Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Lampasas & Copperas Cove in Texas.

Dang Luong

Dang Luong

Nov 17, 2020

Dang Quoc Luong, age 50, of Santa Anna, California, passed suddenly away on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, in California. A Requiem Mass will be held at 3:00 PM, Friday, November 27, 2020, at Viss Family Funeral Home in Copperas Cove with burial following at the Copperas Cove City Cemetery. A Rosary will be held an hour prior to the...

Rodger Retter

Rodger Retter

Nov 17, 2020

Rodger Lee Retter, age 77, of Kempner, passed away on Tuesday morning of November 17, 2020, after many years of fighting off cancer.

Rodger was born and raised in Marshalltown Iowa. He was the 4th of nine children to Floyd Glenn Retter and Mertie Floral (Glenn) Retter. He graduated in 1962 from Marshalltown High School and went...

Kari Belle

Kari Belle

Nov 17, 2020

Kari D. Belle, age 49, of Copperas Cove, passed away at home on Tuesday, November 17, 2020. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, December 4, 2020, at Grace United Methodist Church, 101 E. Ave F, Copperas Cove, TX 76522.

Kari was born on July 23, 1971, to the late Kim and Marilee Riffle Timms...

Buddy Southards

Buddy Southards

Nov 15, 2020

Buddy Southards, 71, of Lampasas, passed away on Sunday, November 15, 2020, in Austin, Texas. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, November 19, 2020, at Kempner City Cemetery in Kempner, Texas. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at Viss Family Funeral Home Burial and Cremation Services, 1614 S. FM 116,  Copperas...

Floyd Dale Forehand

Floyd Dale Forehand

Nov 12, 2020

Floyd Dale Forehand, 84, of Lampasas passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2020. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, November 16, 2020, at First Street Church of Christ with a visitation an hour prior. Interment will follow at Senterfitt Cemetery in Lometa, TX. Floyd was born on December 9, 1935, in Lampasas to Floyd and Mary...

Tony Ybarra

Tony Ybarra

Nov 12, 2020

Tony Ybarra, 72, of Lampasas passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2020. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 17, 2020, at Sneed Funeral Chapel with a visitation an hour prior. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lampasas, TX. Tony was born on June 2, 1948, in Lampasas, TX to Antonio and Lucia Valles Ybarra....

Sherri Jo Roye

Sherri Jo Roye

Nov 10, 2020

Sherri Jo Roye, 59, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral Services will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 15, 2020, at Sneed Funeral Chapel. A visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday, November 13, 2020, at Sneed Funeral Chapel. Sherri Jo was born on April 25, 1961,...

Karolyn Kaye Eernisse

Karolyn Kaye Eernisse

Nov 9, 2020

Karolyn Kaye Eernisse, 75, passed away on Monday, November 9, 2020, in Bryan, Texas. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 14, 2020, at Sneed Funeral Chapel with a visitation an hour prior. Interment will follow at Kempner Cemetery. Karolyn was born July 19, 1945, in Killeen, Texas to Jerome and Nelda Blackwell. She was a...

Douglas Alan Lee

Douglas Alan Lee

Nov 9, 2020

Douglas Alan Lee, 70, passed away on November 9, 2020, at Continuing Care Hospital in Temple, Texas. Doug grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas and, graduated from W.B. Ray High School in Corpus Christi in 1968. After high school, he attended Del Mar College in Corpus Christi where he received an Associate's Degree in Restaurant Management. Doug married Kathy in...

Brian Rader

Brian Rader

Nov 8, 2020

Brian Radar, age 48, passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2020, surrounded by his family at home in Copperas Cove, Texas. Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 PM, Sunday, November 15, 2020, at Viss Family Funeral Home Burial and Cremation Service, 1614 S. FM 116, Copperas Cove, TX 76522 with burial following at Pidcoke Cemetery. Visitation will be held from...

