Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Belton, Texas & Bell County

Doris Ruth Ballard

Doris Ruth Ballard

Jan 10, 2018

Doris Ruth Bowens Ballard, 67, was born in Temple, Texas was the daughter of Frankie Mae Williams Irving and Jimmy Bowens of Richard, TX.

She attended Kashmere High School and was a member of the Thunder Soul Marching Band under the direction of Conrad “Prof” Johnson. She graduated from Kashmere in 1968 and...

Richard D. Hand

Richard D. Hand

Jan 9, 2018

Memorial services for Richard D. Hand, 50, of Thorndale, will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, January 13, 2018 at Dossman Funeral Home Chapel with David Etheredge officiating.

The family will receive friends for visitation at 9 AM prior to the service at  Dossman Funeral Home.

Mr. Hand died...

James "Jim" Coleman

James "Jim" Coleman

Jan 6, 2018

Texas' most avid angler has passed away in Temple, TX and not on a lake. A resident of the Brookdale Meridian Skilled Care facility, James "Jim" Richard Coleman, 89, was called to be with the other fishers of men on Saturday, January 6, 2018. His big catch came when he married Willa Dean in May of 1982. She resides...

David "Shep" Shepperd

David "Shep" Shepperd

Jan 5, 2018

David “Shep” Shepperd A celebration of life for David “Shep” Shepperd, 58, of Belton will be held at 10:00am Tuesday, January 9th at the 3C Cowboy Fellowship in Salado. Burial will be at 2:00pm at North Belton Cemetery.

On January 5th at 6:35pm Shep lost his 6.5-year battle with cancer, pain free, surrounded by loved ones.

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Frank Lynn Guerra

Frank Lynn Guerra

Jan 3, 2018

Memorial services for Frank Lynn Guerra, 57, of Belton will be held at 10:00 AM Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at Christ the King Catholic Church with Father Kim officiating.

Mr. Guerra died Wednesday, January 3, 2018 in a Belton Nursing Home.

Mr. Guerra...

Kenneth G. Townsend

Kenneth G. Townsend

Jan 1, 2018

Funeral services for Kenneth G. Townsend, 94, of Salado, will be held at 2:30 PM, Friday, January 5, 2018 at First Baptist Church in Salado.  Burial will follow at the Salado Cemetery.

The family will receive friends for visitation one hour before the services on Friday at the church. Mr. Townsend died Monday in a Bartlett nursing home....

Billie E. Killingsworth

Billie E. Killingsworth

Dec 29, 2017

Services for Billie E. Killingsworth, 87, of Belton, will be 11 AM Wednesday January  3, 2018 at Dossman Funeral Home, with Joe Ritchie officiating.

Burial will follow at Salado Cemetery in Salado , Texas .

Mrs. Killingsworth died Friday, December 29, 2017 ,...

Billy Jack Weaver

Billy Jack Weaver

Dec 29, 2017

Services for Billy Jack Weaver, 88 of Temple will be 1 PM  Friday January 5, 2017 at Dossman Funeral Home in Belton with reverends Kerry Sharp and Tim Foster officiating. Burial will follow at North Belton Cemetery. Mr. Weaver passed from this earth to his heavenly home on December 29, 2017 at his home in Temple. He was born...

Jessie Foster

Jessie Foster

Dec 29, 2017

The youngest of 13 children, Jessie Hamrick Foster was born on November 29, 1919 in Bell County, Texas to Frank and Parmer Hamrick. She went to heaven to join the Lord and her beloved Wilbur on December 29, 2017.

Jessie married the love of her life, Wilbur Riley Foster on May 14, 1938. They were married 75...

James Blake Schaub

James Blake Schaub

Dec 29, 2017

Funeral services for James Blake Schaub, 33, of Dayton, Ohio, will be held at 10:00 AM Monday, January 8, 2018, at the Dossman Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Steve Saucer officiating.   Burial will follow at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen. The family will receive friends for visitation Sunday January 7, 2018 at the Dossman Funeral Home...

Lendora "Linda" Pace

Lendora "Linda" Pace

Dec 27, 2017

Memorial service for Lendora “Linda” Pace, 85, of Temple, formerly of Moody, will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, January 13, 2018, at Immanuel Lutheran Church auditorium with Chaplain Terry Kennedy officiating.

Mrs. Pace died Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at a Temple nursing home.

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Marjorie Newberry

Marjorie Newberry

Dec 24, 2017

Funeral services for Marjorie Mae Newberry, 94, of Belton, will be held at 10 AM Friday, December 29, 2017, at the Belton Church of Christ with Tom Bever officiating.  A private family burial will be at the North Belton Cemetery.

The family will receive friends for visitation following the funeral service at the church building Friday.

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Mildred Kirksey

Mildred Kirksey

Dec 24, 2017

Funeral services for Mildred P. Kirksey, 93, of Pasadena, formerly of Belton, will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, January 4, 2018 at the Dossman Funeral Home Chapel with family officiating.

The family will receive friends for visitation from 9-10 AM Thursday morning before the service.

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Dr. Patricia O'Connor

Dr. Patricia O'Connor

Dec 23, 2017

Dr. Patricia O'Connor, 92, of Belton passed away on Saturday, December 23, 2017 at Scott and White Hospital in Temple. A Mass of Christian burial will be held on Friday, December 29, 2017 at 9:30 AM at Christ The King Catholic Church in Belton with Bishop Joe Vasquez officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Temple. Patricia was born...

Verna Thweatt

Verna Thweatt

Dec 23, 2017

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Paula Montero Castillo

Paula Montero Castillo

Dec 22, 2017

Funeral services for Paula Montero Castillo, 83, of Belton, formerly of Mexico, will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, December 30, 2017 at the Dossman Funeral Home Chapel.   Burial will follow at the North Belton Cemetery.

The family will receive friends for visitation Friday evening at the Funeral Home....

Dr. Jon Allan Howell

Dr. Jon Allan Howell

Dec 22, 2017

Dr. Jon Allan Howell was called home by his Lord and Savior on Friday, December 22, 2017 at the age of 74. He passed away after fighting a courageous battle to recover from a ruptured brain aneurysm, followed by a heart attack at Baylor Scott and White Hospital in Temple.  His wife and children were...

Joe Henry Brown

Joe Henry Brown

Dec 21, 2017

Funeral services for Joe Henry Brown, 76, of Belton will held at 11:00 AM Saturday, December 23, 2017, First Baptist Church Belton with Rev. Bobby Johnson officiating.    Burial will follow at the Rest Haven Cemetery.

The Family will receive friends for visitation Friday evening from 6-8 PM at the Dossman Funeral Home Chapel. Mr....

Billie Eugene Binion

Billie Eugene Binion

Dec 21, 2017

Billie Eugene Binion, 93, of Morgans Point passed away on Thursday, December 21, 2017 at Scott and White Hospital in Temple. Funeral services for Mr. Binion will be held on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at 10:00 AM at Dossman Funeral Home in Belton with Pastor Larry Harmon officiating. Graveside services with Military Honors will take place Friday, December 29,...

Anna Beth Mitchell

Anna Beth Mitchell

Dec 20, 2017

Anna Beth Phillips Mitchell, born June 21, 1924 to Clifford and Ruby Fowler Phillips, passed...