Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Lampasas & Copperas Cove in Texas.

Msg Ross Minnix

Msg Ross Minnix

Jan 16, 2020

MSG Ross L. Minnix, age 79, passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2020, at home in Kempner. Graveside Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Thursday, January 23, 2020, at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery.

Ross was born on December 16, 1940, at Ft. Sill, OK to late Woodrow and Alice Talmadge Minnix. He joined the United...

Larry White

Larry White

Jan 14, 2020

Larry John White, age 76, of Kempner, passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2020. A celebration of his life will be scheduled at a later date.

Larry was born on December 28, 1943 in Rolla, ND to the late Russell Edward and Alice Pawich White. He graduated from Crawford High School in San Diego, CA...

Chester F. Bagby

Chester F. Bagby

Jan 14, 2020

Chester F. (Chet) Bagby, 97 of Lampasas, Texas died Tuesday night January 14, 2020 at Rollins Brook Community Hospital. He was born March 1, 1922 in Blanco, Texas the son of Peggy Carnelia (Wagoner) Bagby and Roy Alvin Bagby. Chet married Billye Francys Weaver July 4, 1942. He was a pilot in the Army Air Corps during WWII. He was...

Sfc Charles Klein, Jr., Us Army, Ret.

Sfc Charles Klein, Jr., Us Army, Ret.

Jan 13, 2020

SFC Charles E. Klein, Jr., US Army, Ret., age, 70, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2020, in Temple. Graveside Services will be at 9:00 AM, Friday, January 24, 2020, at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen.

Chuck was born on September 30, 1949, in Tracey, MN to the late Charles Eugene Klein, Sr., and Anna...

Csm Marion Mixon, Us Army, Ret.

Csm Marion Mixon, Us Army, Ret.

Jan 12, 2020

Marion Lee “Butch” Mixon, age 76, passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2020, at home in Copperas Cove. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, January 18, 2020, at Clear Creek Baptist Church, 3350 FM 2657 in Kempner. Visitation will be an hour prior to the service at the church.

Butch was the eldest of...

Rebecca Patteson Haner

Rebecca Patteson Haner

Jan 11, 2020

Rebecca Patteson Haner, 73 of Lampasas, Texas died Saturday January 11, 2020 at Advent Health Rollins Brook. She was born January 3, 1947 in Burnet, Texas to parents M.K. Patteson Sr. and Ruth Neal (Corder) Patteson. Becky has lived in Lampasas most of her life, having graduated High School here. She later graduated from college and was a school teacher...

Csm, Richard Carraher, Sr., Usa, Ret.

Csm, Richard Carraher, Sr., Usa, Ret.

Jan 9, 2020

Richard "Mike" Carraher, Sr., age 84, of Copperas Cove, passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2020, in Kingsland, Texas. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at Scott’s Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Kempner City Cemetery with full military honors. The family will receive visitors an hour before the service at the...

Conrad Upton

Conrad Upton

Jan 7, 2020

Conrad Upton, 93 of Copperas Cove, TX died January 7, 2020 in an assisted living facility in Cpperas Cove. He was born April 30, 1926 in Coryell county, Texas to parents Ira Upton and Odelia (Hayes) Upton. He grew up on the farm and worked hard. Later in life he was a heavy equipment operator, dirt construction work. He is...

Joan Harris

Joan Harris

Jan 6, 2020

Joan L. Harris, age 89, of Kempner, passed away on Monday, January 6, 2020, in Lampasas. Graveside Services will be held at 1:00 PM, Friday, January 10, 2020, at Smith Cemetery in Kempner.

Joan was born on March 20, 1930, in Snyder County, PA to the late James and Gladys Rothermel Maurer. She graduated from high school...

Francis N Metoyer

Francis N Metoyer

Jan 4, 2020

Frank’s viewing will be on Monday, January 13 from 6 pm to 8 pm at Sneed’s Funeral Chapel – 201 East 3rd Street; Lampasas, TX 76550 - (512) 556-1183 Funeral service for Francis Metoyer Sr., 82, of Lampasas will be on Tuesday, January 14 at 11 am at Victory Baptist Church; 502 W. Business 190; Copperas Cove, TX 76522 –...

