Reba...
Terry Geiselbrecht
May 20, 2011
Terry Lynn Geiselbrecht, age 54, passed away peacefully on May 20, 2011. This beautiful woman is survived by her husband, Steve Geisekbrecht as well as four daughters: Jayanna Killingsworth, Stephanie Toal, Leslie Geoselbrecht and Stephanie Geiselbrecht. She also had four beautiful grandchildren Kyleigh Toal age 13, Austin Toal age 8, Rylee Geiselbrecht age 8, and Hailey Pickett age 5....
M. Parker
May 20, 2011
M. Lucille Parker was born December 23, 1922 in Beeville, TX to Currie Gillum and Ancel Hobert Irwin. Lucille passed away May 20, 2011 in Temple, TX. Visitation will be held from 68 p.m. Sunday at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple. Graveside Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday May 23, 2011 at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Nolanville. She...
William Pitts
May 19, 2011
William Everett Pitts, 92 of Moffat, died Thursday March 19, 2011 at a local Temple hospital. Mr. Pitts was born April 29, 1919 in the Belfalls area to the late Stanley Pitts and Hattie Mae Mayfield Pitts. Graveside Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday May 23, 2011 at Bellwood Memorial Park in Temple at the central set...
Marvin Holtman
May 19, 2011
Mr. Marvin Holtman, 59, of Temple, died Thursday, May 19, 2011, at his residence. Marvin was born on September 19, 1951 to the late Andrew Holtman and Leona Smetana Holtman in Temple. A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 11 a.m. at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple, with Deacon Bill Smetana officiating. Cremation will follow...

Zane Martinez
May 14, 2011
Zane Austin Martinez, was born May 14, 2011 in Temple toTerry Don and Shelley Sirney Martinez of Troy. He is survived by his parents, Terry Don and Shelley Martinex of Troy, sister, Angel Martinez of Troy, grandparents Tony Martinez of Big Springs, TX, Ted and Connie Williamson of Salado and Steve Sirney of Temple, and great grand parents, Burnell...
Oustolia Rodriguez
May 10, 2011
Oustolia Castillo Rodriguez, 80, of Temple passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at her home. She was born November 9, 1927 to Casimiro and Hipolita Rodriques Castillo in Avalon. She was married to Margarito E. Rodriguez who preceded her in death in 1983. Mrs. Rodriguez was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Temple. She is...
Mildred Love
May 5, 2011
Mildred E. Millie Love, 79, of Temple passed away Thursday, May 5th, 2011 at her home surrounded by family and close friends. She was born November 14, 1931 to the late Thomas and Bird Brookshire Shafer in Killeen. Mrs. Love graduated from Academy High School. She was a long time business owner of Loves Salon of Beauty in Temple....
Frances Lagrone
April 30, 2011
Mrs. Frances R. Ivey Lagrone 82 of Temple died Saturday, Arpril 30, 2011 at her residence. Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday May 5th, 2011 at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple with Darrell Knight officiating. Visitation: will be 68 p.m. Wednesday March 4th2011 at HarperTalasek Funeral Home Temple. Mrs. Lagrone was born May 27, 1928 in...
Velma Schmidt
April 29, 2011
Velma Louise Evans Schmidt of Temple, Texas peacefully passed away on April 29,2011. Funeral Services will be held at Harper Talasek funeral home May 4th at 3:00 PM Burial to follow at Hillcrest Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 68 p.m. May 3rd. Mrs. Schmidt was born in Falls County near Reagan, Texas to Jake and Rosie Evans. She...
Juanita Richards
April 28, 2011
Juanita Richards, 83, of Temple passed away Thursday, April 28, 2011 at her home. Visitation will be 68 p.m., Sunday, May 1, 2011 at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple. Mrs. Richards was born May 26, 1927 to William F. and Florence Brown Garner in Heidenheimer. She graduated Academy High School in the class of 1944. She was married 66...
Bobby Southerland
April 21, 2011
Bobby G. Bob Southerland, 78, of Temple died Thursday, April 21, 2011 in a local hospital. He was born December 24, 1932 near Pendleton to Reuben Hugh and Annie Laura Bradshaw Southerland. He was a descendant of pioneer Bell County families. He attended Pendleton Elementary School, Troy High School and Temple Junior College. Bob married Margaret Louise Baird, December...

Harriett Smedley
April 21, 2011
Harriett Mickey Smedley, 86, of Belton passed away, Thursday, April 21, 2011 at a local hospital. No services are planned at this time. The family will conduct a private family service at a later date. Mrs. Smedley was born October 15, 1924 to Harry and Dorothy Maben Hummell in Washington, D.C. She served in the U S Air Force...
Ruby Fabro
April 20, 2011
Ruby Fay Early Fabro, 81, of Temple passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at a local hospital. She was born February 20, 1930 to James Clarence and Ola Mae Odell Early in Eddy. She grew up in the Eddy, Troy, Rogers, Oscar and Temple area. Fay married Leonard Fabro on May 12, 1947 in Ashland, Wisconsin where they lived...
Betty Talasek
April 18, 2011
Betty Frances Talasek, 81, of Temple died Monday, April 18, 2011 at her residence. Visitation will be 68 p.m. Thursday at HarperTalasek Funeral Home in Temple. Graveside service will be 10:00 a.m., Friday at Bellwood Memorial Park in Temple. Betty was born October 29, 1929 to James Andrew and Bludvie Lee Phillips Johnson in LaGrange, Georgia. She married Dan...