Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Lampasas & Copperas Cove in Texas.

Harold Gene Butts

Harold Gene Butts

Dec 22, 2021

Harold Gene Butts, 87, passed away on December 22, 2021, at his home in Lampasas, Texas.  He was born on April 28, 1934, in Lampasas, Texas to Dick and Claudia Buchanan Butts.

A graveside service will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lampasas, TX at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 26, 2021.

Harold grew up in Lampasas and began...

Laurie Ann Smith

Laurie Ann Smith

Dec 22, 2021

Laurie Wycoff Smith, 58, passed away on the morning of December 22, 2021, at her home in Lometa, Texas.  She was born on January 25, 1963, to Joel and Sally Wyckoff, in Geneva, New York.

Laurie grew up in Lodi and graduated from South Seneca High School in Ovid, New York, in 1981 and went on to earn a degree...

Edna Terry-Morgan

Edna Terry-Morgan

Dec 20, 2021

Edna Faye Terry Morgan, 88, of Copperas Cove passed away Monday, December 20, 2021, at home surrounded by her husband and four children.

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am, Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at Viss Family Funeral Home with burial following at the Kempner City Cemetery. A visitation will be...

Janice Louise Slate

Janice Louise Slate

Dec 15, 2021

Janice Louise Slate, 89, passed away in Lampasas, TX on December 15, 2021.  She was born in Purcell, Oklahoma on May 6, 1932.  Janice was the last surviving child of John Davis Motsenbocker II and Reppeard Virgie Hopper.

A Celebration of Life service will be held on December 20, 2021, 10:00 AM at Unity Baptist Church, 1725 West Chisholm Drive,...

Scarlet Dawn Walker

Scarlet Dawn Walker

Dec 15, 2021

Scarlet Dawn Walker, 37, of Kempner, passed away on Wednesday, December 15, 2021.

Eula Yates

Eula Yates

Dec 13, 2021

Eula Nell Yates, age 93, of Copperas Cove passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021, in Georgetown. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM,  Friday, December 17, 2021, at Clear Creek Baptist Church in Kempner with burial following at the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 PM on Thursday, December 16, 2021, at Viss Family Funeral Home, 1614 S....

David Rae Smith

David Rae Smith

Dec 13, 2021

David Rae Smith passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021, at 88 years of age. He was the son of Fred and Keggy Smith. David graduated from Brackenridge High School in San Antonio, Texas, and then studied mechanical engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. He served two years active duty in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and...

Fred Griffin

Fred Griffin

Dec 11, 2021

Fred Griffin passed away on December 11, 2021 at Lampasas Nursing and Rehab Center, at the age of 97 years old. Graveside services will be held at Nix Cemetery on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at 2 pm. Fred was born November 24, 1924 in Robstown, Texas to David B. and Lavinia Lovelace Griffin. Fred spent his early years in Calallen,...

Terry Lee Creek

Terry Lee Creek

Dec 9, 2021

Terry Lee Creek, 69, passed away on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at Lampasas Nursing and Rehab in Lampasas, Texas. He was born on August 8, 1952, in Coleman, Texas to Durwood Creek and Louise Brown Martin. Graveside services will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lampasas, Texas on Saturday, December 18, 2021 at 2 pm. Terry grew up in...

Dr. Joe B. Rushing

Dr. Joe B. Rushing

Dec 8, 2021

Dr. Joe B. Rushing, nationally-recognized leader in the junior/community college movement that began in the 1960s, died December 8 in Lampasas. Graveside services were held Saturday, December 11, at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lampasas. A memorial service is planned for a later date. Keen of mind and spirit throughout his life, he celebrated his 100th birthday on May 23. He...

Gary Allen Guyer

Gary Allen Guyer

Dec 7, 2021

Gary Allen Guyer, 83, of Kempner, passed away on Tuesday, December 7, 2021. Visitation will be held at Sneed Funeral Chapel on Thursday, December 16, 2021, from 12 to 2 pm. Graveside services with military honors will follow at 3 pm at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen. Gary was born June 17, 1938, in Kirkwood, Missouri to...

Daryl Gene Daniel

Daryl Gene Daniel

Dec 7, 2021

Daryl Gene Daniel, 88, of Briggs, passed away on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, in Lampasas. Visitation will be held at Sneed Funeral Chapel on Sunday, December 12, 2021, from 6-8 pm. Funeral services will be at 10 am on Monday, December 13, 2021, at Sneed Funeral Chapel with interment to follow at Mt. Moriah Cemetery in Briggs. Daryl was born...

Vicki Lynn Stack

Vicki Lynn Stack

Dec 6, 2021

Vicki Lynn Stack, 66, of Lampasas, passed away on Monday, December 6, 2021, at her residence in Lampasas. She was born February 10, 1955, in Sterling, Illinois to James and Joyce Breedon. Vicki was a Sergeant First Class in the US Army and served her country for 20 years. She settled in Lampasas, not far from where she was stationed...

Esther Chavis

Esther Chavis

Dec 6, 2021

Esther Maxile Chavis, left this world at the young age of 95 in Mount Vernon, Virginia on December 6, 2021, to join her family in heaven.

Graveside Services will be held at 3:00 PM, Friday, January 7, 2022, at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen with military honors....

Addie Mae Williams Ralph

Addie Mae Williams Ralph

Dec 5, 2021

Addie Mae Williams Ralph, 94, of Lampasas, passed away on Sunday, December 5, 2021, at the Lampasas Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Lampasas, Texas.

Visitation will be held at Sneed Funeral Chapel on Saturday, December 11, 2021, from 9:30 to 11:00 am.  Graveside services will follow at Kempner Cemetery at 11:30 am.

Addie Mae was born on August 3, 1927,...

Ronnie D. Hampton

Ronnie D. Hampton

Nov 30, 2021

Ronnie D. Hampton departed to be face to face with the Lord on November 30, 2021.  He was a devoted husband, loving father, grandfather, and friend.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 pm on Friday, December 3, 2021, at Sneed Funeral Chapel.  Graveside services will be at 11 am on Saturday, December 4, 2021, at Hines Chapel Cemetery...

Randy Carraher

Randy Carraher

Nov 30, 2021

Randy Marshall Carraher, 60, of Normangee, passed away on November 30, 2021.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 3:00 pm, Sunday, January 2, 2022, at the Copperas Cove Moose Lodge #2029, 2828 S Fm 116 Kempner, Copperas Cove, TX 76522

Randy was born on April 3, 1961, to Richard and Rosemary Carraher...

Ethel Day

Ethel Day

Nov 28, 2021

Ethel R. Day, age 78, of Copperas Cove, passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2021. No services are scheduled at this time.

Ethel was born on August 20, 1943, in Waynesboro, PA to the late Charles and Marie (Guyer) Barlup. She graduated from Waynesboro High School in 1962. Ethel worked for Landis Tool Company in Waynesboro before...

James Robert Wilkinson

James Robert Wilkinson

Nov 19, 2021

James Robert Wilkinson passed away at the age of 91 on November 19, 2021, at Peach Creek Assisted Living in College Station, Texas. He was born June 20, 1930, in Lampasas, Texas to Quincy Nevitt Wilkinson and Lizzie Alice Klose. Funeral services will be held at Sneed Funeral Chapel at 2:30 pm, Tuesday, November 23, 2021, with Dr. Rick Willis...

John Sebring, Iii

John Sebring, Iii

Nov 16, 2021

John Logan Sebring, III, age 59, of Kempner, passed away on Tuesday, November 16, 2021, in Temple.

Graveside Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, November 19, 2021, at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 12 Noon to 1:00 PM at Viss Family Funeral Home, 1614...