Mar 31, 2023

Mary C. Hughes, 76 of Killeen, passed away Friday, March 31, 2023. Funeral service will be held on Saturday, April 22 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Killeen, beginning at 11 am. A visitation will be held the evening prior from 5-7 pm at the funeral home.

Mary was born in Atlanta, Georgia to...

Mar 26, 2023

Jo Ann (Ninny) Johnson was born to the parental stewardship of Eva Clyde Sanders and Howard Lewis on December 13, 1946, in Giddings, Texas. Here she was reared in the fear and admonition of the Lord as the youngest of seven sisters and two brothers. Here she attended and completed her formal education in the public schools. It was...

Mar 26, 2023

Carina Lacsa Harper, age 80, beloved wife and mother, of Belton, TX, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, March 26, 2023. Carina was born in Manila, Philippines, on February 21st, 1943. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 5 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Killeen, begining at 1:30 pm with Father Chris Downey officiating. Visitation will...

Mar 25, 2023

Sun P. Edwards was born Chang Sun Pok on November 16, 1949. She married Larry Edwards who was in the army and they traveled to places around the world. They lived in Seattle, Washington; Peoria, Illinois; Virginia, Korea, Germany and finally retired in Killeen.

She always helped other people. She went to her church, Full Gospel, at...

Mar 18, 2023

Linda Lou Black Duckworth 75 years old, passed away on March 18, 2023, at home. Services will be held on Friday, March 31 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Killeen with burial will follow at Killeen City Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Thursday, March 30 from 5-7 pm at the funeral home.

Linda was born in...

Mar 16, 2023

Robert Paul Kunard, passed away on Thursday March 16, 2023 in Killeen, Texas, at the age of 68.

Bob was career military, having served in the U.S. Marines, Air Force and the Army. He was deployed on the USS John F Kennedy (CV 67), and also served overseas in Germany and Korea, before completing his service at...

Mar 11, 2023

Lyndal Joyce Wolverton Parmer, 83, of Harker Heights, Texas, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 5:24PM.

Born December 22, 1939 in Aquilla, Texas. She was the daughter of John and Georgia Wolverton of Killeen, Texas, both deceased. She was preceded in death by her siblings, Earl Wolverton, Don Wolverton, Lynn Wolverton, and Margaret Hughling.

Feb 18, 2023

Lora Claudia (Keith) Jarma nee Blackwell was born December 11, 1941 to Claud and Vivian Blackwell and died February 18, 2023. She is survived by her husband John Daniel Jarma of Killeen,Texas, her daughter Rene' Hernandez and husband of Anna ,Texas, her daughter Vickie Harris and husband of Pawhuska, Oklahoma, her sister Karen Kamman, her brothers Dean Blackwell, and James...

Feb 8, 2023

Mary “Carol” (Hayes) (McCarthy) Bivens, 80, passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2023. She was surrounded by her children as she passed.

A Committal Service will be held on March 3, 2023, at 1:15 at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. The cemetery is located at 1520 Harry Wurzbach Rd. San Antonio, TX 78209.

Feb 7, 2023

Marita Elfie Burke, 70, of Waco, passed away on Tuesday, February 7, 2023.

Marita was born in Rüsselsheim, Germany on April 26, 1952.

She is survived by her daughter, Priscilla Burke; and grandson, and will be missed terribly by them both.

Feb 3, 2023

Richard Lee Miles, age 86, of Killeen, Tx, transitioned to heaven very peacefully on February 3rd, 2023 after a lengthy illness.

Graveside services provided by Harper-Talasek Funeral Home of Killeen will be held Saturday, February 11, beginning at noon in Kempner, Tx at the Kempner Cemetery. He will be presented with Full Military Honors.

Richard...

Feb 3, 2023

Joaquin Narranjo Trevino, 89, passed away peacefully at Meridian Care of Monte Vista retirement home, San Antonio, Texas on Friday, February 3, 2023. Visitation will begin Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 1100 hrs to 1400 hrs with religious officiation by Fr. Chris beginning at 1330 hrs at the Harper-Talasek funeral home located at 506 N 38th St., Killeen, Tx....

Jan 26, 2023

Ernie was born on January 13, 1942, to the late Ernest Franklin Higginbotham and Margaret Helen Higginbotham. He grew up in Waco and graduated from Waco High School in 1960.

After high school he was recruited by Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas to play baseball, then a year later he was recruited by Baylor University...

Jan 26, 2023

Lloyd Joseph Herbert was born on January 12, 1953, to parents Amon Herbert Sr., and Elenora Motley Thibodeaux, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

He was a veteran of the United States Air Force.  Lloyd proudly served as an investigator CID for the city of Killeen Police Department from June 6, 1986 to Jan 12, 2012.   Like all...

Jan 25, 2023

Eula Mae Carrier, better known by her grandchildren as "GiGi", or "Grandma Goody", 83, of Killeen, passed away at her home on Wednesday, January 25, 2023.

Eula was born on May 29, 1939 in Coryell County, Texas to Veldon Turner and Viola Cox. She was born and raised in this area and married Henry Leroy Carrier Sr....

Jan 16, 2023

The true measure of a Servant is viewed through the service of one who has resolved that their life belongs to the Lord. Under the umbrella of this conviction, the Servant engages each day of his life, convinced that he is living toward leaving to reside in the eternal Presence of the One to whom his soul belongs. Romans...

Jan 12, 2023

Benny Chargulaf San Nicolas

(January 14, 1955 – January 12, 2023)

Benny “Familian Kinto” from Malesso, Guam was called home by our heavenly father at the age of 67 in Temple, Texas. Benny, an Army Veteran, retired Battalion Chief Department of Navy. He will forever be missed by his wife of 42 years, MaryLou T. San Nicolas, his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and numerous family...

Jan 9, 2023

Mickey Joe French was born in Coffee County, Alabama to Nancy Elizabeth and Virgil French on December 21, 1948. When he was seven his father was killed in an automobile accident.

Eventually, two widowers, Elizabeth and Grover Garrett, each with two children, married and were blessed with another five boys.

In 1966, Mickey joined the...

Jan 9, 2023

Fred LaBounty, 74, of Harker Heights, TX, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 9, 2023 in the comfort of his home. Fred, born and raised in Texas, joined the Marines after High School and honorably served in Japan during the Vietnam war. He later went to the University of Texas where he became a Pharmacist and spent most of his career...

Jan 4, 2023

Clyde Lamont Nelson, better known as PawPaw, 77, of Killeen, passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2023.

Military Honors and Committal will be held Wednesday, January 11, at Central Texas State Veteran's Cemetery, beginning at 9 am.