Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Belton, Texas & Bell County

Binh Nguyen

Binh Nguyen

Apr 6, 2019

Funeral services for Binh Van Nguyen, 52, of Everett, Washington, will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, April 10, 2019, at Memorial Baptist Church in Temple.   Burial will be at a later date in Washington State with Full Military Honors.

The Family will receive friends for visitation 10AM -12 Noon on Friday, April...

Diane E. Gryseels

Diane E. Gryseels

Apr 6, 2019

Funeral services for Diane E. Gryseels, 74, of Temple, will be held at 2 PM Saturday, April 13, 2019, at Memorial Baptist Church in Temple.

The family will receive friends for visitation 10 AM- 12 PM Friday April 12, 2019 at the Dossman Funeral Chapel in Belton. Ms. Gryseels died Saturday April 6, 2019 in LaGrange. Ms. Gryseels...

Jane Baucum Baird

Jane Baucum Baird

Apr 5, 2019

Jane Baucum Baird

Jane Baucum Baird died suddenly 5 April 2019 in Belton, Texas. She was born 30 October 1946 in Houston, Texas, the second of six children, to parents Archie Winford Baucum and Lynn Greusel Baucum.

She was 4 years old when the family moved from...

Jerry L. Malina

Jerry L. Malina

Apr 1, 2019

The soul of beloved husband, father, P-Pa and friend, Jerry Lee Malina Jr., left this earthly plane April 1st, 2019. He was surrounded by family, as he had been since entering the ICU at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Temple, Texas on March 4th.

Jerry was born in Marfa, and loved returning to his roots...

Chad Rancelee Bruton

Chad Rancelee Bruton

Apr 1, 2019

Funeral Services for Chad Rancelee Bruton, 50, of Temple  will be held at 10 AM Monday April 8, at Dossman Funeral Home in Belton with H.K. Ballard officiating. Burial will follow at North Belton Cemetery in Belton.

Mr. Bruton died Monday April 1, at his home in Temple.

He...

Dorothy "Dottie" Mcdaniel Baird

Dorothy "Dottie" Mcdaniel Baird

Apr 1, 2019

Dorothy McDaniel Baird

March 31, 1924 – April 1, 2019

Dorothy Baird, 95, of Belton passed away peacefully on Monday, April 1, 2019 after living a very full and happy life.  “Dottie” was born to Ottis and Valerie McDaniel on March 31, 1924 in Edcouch, Texas and married Glenn R. Baird,Sr. April 3, 1943 in...

Joseph Samuel Robertson, Jr.

Joseph Samuel Robertson, Jr.

Mar 31, 2019

Joseph Samuel Robertson, Jr., beloved brother, husband, father, and grandfather passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2019 at Scott & White Medical Center in Temple, Texas.  He was born June 28, 1937, in Danville, Virginia, to Joseph Samuel Robertson, Sr. and Lucille Hubbard Robertson.

Robertson began his career at seventeen in the United States Army in 1955. ...

Mary James Watson

Mary James Watson

Mar 31, 2019

Mary J Watson, age 71, of Belton, TX went to be with her Lord on Sunday, March 31 st , 2019. She passed peacefully in her home in Belton. She was born December 14 th , 1947 to James and Mary (Elizabeth) Minghini of Temple, TX. She was a graduate of Belton High School in the class of 1965....

Eric Ross Forrest

Eric Ross Forrest

Mar 28, 2019

Eric Ross Forrest, 43, of Temple passed away on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at his home in Temple.

A visitation for Eric will be held on Saturday, April 6, 2019 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon at Dossman Funeral Home in Belton.

Eric was born on May 1, 1975 in Temple, Texas. He attended school...

John Thomas Stubbs, Ii.

John Thomas Stubbs, Ii.

Mar 26, 2019

John Thomas Stubbs, II, 20, of Killeen and formerly of Belton passed away on March 26, 2019 near Florence, Texas.

