Obituaries

Joanne Mcdaniel

January 13, 2017

Funeral services for Joanne Lariviere McDaniel, 72, of Killeen, will be at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel in Killeen with Rev. Ronnie Watson officiating. Burial will follow at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery. Mrs. McDaniel died Jan. 13, 2017, in Killeen. She was born Nov. 17, 1944, in Springfield, Ill., to...

Colonel Handy

January 11, 2017

Services for retired Col. M.L. Handy, 76, of Harker Heights, will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Christopher's Episcopal Church in Killeen. Military honors will follow. Mr. Handy died Jan. 11, 2017, in Harker Heights. He was born March 3, 1940, in Tulsa, Okla. Col. Handy married his first wife, Becky, in 1962. She later passed away. He...

Patricia Southern

January 10, 2017

Patricia Cosper Bulot Southern, age 76, of Woodstock, GA, passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2017. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 1st at 10 am at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home located at 506 N. 38th Street Killeen, TX 76543 She was born to Bernice Franklin and Zelma Purl Cosper on March 12, 1940 in Killeen, TX....

Timothy Womack

January 4, 2017

TJ attended Killeen High School where he was a sophomore. In his free time like any typical teenager TJ enjoyed playing video games. He leaves to cherish many fond memories his parents; Ericka and James (Rhonda), a younger brother Tre and Grandparents: Rosland Walker of Cairo GA. and James Sr. and Grace Womack of Santa Ana, CA.

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Sally Fox

December 30, 2016

Services for Sally A. Fox, 82, will be held at noon January 10, 2017 at Harper Talasek Funeral Home in Killeen. Interment will follow at 2 p.m. at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen. Mrs. Fox died December 30, 2016 in Killeen. She was born August 19, 1934, to Arnold Sinclair and Selma Shinberg Sinclair in Detroit,...

Gay Culver

December 21, 2016

Memorial services for Gay Lynn Sprott Culver, 79, of Harker Heights will be Tuesday December 27th at 2:00 P.M. at the Church of Christ on W. S. Young Dr. in Killeen, with Dan Carter officiating. Gay the granddaughter of Charles Mac Sprott, an early Bell County Resident, passed from this life on Dec 21, 2016 She was born Nov...

Horace Fowler

December 17, 2016

Services for "Papa Horace" Fowler, 95, of Troy, will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen, with Pastor Roger West and Manette Fowler officiating. Mr. Fowler died December 17, 2016, in Temple. He was born January 10, 1921, in Hayworth, Oklahoma to the late Albert and Maggie Fowler. In 1926, in covered...

Ki Williams

December 17, 2016

Ki Cha Williams was born on February 22, 1951 in Kangwon-do, South Korea to the parents of Kang Yon Yi and Ok Hyon Choe. Ki was a loving mother who was selfless and dedicated to her family and friends. She was a shining example of strength and she was the true definition of perseverance. Ki worked at the Darnall...

Gladys Williams

December 16, 2016

Cemetery Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery 11463 State Highway 195 Killeen, TX  76542

Robert Gittens

December 11, 2016

One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple. Psalm 27:4 Funeral services for Robert Gordon Gittens, 63, of Killeen will be Tuesday December 20th at...

Edward Owen

December 7, 2016

Funeral services for Edward Owen, 92, of Killeen will be Tuesday December 13th at 2:00 PM at the Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Killeen, with Pastor John Abbey officiating. Burial will follow in McDowell Cemetery in Belton. Mr. Owen was preceded in death by his wife, Alma, parents, Oscar and Mabel Wells Owen, brother, Frank Owen, and sister, Helen Crawford....

Marian Henderson

December 4, 2016

Funeral services for Marian K. Henderson, 85, of Killeen, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel in Killeen. Burial will be at Killeen Memorial Park. Ms. Henderson died Dec. 4, 2016. She was born Dec. 13, 1930, in Bracken County, Ky. Left to cherish her memories is her son, Richard Henderson and his wife Barbara;...

Julia Byrd

December 4, 2016

Graveside services for Julia Janelle Neal Byrd, 76, of Killeen will be at 11:00 a.m. at Killeen City Cemetery with Reverend Weldon Hicks officiating. Janelle Neal Byrd died Dec 4, 2016, peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family in Killeen. She was born in Hamilton, Texas on 17 Jan. 1940, to Mark and Ola Beatrice Neal. When the...

Kimberly Cox

December 3, 2016

Kimberly Dawn Cox was born July 23rd, 1971. She was the daughter of Clyde and Linda Nelson. She is survived by bother her parents, her husband Matthew Mark Cox, Brothers Michael J of Kentucky, Matthew James of Maryland, sister Shannyn Blevins of Texas, her three children Ashly VaLette of Texas, Justin Scott of Texas, Deanna Lorraine of Texas as...

Willie Cooper

November 24, 2016

Willie Lee Cooper was born in Tallahassee, Florida on October 4, 1946 to the late Lewis Cooper and Rochelle Hodges. He passed away on November 24, 2016 at his home in Killeen, Texas. Willie was raised in Tallahassee. He proudly served our country with the U.S. Army from February 6, 1967 to January 29, 1970, during which he served...

Billy Simons

November 17, 2016

Billy Wayland Simons (Buckshot), 57, passed away on November 17th, 2016 in Temple, Texas. Billy was born to Billy Joe Simons and Earline (Simons) Williams on September 7, 1959 in Gatesville, Texas. Billy was a graduate of Humble High School, where he excelled at Football. A hard working guy, he was employed as a paint contractor with various paint...

Amelia Smith

November 11, 2016

Funeral services for Amelia Dolores Smith, 79, of Killeen, will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Christopher's Episcopal Church with the Rev. Janice Jones officiating. Burial will be at Killeen City Cemetery. Mrs. Smith died Nov. 11, 2016, at a local nursing home. She was born Jan. 29, 1937, in Panama. She was educated in Panama and moved...

Natalie Reese

November 2, 2016

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Visitation HarperTalasek Chapel 506 N. 38th Street Killeen, TX  76543 Wednesday, November 9, 2016 10:00 - 12:00 pm Service Traditional HarperTalasek Funeral Home 506 N 38th St Killeen, TX  76543 Wednesday, November 9, 2016 12:00 pm Cemetery Killeen City Cemetery 2800 E. Rancier Ave Killeen, TX  76543

Dorothy Mabe

October 27, 2016

Dorothy Marie Mabe was born on August 5th 1937 in Carthage, Texas. She moved to California and met Robert Frank Robinson. Dorothy married Robert at the age of 14. She had three children by the age 20, Robert Frank Robinson Jr., Dennis James Robinson, and Dawn Beverly Robinson. Her husband served in the Air Force and she and her...

Steven Robertson

October 27, 2016

Steven Antonio Robertson, age 50, was promoted to his heavenly home on October 27, 2016. Steven was born on October 4, 1966, at Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia, to George and Carolyn Robertson. Funeral services for Steven will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, November 4, 2016, at Memorial Baptist Church in Killeen, TX. Steven was a graduate...