Local Obituaries for Lampasas & Copperas Cove in Texas.

Mar 8, 2018

Minnie L. (Williams) Tucker, 83 of Lampasas, TX died Thursday March 8, 2018 at Austin Heart. Minnie was born November 27, 1934 in Navasota, TX the daughter of Thomas Clifton Williams Sr. and Minnie Ida (Meohwald) Williams. She married Dr.Jon Franklin Tucker July 10, 1953 and had lived in Lampasas for many years. Minnie worked for League City Schools and...

Mar 7, 2018

Shirley Joan Gaddy Blair age 81 of Lampasas, Texas passed away on March 7, 2018. She was born December 12, 1936 to Amos A Gaddy Jr. and Ellen Julia Sweet of Lampasas, Texas. Shirley is preceded in death by both of her parents, her husband John Travis Blair, her brother Andrew Gene Gaddy, her daughter Patti Ann Trist, her son...

Mar 2, 2018

Donald W. Knox, 70 of Lampasas, TX died March 2, 2019 at his residence. Don was born December 23, 1947 in Sherman, TX the son of C.C. “Skip” Knox and Josephine (Gomez) Knox. He grew up in Vernon, TX and moved with his parents during his junior year top Iowa Park, TX where he graduated in 1966. Don attended Midwestern...

Mar 2, 2018

Julia Gorman Ryan, 79 of Lampasas, TX died Friday March 2, 2018 at Scott and White Hospital in Temple. Julia was bron May 4, 1938 in Brooklyn, NY the daughter of James Gorman and Julia (Donolen) Gorman. She had lived in Lampasas most of her life and was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church. She was a professional cook,...

Mar 2, 2018

Nelda Ruth Smith, 90 of Lampasas, TX died Friday March 2, 2018 at Metroplex Hospital in Killeen. Nelda was born December 2, 1927 in Star, TX the daughter of Avery Allen Poe and Lera D. (Flatt) Poe. She graduated from Star High School in 1945. She attended Daniel Baker College in Brownwood and John Tarleton College in Stephenville and graduated...

Feb 25, 2018

Marshell Freeman, age 72, of Wiggins, MS passed away on Sunday, February 25, 2018, in Kempner, Texas. A Memorial Graveside will be held at later date, at Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery in Collins, MS.

Marshell was born on December 29, 1943, to WM and Retha Graves Bergeron in Seminary, MS. She graduated from Seminary High School in...

Feb 24, 2018

Kenneth L. Denson, age 64, of Briggs passed away on Saturday, February 24, 2018, in Georgetown after a long battle with cancer. A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, March 16, 2018, at 11:00 AM at Scott's Funeral Home in Copperas Cove.

Ken was born in Elmira, NY on August 21, 1953, to the late Richard...

Feb 23, 2018

Fredrick L. Schamberger, 73 of Lampasas, TX died Friday February 23, 2018 at Copperas Cove Nursing-Rehab. Fred was born February 13, 1945 in Eau Claire, WI the son of Jesse Schamberger and Eleanor (Johnson) Schamberger. He grew up in Wisconsin and after high school graduation joined the army. He served in Panama, Vietnam and Germany. After his military service, Fred...

Feb 14, 2018

Martha Elizabeth (Groves) Tumlinson, 90 of Lampasas, Texas died Wednesday February 14, 2018 at Lampasas Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born July 28, 1927 in Lampasas County, Texas to William Chesterfield Groves and Lula Belle (Roye) Groves. She was baptized August 1935 in the Lampasas River, near School Creek. Martha lived in Fort Worth, TX during WWII, due to...

Feb 13, 2018

Billy Earl McCartney, 68 of Kempner, TX died Tuesday February 13, 2018 at Rollins-Brook Community Hospital. Billy was born December 26, 1949 in Rayville, LA the son of James T. McCartney and Eva Mary (White) McCartney. He grew up in Frogmore, LA and graduated high school. He worked in the ship yard at Houma for many years and moved to...

Feb 12, 2018

Dorothy R. Kruse, age 86, of Copperas Cove and formerly of Brownsville, Minnesota passed away on Monday, February 12, 2018, in Copperas Cove. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, February 24, 2018, at the First Presbyterian Church, 704 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Copperas Cove, Texas 76522. Her cremains will be placed in St. Peter's...

Feb 11, 2018

James Arnold Ayers was born in Austin, TX 4-22-1958 to Jessie James Ayers and Belva Jean (Manning) Ayers. He died 2-11-2018. After attending Lanier High School, he held various jobs including delivering for Coca-Cola and office products and working in the oil fields. But, for most of his adult life, he drove big trucks. If it could start, he could...

Feb 7, 2018

Clovis Deloris (Curley) Brown, 95 of Lampasas, Texas died Wednesday February 7, 2018 at Regal Healthcare in Lampasas. She was born October 14, 1922 in Oakalla, TX to Benjamin Culberson Langford and Cecil Devora (Roberts) Langford. Curley married Olan Adois Kendrick November 11, 1941and he preceded her in death in 1956. She later married Niel Brown February 14, 1971 and...

Feb 5, 2018

Dennis D. Bradford, age 85, of Copperas Cove passed away peacefully on February 5, 2018, with family by his side. A private family graveside service was held at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen.

Dennis Doyle Bradford was born on January 15, 1933, in Minter, Texas to John and Agnes Bradford. He grew up in Paris,...

Feb 4, 2018

Nathaniel Alexzander Anderson, age 12 of Copperas Cove, TX died Sunday February 4, 2018 at home. He was born October 16, 2005 in Georgetown, TX to James Anderson and Amanda Rhoades. Nate had lived in central Texas all of his life. He loved watching wrestling, ninja turtles, traveling, flying, going to the beach and playing video games.   He is...

Jan 30, 2018

Joyce Clydene Hill, 76 of Lampasas, TX died January 30, 2018 at Scott and White Hospital in Temple, TX. Clydene was born August 10, 1941 in Lampasas, TX the daughter of Elmer Clyde Hall and Susie (Zieschang) Hall. She graduated from High Scholl here and later worked as a medication aide for Leisure Lodge Nursing Home for many years. She...

Jan 29, 2018

Geneva Crain, 83 of Desere’ Ranch, Lometa, passed away January 29, 2018 of cancer. Nona Geneva Craiin was born January 9, 1935 near Lometa, the daughter of Bill Delano and Letha Whitely Delano. Bill Delano was a carpenter at Fort Hood, so Geneva went to school at Unity and graduated from Lampasas in 1953. She married Billie M. Crain and...

Jan 28, 2018

Deborah Elvilene Bristow, 65 of Lometa, TX died January 28, 2018 at her home. Deborah was born June 12, 1952 in San Saba, TX the daughter of Elvie Tubbs and Linne Gene (Lee) Tubbs. She married Frank Bristow. Deborah was a member of Church of the Hills in Lometa. She was a registered nurse and had worked for Standards Home...

Jan 27, 2018

Grafton Wain Seale, 79, of Adamsville, TX passed away at Spring Oaks Nursing Home on January 27, 2018. Grafton was born April 2, 1938 in Lampasas County the son of Grafton Richard Seale and Joyce Mae (Bynum) Seale. He grew up in the area and graduated from Copperas Cove High School in 1958. He was a firefighter for Copperas Cove...

Jan 27, 2018

Patsie Ruth Clepper was born to Claudie and May Smith on May 24, 1934 in Alma, Arkansas, the oldest of 4 children. She passed after a determined fight with cancer on January 27, 2018. She married a young G.I. Len Clepper and traveled to Japan and Germany where they were stationed, and then to Ft. Hood in Texas. It was...