Louise Keeling

Louise Keeling

Jan 4, 2020

Louise Keeling, 103 of Lampasas, TX died Satturday January 4, 2020 at Advent Health Rollins Brook. She was born May 22, 1916 in Bertram, Texas to parents Harvey Ready Caskey and Lena (Kinchloe) Caskey. She grew up in Briggs area and attended Briggs schools. She graduated from Briggs High School and later attended cosmetology school and owned her own beauty...

W Lee Vann

W Lee Vann

Jan 4, 2020

Willie Lee Vann, age 94 of Lampasas, was born June 15, 1925 in Belton, Texas to Leslie Lee and Ora Viola (Carpenter) Vann. He passed from this life on January 4, 2020. Lee was preceded in death by his parents, brothers John Vann, Lynn Vann, and Dale Vann, sister-in-law Joan Vann, and brother-in-law Louis Hill. He is survived by his...

Dorothy M. Garrett

Dorothy M. Garrett

Jan 2, 2020

Dorothy M. Garrett, 92 of Lampasas, TX died Thursday January 2, 2020 at her home. She was born September 7, 1927 near Cuervo, NM to parents William Joseph Ferguson and Una Agnes (Thomas) Ferguson. She had been a resident of the community for 52 years. Dorothy married Maurice Fredrick Garrett and he preceded her in death. She was a homemaker,...

Edith B. Goff

Edith B. Goff

Dec 31, 2019

Edith B. Goff, 80 of Lampasas, Texas died Tuesday December 31, 2019 at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Hillcrest in Waco, TX. She was born February 20, 1939 in Ansbach Germany to parents Johann Friedrich Meyer and Maria Margarete (Buettner) Meyer. Edith grew up in Germany and became a U.S. citizen in 1981. She was owner and operator of...

Elsie Druesdow Porter

Elsie Druesdow Porter

Dec 28, 2019

Elsie Druesdow Porter, 87 of Lampasas, Texas died Saturday December 28, 2019 at University Village in Round Rock, TX. She was born March 27, 1932 in Taylor, Texas to parents Willie Druesdow and Jo Anna (Dornbush) Druesdow. She married James Robert (Jim Bob) Porter September 26, 1955 in Lampasas County. She was a devoted Christian wife and mother of three...

Leonore Sarafis

Leonore Sarafis

Dec 28, 2019

Leonore H. Sarafis, age 85, of Temple, passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2019, at her residence. Private graveside services will be held at a later date.

Chaplain (Col.) Robert Hutcherson, Usa, Ret.

Chaplain (Col.) Robert Hutcherson, Usa, Ret.

Dec 25, 2019

Chaplain Robert A. Hutcherson, USA, Ret., age 80, of Copperas Cove, passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2019, in Temple. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 PM, Thursday, January 2, 2020, at Scott’s Funeral Home with Dr. Mark Kemp officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen, Texas. Visitation will...

Michael Parsons

Michael Parsons

Dec 24, 2019

Michael Kerry Parsons, age 64, of Copperas Cove passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2019, in Temple. It was his request that no service be held.

Michael Kerry was born on October 9, 1955, in Lampasas, Texas, to the late Edward and Glendene Smith Parsons. He was raised in Copperas Cove and graduated from Copperas Cove High...

Norma Walker

Norma Walker

Dec 22, 2019

Norma Walker, age 85 of Copperas Cove, passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2019, in Dallas.  Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, December 28, 2019, at First Baptist Church in Copperas Cove, with Dr. Mark Kemp officiating.  Burial will follow at Smith Cemetery in Kempner.  Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service...

Becky Tompkins Gray

Becky Tompkins Gray

Dec 20, 2019

Rebecca (Becky ) Tompkins Gray, 35 of Marble Falls, Texas died Friday December 20, 2019 at her home. She was born June 17, 1984 (Father’s Day that year) in Temple, Texas to parents John William Tompkins and Sandra J. (Sandy Orr) Tompkins. She grew up in Lampasas and attended Lampasas Public Schools all 12 years. Becky was a very bright,...