Ltc Pierce

October 19, 2015

Visitation for Alonzo Pierce, 100, of Killeen, will be from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home on Monday, October 26, 2016. Alonzo Roy Pierce, the youngest of ten children, was born on July 13, 1915, to the late W.D. and Emma Pierce in Charleston, Arkansas. He entered the Army in July, 1939 immediately after graduation from...

Dallas Cook

October 18, 2015

Graveside Services with military honors for Dallas Earl Cook, 72, of Killeen will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen, with Pastor Sang Hyun Koh officiating. Visitation will be 10A.M. till 2 P.M. Thursday. Mr. Cook passed away October 18, 2015. Dallas was born in Golden Acres, TX, the youngest of a set...

Melvin Kennon

October 1, 2015

Services for Melvin "Scooter" Kennon, 62, of Killeen, will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Killeen, with Dan Galanffy officiating. Mr. Kennon died Oct. 1, 2015. Melvin was born in the Panama Canal Zone. He was a 1972 graduate of Killeen High School and worked for the local phone company for more than 28 years....

Sfc Ybarra

September 26, 2015

Carlos Alonso Ybarra, son of Maria Maya and Hilario Ybarra, born November 28, 1970 and passed away unexpectedly on Saturday September 26, 2015 at the age of 44. He is survived by wife Valarie Ybarra, daughter, Rebecca Ybarra and his three step children: Juan Tobias, Jose Tobias and Reyna Fernandez. He has also left behind six grandchildren: Jesenia Tobias,...

Col Tomaka

September 8, 2015

Funeral Services for Karl Stanley Tomaka, 81, of Nolanville, will be held Thursday September 17, 2015 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Interment will follow at the Texas State Veteran's Cemetery. Karl was born on April 20, 1934 in Lackawanna, New York, to Paul and Stella Tomaka. He passed away Tuesday in a local nursing home after a lengthy struggle...

Annie Watson

September 5, 2015

Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. (Matthew 5:16) The light of God's glory shined upon the marital union of Gloster and Albertha Brown when Annie B. Watson was born to their parental stewardship. She was born on May 14, 1943...

Csm Hundley

August 27, 2015

CSM (Ret.) Albert L. Hundley, 83, passed away August 27, 2015 in a Temple hospital, where he succumbed to injury. He was born on July 10, 1932 in Hampton, Virginia to Harvey S. Hundley and Marie L. Leake. Albert graduated from Phoenix High School in Hampton, Virginia in 1952; shortly after he was drafted in the United States Army...

Pastor Phillips

August 24, 2015

Services for Olton Gordon Phillips, 70, Preacher for 35 years and Pastor of NorthSide Baptist Church for 26 years will be at 10:30AM on Friday, Aug 28th, at NorthSide Baptist Church in Nolanville, TX. Burial will follow in Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery. Pastor Phillips was born December 28, 1944 and died August 24, 2015 at home surrounded by...

Harriet Brown

August 22, 2015

No services are planned for Harriet Pearl Brown, 64, of Killeen. Ms. Brown died Aug. 22, 2015, at her residence. Survivors include her sons, Steven R. Briggs and Michael Brown; and daughter, Dulcie Shuler. Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Killeen is in charge of arrangements.

Connie Reese

August 11, 2015

CONNIE MAE COCHRAN REESE Services for Connie Mae Cochran Reese, 79, of Belton will be 3:00 p.m. Friday, August 14, at the Anchor of Hope Church, Belton, TX with the Rev. Sam Callahan and Rev. Weldon Hicks officiating. Visitation will be 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, August 13 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home, Killeen, TX. She will be laid to...

Isaac Hawthorne

August 9, 2015

Services for Isaac Herrell Hawthorne, 86, of Killeen, will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Harper-Talasek Chapel in Killeen with the Rev. John Abbey officiating. Burial will follow in Cedar Valley Cemetery. Mr. Hawthorne died Aug. 9, 2015, at his residence. He was born Dec. 15, 1928, in Eddy to the late Arthur and Ethel (McClellan) Hawthorne. He enlisted...

Jackie Harris

August 5, 2015

Funeral services for retired Sgt. 1st Class Jackie Lee Harris, 68, of Killeen, will be at a later date. Mr. Harris died Aug. 5, 2015, at a local nursing home. Born March 31, 1947, and educated in Shinnston, W.Va., he joined the U.S. Army in 1968 and served in the Vietnam War, Korea and Germany. His awards include the...

Billie Marler

July 29, 2015

Billie was born in Milano, Texas, to Charlie B. and Ida Belle Mosley. She had four brothers: Ollie, James, Thomas and Dan; five sisters: Ruby Doughtery, Leona Stiles, Mary Campbell, Emma Turland and Barbara Trevino. She married Floyd Ray Ellis on Dec 17, 1945. The couple cut cedar for a living for five years in the Killeen/Belton area while...

Vickie Bernethy

July 27, 2015

Services for Vickie Lee Bernethy, 59, of Killeen are Friday, July 31, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. at Lifeway Fellowship with Reverend Jimmy Towers officiating. Vickie passed away Monday, July 27, 2015, in a Temple hospital. Vickie Lee Fender was born on June 14, 1956, in Bowie, Texas to the late Floyd and Frances Claudette (Jones) Fender. A resident of...

Hershsl Fowler

July 19, 2015

Funeral services for Hershel R. Fowler, 86, of Killeen will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel in Killeen with the Rev. Jack Harvey officiating. Internment with full military honors will be at noon Tuesday at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery. Mr. Fowler died July 19, 2015, at his residence. He was born July 18, 1929....

Joseph Pruitt

July 18, 2015

Funeral services for retired Sgt. 1st Class Joseph R. Pruitt, 71, of Killeen, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul Chong Hasang Catholic Church in Harker Heights. Interment with full military honors will follow at noon at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery. Mr. Pruitt died July 18, 2015, at a local hospital. He was born July 14,...

Thomas Fergerson

July 17, 2015

Services for Master Sergeant Retired, Thomas E. Fergerson will be held Friday, July 24, at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery's Columbaria in Killeen at 3 p.m. Mr. Fergerson, 52, passed away July 17, 2015, after a prolonged illness at the Olin E. Teague Veterans' Medical Center in Temple. He was born October 10, 1962 in National City, CA....

Stephen Miller

July 17, 2015

Visitation HarperTalasek Chapel 506 N. 38th Street Killeen, TX  76543 Monday, July 20, 2015 6-8 pm Service Saint Joseph Catholic Church 2903 E Rancier Killeen, TX  76543 Tuesday, July 21, 2015 10 am Cemetery Killeen Memorial ParkHa 3600 Lake Rd. Killeen, TX  76543

Ruth Manfull

July 16, 2015

On Thursday, July 16, 2015, an amazing mother, grandmother, and friend went to be with Jesus at the age of 93. She will be missed every day by her family and friends, but they are at peace with her passing, knowing that she was welcomed into His presence. They take comfort in knowing that she is being reunited with...

Diane Rutledge

July 16, 2015

Diane Rutledge was born to the parental stewardship of Monroe and Catherine Wilcox on June 18, 1952 in Fitzgerald, Georgia. She commenced and concluded her formal education in the public schools of the FIDC, graduating from Fitzgerald High School in 1969. As a passionate person with an enormously unique interest in people, her life bore the fruit of an...