All Obituaries

Cecil (Cec) Prato Jr.,72 of Copperas Cove Texas, passed away Friday, July 12, 2019, after a short illness. Cec was born on March 28, 1947, in Fontana California. He is preceded in death by his father Cecil Prato Sr., and his mother,  Helen Cambou. He is survived by his sisters, Marie and Pam; three brothers, Bob, John, and Chaz. Three daughters; Kathy Hill of Waco; Sherry Andrews of Copperas Cove, and Tina Ciraulo of Killeen Texas. Nine grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and many...

  CSM (R) Beamer died July 10, 2019. He was born on June 9, 1935, in Philadelphia Pennsylvania to Madeline Beamer and William Beamer.   CSM (R) Beamer was preceded in death by his loving wife Ingeborg Beamer and four siblings. He is survived by his son Bill and daughter in law Sigrid, daughter Diana, son Alex, seven grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and five siblings.     Dad loved his family very much.  He was always a steadfast source of advice and support...

Marie Michelle Tatiana Desir Wolff (50) was born September 19, 1968  in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti to Wilfrid and Athalie Desir.  At the age of five, Tatiana and her parents moved to Brooklyn, New York to begin new lives in the United States.  Tatiana attended Nazareth Regional High School, where she was a member of the volleyball and track teams, running the 100, 200, and 400-meter races, as well as a part of those winning relay teams.  Tatiana graduated from high school in...

Richard Albert Thigpen, Jr, 67, died Thursday, July 4, 2019 at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center following a long battle of Multiple Myeloma. He was born in Summit, New Jersey to Richard A. Thigpen, Sr. and E. Vernice (Culver) Thigpen. After graduating high school, he joined the United States Army. After some time in the States, he was stationed in Korea where he met Chae, Ton Cha in Uijeongbu, South Korea in 1973. They later married and had 2 children both born in Korea. They...

Claude “Tex” Harper, 81, of Belton, TX, passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2019. Tex was born in Somerville, Texas, on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 1938. He is preceded in death by his father, John Watson, mother Gertrude Ethel, and twin brothers Billy Terrell and Isaac Herrell Hawthorne. He is survived by his wife Carina, children Gary, Jeanette (husband Hardy), Glenda (husband Kevin) and Cynthia, sister Maxine Yarbrough, grandkids Melissa, Michael, Kristina, David, Max,...

Janie Almanza Trevino went to be with her Lord, when she passed away at AdventHealth, Killeen, TX on June 28, 2019, after a lengthy battle with pneumonia, surrounded by her husband Jake, and loved ones. Janie was born on May 13, 1937 in New Braunfels, Texas to her late parents Natividad and Maria G. Almanza. After a career as a Nurse that spanned 40+ years, she retired in 2002. She married Joaquin Trevino in San Antonio, Texas on January 9, 1957. Janie was a member of the St Joseph’s...

Sandy Becerra-Ortiz was a vibrant soul and embraced life with open arms. The world loved her, and in turn, she loved the world. Many people picture a beautiful, friendly face when they think of her and can always recall a happy memory with her. She touched many hearts in her lifetime and the world is, no doubt, less colorful without her here. Sandy was born on April 6, 1969 in Seoul, South Korea. Her father was in the Army, so she along with her family, moved around frequently until...

Jane grew up in Shawneetown, IL. She married Pete Mossman and moved to Killeen in the 1950’s. She and her husband started a car sales and insurance business. She opened an auto insurance agency in co-op of K&B Camping Center. Jane retired in 1997. She also was a long time parishioner of Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Killeen. Jane is preceded in death by her husband, Peter Mossman, her parents Alton and Orpha daughter, Lisa Mossman and one sister, Elizabeth Ridgeway. Jane is...

Sarita R. Saygo, the daughter of George Miller Jr. and Susie Miller, was born September 11, 1964 in Anchorage, AK. Sarita departed this earthly life and was carried away by Angel's on Thursday June 20, 2019 in Temple, TX. Sarita was a happy but at times a shy child who always wanted to do things her own way. Although a shy child, she would always protect her three younger siblings no matter what. She was also a character, she would at times pull certain antics for her siblings by...

Funeral services for Billy B. Neal, 83 of Hamilton, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday June 26, 2019 at Harper Talasek Funeral Home with Mike Neal officiating. Burial will be at Killeen Memorial Park. Billy died June 20, 2019 at his residence in Hamilton.   Billy was born July 30, 1935 in Hamilton to the late Mark and Ola Neal.  He was the middle child of nine children. Billy entered the US Army at the age of 17 and fought in the Korean War. He returned to Killeen and met and...