Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Lampasas & Copperas Cove in Texas.

James W. Rhymes, Jr.

James W. Rhymes, Jr.

Oct 27, 2022

James Willard Rhymes, Jr., 63, of Lampasas, passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2022, in Lampasas at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Services will be held at Sneed-Carnley Funeral Chapel on Friday, November 4, 2022, at 2 pm with interment to follow at Oak Hill Cemetery.

James grew up in Lampasas and worked in construction all of his...

Evelyn McDonald

Evelyn McDonald

Oct 25, 2022

Longtime florist and retired Lampasas High School government teacher Evelyn (Friday) McDonald died Oct. 25, 2022, in Baird.  She was 100.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Oct. 29, at 2 p.m. at First Street Church of Christ in Lampasas, where she was a longtime member.  An informal visitation with the family will begin at noon.

Burial will take...

Audie Guinn Chaudion

Audie Guinn Chaudion

Oct 25, 2022

Audie Guinn Chaudion, 73, went to be with our Lord on Tuesday, October 25, 2022. Memorial services will be held at Sneed-Carnley Funeral Chapel on Saturday, December 3, 2022, at 2 pm. Audie was born June 25, 1949, to Harvey Greenville and Betty Jo (Nicholson) Chaudion in Austin, TX. He was united in marriage to Nancy Jane Brown on May...

Ricky J. Ivie

Ricky J. Ivie

Oct 24, 2022

Ricky J. Ivie, 71, passed away on October 24, 2022, at his home in Lampasas, Texas surrounded by his family. He was born on June 23, 1951, in Painesville, Ohio to JR and Wilma (Litty) Ivie. A memorial service will be held at Sneed-Carnley Funeral Chapel, 201 E. Third St on Saturday, November 5, 2022, at 2 pm with burial...

Charles Richard Barrett

Charles Richard Barrett

Oct 20, 2022

Charles Richard Barrett, 81, passed away on October 20, 2022, at United Regional Hospital in Wichita Falls, TX surrounded by his family.  He was born on January 26, 1941, in Lampasas, TX to Orion Overton Barrett "Red" and Yvonne Smith Barrett.

A funeral service will be held at Sneed-Carnley Funeral Chapel, 201 E. Third St. Lampasas, TX, at 3 pm...

Kenneth (Ken) Ray Wiginton

Kenneth (Ken) Ray Wiginton

Oct 18, 2022

Kenneth Ray Wiginton, 82, passed away peacefully on October 18, 2022, at his home in Lampasas, Texas.  He was born on September 21, 1940, in Ballinger, Texas to Floyd and Elva Lee Wiginton.

A visitation will be held at Sneed-Carnley Funeral Chapel at 11 am on Sunday, October 23, 2022, with a funeral service, immediately following at 12 pm.  Burial...

Edwina Perry Wieser

Edwina Perry Wieser

Oct 16, 2022

Edwina Ann Perry Wieser died at her home on Sunday, October 16, 2022.  She was 95 years old and had lived in Lampasas for over 55 years.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Vertna Perry of Hamilton; her husband, Vincent Wieser; her sister, Mary Murphy, and many, many aunts, uncles, and cousins.  She is survived by...

Howard Bruce Cheek

Howard Bruce Cheek

Oct 16, 2022

Howard Bruce Cheek, 69, of Kempner, passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2022.

There are no services currently planned at this time. 

Robert Nuehring

Robert Nuehring

Oct 15, 2022

Robert Gene Nuehring, age 82, of Kempner, passed away on the evening of October 15, 2022. Robert was a Veteran and will be laid to rest at the Fort Sill National Cemetery.

Robert was born on August 18, 1940, to the late George Frank Nuehring and Mabel Dorothy Grossman Nuehring. He grew up and attended school in...

Jane Wolfe Wieser

Jane Wolfe Wieser

Oct 14, 2022

Jane Wolfe Wieser, age 101, passed away peacefully on October 14, 2022, at her home in Lampasas.  She was born in Groesbeck, Texas on July 5, 1921, to Herbert and Molly Wolfe.

Jane grew up in Hico, Texas, graduated from Hico High School, and attended Baylor University.  She married Sidney Wieser in 1940 and lived in Hamilton, Texas until 1954...

