Local Obituaries for Belton, Texas & Bell County

Richard William Gilbert

Jul 31, 2020

Services for Richard William Gilbert, 83, of Belton will be 10 Am Friday in Bell Plains Cemetery. Mr. Gilbert died July 31, 2020 at a Temple hospital.

He was born June 3, 1937 in Clearfield, Pennsylvania to Richard Gilbert and Mary Undercoffier. He married Lynell Cassidy in 1959, she preceded him in death in 2010. He served...

Zelma Ruth Whitmire

Jul 29, 2020

Graveside services for Zelma Ruth Whitmire, 100, of Nolanville, Texas will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, July 31, at McDowell Cemetery, 13206 FM 93, Belton, Texas with Robert Mattson of Waco, Texas conducting the service and providing the music. Mrs. Whitmire passed away on July 29, 2020 at Lampasas Nursing and Rehab in Lampasas, Texas. Dossman Funeral Home...

Thomas Kirkham

Jul 29, 2020

Thomas Arthur Kirkham, 79 of Belton, Texas passed away on July 28, 2020 surrounded by loved ones at his beloved residence in Belton, Texas following a battle with Parkinsons for six years. Tommy was born in Rio Hondo, Texas August 28, 1940, the firstborn child of James and Dorothy Kirkham.  Tommy attended schools in San Antonio and...

Judith Hays

Jul 28, 2020

Judith Hays, 75, of Temple, passed away July 28, 2020 at Everest Rehabilitation Hospital in Temple, Texas after complications following heart surgery and pneumonia. Judith was born October 31, 1944 in Piedmont, Missouri. She married the love of her life and soulmate Lester Hays on July 4, 1983 and they moved to Texas from Missouri in 1986. Judith had...

Deana Mae Ricciardi

Jul 27, 2020

Cricket’s Story Deana (Hankus) Ricciardi, 49, of Belton passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, July 27, 2020 at her home in Belton. Her journey began on January 18, 1971, in Temple, Texas. Cricket graduated from Calvary Baptist in 1987. She later graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Mary-Hardin Baylor in...

Mary Beaty

Jul 27, 2020

Mary Ellen Beaty(Nuthman)

August 17, 1930- July 27 2020

Mary Ellen Beaty passed away peacefully at her daughter’s home in Belton, Texas after a long illness.  She is survived by her husband of 70 years, Bill Beaty, children Scott, Darla and Mark, sister Joy Calvert, brother Edward Williams, as well as a number of grandchildren,...

Lisa Dianne Dalton

Jul 27, 2020

Funeral Services for Lisa Dianne Dalton, 51, of Temple, will be held at 2 PM Saturday, August 1, 2020, at the Vista Community Church in Temple with Charlotte Mick officiating.  Burial will follow at the Pendelton Cemetery.

Viewing will be from 4-7 PM Friday, July 31, 2020 at the Dossman Funeral Home. Mrs. Dalton died Monday, July...

Corina Adame

Jul 26, 2020

Corina Saldana Adame was born to Dolores L and Fidel Saldana in Mercedes, TX on November 19, 1929. She married Noe Adame in Mercedes on July 1, 1951, then moving with their three children to Killeen, TX.  She answered to the names of Mom, Momo, Connie and Auntie Cori and has cherished family across the state of Texas who...

Thelma Buchanan

Jul 25, 2020

Thelma Mae (Susie) Turnbo Buchanan passed away at the age of 98 on July 25, 2020, in a local nursing home.  She was born December 10, 1921, in Youngsport, Texas, to Mary Ada & Andrew Jackson (Big Jack) Turnbo.  She married Archie Buchanan on November 19, 1938, in Ding Dong, Texas.  She worked as a Teacher’s Aide at Southwest Elementary...

Jesse Lane Aubrey, Sr.

