Shirley Wiggins

April 20, 2023

Celebration of Life

of

Mrs. Shirley Ruth Neblett-Wiggins

Sunrise: November 2, 1945 ~ Sunset: April 20, 2023

Saturday, April 29, 2023

12:00 P.M.

“Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is...

Connie Smith-Holmes

April 14, 2023

Connie Marie Holmes Smith, better known to those around her as "Cookie", 74, of Killeen, passed away on April 14, 2023. Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, April 19 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Killeen beginning at 11 am. Committal and Military Honors will follow at Central Texas State Veteran's Cemetery promptly at...

Judy Kilpatrick

April 7, 2023

Judy Theresa Kilpatrick, 75, of Killeen, Texas, passed away on Friday, April 7 at her home. Funeral service will be held at Central Christian Church on Saturday, April 15 at 10 am. A visitation will be held the evening prior, from 6-8 pm at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Killeen. Committal will take place at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery...

Laurence Drozdowski

April 6, 2023

Laurence James Drozdowski, 76, of Killeen passed away on Thursday, April 6, 2023. There are no services set at this time.

Laurence was born on July 21, 1946 in Rahway, New Jersey to parents Theodore Joseph Drozdowski and Helen Anne Hamara.

Jewel Byers

April 2, 2023

Jewel Marie Byers, 97, of Lindale, Texas, passed away on April 2, 2023. Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, April 11 at First Baptist Church in Killeen beginning at 1 pm. Visitation will be held the evening prior at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Killeen from 5-7 pm.

Jewel was born on February 5, 1926, in Killeen,...

Mary Hughes

March 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...

Jo Ann Thompson-Johnson

March 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...

Carina Harper

March 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...

Sun "Sunshine" Edwards

March 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...

Linda Duckworth

March 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...

Robert "Bob" Kunard

March 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...

Lyndal Parmer

March 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.

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Lora Jarma

February 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...

Mary Bivens

February 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.

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Marita Burke

February 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.

Richard (Rich) Miles

February 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...

Joaquin Trevino

February 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....

Ernest Higginbotham

January 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...

Lloyd Herbert

January 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...

Eula Carrier

January 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....