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Temple, Texas Obituaries

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Ralph Harris

Ralph Harris

May 29, 2008

Memorial services for retired Sgt. 1st Class Ralph C. Harris, 69, of Killeen are at 2 p.m. Thursday at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Killeen. A U.S. Army chaplain will officiate.BRBRHarris died May 29, 2008, at his residence. He was born Oct. 26, 1938, in Bridgeton, N.J.BRBRHarris had been a resident of Killeen since 1997. He was a 20-year Army...

Opal Smith

Opal Smith

May 24, 2008

Longtime Killeen resident, Opal M. Smith, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 24, at the age of 91. Although she spent most of her life in Killeen, where she was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church, she lived the last 10 years close to her son Michael, and his family, in Austin. Opal was born...

Lupe Castaneda

Lupe Castaneda

May 14, 2008

A Requiem Mass for Lupe G. Castaneda, 83, of Harker Heights will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday at St. Paul Chong Hasang Catholic Church in Harker Heights, where she was a long-time member. Burial will follow at Killeen City Cemetery. Mrs. Castaneda died May 14, 2008 in her home. She was born December 28, 1924, in Mercedes, TX. Castaneda...

Guy Ensinger

Guy Ensinger

May 9, 2008

No services are scheduled at this time for Guy Daniel Ensinger, 57, of Killeen.His body will be cremated.BRBREnsinger died May 9, 2008, in a Temple, Texashospital. He was born Nov. 25, 1950, in East Liverpool, Ohio.BRBRHe graduated from Ohio State University in June 1975 and began his service in the U.S. Army in 1975 as a second lieutenant.He resigned...

Lewis Carter Sr

Lewis Carter Sr

May 6, 2008

Services for Lewis Prentis Carter Sr., 85, of Copperas Cove, will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Living Center in Copperas Cove, with Pastor Billy Sanders officiating. Interment will be at Seville Cemetery in Seville, Fla.BRBRCarter died May 6, 2008, in a Temple hospital. He was born Oct. 5, 1922, in Blackshear, Ga., where he was raised and...

Caroline Bayani

Caroline Bayani

May 5, 2008

Services for Caroline Bayani 36, of Killeen, will be at 11:00 A.M. Saturday at St. Paul Chong Hasang Catholic Church with Father Richard ORourke officiating. Caroline Lyn-Lyn Bayani of Killeen, Texas, formally of Manila, Philippines died peacefully Monday May 5th at her home. Caroline was born in Manila Philippines on March 4th 1972, the middle child of Danilo DeJesus...

Harry Ducote Jr

Harry Ducote Jr

May 4, 2008

Services for retired Chief Warrant Officer-3 Harry J. Ducote Jr., 84, of Killeen, will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel in Killeen, with Deacon Michael Aaronson officiating. Interment will follow at 1 p.m. at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery.BRBRDucote died May 4, 2008, in an Austin hospital. He was born Nov. 8, 1923, in New...

Alvin Sutton Sr.

Alvin Sutton Sr.

April 30, 2008

Alvin Reese Sutton Sr., 80, of Nolanville died Wednesday, April 30. Services will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday at Harper-Talesek Funeral Home in Killeen with Pastor Tom Henderson and Chaplain Rodney Kruse officiating. Visitation will be held Friday, 6:00pm- 8:00pm at Harper-Talasek in Killeen. Mr. Sutton was born March 9, 1928, in Belton, to Alvin David and Maude Birdwell Sutton....

Cw4 King

Cw4 King

April 30, 2008

Memorial services for Chief Warrant Officer-4 Claude Edward King, 93, of Killeen, will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel in Killeen, with the Rev. Skip Blancett and the Rev. Jamie Peterson officiating. Burial will follow at Killeen Memorial ParkBRBRKing died April 30, 2008, in Killeen. He was born Feb. 20, 1915, in Marshfield, Mo., where...

Eva Wert

Eva Wert

April 27, 2008

Graveside services for Eva Lou Wert, 78, of Killeen will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery, with the Rev. Mike Burgman officiating.BRBRShe died April 27, 2008, at a local hospital. She was born June 13, 1929, to the late Walter and Lydia Surovik. She married Michael Wert on Aug. 11, 1984, and she spent...

