Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Lampasas & Copperas Cove in Texas.

Arl Gordon Hightower

Arl Gordon Hightower

Jun 5, 2020

Mr. Arl Gordon Hightower, 98 of Clifton, Texas died Friday June 5, 2020 at Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home. He was born December 7, 1921 in Moline, Texas the son of Arl Richard Hightower and Viola Mae (Reeder) Hightower. He spent the majority of his life in the Lometa area, where he was ranch foreman for 48 years for the Bohning...

Ssg Michael Callahan, U.S Army, Ret.

Ssg Michael Callahan, U.S Army, Ret.

Jun 5, 2020

SSG Michael James Callahan, 67, of Copperas Cove, passed away on June 5, 2020. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Burial will be at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen when restrictions are lifted

Michael was born La Grange, IN to the late Clifford Raymond Callahan and Verna Viola Sharpe Callahan on...

Carroll Winfred McCoy

Carroll Winfred McCoy

Jun 4, 2020

Amid the crash on Wall Street at the beginning of the Great Depression, the birth of a sixth-generation Burnet County native went mostly unnoticed. The only child of Leslie and Annie Mae McCoy, Carroll was born 24 October, 1929 in Lake Victor at his Grandparents’ Wood’s home. Growing up in Burnet County with no electricity or indoor plumbing, Carroll learned...

Elvira Scheurecker

Elvira Scheurecker

Jun 2, 2020

Elvira Scheurecker, age 69, passed away, surrounded by her family in the comfort of her home, in Copperas Cove, Texas on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. No services are planned at this time.

Zyrie Armstead

Zyrie Armstead

Jun 2, 2020

Zyrie D. Armstead, age 24, of Killeen, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 AM, Friday, June 12, 2020, at Bible Way Missionary Baptist Church, 2306 S. FM 116 in Copperas Cove.

Zyrie was born in Killeen, Texas, to Xonya Armstead and Carlos Thomas on November 11, 1995.  He...

Mary Kay Briggs

Mary Kay Briggs

May 31, 2020

Mary Kay Briggs of Lampasas died Sunday May 31, 2020 at home. Ms. Briggs was 81. She was the daughter of D.T. and Carmen Smith Briggs. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Library Science from North Texas State College (now University of North Texas) in 1961. A Civil Service employee, she was in charge of libraries on military installations....

Kelvin Barnes

Kelvin Barnes

May 30, 2020

Kelvin L. Barnes, age 49, of Copperas Cove, passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Killeen. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, June 6, 2020, at Scott’s Funeral Home of Copperas Cove with burial following at the Copperas Cove City Cemetery. Visitation will be an hour prior to the service.

Kelvin was born in...

Edwin Jennings Foster

Edwin Jennings Foster

May 30, 2020

Edwin Jennings Foster, 84 of Lometa, Texas died Saturday morning May 30, 2020 at his home. He was born April 8, 1936 in Bradford, PA to parents George and Frances Foster. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Darlene Foster, sons; David Foster and Philip Foster, by sisters, Joann Goodwin and Margaret Chambers, brothers, Allen Eddy, Ray Hagadorn,...

Evangelist Delores Draper

Evangelist Delores Draper

May 27, 2020

Psalm 91:2

I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

Delores Draper, age 70, of Copperas Cove, TX, passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. An open visitation will be from 5-7 pm on Tuesday, June 2nd at Scott’s Funeral Home in Copperas Cove,...

James Miller, Iii

James Miller, Iii

May 27, 2020

James Isaac Miller, III, age 23, of Copperas Cove and formerly of Chester, Pennsylvania passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. No services are scheduled at this time.

James Isaac Miller lll was born in Chester, Pennsylvania to James Isaac Miller ll and Lauri Ann Turner-Jackson on August 1, 1996. He went to school at Chester High School...

Ad Elbert Frank

Ad Elbert Frank

May 26, 2020

Ad Elbert Frank, 82 of Lampasas, Texas died Tuesday May 26, 2020 at Lilly Springs Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. He was born July 5, 1937 in Lampasas to parents Alfred William Frank and Evelyn Louise (Ivy) Frank. He served in the U.S. Air Force. Ad Elbert worked for the U.S. Civil Service at Ft Hood for many years. He attended...

