All Obituaries

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...

Luis Angel Santiago Jr. was born October 23, 1990 at 5:30 am at The St. John Riverside Hospital in Yonkers N.Y. to his parents Luis A. Santiago and Maribel Gonzalez. He lived in New York until he was 6 years old and moved to Texas at age 7. He grew up with his two brothers Carlos and Anthony in a humble home with mom and dad. He loved to go to the park, to play basketball, softball, baseball, and to be with family. At reunions he was the heart of the family and he made everybody happy and...

Heidi was born September 7, 1955 in Estherville, IA to the late Melvin and Helen Peterson.  On September 7, 1975 Heidi married Ray Smotherman in Clovis, NM. Heidi and Ray were married for 43 years and had 3 beautiful daughters. Heidi was the lead Crossing Guard with the Killeen School District for 15 years. Heidi was a loving mother to her girls and spoiled her grandchildren. Heidi was a former member of The First United Methodist Church, Killeen. She is survived by her husband Ray;...

Gladys Lenore Reed was born March 31, 1941 in West Point, GA. She attended Tenth Street High School there. She graduated from Central Texas College in Killeen, TX with a major in Nursing. Gladys was a Killeen resident for over 50 years. She was married to the late Joe Nathan Reed of Hempstead, TX. Gladys was an active member of Anderson Chapel A.M.E Church and also an active member of the Nursing Board for many years. Gladys worked as a registered nurse on the behavioral unit...

Services for Richard Kenneth Getz Sr., 67, of Killeen will be10:00 am Tuesday at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery with Full Military Honors. Richard passed away on June 16, 2019 surrounded by members of his loving family. He was born to parents Paul H.F. Getz and Eleanor Dorthy Brokenshire on 11/14/1951 in Breiningsville Pennsylvania. He graduated from Kutztown Highschool in 1970 and soon after joined the military. He served Honorably in the United States Army for more than 24 years,...

A memorial service for Gary Bob North, 71, of Harker Heights, will be held at an as-of-yet undetermined date in California. Mr. North died June 10, 2019, in his home. He was born Sept. 3, 1947, in Long Beach, Calif.

Memorial services for Rodney Cavender, 64, of Killeen will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Harper-Talasek Chapel. Mr. Cavender died June 9, 2019, in Temple. He was born Dec. 22,1954, in South Carolina. Mr. Cavender was preceded in death by two children, Jeff and Jennifer Cavender, both of Killeen; and his parents, Paul and Lucret Cavender of Killeen. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Sherry Cavender; a brother, Ed Cavender of Killeen; two sisters, Rhonda Hise of San Antonio and Debbie Davis...

Arnaldo Acosta 51, of Killeen, TX, passed away on June 5, 2019 in Temple, TX. He was born to Noe Sr. and Maria Acosta on November 09, 1967 in Weslaco, TX. Arnaldo was survived by his wife, Veronica; his mother, Maria; brother Adrian and children, Raymon Palacios, Velicia Lawson and Elizabeth Palacios. He was preceded in death by his father Noe Acosta Sr., brother, Noe Acosta Jr. and his baby daughter Maria.  

A Mass of Christian Burial for our loving son Victor E. Trevino Arguijo, 17, will be held Tuesday June 04, 2019 at 10:00am at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Killeen with Father Chris Downey officiating . He died Wednesday May 29,2019 in a Temple hospital. He was born June 12, 2001 in Torreon Coahuila, Mexico to his parents Victor Trevino and Maria C. Arguijo. Victor attended Killeen High School and was to Graduate Sunday June 02, 2019. He also attended The Career Center. He planned to go to...