Temple, Texas Obituaries
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Jonathan Blake Brock
Nov 21, 2023
Jonathan Blake Brock, 60, of Housten, Texas, passed away on November 21, 2023. Graveside services will be held at Killeen City Cemetery at 2pm on Monday, November 27.
Jonathan was born on February 6, 1963, in Fort Cavazos (formerly Fort Hood), to parents Idalia Rivera-Gonzalez and John Eli Brock.
Willard Jack Dunn
Nov 19, 2023
Willard Jack “Butch” Dunn, 86, of Killeen, Texas, passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2023. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 25 at the Church of Christ in Killeen at 10 am, with burial to follow at Live Oak Cemetery. A visitation will be held Friday, November 24, from 5-7 pm at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home.
Willard was born...
Ronald Pryor Acker
Nov 18, 2023
Private services for Ronald P. Acker, 81, of Killeen will be held on Friday, December 8 at Killeen City Cemetery.
Mr. Acker passed away on Nov. 18, 2023, in Killeen. He was born May 31, 1942, in Maydelle, TX.
Mr. Acker graduated from Maydelle High School where he played Basketball. He was drafted into the Military in which he served...
June Contino
Nov 12, 2023
June Contino, 77, of Killeen, passed away on November 12, 2023. Funeral services will be held at the Central Texas State Veteran’s Cemetery on Tuesday, November 21 at 9 am. There will be a formal procession to the cemetery leaving from Harper-Talasek Funeral Home at 8:15 am. A visitation will be held on Monday, November 20 at the funeral home...
Dollie Lynn Holland
Nov 2, 2023
Dollie Lynn Holland, 60, passed away on November 2, 2023, in Killeen. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, November 11 at Killeen City Cemetery beginning at noon.
Dollie was born on April 19, 1963, in Buffalo, New York to parents, Gene and Marjorie Scott Holland.
Dollie is survived by her sister, Pam; and brothers, Dale, Andre,...
Tsuyako "Mama" Kai Callahan
Nov 1, 2023
Tsuyako Kai Callahan, 96, of Killeen, passed away on November 1, 2023. Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 10 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home beginning at noon. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service.
Tsuyako was born on April 15, 1927, in Japan. Mama, as she was known to friends and family, loved to tend...
Charles William Wheland IV
Oct 30, 2023
Charles William Wheland IV, 79, of Killeen, passed away on October 30, 2023.
Charles was born on September 26, 1941944,4 in Schenectady, New York to parents Mary and Charles Wheland III.
Full obituary is being composed by the family and will be updated here when complete.
Sil Perez
Oct 21, 2023
“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did,
but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
Maya Angelou.
Silviano Perez, age 70, passed away peacefully on October 21, 2023, surrounded by his family.
Silviano “Shano” was born on April 3, 1953, in Navasota, Texas to Ruth Coronado and Valentin Galvan Perez, Jr....
SFC James Arthur Thornton, Army (Ret.)
Oct 11, 2023
James Arthur Thornton, 79, of Killeen, went home to be with Our father on October 11, 2023. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 20 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Killeen beginning at 11 am with burial and military honors to follow at Killeen Memorial Park. A visitation will be held prior at 9 am.
James was born to...
DeAnn Hughes
Oct 4, 2023
DeAnn Hughes, 58, of Killeen, Texas passed away on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. The family will be holding a memorial service at their home on Saturday, October 21st in the afternoon. There is no specific time the service portion will begin, but it will be in the afternoon. Any questions may be directed to the family.
DeAnn was born on...
Alice Jean Crumley
Sep 24, 2023
Alice was born in Scobey, Mississippi on March 8, 1962, to parents Fred Baggett and Hildred Johnson. Alice Jean Crumley, 61, of Killeen, gained her wings on September 24, 2023. Alice, (known as Hullee to her family) joined the Church of Christ at an early age and was a woman of God. She lived in Killeen for 37 years....
Christopher Robert Honchul
Sep 15, 2023
On Friday, September 15, 2023, Christopher Robert Honchul, loving son, brother, husband, father, and uncle, passed away at the age of 40.Chris was born October 1, 1982, in Fort Worth, Texas, and was adopted by Dean and Rosalind (Pascua) Honchul, when the Honchuls were assigned to Fort Hood, Texas. Through military service, the Honchuls lived in St. Louis, Missouri, and...
Danilo Ruiz
Sep 12, 2023
Danilo Ruiz, 70, of Killeen, passed away on September 12, 2023, at a local hospital. Funeral services will be held on Monday, September 18 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home beginning at 5 pm. A visitation is to be held prior from 3-5 pm.
Danilo was born in the Dominican Republic on November 13, 1952. Danilo did not have an easy...
Gwendolyn Diane McVey
Sep 5, 2023
Gwendolyn McVey, 70, of Killeen passed away on Tuesday, September 5, 2023. A memorial service will be held at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home on Saturday, September 9 at 1 pm.
Gwendolyn was born on December 25, 1952, in Galveston, Texas to parents, Rita Kirkley and Robert Newland. She retired as a phlebotomist after working at Southland Corporation for over 20...
Nita Palmer
Aug 26, 2023
Nita Palmer was born in Okalla, TX (Bell County) on September 6th, 1936, to parents, Lenuel Martin Priest and Bernice Arleen Henderson.
Nita, passed away peacefully at the age of 86 on August 26, 2023, in her home in Florence, TX. Nita was proceeded in death by husband, Paul Lanning and husband, Billy Palmer; sisters, Virgina Collins, Glenna Smith; and...
Hwa Ja Garcia
Aug 19, 2023
We are sad to announce the passing of Hwa Ja Garcia, 81, of Killeen, Texas. She passed away in her home on August 19, 2023, after a battle with illness. Her loved ones were by her bedside as she started her journey to heaven. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 29 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Killeen, beginning...
Conny Lynn Norman
Aug 7, 2023
Conny Lynn Norman, 67, of Killeen, passed away on August 7, 2023, in Temple, Texas. A visitation will be held on Thursday, August 24 from 10 am until noon at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Killeen. A graveside service with military honors will be held at 1 pm at Central Texas State Veteran’s Cemetery.
Conny was born to Martha Nella Rae...
Wayne Creel Crofford
Aug 3, 2023
Wayne Creel Crofford passed away on Thursday, August 3, 2023, at the VA Community Living Center in Temple, TX. Wayne was born September 24, 1944, in Holdenville, OK, to the late Joel Green Crofford and Laura Alice (Creel) Crofford.
Wayne joined the United States Army in 1963, where he became an X-Ray Technologist and served in Vietnam. He later attended...
James Edward Buzzard II
Aug 2, 2023
James Edward Buzzard II, age 49 of Killeen, passed from this life Wednesday, August 2, 2023. Funeral services will be held at 6 pm Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Killeen.
James was born on December 27, 1973, to James Edward Buzzard and Catherine Francis Gawne in Rochester, New York. He earned a bachelor’s degree in science...
Sara (Belle) Jane Salazar
Jul 18, 2023
Sara Jane Salazar, 54, of Harker Heights, passed away on July 18, 2023. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 22 at 12 pm at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home. A visitation will be held at the funeral home beginning at 10 am.
Sara was born on April 1, 1969, in Killeen, Texas. She completed her education through Killeen Independant...
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