Jan 3, 2023

Mary Gonzales was born in Buckholts, Texas to parents, Benito S. Benavides and Juanita Prado on February 11, 1937. She passed away on January 3, 2023, in Harker Heights. A Funeral Mass will be held Wednesday, January 11 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, beginning at 1 pm, followed by burial in Killeen City Cemetery. A visitation will be held...

Dec 30, 2022

Mary Lou Smith, 92, of Killeen, TX passed away on Friday, December 30, 2022 in Sugar Land, TX. She was born on October 22, 1930 in Killeen, TX to Bonnie Alline Rambo and Maxwell Monroe Sanderford. She graduated from Killeen High School as Valedictorian. She married Edward Wayne Smith. She worked as a budget analyst at the Fort Hood...

Dec 22, 2022

Louise Nixon-Greenlee, 78, of Killeen, passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2022. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 5, 2023, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Killeen with Pastor Roy L. Sephus officiating. Visitation will begin an hour prior to the service.

Louise was born on September 28, 1944, in Birmingham, Alabama to Daisy Miles and...

Dec 21, 2022

Doris Mae Ohpelia (Springman) Barr, 96, of Killeen, TX, passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Killeen beginning at 11 am following with burial at Killeen City Cemetery. Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at 10 am.

Mrs. Barr was...

Dec 10, 2022

Excellence is the highest quality attributed to one whose attitude and ambitions align with their God-given identity, potential, and Purpose. Through the heart of a servant-minded steward, excellence is no less than living to serve the Lord in a manner that reflects the Excellency of His Name. By doing so, their life becomes a light before others capturing their...

Dec 2, 2022

Daniel Estrella beloved spouse, son, and father was called to his eternal resting place December 2nd ,2022. He entered this world July 25th, 1952, in Guadalajara Mexico. Born to Gabriel and Maria Estrella. He is survived by his spouse Enriqueta Estrella, Gabriel Estrella, and Susana Bolieu. He loved all his grandchildren and even the ones that were not his,...

Nov 30, 2022

Mary Jane Thomas was born on February 15, 1948, to Jack and Evorah Johnson. In 1968, she married the love of her life James Earl Thomas in Richmond, Virginia. In 1985, the two retired to Harker Heights, TX. She passed away peacefully on November 30, 2022. She is preceded in death by her husband James, and their oldest son,...

Nov 29, 2022

Sandra J. Perry, 72, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, November 29th, 2022, from her Texas home with her family by her side. Sandra was born March 30th, 1950, in Peoria, Illinois to Velma Green and Llyod Harris and step-mother Besi Harris. Sandra was raised in the Taft Homes of Peoria, Illinois and she loved to do hair in...

Nov 25, 2022

Benjamin (Ben) Jones Hyde III of Annapolis, MD, was welcomed into the arms of his Savior on Friday, November 25, 2022 at the age of 83. He is preceded in death by his parents, Benjamin Jones Hyde Jr. of Annapolis, MD, and Virginia Susanne Hyde of Washington D.C.

Ben received a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology...

Nov 23, 2022

Janet Lea (Butlar) Simmons went home to the Lord on November 23, 2022. Janet was born April 20, 1957 to James L Butlar and Mildred R. (Gasway) Butlar at Sam Houston. Janet was a devoted wife to Jonathan H. Simmons and a beloved mother to Jonathan J. Simmons. She is survived by her sisters Joyce Brown, husband Bruce Brown,...

Nov 22, 2022

Aileen Coleman died November 22, 2022, at Hill Country Nursing Home in Copperas Cove, TX. Services will be December 3, Saturday at 11:30 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home with Bishop Dowling officiating, with burial to follow at Killeen City Cemetery at 12:30. Visitation will be 10:30 on December 3, 2022, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home.

Aileen was born in...

Nov 21, 2022

“Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.”

~Matthew 5:5,8~

Meekness is the substance of a pure heart that lives in reverence to God with respect for others. The fruit of meekness demonstrated through the purity of one's...

Nov 16, 2022

An obituary is not available at this time for Augustina Garcia Martinez. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Nov 11, 2022

Funeral Services for Shirley Louise Davis Peterson, 88 of Belton (or Killeen),Tx will be held at 12:30 pm, Monday, November 21, 2022 at the Harper-Talasek Funeral Home chapel in Killeen with Deacon Jim officiating. Interment will follow at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery. A visitation will be held Sunday, November 20, 2022 from 5-7 pm at the funeral home,...

Oct 24, 2022

Funeral services for Gregory “Greg” Scott Byrd, 58, of Killeen, will be at 12 p.m. Saturday at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Killeen, with the Rev. Weldon Hicks officiating.

Mr. Byrd died October 24, 2022, at home. He was born Feb 10, 1964, in Killeen, to Ronnie Roe Byrd and Julia Janelle Neal Byrd.

He was the...

Oct 21, 2022

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Oct 13, 2022

Herbert Paul Ziegler, 85, of Killeen, TX, passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2022, at a hospital in Temple. Funeral Mass will be held Wednesday, October 19 at St. Paul Chong Hasang Catholic Church in Harker Heights, beginning at 11 am. Interment and Military Honors will follow at Central Texas State Veteran’s Cemetery in Killeen, beginning at 1pm. A visitation...

Oct 10, 2022

Michael Anthony Buonanno, 65, of Harker Heights, passed away on October 10, 2022.

Michael was born on February 18, 1957 in Massena, NY, to Anthony Buonanno and Sieglinde Godwina Pohl.

Services are currently pending.

Sep 29, 2022

Liselotte (Lilo) Musgrave, 89, passed peacefully from this life at her beloved home on Thursday, September 29, 2022. Funeral service will be held Tuesday, October 4 at Central Texas State Veteran’s Cemetery at 3 pm. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 1-2 pm at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Killeen.

Lilo was born on September...

Sep 23, 2022

Richard Arthur Burton, 62, departed this earthly life on Friday, September 23, 2022, in the comfort of his home.

Richard was born in Farmington, Maine to father, Donald Burton, and mother, Beatrice Fitzmaurice on February 24, 1960. He grew up in the Skowhegan, Maine area where he later joined the military and became a helicopter mechanic and...