Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Belton, Texas & Bell County

Mark Brent Jones

Mark Brent Jones

Feb 25, 2010

Belton--- Memorial services for Mark Brent Jones, 31, of Temple, will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday at the Foundation United Methodist Church with Rev. Ryan Kiplinger and Rev. Jack Riley officiating. Mr. Jones died Thursday, February 25, 2010 in a Temple hospital. He was born in Warner Robins, Georgia the son of Walter Jackson (Jack) Jones III and...

J. Curtis Goode

J. Curtis Goode

Feb 25, 2010

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W. E. Red Randolph

W. E. Red Randolph

Feb 25, 2010

Belton--- Funeral services for W. E. Red Randolph, 77, of Belton, will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, March 1, 2010, at the Dossman Funeral Chapel with Rev. Mike Randolph and Rev. John Roark officiating. Burial will follow at the North Belton Cemetery. The family will receive friends for visitation Sunday from 5-7 PM at the Dossman Funeral Home...

Dr. Will Long

Dr. Will Long

Feb 23, 2010

William Bowman Long, DDS, MD, beloved family physician, died peacefully at his home on February 23, 2010, at age 88 after a year of significant illnesses. He was born in Eddy, Texas, on June 19, 1921 to Roderick John and Esther Marguerette Bowman Long. He graduated from elementary school in Cameron and from Waco High School in 1939. After...

Weldon Fletcher Bradford

Weldon Fletcher Bradford

Feb 22, 2010

Belton- Weldon " Brad" Fletcher Bradford 83 of Cameron formerly of Belton died Monday at a Temple Hospital. Mr. Bradford was born June 24, 1926 in Belton to Otho Weldon Bradford and Evelyn Walace Bradford. He attended high school in Belton. He married Sharon Estes June 18, 1964 in Belton she preceded him in death in 2004. He served...

Eleanor Ruth Bell

Eleanor Ruth Bell

Feb 22, 2010

Belton--- Graveside funeral services for Ruth Bell, 80, of Moffat will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, February 25, 2010 at the Moffat Cemetery. The family will receive friends for visitation Wednesday evening from 6-8 PM at the Dossman Funeral Home in Belton. Mrs. Bell died Monday, February 22, 2010, in a Temple hospital. She was born March 11,...

Jo Zach Miller, Iv

Jo Zach Miller, Iv

Feb 13, 2010

Jo Zach was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1916, the son of Jo Zach Miller III and Lena Ludlow Miller. After high school, he entered the U.S. Naval Academy, having received the appointment from then Senator Harry S Truman, a close friend of his father's dating back to WWI. Nearing completion of his Academy tour, issues with his...

David Earl Holder

David Earl Holder

Feb 12, 2010

He was born June 6, 1933 to Pauline and Gilbert Holder in Waco, Texas. He married Frances Ann Bayer on January 29, 1954. He served in the United States Air Force for twenty years, and retired from the military in 1973. He worked for the Department of Public Safety in Austin and then for Southwestern Bell Telephone in Austin,...

Marlene Smith

Marlene Smith

Feb 8, 2010

Mrs. Smith was born April 18, 1936 in Florence, the daughter of James Ronald Priest and Violet Mozelle Montgomery Priest. She married Earl F. Smith January 21, 1954 in Florence. They moved to Belton in 1974. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother Redge Priest. Survivors include her husband Earl F....

Lila Jean Gholson

Lila Jean Gholson

Feb 7, 2010

Services for Lila J. Gholson, 69, of Morgan's Point Resort will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at her home, 6 Windward. Her ashes will be interred at a later date at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen. Mrs. Gholson died Sunday, Feb. 7, at a Temple hospital. She was born Dec. 17, 1940, in Franklin County, Ill., to Arol...

