All Obituaries

Violet S. Howell, age 95 of Temple, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2020.  Graveside services will be held at 1:30 pm Saturday, January 18 at Temple Garden of Memories. A time of visitation with the family will be from 10 to 11:30 am, prior to the service, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple.  A memorial service is to be held at a later date in Rockdale. Violet was born June 30, 1924 to Harry R. Shurr and Violet Hummell Shurr in Sinking Springs, PA.  She graduated from...

Funeral services for SFC (Ret) Gregory B. Smiley, 66, of Killeen, will be at 1:30 p.m. at Harper-Talasek Chapel in Killeen with  Reverend Sung Kim and  Reverend John Hallum officiating. Interment will follow at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery. Mr. Smiley died January 8, 2020, in a Round Rock hospital.  He was born January 15, 1953, in Birmingham, Alabama. He is survived by his wife, Sonja Smiley of Killeen, Texas.

Joshua Allen Reyner was born on February 9th, 2004 and took the world by storm soon thereafter.  He approached all endeavors with a full head of steam, and he had little restraint in his zest for life. He loved fiercely and lacked boundaries.  He was quick to offer an infectious smile, and he cherished the opportunity to make others laugh.  Josh was silly.  His life’s journey was not an easy one.  He was presented with a difficult path and faced a number of...

Services for Doris Norene Edwards, 97, of Killeen, will be Tuesday January 7, 2020 at 10 am at the Killeen Church of Christ, 400 W. S. Young Dr. Killeen, Texas 76543. Interment will follow at Killeen City Cemetery. Doris passed away peacefully at her home on January 2, 2020. Doris was born in Elijah, Texas on October 26, 1922, to Jeff and Margaret Allman. As a child she grew up in the Clear Creek Community and went on to play ladies fastpitch softball for the Killeen City Merchants. Doris...

Early on the morning of December 29, 2019, Louis Antonio Ruiz Sr. joined his beloved wife, Marcella Olivares Ruiz, in the eternal care of our Lord Jesus Christ.  He was 90 years old. Visitation will be on Monday, January 6, 2020, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple, Texas, from 5 to 8 pm, with Rosary recited at 7 pm.  Services will be at 10:00 am on Tuesday, January 7, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church.  Interment will follow at Bellwood Memorial Cemetery. Born...

Queen Elizabeth Thompson, 91 of Troy, passed away Sunday, December 29, 2019.  A funeral service will be held today, January 3, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home Chapel in Temple.  Visitation will be held from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. prior to the service.  Burial services will follow at Bellwood Memorial Park and Cemetery. Queen Elizabeth was born January 15, 1928 to Norman G. And Maggie Ethel (Bouldin) McGregor in Pendleton, Texas.  She was named...

J.C. “Cotton” Carver, 93 of Belton, passed away Sunday, December 29, 2019.  A funeral service will be held on Friday, January 3, 2019 at 10:30 AM at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Belton with Tom Bever officiating.  Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 PM on Thursday, January 2, 2019 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Belton.  Burial to follow services in North Belton Cemetery. J.C. was born June 21, 1926 to Wade Carlton and Eula Mae (Pickett) Carver in Iowa...

Wayne Harvey Bacon, Jr., 88, of Killeen passed away December 22, 2019.Visitation will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, December 29, 2019, at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Killeen. A graveside service will be held at 11a.m. Monday, December 30, 2019, at Killeen Memorial Parkwith First Baptist Church Associate Pastor Tim McKeown officiating. Harvey was born in Killeen, Texas, on August 31, 1931, to Harvey and Eula Bacon. Until the age of five, he lived on a ranch, three miles from Palo...

Annie Lee (Liles) Adams, 86 of Temple, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2019. A graveside service will be held on Friday, December 27, 2019 at 10:00 AM at Roberts Cemetery in Troy.  Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 PM on Thursday, December 26, 2019 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple.  Annie was born July 10, 1933 to Samuel Augustine and Armintie Lee (Clayton) Liles in Lott, Texas.  She loved cook, tending her rose bushes, she was a bird watcher especially...

Milagros Burgos Rivera was born November 29, 1947, in Santurce, Puerto Rico. Of Jose Burgos Rodriguez and Monserrate Rivera. She married Felix Torres Jr. April 19, 1969. She was a military spouse for 22 years. In May 1988, she started her career in child development field, attended Central Texas College to specialize in the field. She started caring for children at home and later established Tweedy Day Care in Killeen, which she operated until August 2013. Then she moved to Kinderland...