Local Obituaries for Belton, Texas & Bell County

Col. Richard L. Quinn

Dec 14, 2020

A fine cavalry officer has made his final dismount. Col. (R) Richard L. Quinn passed away on December 14, 2020, at the age of 83, with his wife and several children by his side. Dick was born December 29, 1936, at Fort Hayes, Columbus, OH, to Col. Michael A. and Francis P. (Hodes) Quinn. Born into a military family,...

C. R. Siprian

Dec 14, 2020

Graveside services for C. R. Siprian, 83, of Holland will be held Thursday at 2:00 PM at the Holland Cemetery with Rev. Alberto Lopez officiating.

Mr. Siprian died Monday December 14, 2020 in a Temple hospital.

Mr. Siprian was born May 5, 1937, in Barlett, the son of Louis R. Siprian and Juanita Reyna Siprian. ...

Willa Dean Coleman

Dec 14, 2020

Willa Dean Coleman, 93, of Belton, passed away Monday, December 14, 2020 in a Temple Hospital.  No Services are planned. Dean was born September 10, 1927, in Paris, Arkansas, the daughter of Lawrence Albert Redding and Freda Elmon (Pendergrass) Redding. She married Kenneth Jerald Johnson on June 15, 1944, and he died June 17, 1950. She later...

Roy Richard Kneese

Dec 13, 2020

Funeral services for Roy Richard Kneese, 90, of Belton will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, December 18, 2020 at the Dossman Funeral Home Chapel with David Pustka officiating.  Burial with honors will follow at the North Belton Cemetery.   Mr. Kneese died Sunday, December 13, 2020, at his home in Belton.

The family will receive friends for visitation...

James E. Hebert

Dec 8, 2020

James (Jim) Edsel Hebert , 86 years old , of Temple, Texas , passed away on December 8 th , 2020 in Temple .

Private funeral services will be held at St. Luke’s Catholic Church in Temple with father John officiating, with interment to follow at Bellwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Temple.

Jim was born...

Gene Cantu

Dec 8, 2020

Rudolph ‘ Gene ’ Cantu, 64, of Belton Texas received his call home on December 8, 2020.

Gene was born on June 12,1956 in San Antonio to Ernestina Cantu. He moved to Belton in the early 1970s where he met the love of his life Penny ‘ Michelle ’ Nichols. On December 20, 1975, he and Michelle...

William "Bill" Dorris, Jr.

Dec 7, 2020

William "Bill" Dorris, Jr., 73, of Belton passed away on Monday, December 7, 2020 at his home in Belton.

Graveside services for Bill will be held on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at 1:00 PM at the Central Texas State Veteran's Cemetery in Killeen.

Bill was born on August 27, 1947 in Alexandria, Virginia to William...

Filomeno Servin Gaspar

Dec 7, 2020

Graveside services for Filomeno Servin Gaspar, 56, of Belton, will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, December 12, 2020, at North Belton Cemetery, with Father John Guzaldo officiating.

Mr. Servin Gaspar died Monday, December 7, 2020 in a Temple Hospital.

Mr. Servin Gaspar was born April 14, 1964 in Mexico, the son of Carlos Servin...

David Britt

Dec 4, 2020

David Butler Britt, of Temple, TX, passed away December 4, 2020, surrounded by his wife and daughters.

David was born November 2, 1951 in Belton, TX to Ouida and Kelly Morgan Britt, Jr. He graduated from Belton High School, where he was involved in football, basketball, theater, and the Marching 100 band. He was an avid Boy...

Robert Joe Ralston

Dec 4, 2020

A memorial service for Robert “Joe” Ralston, 77 of Little River Academy will be 1:00pm Wednesday December 9, 2020 at the United Methodist Church Little River Academy.

Mr. Ralston went home to be with the Lord, Friday, December 4, 2020 @ 2:45am at Baylor Scott & White Temple

Joe Ralston was born July 30,1943 at...

Mary Hilliard

Dec 4, 2020

Graveside service for Mary Hilliard will be 11 Am Tuesday, Dec. 8 th at North Belton Cemetery with Bruce Mercer officiating.

Mrs. Hilliard died Friday, Dec. 4, 2020 at her home in Belton.

She was born September 10, 1929 In Yonkers, NY to William F Van Santen and Minnie Stephenson.

She married Bobby...

Evelyn "Sis" Tomlinson

Dec 4, 2020

Graveside services for Evelyn “Sis” Tomlinson, 87, of Belton, will be held at 2P.M. Monday, December 7, 2020, at the North Belton Cemetery with Minister Ed Wilkes officiating.

Ms. Tomlinson died Friday, December 04, 2020, in a Belton Nursing Home.

Ms. Tomlinson was born December 19, 1932, in Novice, the daughter of Foy and Nora...

Norma Dolores Bowden

Dec 4, 2020

Graveside services for Norma Dolores (Andrews) Bowden, 91, of Temple, will be held at 1 PM Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at Bellwood Memorial Park with Rev. John Roark officiating. A viewing will be from 3-5 on Tuesday, at the Dossman Funeral Home in Belton.

Mrs. Bowden died Friday, December 4, 2020, in a Temple Nursing Home.

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Clayton Robert Allison

Dec 3, 2020

Clayton Robert “Claybo” Allison passed away after a long illness in Temple on December 3, 2020 at the age of 34.

Clayton was born April 20, 1986 in Temple.  He grew up in Round Rock and graduated from Round Rock High School in 2004 where he enjoyed being a member of the golf team. He attended Blinn...

Pamela Sue Gulley

Nov 26, 2020

Pamela Sue (Wheeler) Gulley, 64, of Belton passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2020 at her home in Belton.

No services are planned.

Pamela was born on March 2, 1956 in Sweetwater, Texas to Claude and Betty (Ward) Wheeler. She was raised in Belton and graduated from Belton High School. Mrs. Gulley married Mike Gulley...

Johnny Lee Narvaiz

Nov 25, 2020

Johnny Lee Narvaiz, 67, of Belton passed away on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at his home in Belton.

No services are planned at this time.

Johnny was born on February 20, 1953 in Temple to Mariano and Mary (Luna) Narvaiz. He grew up in Belton and attended schools there. He began a long career working...

Dr. Vernon D. Holleman

Nov 23, 2020

Vernon D. Holleman, MD, of Temple, an exceptional physician with more than 60 years of service to Temple and Central Texas who was beloved by his patients, passed away on Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. He was 89. Private family services will be held at a later date.

Dr. Holleman was born October 1, 1931, in Brownwood, the...

Alexis Shaneal Keller

Nov 21, 2020

Alexis Shaneal Keller was born on March 26, 1984, in Temple, Texas. She is the daughter of Robby Keller and Mona Fitch. Alexis spent most of her youth growing up in the city of Waco. She was a Midway High School graduate and later obtained her Associates degree from McLennan Community College in Waco..

Alexis was a...

Annell Lueck Kelton

Nov 21, 2020

Annell Lueck Kelton, 84, of Little River Academy, died November 21, 2020, in a Temple Hospital.  A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Mrs. Kelton was born June 27, 1936 in Temple, the daughter of Henry and Johnnie (Elliott) Lueck.  She was a  graduate of Belton High School where she was a cheerleader and  elected Miss...

Darlene Rutan

Nov 18, 2020

Diana Darlene (Tolan) Rutan was born April 7, 1944 in Dallas, Texas and passed away November 18, 2020 in Temple, Texas at age 76. A celebration of life may be held later in 2021.

Darlene graduated from high school in Grapevine, Texas. She wanted to be independent of her family and start leading her own life, so...