Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Lampasas & Copperas Cove in Texas.

Lola M. Chaney

Lola M. Chaney

Apr 2, 2019

Lola Mae Chaney, 81 of Lampasas, TX died April 2, 2019. She was a vocational nurse for many years. She was born June 27, 1937 in Kempner, TX to parents Jesse Hall and Ruby (Yates) Hall. She was preceded in death by brothers; Lawrence Hall and Herman Hall and by sister, Emma Bell Bailey, by great-granddaughter, Jadain Breanne Greiner. She...

Joe P. Willis

Joe P. Willis

Mar 29, 2019

Joseph Pyron Willis, 79 of Lampasas, TX passed away into the arms of the Lord early Friday morning, March 29, 2019.   Joe was born September 5, 1939, in Odessa, TX to parents John Jerome Willis and Mary Adele (Hunter) Willis.  He grew up in Odessa, and learned a strong work ethic from a very early age. He was involved...

Delbert H. Banks

Delbert H. Banks

Mar 28, 2019

Delbert H. Banks, 87 of Watson Community, died Thursday March 28, 2019 at his home. He was born February 19, 1932 in Bertram, TX to parents William Franklin Banks and Myrtle Flossie (Kirkpatrick) Banks. Delbert grew up in the area and finished school at Briggs. He later married Nedra Elmina Morris and they moved to Lubbock area, where he worked...

Patti Davis

Patti Davis

Mar 27, 2019

Patti Davis, age 69, of Copperas Cove, Texas was called home to the Lord on Wednesday, March 27, 2019.

Funeral services will be held at 9:00 am, Thursday, April 4, 2019, at Scott's Funeral Home of Copperas Cove. Interment will follow at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 3, 2019, from...

Noel Dueno

Noel Dueno

Mar 21, 2019

Noel Dueno, age 60, of New York, passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2019, in Copperas Cove with his son and daughter. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:30 AM, Monday, April 1, 2019, at Scott’s Funeral Home of Copperas Cove. A family graveside service will be held first at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen, TX....

Belva Jean Ayers

Belva Jean Ayers

Mar 19, 2019

Belva Jean Ayers, 81 of Lampasas, Texas died Wednesday March 19, 2019 at Spring Oaks Nursing and Rehab. She was born May 12, 1937 near Antelope Hill (now Ft. Hood, TX) to parents Arnold Manning and Myrtle (Cox) Manning. She married Jessie Ayers and they lived a short time in California. The family moved to Austin, TX and remained there...

Doris Ann Clarkston

Doris Ann Clarkston

Mar 19, 2019

Doris Ann Clarkston, 42 of Lampasas, Texas died March 19, 2019 at her home. She was born July 25, 1976  in Lampasas to Barbara Louise Clarkston. She was raised in Lampasas and graduated from High School. She later attended and graduated from Howard Payne University with a Bachelor’s degree. Ann taught school for a year and then began working for...

Pamela Bryant

Pamela Bryant

Mar 18, 2019

Pamela Bryant, age 62, of Killeen, passed away on Monday, March 18, 2019, in Temple, TX. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 pm on Thursday, April 11, 2019, at Scott's Funeral Home of Copperas Cove.

Pam was born on August 1, 1956, in Ft. Worth, TX to Johnnie and Helen Gregory Tackett. She moved to...

Dorothy Sissie Orr

Dorothy Sissie Orr

Mar 16, 2019

Dorothy Lanell Dalton-Orr “Sissie”, 70 of Lampasas, TX died Saturday March 16, 2019 at Rollins Brook Community Hospital in Lampasas surrounded by her family. She was born February 28, 1949 in Lampasas, TX to parents Olen Wayne Dalton and Dorothy Salina Eldridge. She met her soul mate James Michael Orr “Mike” in 1964 while he was serving in the army....

Luis G. Torres

Luis G. Torres

Mar 15, 2019

Louis G. Torres, passed away on March 15th, 2019.  He was the son of Celestino (Frank) and Guillerma (Willie) Torres.  He was born in Lometa, Tx August 21st, 1936.  Louis enjoyed going to Church on Sundays, he was a devoted Catholic.  After Church on Sundays, Louis enjoyed coming home to "Grandma Toni's Kitchen", to eat breakfast.  He loved being surrounded...

