All Obituaries

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 17, 1933, to August and Helena Janke in East Prussia. She suffered many atrocities of World War II. She never dwelled on her past, and very seldom...

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 was an expert rifleman. Richard then moved to Harker Heights, Texas where he had his son Antonio Burton in 1986. He enjoyed spending time with his son...

Delmer Van Findley, affectionately known as “Dell”, gracefully transitioned into the afterlife and joined the ancestors on September 19, 2022. He was 67 years young living in a Group Home in Missouri City, Texas. Delmer was born to William and Martha Findley at Ft. Chaffee, Arkansas on October 29, 1954. Growing up in a military family, Delmer traveled frequently with his parents and two siblings living in Arkansas, Texas, Kentucky, and Munich, Germany. A faithful Christian,...

Thelma Jean Montgomery French passed away Friday, September 16, 2022 in Round Rock, TX. Thelma was born July 30, 1933 in Miles, TX. She married Norman French in Austin, TX in 1955 and they moved around with his career in the USAF. Thelma retired from the City of Austin WWW Department in 1994. Thelma & Norman owned & operated the Lakeside Motosport race track where their family & friends made many wonderful memories and where she ran the best concession stand around. She enjoyed...

Alice Rose Brunette, 75, of Killeen, passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2022 at a local hospital.  Alice was born on July 10, 1947 in Brownwood, Michigan to parents, Bernice (Cocking) and Gilbert L. Brunette. She spent many years as an 8th grade history history teacher at Smith Middle School on Fort Hood, and won Teacher of the Year in 1987. She was also very active in the church she attended, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Copperas Cove, Texas. Alice was a wonderful...

Deloris Charping, age 92, passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2022 in Killeen, Texas.  Visitation and Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 16 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Killeen beginning at 10:00 am.  Burial will follow at Maxdale Cemetery. Deloris was born to Albert and Maudie Lancaster on July 12, 1930 in Houston, Arkansas.  She married the love of her life, Coy Charping on March 24, 1952 in Hot Springs, Arkansas.  She is preceded in death by...

Joseph Tolbert Jr., age 84, passed away on Monday, August 29, 2022 in Copperas Cove, Texas. Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 2 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Killeen beginning at 8am. Burial will follow with Military Honors being rendered at Central Texas State Veteran's Cemetery. Joseph was born on May 21, 1938 in Charleston, South Carolina. He joined the U.S. Army where he served as a food service specialist for 16 years, and spent 2 years serving in Vietnam,...

Carol Jean (CJ) Kretschmar Lucksinger-Hogue, 68, died after a battle with cancer on August 25, 2022, at MD Anderson Hospital in Houston, Texas.  She was born, November 25, 1953, in Cameron, Texas, daughter of Adolph Alois Kretschmar and Theresa Horvath. CJ graduated from C.H. Yoe High School in 1972 and received a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas A&M University in 1994.  She began teaching in 1994 in Killeen, Harker Heights, and Fort Hood schools as a middle and...

Anthony “Will” Alan Wilson, 55, of Henderson, KY, passed away on August 22, 2022, in Dallas, TX. Service with Military Honors will be held on Thursday, September 22 at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen beginning at noon. A visitation will be held Wednesday, September 21 from 6-8 pm at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Killeen. Anthony was born on January 23, 1967, in Henderson, KY to Darlene Hope and Ernest Wilson. Anthony entered the Army on October 2, 1989, as an...

Daryl Bishop of Killeen passed away August 17th at home with family. He was born in Oakland, CA to Thomas L. Bishop and Vera Scott Bishop. He grew up in Killeen and graduated from Killeen High School in 1955. He was a lifelong member of the Plumber/Pipefitters Local 529 in Waco, Texas. He married Patricia Shine in 1963. They had 59 years together. He lived life to the fullest, enjoying many activities including roping and rodeo events, bow fishing, SCUBA diving. Later in life he enjoyed...