A memorial service for John will be held on Monday, April 8, 2019 at 1:00 PM at the Dossman Funeral Home chapel in Belton with Rev. Jeremy Franks officiating.

John was born on April 26,...

Donald Ray Heller

Donald Ray Heller

Mar 24, 2019

Donald Ray Heller, 70, of Salado passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2019 at Baylor-Scott and White Hospital in Temple.

A memorial service for Don will be held on Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 2:00 PM at the Dossman Funeral Home chapel in Belton with Rev. Steve Vaughn officiating. Military honors will be rendered at the service...

Kathleen Elizabeth Alba

Kathleen Elizabeth Alba

Mar 23, 2019

Kathleen Elizabeth Alba, 68, of Temple passed away on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at her home in Temple.

A memorial service for Kathleen will be held on Friday, March 29, 2019 at 2:00 PM at her home in Temple with Beth...

Richard William Cottrell

Richard William Cottrell

Mar 21, 2019

Memorial services for Richard William Cottrell, 75 of Belton, formerly of Nevada, will be held at 2 PM Friday, March 29, 2019, at the Dossman Funeral Home Chapel with Minister H. K. Ballard officiating.

Mr. Cottrell died Thursday, March 21, 2019, in a Temple hospital. Mr. Cottrell was born October 6, 1943, in Pontiac, Illinois, the son of...

Robert "Bob" Donald Lutker

Robert "Bob" Donald Lutker

Mar 18, 2019

Funeral services for Robert "Bob" Donald Lutker, 89, of Belton will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, March 21, 2019, at Dossman Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Jordan Hubbard officiating.   Burial will be 9:00 AM, Thursday, March 28, 2019 at the Central Texas Veterans Cemetery with Minister Ritchie Hamm officiating.

The family will receive friends for visitation 1:00...

Robert Andrus Steinbauer

Robert Andrus Steinbauer

Mar 13, 2019

Robert Andrus Steinbauer was born on the second floor of his family home on May 20, 1926.  He grew up in that house in Niles, Michigan, and met his future wife, June Young, as a child.  He was an only child and influenced by his mother, the first in the family to have a college degree and his father,...

Nova Louise Seale

Nova Louise Seale

Mar 13, 2019

Nova Louise (Jackson) Seale left this earthly home and entered her heavenly home on March 13, 2019 at the age of 84, in Temple, TX.

Services will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, March 23 at Dossman Funeral Home in Belton, TX. Graveside service will be reserved for immediate family at...

Ruth Ann Mckenzie

Ruth Ann Mckenzie

Mar 12, 2019

Funeral services for Ruth Ann McKenzie, 53, of Belton, will be held at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at the Dossman Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Darren Rich officiating.  Burial will follow at the Val Verde Cemetery.

Mrs. McKenzie died Tuesday, March 12, 2019 in a Temple hospital. Mrs. McKenzie was born April 28, 1965, in Temple,...

Julie Cromer

Julie Cromer

Mar 9, 2019

JULIE ANN CROMER Julie Ann Cromer slipped quietly from this life to the next in the late evening of March 9, 2019, at her home in Belton, Texas. She was surrounded, as always, by the love of her family. Julie began her life in Bozeman, Montana, on a Monday morning just before dawn, June 10, 1968. She was the first...

Beth Cheatham

Beth Cheatham

Mar 9, 2019

Anna Elizabeth (Beth) Loftus Cheatham was born November 11,1947 in Shreveport, Louisiana to John and Elizabeth Sims Loftus . She spent her early days in Stonewall, Louisiana where she grew up on a dairy farm. She milked cows before and after school with her father after her brother, Pat, left for college. After graduating from Stonewall High School as...

Oliver J Pratt

Oliver J Pratt

Mar 6, 2019

Oliver James Pratt Oliver James Pratt, one of our few remaining World War II veterans,  passed away on March 6, 2019 at the age of 94.  A grave side service will be held in his honor at Resthaven Cemetery, Belton, Texas on Monday, March 11, 2019 at 2 p.m. Mr Pratt volunteered in 1943 for...