Kenneth Clark Jr

Kenneth Clark Jr

April 25, 2008

Services for Kenneth Wayne Clark Jr., 44, of Killeen, will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel in Killeen with the Rev. Jimmy Towers officiating. Cremation will follow the services.BRBRClark died April 25, 2008, in a Temple hospital.BRBRHe was born Oct. 29, 1964, in Burnet and attended Lampasas High School. He was an avid fisherman and...

Forrest Hayman

Forrest Hayman

April 13, 2008

Services for retired U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Forrest M. Hayman, 54, of Temple, will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Saint Paul Chong Hasang Catholic Church, with Father Richard O'Rourke officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery.BRBRMr. Hayman died April 13, 2008, in a Temple hospital. He was born Jan. 20,...

Diana Mota

Diana Mota

April 12, 2008

U.S Army SPC Diana Mota, 30, of Killeen passed away to Heaven on April 12, 2008. She was born on March 22, 1978 in San Felipe, Guanajuto, Mexico. Diana is a graduate of Killeen High School 1997 and was a proud member of the U.S. Army. She is survived by her two beloved children daughter Lupita, 11, and son...

John Norman

John Norman

April 10, 2008

Graveside services for John Norman, 66, of Killeen, formerly of Washington, D.C., will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Central Texas State Veteran's Cemetery.BRBRMr. Norman died April 10, 2008, at his residence in Killeen. He was born May 24, 1941, in Washington D.C. to the late John Norman Sr. and Noma Noble.BRBRHe was proceeded in death by one brother,...

Suk Mason

Suk Mason

April 10, 2008

Funeral services for Suk Cha Mason, 58, of Harker Heights, will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Saint Luke's United Methodist Church. The Rev. Jong Nam Song will officiate. Internment will follow at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio.BRBRMason died April 10, 2008, in a Temple hospital. She was born June 14, 1949, in Pusan, South Korea.BRBRBorn...

Louis Palousek

Louis Palousek

April 6, 2008

Funeral services for Louis Daniel Palousek, Sr. 75 of Nolanville will be at 11 am on April 9, 2008 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Killeen, with Father Richard ORourke officiating. Interment will follow at the Cornhill Cemetery in Jarrell. He died on April 6, 2008 at a Harker Heights nursing home. He was born March 8, 1933 in Jarrell,...

Rosalie White

Rosalie White

April 3, 2008

Services for Rosalie White, 88, of Killeen, will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Killeen, with the Rev. Ray Zischang officiating.BRBRMrs. White died April 3, 2008, at a Temple hospital.BRBRShe was born March 9, 1920, in Llano.BRBRShe was educated in Llano. She married Oran White in 1940. She worked a telephone operator during World War II....

Franklin Wakeland

Franklin Wakeland

March 31, 2008

Services for retired Army Staff Sgt. Franklin L. Wakeland, 79, of Killeen, will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel, with Army Chaplain Capt. Douglas Kay officiating. The body will be cremated.BRBRFranklin died March 31, 2008, in a local hospital.BRBRHe was born Oct. 30, 1928, in Muscatine, Iowa.BRBRHe enlisted in the Army at the beginning of...

Bobbie Brunson

Bobbie Brunson

March 28, 2008

Services for Bobbie Brunson, 78, of Killeen, will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel in Killeen. Visitation will be held 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.BRBRBrunson died March 28, 2008, at her residence. She was born Nov. 9, 1929, in San Saba.BRBRBrunson was born to John Q. Ragsdale and Gladys Parks-Anderson. She...

Evelyn Sosby

Evelyn Sosby

March 25, 2008

Services for Evelyn Joyce Sosby, 70, of Killeen, will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Harper-Talasek Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Jimmy Towers officiating. Burial will follow at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery.BRBREvelyn died March 25, 2008.BRBRShe was born Feb. 25, 1938, in Maydelle to the late Coy and Ethel Watson.BRBRShe met and married her true...