Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Lampasas & Copperas Cove in Texas.

Sharon K. Barry

Sharon K. Barry

Oct 2, 2022

Sharon K. Barry, 75, of Lampasas, passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2022.

The family is currently composing the obituary. 

Jerry H. Skiles

Jerry H. Skiles

Oct 2, 2022

Jerry Hubert Skiles, 73, passed away on October 2, 2022, at his home in Lampasas, Texas.  He was born on August 8, 1949, in Cleburne, TX to Robert Glenn Skiles and Annie Lee Paris.

A funeral service will be held at New Covenant Church, 1604 Central Texas Expressway, on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at 10 am.

Jerry grew up in...

Willis Dale Warner

Willis Dale Warner

Sep 29, 2022

Willis Dale Warner, 82, passed away on September 29, 2022, in Lampasas, Texas after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on February 29, 1940, in Izoro, Texas to Charles Everett Warner and Ada Elizabeth Hammett Warner. Funeral services will be held at Sneed-Carnley Funeral Chapel on Saturday, October 8, 2022, at 10 am with interment to follow at...

Michael Lee Jones

Michael Lee Jones

Sep 26, 2022

Michael Lee Jones, 49, passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2022, in Torrance, California. He was born on January 21, 1973, in Wiesbaden, Germany to Roy Jones and Ute (Shonburger) Richardson. Services will be held at Sneed-Carnley Funeral Chapel on Saturday, October 15, 2022, at 11 am with a visitation an hour prior. Interment will follow at Rock Church Cemetery...

Else Brickhaus

Else Brickhaus

Sep 26, 2022

Else Brickhaus, 78, formally of Perryville, Missouri, passed away on Monday, September 26, 2022, at her home in Kempner, Texas.

Funeral Services will be at 9:00 am, on Thursday, October 6, 2022, at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery, 11463 TX 195, Killeen, Texas 76542.

Else was born on April 1, 1944, to Albert and...

Karen Tamayo

Karen Tamayo

Sep 25, 2022

Karen Yannina Tamayo Enriquez, age 21 of Harker Heights, Texas, passed on from this world on the morning of September 25, 2022. Memorial services will be held at 3:00 pm, Friday, October 7, 2022, at Viss Family Funeral Home 1614 S FM 116 Copperas Cove, TX.

Karen was born on January 10, 2001, in Guatemala...

Bunyan Willie Humphries III

Bunyan Willie Humphries III

Sep 25, 2022

Bunyan Willie Humphries III, 73, of Lometa, passed away on Sunday, September 25, 2022 in Lampasas.

Per Mr. Humphries wishes there will be no service. 

The family is currently composing the obituary. 

Marvin Hamilton

Marvin Hamilton

Sep 24, 2022

Marvin Hamilton, 80, of Lampasas, passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2022, in McGregor, TX.

Visitation will be held at Sneed-Carnley Funeral Chapel on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, from 6 pm to 8 pm.  Graveside services will be held at Bethel Cemetery in Burnet County on Thursday, September 29, 2022, at 3 pm.

Marvin was born on January 26, 1942,...

Thomas Smith

Thomas Smith

Sep 20, 2022

Thomas (Tom) Carl Smith, age 79 of Copperas Cove Texas, joined his wife Joyce Smith in God’s hands on the afternoon of September 20, 2022. Funeral services will be held for Tom and Joyce at noon on Monday, October 3, 2022, at Viss Family Funeral Home 1614 S FM 116 Copperas Cove, Texas 76522. Burial with Military Honors will...

Kevin Bennett

Kevin Bennett

Sep 20, 2022

Kevin Lee Bennett, age 67 of Copperas Cove, TX passed away at home on September 20, 2022.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, October 1, 2022, at Eastside Baptist Church in Copperas Cove. Pastor Cody Craig will be officiating. Arrangements are by Viss Family Funeral Home.

Visitation with the family will...

Velia "Vegie" Moore

Velia "Vegie" Moore

Sep 17, 2022

Velia Nelson Moore, 79, of Copperas Cove, passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2022.

