Local Obituaries for Lampasas & Copperas Cove in Texas.

Jun 23, 2020

Sun N. Rios, age 78, of Copperas Cove passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. A visitation will be held from 5-7 PM on Friday, June 26, 2020, at Scott’s Funeral Home of Copperas Cove with cremation following.

Sun was born on August 15, 1941, in Kimpo-Kun, Kyongki-do, Korea to the late Pyok-Dol Kim and Pong-Cha Kong....

Jun 22, 2020

Lila V. Goodson, 86 of Lampasas, Texas died Monday June 22, 2020 at Bertram Nursing Home. She was born September 1, 1933 at Nix, Texas to parents Clayton Hall and Jewel Ann (Melton) Hall. She had lived in Washington D.C. as a young woman and worked for a United States Senator. She later lived in Japan. Upon returning to the...

Jun 21, 2020

Robert S. Smith, age 63, of Copperas Cove, passed away on Saturday, June 21, 2020, in Killeen. A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 PM, Thursday, June 25, 2020, at Scott’s Funeral Home of Copperas Cove.

Robert was born on Friday, July 13, 1956, in Brooklyn, NY to the late Samuel and Phyllis Avnet Smith. He...

Jun 21, 2020

Amy Lynn Cantu, age 41, of Copperas Cove passed away on Sunday, June 21, 2020. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 PM, Saturday, July 11, 2020, at Memorial Baptist Church, 4001 W. Trimmier in Killeen, Texas.

Amy was born on September 12, 1978, in Gatesville to Billy and Peggy Walsh Summers. She graduated from Copperas...

Jun 20, 2020

Jo Helen Phillips, 74, of Kempner died at home on Saturday, June 20, 2020 surrounded by her loving family after a brief battle with cancer. Born in Seguin, TX, on May 25, 1946, to Jean Joseph Elliott and Helen Irene (Cutright) Elliott, she would later graduate from Haskell H.S. before attending SMU, where she met her future husband, a handsome,...

Jun 20, 2020

Jimmy Don Gray, 76 of Lampasas, Texas died Saturday June 20, 2020 at his home. He was born October 11, 1943 in Wichita Falls, Texas to parents J.D. Gray and Margie Vanita (Harris) Gray. After graduating from high school, Jim entered the U.S. Army and proudly served for over 20 years. His duty stations included; Ft. Hood, Korea, Germany, Ft....

Jun 15, 2020

Camellia Anne Fischer Born in Sand Springs Texas 1937 and deceased 2020. Camellia-who went more by Anne grew up in her early years travelling a lot due to her fathers work. They settled in Hillister Tx. She graduated from Stephen F. Austin with a music major and also where she fell in love with Harold J Fischer, Sr. They had...

Jun 12, 2020

Dennis Henry, age 75, of Copperas Cove passed away on Friday, June 12, 2020. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, June 20, 2020, at Clear Creek Baptist Church in Kempner with a private burial following. Visitation will be from 6-8 PM, Friday at Scott’s Funeral Home of Copperas Cove.

Dennis was preceded in death...

Jun 12, 2020

Annette Bruellisauer, age 67, of Copperas Cove passed away on Friday, June 12, 2020, in Temple. Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Monday, June 29, 2020, at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen.

Annette was born on December 5, 1952, in Rising Star, Texas to the late Elmer and Minnie Cloud Roberts. She graduated...

Jun 11, 2020

Gerald Glyn Brister, 79 of Lake Buchanan, Burnet, TX died Thursday June 11, 2020 at Kingsland Hills Care Center. He was born October 15, 1940 in Lampasas to parents Norman “Shug” Brister and LaVerne (Bagley) Brister. He attended SWTS, where he earned his Bachelor degree and later graduated from Texas A&M University with his Master’s of Education degree. Gerald was...

Jun 11, 2020

Max Lam, age 81, passed away at home in Gatesville. The funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 16, 2020, at First Baptist Church of Gatesville, 912 E. Main Street. Social distancing guidelines of the church will be followed. The service will also be live-streamed at www.fbcgatesville.com. Burial will follow at the Fairy Cemetery in Hamilton County....

Jun 10, 2020

Ronald “Ron” Cossell, age 76, of Copperas Cove passed away on Wednesday, June 10, 2020. A Memorial Graveside will be held at 1:00 PM, Thursday, June 18, 2020, at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen.

Ron was born on August 6, 1943, to the late Fredrick and Hilda Stafford Cossell in Connellsville, PA. He joined the...

Jun 10, 2020

Charlotte Bingham Johnson, 77, of Lampasas, Texas died Wednesday, June 10, 2020. Born in Phoenix, Arizona on June 16, 1942 to Joseph Marion Bingham and Helen Marie (Farris) Bingham. Charlotte passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family. After graduating from Pecos High School in 1960, she moved to Midland, Texas. She later moved to Lampasas where she has lived...

Jun 9, 2020

Kenneth Roy Cantrell,79, of Kempner, TX, passed away on June 9, 2020, in Austin, TX. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, June 13, 2020, at Scott's Funeral Home of Copperas Cove with Pastor Sam Shurtleff of Lampasas officiating. Burial will follow at Copperas Cove Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-8 PM on Friday, June 12, 2020,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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....