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Temple, Texas Obituaries

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Marvin Holtman

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Jean Garner

Jean Garner

April 17, 2011

Jean Garner, 86 of Temple, devoted wife, mother, motherin law, grandmother, greatgrandmother and a friend to all she met, peacefully passed away Sunday evening, April 17, 2011 in a Temple hospital. Jean was born on October 28, 1924 to Dennis and Eunice Ramsey in Valdasta, Texas. On May 24, 1945, she married Lloyd Garner in Neosho, Missouri. They moved...

Joe Billingsley

Joe Billingsley

April 17, 2011

Joe L. Billingsley, 82, formerly of Fort Worth, passed away on April 17, 2011. At the time of his death, Joe was a resident of Salado where he had resided for seventeen years. Joe was born in Fort Worth on April 9, 1929. His parents were William Walter and Edna Billingsley. He had 10 siblings, all of whom predeceased...

Imogene Dragoo

Imogene Dragoo

April 13, 2011

Mrs. Dragoo passed away on Wednesday evening while getting the best healthcare possible through Scott White Hospitals Hospice Program in conjunction with the quality services of Westside Pharmacy. Mrs. Dragoo was a native Texas country girl who was originally married to a hometown Temple Hero Fireman for 31 years Jasper E. Dragoo, who passed away before her. Fifteen years...

Gina Towery

Gina Towery

April 9, 2011

Gina Towery Tina Stokes Temple, born November 14th 1971 in Tulsa, Ok, to the late Jaquelyn Howe Towery and Jim Towery, passed away April 9th, 2011 at a local Temple hospital. Mrs. Towery is survived by her father, Jim Towery of Tulsa , husband, Richie Stokes of Temple, her children all of Temple, Mikaela, Jordan, Piper and Jacquelyn and...

Garland Shell

Garland Shell

April 5, 2011

G. Newman Shell was born January 8, 1921 to Rev. Garland Shell and Bessie Newman Shell, in Childress, Texas. He attended Trinity University where he graduated in 1942. That same year he married Ruth Estelle Manton of Dallas with whom he shared 61 years of loving companionship until her death in 2003. In 2004 he married Beverly Kihneman Graves...

Paulina Kopecky

Paulina Kopecky

March 28, 2011

Paulina PollyRosie Kopecky, 96, of Holland, Texas died Monday evening, March 28th at her home. Paulina was born on June 4, 1914 in Weimar, Texas, the oldest of five children born to Louisa Janecka and Emil Kubenka. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Michaels Catholic Church in Weimar, Texas. As a young woman she was a nanny for...

Mary Arms

Mary Arms

March 26, 2011

Mary Eddie Arms, 90, of Proctor, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2011 in a Stephenville hospital. A memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 2, 2011 at First Baptist Church in Proctor. Mary Eddie was born May 14, 1920 to Thomas Edward and Sally Laverney Golden Thornton in Gorman, Texas. On February 20, 1937 she married Robert...

Jewell Jones

Jewell Jones

March 26, 2011

Jewell Mae Jones, Born October 12,1916 Died March 26, 2011, in a Houston hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents Art Ellen Jones and brothers Bryant, and Carl Jones. She has survived by her dog Brady and Nieces, Linda Morgan and Deborah Combs. She will be truly missed by all that knew her. Graveside Services will be...

Frank Sodek Sr.

Frank Sodek Sr.

March 26, 2011

Frank L. Sodek Sr., 76 of Rogers, was born November 06, 1934 in Ratibor, TX to the late Anton J Sodek and Matilda Naiver Sodek. He graduated Belton High School in 1953. On August 14, 1954 Frank married Margie Jarolik Sodek.He was the owner of Quality Tile in Temple for 25 years. Frank was a member of St .Matthews...