Billy (Bill) Gene Pringle

Billy (Bill) Gene Pringle

Oct 13, 2022

Longtime, former football coach, Bill Pringle passed from life here on earth on October 13, 2022, at 88 years of age.  He fought a courageous battle with cancer and diabetes to the very end.  He was born on August 12, 1934, in Abilene, TX to Erna Mae and Walter Odis Pringle.  Coach Pringle was best known for his years as...

Ernest Brewer, Jr.

Ernest Brewer, Jr.

Oct 13, 2022

Ernest Brewer Jr., 84, of Izoro, Texas died Thursday, October 13, 2022, at Baylor Scott and White Hospital in Temple, Texas.  Ernest was born on April 2, 1938, on the Leon River.  The son of Ernest Brewer Sr. and Nannie Lee.  He married Mary Irvilene Blakley on March 21, 1959, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Lampasas, Texas.  Ernest was...

Jeffery Alan Freeburg

Jeffery Alan Freeburg

Oct 13, 2022

Jeffery Alan Freeburg, 51, died on October 13, 2022, in Goldthwaite, TX.  He was born on July 8, 1971, in Santa Barbara, CA., the son of Leland R. and Trudy A. Freeburg.

Graveside services will be held at Townsen Cemetery in Adamsville on Sunday, October 16, 2022, at 2:30 pm.

Jeffery grew up through elementary school in southern California.  In...

Wanda M. Meyers

Wanda M. Meyers

Oct 11, 2022

Wanda M. Meyers, 92, of Lampasas died on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at her home in Lampasas. 

Visitation will be held at Sneed-Carnley Funeral Chapel on Friday, October 14, 2022, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.  Services will be held on Saturday, October 15, 2022, at 3 pm at Sneed-Carnley Funeral Chapel with Joe Manuel officiating followed by interment at Oak...

Patricia Rose Luce

Patricia Rose Luce

Oct 10, 2022

Patricia Rose Luce, 88, went to be with her Lord and Savior on October 10, 2022, in Llano, Texas.  She was born on July 20, 1934, in Wichita Falls, Texas to Arthur Lindsay and Ruby Patterson Lindsay.

Interment will be held at a later date at Hope Cemetery in Henrietta, TX.

After high school, Patricia attended Texas Tech University in...

Frank Louis Laifer

Frank Louis Laifer

Oct 8, 2022

Retired Air Force Maj. Frank L. Laifer, 89, died October 8, 2022, in New Braunfels where he moved from Syracuse, NY, to be near family. He was born on July 19, 1933, in Brooklyn, NY, to Solomon and Mollie Stern Laifer. He grew up in Brooklyn and graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 1951. He graduated from Brooklyn College with...

Linda Morrison

Linda Morrison

Oct 5, 2022

Linda Lou Morrison, age 75 of Copperas Cove, went on to be with her Lord and Savior, on the evening of October 5, 2022, surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm, Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at Viss Family Funeral Home. Burial will follow at 3:00 pm at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in...

Edith Conner

Edith Conner

Oct 5, 2022

Edith Auguste Conner, age 83 of Copperas Cove, left this world on the morning of October 5, 2022.

Memorial services will be held at 10:00 am, Monday, October 24, 2022, at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen.

Edith was born on April 14, 1939, in Germany, to the late Emil Kokoschka and Frieda Kuhn...

Douglas Lee Smith

Douglas Lee Smith

Oct 3, 2022

Douglas Lee Smith, 57, passed away on October 3, 2022, at St. David's North Austin Medical Center.  Doug was born on July 8, 1965, in Lampasas, Texas to Denzel L. Smith and Peggy Wren Smith.

A memorial service will be held at Sneed-Carnley Funeral Chapel, on Friday, October 7, 2022, at 10 am.

Doug grew up in Lampasas, TX, and...

Laura Elaine Goodwin Jones

Laura Elaine Goodwin Jones

Oct 2, 2022

Laura Elaine Goodwin, 75, passed away on October 2, 2022, at home with her husband, Elzie Jones by her side in Lampasas, TX.  She was born on January 8, 1947, in Lampasas, TX to Lamartine and Mattie Belle Goodwin.

Laura grew up in Lampasas and graduated from Lampasas High School in 1965.  After high school, she attended Mary Hardin-Baylor in...