Mary Ann Rhodes

Mary Ann Rhodes

Mar 13, 2019

Mary Ann Rhodes, 80, died March 13, 2019.  Mary was born July 29, 1929, to Jose Campos Contreras and Petra Mireles Contreras.  She married Lester Ray Rhodes on October 18, 1947, in Vacaville, California.

Mary worked for Central Telephone Company in Las Vegas, Nevada and retired from the Killeen office in 1986.  She was an active member and Past President of...

Lloyd Edward Prine Jr.

Lloyd Edward Prine Jr.

Mar 12, 2019

Lloyd Edward Prine Jr., 72 passed away at his home in Lampasas and went to be with the Lord on Tuesday March 12, 2019. A memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday March 15, 2019 at Faith Lutheran Church in Lampasas with Pastor Tim Oschner officiating.   Eddie was born September 18, 1946 to Lloyd Edward Prine Sr. and...

Espiririon Moreno

Espiririon Moreno

Mar 9, 2019

Espiririon Moreno, 75 of Lampasas, Texas died Saturday night March 9, 2019 at Metroplex Adventist Hospital in Killeen. He was born December 14, 1943 in Schulenberg, TX to parents Roman Moreno and Maria (Mata) Moreno. He grew up in Lampasas and lived most all his life here. Espiririon was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church. He was retired form...

Jo Kathryn Smart

Jo Kathryn Smart

Mar 9, 2019

Jo Kathryn Jones Smart of Lampasas, Texas passed peacefully from this earth in her sleep on March 9, 2019. She was born on June 8, 1928 to Desmond A. and Eudell Ione Reece Jones in Ranger, Texas. 1947 was an exciting year for Jo as she graduated from Gatesville High School, then married Justin F. Smart on June 4. She...

Joyce M. Morgan

Joyce M. Morgan

Mar 8, 2019

Joyce M. Morgan, 83 of Lampasas, TX died Friday morning March 8, 2019 at a local nursing home. She was born November 28, 1935 in Burnet, TX to parents Charles Montie Dodd and Annie Nora (Newsom) Dodd. She married David Morgan. Joyce had lived the majority of her life in Austin, where she owned and operated a Dog Training Center...

Betty Thomas

Betty Thomas

Mar 5, 2019

Betty Jane Thomas, age 87, of Copperas Cove, Texas passed away at Metroplex Hospital in Killeen, Texas on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Betty was born on August 28, 1931, to Henry and Gladys Babcock Elwyn in North Norwich, New York. Betty grew up and resided in the state of New York and in Canada until moving to Texas in...

James Walter Lyle

James Walter Lyle

Mar 1, 2019

On Friday March 1, 2019, James (Jimmy) Lyle, loving husband and father, passed away at age 72. He was born in Blanco, Texas on January 4, 1947 to Leland and Effie Lyle and spent all of his formative years in Dripping Springs. He taught real estate courses in Austin and worked for years in the banking and real estate industry....

Cpt. Richard Giles, Usa, Ret.

Cpt. Richard Giles, Usa, Ret.

Feb 28, 2019

Cpt. Richard Giles, USA, Ret., age 78 of Copperas Cove, passed away on Thursday, February 28, in Temple.

Full military honors will be rendered at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 15, 2019, at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen.

He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Brenda Giles; daughter, Traci Ahangarzadeh;...

Msgt James Moore, Usaf, Ret.

Msgt James Moore, Usaf, Ret.

Feb 28, 2019

MSgt James S. Moore, Jr., USAF, Ret., 87, passed away peacefully in his sleep on February 28, 2019, at Scott and White Hospital, in Temple. A memorial service with full military honors will be held at St Martin’s Episcopal Church, in Copperas Cove, at 11 AM, on March 14, 2019. A later service is also scheduled at St. Mark’s...

Travis W. Herring

Travis W. Herring

Feb 27, 2019

Travis William Herring was born June 4, 1936, to Fred and Ruth Herring from Lometa, Texas. He graduated from Lometa High School in 1954 and in 1958 received a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture from Texas A&M University. While at college, he lettered on the Texas A&M Rifle Team. Following graduation, he worked with the Soil Conservation Service, conducting...