Gertrude Leona Griffin

Gertrude Leona Griffin

Feb 4, 2010

Services for Leona Griffin, age 76, of Morgan's Point Resort will be Monday at 2:00 PM at Dossman Funeral Chapel in Belton with Minister Joe Baisden officiating. Burial will follow in Moffat Cemetery. Mrs. Griffin died Thursday at her home in Morgan's Point Resort. She was born August 3, 1933 in Fort Worth to David and Marie (Teal) Dawson....

Dr. John Ferguson Mckenney

Dr. John Ferguson Mckenney

Feb 2, 2010

Memorial Services for Dr. John F. McKenney, age 93, of Temple will be Friday at 4:00 PM at Christ Episcopal Church with Rev. David Alwine officiating. Inurnment of his ashes will follow in the Christ Episcopal Church Columbarium. Dr. McKenney died Tuesday in a Temple nursing home. He was born April 10, 1916 in Lexington, Kentucky. He graduated Versailles...

Billy James Ward

Billy James Ward

Jan 29, 2010

Billy James Ward Funeral services for Billy James Ward, 72, of Belton, will be held at 2:00 PM Monday February 1, 2010 at the Dossman Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike Randolph officiating. Burial will follow at the North Belton Cemetery. Mr. Ward was born February 17, 1937 in Youngsport, the son of Frankie James Ward and Cynthia Estelle...

Richard Loyd Murdoch

Richard Loyd Murdoch

Jan 14, 2010

Mr. Murdoch was born September 25, 1933 in Waxahachie, the son of Cecil Loyd Murdoch and Bonnie Lou (Terrell) Murdoch. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He married Lillian Eve Curry, June 18, 1953, in Waxahachie. They lived there until moving to Irving for a short time, then in 1973 they moved to Bell County. Mr. Murdoch...

Mildred Allen

Mildred Allen

Jan 13, 2010

Mrs. Allen was born May 8, 1911 in Sparta, the daughter of Richard Elmer Hallmark and Hattie Eliza (Oldham) Hallmark. She was a 1929 graduate of Killeen High School. She moved to Belton in 1929 with her family and went to work for the AAA office. She married Jack Allen in 1932. The couple lived in Houston and Austin...

Vance L. Blunson, Jr.

Vance L. Blunson, Jr.

Jan 11, 2010

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Isidro Hernandez Cordero

Isidro Hernandez Cordero

Jan 10, 2010

Services for Isidro Hernandez-Cordero, age 29, of Belton will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM at Dossman Funeral Chapel with Father Tom Chamberlin officiating. Burial will follow in San Blas, Zacatecas, Mexico. A rosary will be recited Wednesday at 7:00 PM at Dossman Funeral home. He died Saturday in Killeen. He was born March 16, 1980 in San Blas,...

Esther Ann Cronk

Esther Ann Cronk

Jan 7, 2010

Mrs Cronk was born February 14, 1941 in Patterson New Jersey to Marinus and Esther McCourt Keyser. She married Charles Cronk May 27, 1960 in Cambridge, New York. She has been a Belton Resident for 24 years moving from New Jersey. She is survived by her husband Charles Cronk; sons Michael Cronk and Robert Cronk both of Belton; daughter...

Roberta Ann Turner

Roberta Ann Turner

Jan 6, 2010

Services for Roberta Ann Turner, age 71, of Belton will be held Friday at 3:00 PM at Dossman Funeral Chapel with Rev. Duane Hoxworth officiating. Burial will follow in Killeen Memorial Park. Ms. Turner died Wednesday at her home in Belton. She was born March 21, 1938 in Kalkaska, Michigan to Ward W. and Marjorie (Chaney) Ruttan. She was...

Billy Gene Mcguffey

Billy Gene Mcguffey

Jan 6, 2010

Private services for Billy Gene McGuffey, Sr., age 77, of Belton will be held at a later date. Mr. McGuffey died Wednesday at his home. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky August 23, 1932 to Gaylon Richard and Cozzie (Huffine) McGuffey. He married Betty Jean Holden on December 23, 1957 in San Saba. He worked Central Freight in Lampasas...