Jul 21, 2020

Funeral services for Jesse L. Aubrey, 61, of Killeen, will be held at 1 PM,  Friday, July 31, 2020, at the Dossman Funeral Home Chapel.  Burial will follow at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen. Mr. Aubrey died Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at his home in Killeen. Mr. Aubrey was born December 11, 1958 in Monroe, Louisiana, the...

James L Burrell

Jul 19, 2020

On August 7, 1939, James Lorenzo Burrell was the seventh child born to the parentage of Napoleon and Delia Burrell. Six brothers and sisters preceded him in death as well as an infant son.

James accepted Christ at an early age uniting with a church in Weldon.  He was brought up in a Christian home and learned...

David R. Marmon

Jul 19, 2020

Funeral services for David R. Marmon, 72 of Belton, will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, July 25, 2020, at the Dossman Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. John Roark Officiating.  Burial will follow at the North Belton Cemetery.

Mr. Marmon died Sunday, July 19, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Marmon was born November...

Betty Jean Wilkins

Jul 2, 2020

Betty Jean Wilkins, 82, of Belton, Texas, entered her eternal life July 2, 2020.  She passed away at Park Place Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation where she resided with her husband, Ray Wilkins.

Betty was born May 31, 1938 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Willie J. Olive and Bertha Morris Olive.  Her early years were spent in Slaton,...

Shari Cunningham Wilson

Jul 1, 2020

Private family services will be Wednesday, July 8, 2020 for Shari Cunningham Wilson, 82, of Belton. Public viewing will be on Tuesday, July, 2020 from 12 Noon- 5 PM at Dossman Funeral Home in Belton. Shari passed away peacefully at home Wednesday, July 1, 2020, with her family by her side.

Shari was born February 28, 1938,...

Johnny Lee Hilliard

Jun 27, 2020

Johnny Lee Hilliard, 81 of Temple, was called to enter the gates of heaven June 27, 2020, at a hospital in Austin, with his wife Sharon Hilliard by his side. He was born July 13, 1938 in Belton, to Artie Lee Winslow Hilliard and Johnie Virginia Hamby Hilliard. He married after High School and had 3 children and divorced in...

Steven H. Ling

Jun 26, 2020

Steven “Swede” Ling, 74, passed away on Friday, June 26 at a local care facility.

He was born February 5, 1946 in Willmar, Minnesota to Howard and Stella Ling.  He graduated from Kerkhoven High School in 1964 and joined the US Navy serving from 1965 to 1969.

On July 30, 1967 he married his high...

Kenneth Eugene Allen

Jun 25, 2020

Kenneth Eugene Allen Sr, 64 of Troy, died Thursday, June 25, 2020, at his home.

Mr. Allen was born July 21, 1955, in Temple, the son of Darrell Eugene Allen and Yvonne Marie Dietz Allen.   He was a truck driver. He also worked for Rockwool.  He was a lifetime resident of Bell County.

Survivors include...

Doran "Dc" Calvin Perryman

Jun 23, 2020

Doran Calvin Perryman, aged 95, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020, following a lengthy and valiant battle with Parkinson’s Disease. A graveside service will be celebrated at 10:00 on Saturday morning, June 27, at Moody Leon Cemetery on Buckhorn Cemetery Road, Moody, Texas. Mr. Perryman was born February 25, 1925 in Moody, the oldest son of...

Virginia M. Hickerson

Jun 22, 2020

Funeral services Virginia Hickerson, 101, of Belton, will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, at North Belton Cemetery with Rev. Steve Vaughn officiating.

Visitation will be from 1-5 PM Thursday, at the Dossman Funeral Home.

Mrs. Hickerson died Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at a Belton nursing home.

Mrs. Hickerson was born June 22,...

Elias Gutierrez

Jun 21, 2020

Funeral services for Elias Gutierrez, 50, of Belton, will be held at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at the Dossman Funeral Home with Rev. Ben Gutierrez officiating.  Burial will follow at the North Belton Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 3-7 PM Tuesday evening with a Prayer service at 7:00 PM

Mr. Gutierrez died Sunday,...