Earl Lee Marx

Earl Lee Marx

Nov 7, 2020

Earl Lee Marx, 88, of Lampasas, passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2020, surrounded by his loving family at home. Graveside Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, November 10, 2020, at Nix Cemetery. Earl was an avid hunter and fisher. He cut and sold firewood and mainly was self-employed and an entrepreneur. He is preceded in death by...

Claire Evelyn Phillips

Claire Evelyn Phillips

Nov 7, 2020

Baby Claire Evelyn Phillips passed away and was born in Austin, Texas, at St. David's North Austin Medical Center on November 7, 2020, at 10:33 a.m., weighing 1lb. 7 oz. Claire is survived by her loving parents, Clay and Kirby (Kennedy) Phillips of Lampasas, TX; grandparents, Mike and Judy Hail of Lampasas, TX, Joe (Chipper) and Faylene Phillips of Mullin,...

Lewis Gardner

Lewis Gardner

Nov 6, 2020

Lewis G. Gardner, age 76, of Killeen, passed away on Friday, November 6, 2020, in Temple. No services are planned at this time.

Lewis was born on June 5, 1944, to the late Garrie and Eva Mae Price Gardner in Elberta, IL. He attended school in Lake View High School in Chicago, IL. He has spent the...

John R. Brookshire

John R. Brookshire

Nov 4, 2020

John R. Brookshire, 69, passed in peace Wednesday, November 4, 2020. Funeral Services will be held at 8:00 a.m. Friday, November 13, 2020, at Sneed Funeral Chapel, followed by a graveside service at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen with military honors. Born and raised in New Castle, Indiana, John earned a technical automotive degree from Southeastern Indiana Vocational...

Lewis Richard Captain

Lewis Richard Captain

Nov 4, 2020

Lewis Richard Captain, 50, passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2020, at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, TX. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 15, 2020, at Sneed Funeral Chapel with a visitation an hour prior. Lewis was born on November 19, 1969, in Traverse City, MI to Richard Captain and Alice Salazar. Lewis grew up...

Nathan Felix Hamilton

Nathan Felix Hamilton

Nov 2, 2020

Nathan Felix Hamilton, 81, of Lampasas, passed away on Monday, November 2, 2020, at his home surrounded by loving family members. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 8, 2020, at Sneed Funeral Chapel with a visitation an hour prior. Interment will follow at Bethel Cemetery in Burnet. Nathan was born on August 18, 1939, to Lee...

Laurie Ann Grasso

Laurie Ann Grasso

Oct 31, 2020

Laurie Ann Grasso, 68, passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2020, at Scott and White Hospital in Temple, Texas. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2020, at Sneed Funeral Chapel. Graveside Services will follow at 3:00 p.m. at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen. Laurie was born on August 6, 1952, in...

Sgm Sualosi Taula'I, U.S. Army, Ret.

Sgm Sualosi Taula'I, U.S. Army, Ret.

Oct 28, 2020

Ret. SGM Sualosi "Oso" Faafeuu Taula'i, 71, of Fitiuta, American Samoa passed away on October 28, 2020, at a local hospital in Killeen, Texas.

Family Service will be held at 3:00 PM at Viss Family Funeral Home in Copperas Cove, Texas on November 13, 2020.  The funeral service will be held Saturday, November 14, 2020, at 10...

William "Bill" Berton Medart

William "Bill" Berton Medart

Oct 25, 2020

It is with full hearts, we mourn and celebrate the passing of William Berton "Bill" Medart. Bill passed on Sunday, October 25, 2020, in Lubbock, Texas. Graveside Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2020, at Long Cove Cemetery in Lometa, Texas with Rick Smitherman officiating. The family asks that you please observe COVID-19 precautions and...

Billy Anspach

Billy Anspach

Oct 25, 2020

Billy Ray Anspach, age 25, of Copperas Cove passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2020. A Memorial Gathering will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, November 7, 2020, at Ogletree Gap Park , 1878 Post Office Road, Copperas Cove, Texas. Come prepared to share your favorite story of Billy.

Billy was born on February 1, 1995,...