Local Obituaries for Belton, Texas & Bell County

Jul 29, 2021

Funeral services for Edwin “Dean” Youngblood, 68, of Belton, will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at the Dossman Funeral Home chapel with Billy Koinm officiating.  Burial will follow at Rest Haven Cemetery in Belton.

The family will receive friends for visitation from 5:00- 7:00 PM Monday, August 2, 2021 at Dossman Funeral Home....

Jul 29, 2021

Doreen Empress (Evans) McConnell, 66, of Copperas Cove passed away on Thursday, July 29, 2021 at a Killeen hospital.

A celebration of life for Doreen will be held on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at 1:00 PM at For Whosoever Will Ministries, 3310 Florence Road in Killeen with Bishop Shaver officiating.

Doreen was born on March...

Jul 27, 2021

Sharon Denise Cagle Petter was born at Scott and White in Temple on March 13, 1959. She was the youngest daughter of Franky and JoAnn Cagle. Denise attended Scott Elementary in Temple, then transferred across the river to Belton at the beginning of junior high. During her years at Belton High School, Denise ran track, dominating the hurdles and...

Jul 26, 2021

Mark A. Smith, 66, of Temple died Monday, July 26, 2021, at a Temple hospital after a brief battle with cancer and is now 10-42 end of watch. Mark was born in Syracuse, NY on March 19, 1955, to Leslie Floyd and Marjorie M. Smith.

Mark had an interesting life. After a short Army career as a...

Jul 26, 2021

Margie Lee (McCracken) Cecchine of New Braunfels and formerly of Belton passed away at age 79 on July 26, 2021 in New Braunfels, Texas.

Graveside services for Margie will be held on Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 10:00 AM at Rest Haven Cemetery in Belton with Pastor James Richard Hammonds officiating.

Margie was born on...

Jul 25, 2021

Funeral services for Kathy (Nail) Fritsche, 71, of Temple, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 29, 2021, at Dossman Funeral Home with Rev. Danny Brey officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Cemetery in Belton, TX. The family will receive friends for visitation Wednesday evening from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Ms. Fritsche died Sunday, July 25,...

Jul 24, 2021

Elizabeth Wedgeworth, 80, of Belton died Saturday, July 24, 2021, at a Temple nursing home. Elizabeth was born in Saucier, MS on February 2, 1941, to Doss and Ruby (Warden) Wedgeworth.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Robbin Honeycutt and two sons, David, and Douglas Warden.

She is survived by two...

Jul 17, 2021

William Joseph Herm, Jr. passed away July 17, 2021, in Belton, Texas, surrounded by his family. Bill was born May 30, 1954 in Jackson, Mississippi to Evelyn and William J. Herm. As a young boy, he was very active in the Boy Scouts, earning the rank of Eagle Scout and being inducted into the Order of the Arrow. He was...

Jul 12, 2021

Service for Wanda June Hicks, 85, of Belton will be 10 AM Saturday, July 17, 2021, at Dossman Funeral Home in Belton with H.K. Ballard officiating. Burial will follow at Moody Cemetery.

Visitation will be Friday, July 16, 2021, from 5 PM to 7 PM at Dossman Funeral Home.

Wanda died July 12, 2021, at...

Jul 11, 2021

Funeral services for Donald Ray Hutson, 61, of Belton, will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, July 15, 2021 at Heritage Country Church with Ricky Lindsey officiating. Burial will follow at Rest Haven Cemetery in Belton. The family will receive friends for visitation Wednesday evening from 5-7 PM at the Dossman Funeral Home in Belton. Mr. Hutson died Sunday, July...

Jul 11, 2021

Graveside services for Bonnie Berneta Peeples, 103+, of Belton will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, July 19, 2021, at North Belton Cemetery with Rodney Wall officiating.

Viewing will be Friday, July 16, 2021, from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM at Dossman Funeral Home.

Miss Peeples was born in...

Jul 10, 2021

Graveside service for Clifford Wayne Robbins, 58, of Killeen will be Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen at 1:00 PM . After the service, the family will have a meal at the First Baptist Church in Killeen, 3310 S. WS  Young Dr. Killeen, Texas 76542, from 2 PM to 5 PM.

Jul 3, 2021

Isael Jose Salinas, 83, of Belton passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at his home on Saturday, July 3, 2021.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, July 10, 2021 at 10:00 AM at Christ The King Catholic Church in Belton with father Sang officiating. Burial will follow at North Belton Cemetery in...

Jul 3, 2021

Ruby Lee Drake, 86, of Thorndale passed away surrounded by her loving family, Saturday, July 3, 2021 in Temple. Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 9, 2021 at 10:00 AM at Dossman Funeral Home in Belton with Marshall Bishop officiating. Burial will follow at McDowell Cemetery, 13206 FM 93, Belton, Texas 76513. Ruby was born, November 14, 1934,...

Jul 1, 2021

Funeral Mass for Adele Posey will be 10 AM Saturday August 28, 2021, at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Temple with Father John Guzaldo officiating. Burial will be 2 PM Saturday August 28, 2021, at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Taylor.

Visitation will be Friday, August 27, 2021, from 6 PM to 7 PM with a Rosary...

Jul 1, 2021

Service for Joe Randall Cloninger, “Randy”,65, of Belton will be 10 Am Thursday, July 8, 2021, at Dossman Funeral Home in Belton, Texas.

Randy was born on January 6th, 1956, in Marshall, Texas. Randy has been a Killeen-Bell County resident since moving here as a child with his parents; Doyle and Glenda Hardin. Randy loved life, his...

Jul 1, 2021

Today, July 1, 2021,  we lost a great woman, our mother Shirley Bone. Granny as everyone called her always told it like it was and never pulled any punches, all old school. She lost a short fight to a very aggressive cancer early Thursday morning. A graveside service for Shirley will be held on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at 10:00...

Jun 30, 2021

A celebration of life luncheon will be held for Polly Daniel Spears, 11:00 AM, Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at the Belton Church of Christ Welcome Center.

Mrs. Spears died June 30, 2021 in a Temple hospital.

Born Victoria Lucille "Polly" Morgan, October 21, 1927, in Bakersfield, California, Mrs. Spears was the daughter of Bayless J....

Jun 28, 2021

Jacqueline Faye Fields

Jackie went to join her Lord and Savior in Heaven on June 28, 2021. She was born in Easton, Maryland June 12, 1961 to Jessie Moran and Jack Bambary.

She is survived...

Jun 27, 2021

Joan French Blackburn of San Antonio, Texas passed away peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior on June 27, 2021 in Belton, Texas after a lengthy illness.  She was 86.

Joan and her twin brother Huey were born in Queen City, Texas to Dewitt and Myrtle French on February 16, 1935.  The family lived mostly in...