A graveside service will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen, Texas. Visitation will be held from 12:00 - 1:00 pm, on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at...

Eric Blake Averitt

Eric Blake Averitt

Sep 16, 2022

Eric Blake Averitt, beloved son, passed away on Friday, September 16, 2022, at AdventHealth Central Texas Hospital in Killeen, Texas, at age 24.  He was born on May 20, 1998, in Abilene, Texas to Rick and Darenda Averitt.

A Celebration of Life will be held for Eric at Christ the Rock Church, 2514 E. Highway 190, Lampasas, TX on Saturday,...

Malcolm Edward Thompson III

Malcolm Edward Thompson III

Sep 16, 2022

Malcolm Edward Thompson III, 58, passed away on September 16, 2022, in Killeen, Texas.  He was born on October 23, 1963, in Sanford, Florida to Malcolm Edward Thompson Jr. and Barbara Ann Queen Thompson.

Visitation will be held at Sneed-Carnley Funeral Chapel on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, from 6 pm to 8 pm.  Funeral services will be held at First...

Roger Williams

Roger Williams

Sep 15, 2022

Roger D. Williams, age 70 of Copperas Cove, passed away on the evening of September 15, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am, Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at Viss Family Funeral Home, 1614 S. FM 116 Copperas Cove, Texas with Pat Swanner of Refugee Ministries officiating. Burial will follow at Copperas Cove City Cemetery. Visitation with the...

Christopher Gumataotao

Christopher Gumataotao

Sep 15, 2022

Christopher Quintanilla Gumataotao, 48, of Copperas Cove, passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2022.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, September 26, 2022, at Viss Family Funeral Home, 1614 S FM 116, Copperas Cove, Texas 76522. Visitation will held an hour prior to the funeral service.

He is preceded by his Father, Joseph...

Benjamin Wagner

Benjamin Wagner

Sep 13, 2022

Benjamin Wagner, 72, of Lometa, passed away on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, in Lampasas. 

Graveside services will be held on Saturday, September 17, 2022, at Center Cemetery in Lometa at 1 pm.

Benjamin was born on April 12, 1950, in Blanco, TX to Albert Franklin Wagner and Mildred Gertrude Reed Wagner.  He grew up in Blanco and moved to Lometa...

Jacqueline Ortiz

Jacqueline Ortiz

Sep 13, 2022

Jacqueline M. Ortiz, age 59 of Kempner, left this world to soon, on the morning of September 13, 2022.  Memorial services will be held at 10:00 am, Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery, 11463 S Hwy 195 Killeen, TX 76542.

Jacqueline was born in Seattle, Washington to Jerald Wayne Watson and Cecelia...

Wanda Darlene Forbes

Wanda Darlene Forbes

Sep 8, 2022

Wanda Darlene Forbes, 75, of Lampasas, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, September 8, 2022.

Memorial services for Wanda will be held at First Street Church of Christ on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at 10 am with interment to follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. 

Wanda was born in Lampasas, TX on June 11, 1947, to Edward...

Johnnie Kenan Wilson

Johnnie Kenan Wilson

Sep 2, 2022

Johnnie Kenan Wilson, age 97, passed away on Friday, September 2, 2022, at River Ridge Nursing Home in Corpus Christi, Texas.  She was born on October 19, 1924, in Burnet County, Texas to Milton and Alice McCoy Kenan.

Graveside services will be held at Naruna Cemetery on Saturday, September 10, 2022, at 10 am.  The family will be greeting friends...

Jeanette Lindsey

Jeanette Lindsey

Aug 30, 2022

Jeanette Lindsey, 88, of Lampasas, passed away on Tuesday, August 30, 2022.

Services will be held at Northside Baptist Church in Lampasas on Saturday, September 3, 2022, at 2 pm with a visitation an hour prior.  Interment will follow at Smith Cemetery in Kempner.

Jeanette was born in Burnet County, TX on August 7, 1934, to Russell and Edna Queen...