All Obituaries

Joan Warrick, age 86 of Belton, passed away Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at Scott & White Hospital in Temple. Graveside services will be held at 10 am Friday, July 30, 2021 at North Belton Cemetery in Belton, Texas with Bill Elliott officiating. Pallbearers will be Ty Warrick, Trey Warrick, Trever Warrick, Nathan Warrick, Kory Walker, and Jimmy Golden. Joan was born on August 12, 1934 to Frank and Bonnie Baliek in Thorndale, Texas. She attended school at Tivy High School in Kerrville,...

Mikki Schneider, age 91 of Belton, passed from this life in Harker Heights on Monday, July 26, 2021.  A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mikki was born on June 25, 1930 to Frank and Inga Rigenhagen in Jackson, Minnesota. She married Lyle Gieseke in 1950. Their union produced 4 children of whom she was very proud. She married Maurice Schneider in 1974 and lost him to illness in 1985. Mikki spent 1 year at Macalester College in St. Paul,...

Susan M. Franklin, age 79 of Belton, passed away Saturday, July 24, 2021 at home. A time of visitation will be held from 5-7 pm Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Belton. Susan was born on August 18, 1941 to Mr. and Mrs. LeeRoy McEvoy in Chicago, Illinois. Sue Tomion had this to say about her best friend: “Susan was a wonderful friend, my best friend! She was sincere, trustworthy, (could be counted on to keep our childhood secrets). She always looked on the...

Funeral service for Celia Galindo-Garza, 67, of Grand prairie Texas will be 11 am Saturday( July 31st)  at Harper-Talasek Chapel.   Ms. Garza was born September 26, 1953, in San Saba Texas to the late Marcos Lopez Garza and Labrada Galindo Garza. She was raised in Killeen, Texas. Mrs. Garza died July 22, 2021 She was the third of seven children, and was proceeded in death by her parents, her daughter Angelena Monjaraz, her granddaughter Crystal Monjaraz, and her...

Brian Hall was born on May 17, 1990, in Killeen, Texas. He died unexpectedly on July 21st, 2021, at the age of 31 in Harker Heights, Texas. Brian is survived by his mother, Jessica Uvalle, his wife, Elisa Hall, and his children, Jayden Hall, Ethen Hall, and Railee Rodriguez, his grandparents, James and Minerva Howley, his siblings, Brandon Hall, Brittany Hall, and Alyssa Rivera. He is predeceased by his father, Hugh Michael Hall. Brian was a loving father, devoting his life to the...

Gayle D. Lewis, age 91 of Oenaville, died Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at a local care center. A private graveside service will be held at the Oenaville Cemetery. Public viewing will be held at Harper-Talasek Funeral Home in Temple, Thursday, July 22, 2021 from 1-5 pm. Mrs. Lewis was born on June 4, 1930 in Oenaville, Texas, to the late G. G. Davis and Ione McGlaun Davis. She graduated from Temple High School in 1947 and  attended Hieronymus Business School in Temple, graduating in 1948. She...

Nancy Helen Smith-Parnell, age 98 of Belton, died Monday, July 19, 2021, in a Temple nursing home. A memorial service will be held at 11 am Friday, July 23, 2021 at Salado United Methodist Church. Nancy was born December 2, 1922 to Alfred and Mabel Smith of Jarrell, Texas. She graduated from Salado High School in 1940. She married Fred G. Parnell in 1942 in Belton. She worked at the VA Hospital in Temple from 1952-1983 and then Scott & White Hospital from 1984-2004. Nancy is preceded...

Kerson Andrew Cruz was born in the "Boogie Down" Bronx, New York to Noemi & Francisco Lugo, April 2, 1985. He passed away on July 17, 2021. Kerson was a dedicated and hardworking man. He loved working at Texas Speed and Performance, where he was valued by his boss and co-workers. His passion was cars.  He was loved by everyone he met, and his laugh was contagious, he would crack you when he laughed. Kerson loved being a dad, he was his children's number one...

Curtice Howard Brennan, Sr., age 80 of Belton, passed away Thursday, July 15, 2021 at Baylor Scott & White Hospital in Temple. Graveside services will be held at 12 noon Friday, July 23, 2021 at Temple Garden of Memories in Temple. Curtice was born on January 8, 1941 to Harry and Harriett Walker in Flint, Michigan. He loved motorcycles and often passed the time woodworking. He also enjoyed tinkering around the house. Curtice was preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Harriett...

Graveside services for Rosa Linda Sauseda, 75, of Temple will be 10 am Saturday, July 17 at Old Perry Cemetery in Moody, Texas. Mrs. Sauseda passed away Wednesday, July 14 in Temple. Rosa Linda Sauseda was born June 15, 1946, in Temple, Texas to Daniel Ervia Maldonado and Rosa Maldonado. She married Cirilo “Johnny” Sauseda, Jr., and he preceded her in death. Mrs. Sauseda worked for the Haywood factory, for HEB #2 in Temple for five years, and was a Food Service Supervisor for...