Sidney Fincher

Sidney Fincher

May 25, 2020

Sidney W. Fincher, age 64, of Copperas Cove passed away on Monday, May 25, 2020. An informal gathering with the family will be held from 1 to 2 PM, Sunday, June 7, 2020, at Scott’s Funeral Home of Copperas Cove.

Sid was born in Hobbs, New Mexico to Warren and Billie Ramby Fincher on December 1, 1955....

Sfc John Dzara, U.S. Army, Ret

Sfc John Dzara, U.S. Army, Ret

May 22, 2020

John Dzara, age 74, of Copperas Cove passed away on Friday, May 22, 2020 in Temple. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 PM, Friday, May 29, 2020 at Scott’s Funeral Home of Copperas Cove with burial following at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 PM Thursday at the funeral home.

John was...

Chayton Alexander Garcia

Chayton Alexander Garcia

May 22, 2020

Chayton Alexander Garcia, age 2 died Friday May 22, 2020 at Baylor Scott & White McLane’s Children’s Hospital in Temple. Chayton was born May 24, 2017 in Brownwood, Texas to Heather Penny and Jacobo Garcia III. He was a loving boy who liked playing with his John Deere tractor, helping to feed and take care of the animals around the...

Cw3 Frederick Shotwell, Jr. , U.S. Army, Ret.

Cw3 Frederick Shotwell, Jr. , U.S. Army, Ret.

May 19, 2020

Frederick C. Shotwell Jr., 75, of Copperas Cove, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. Memorial graveside services will be held at 11:00 am, Friday, June 4, 2021, at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen.

Frederick was born in Washington DC to Frederick Clyde and Louise Ernestine Shotwell on May 28, 1944.  He went to...

Jesus A Subia

Jesus A Subia

May 18, 2020

Jesus A. (Jesse) Subia, 75 of Lampasas, Texas died Monday May 18, 2020 at Lampasas Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born April 9, 1945 in Fort Stockton, Texas to parents Manuel Subia and Juanita (Acosta) Subia. After high school graduation he attended Howard Payne University, where he obtained his undergraduate degree. He later earned his Master’s degree at American Technological...

Sfc Ted Bagwell, U.S. Army, Ret.

Sfc Ted Bagwell, U.S. Army, Ret.

May 18, 2020

SFC Ted Lee Bagwell, age 55, of Killeen, passed away on Monday, May 18, 2020. Viewing is at 10 am. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am, Monday, June 1, 2020 at Scott’s Funeral Home of Copperas Cove with burial following at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen.

SFC Ted Lee Bagwell was born Aberdeen,...

Richard Hopson Pinckney

Richard Hopson Pinckney

May 17, 2020

Richard Hopson Pinckney lost a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease May 17, 2020. He was born February 29, 1936 in Austin, Texas the son of Thomas Dudley and Dorothy (Crawford) Pinckney. A 1955 graduate of Austin High, his dream was to become a State Game Warden. With the encouragement of Capt. Sprott, Richard was s elected to attend the training...

Horace "Pete" Mason

Horace "Pete" Mason

May 17, 2020

Pete Mason, age 68, of Kempner passed away at home on Sunday, May 17,

2020. Graveside Services will be at 11:00 AM, Wednesday, May 20, 2020

at Kempner City Cemetery.

Pete was born in Lauderdale County, Alabama to H.E. “Big Pete” Mason

and Myrtle Delores Hayes Mason on November...

Po1 William Mcmurray, Sr., U.S. Navy, Ret.

Po1 William Mcmurray, Sr., U.S. Navy, Ret.

May 14, 2020

William “Bill” Joseph McMurray, Sr a native of Ponchatoula, Louisiana and resident of Killeen, Texas, passed away at his home Thursday, May 14, 2020. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date.

Bill was born March 28, 1952, to the late Bernard Charles and Mary Saxon Shewalter McMurray. He graduated from Ponchatoula High School in...

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