Local Obituaries for Belton, Texas & Bell County

Jeannette Mayfield Kelley

Apr 12, 2020

Jeannette (Mayfield) Kelley, 83, of Belton passed away surrounded by family on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020 at her home in Belton.

Due to the COVID-19 situation, burial will be private. A celebration of Mrs. Kelley's life will be held at a later date.

Jeannette Mayfield Kelley, a middle child with three siblings, was born...

Johnnie Ellison

Apr 11, 2020

Johnnie Ellison, 84, of Belton passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2020 after a short illness at a Belton care facility.

Private family services will be held.

Mrs. Ellison was born on April 13, 1935 in Belton to J.D. (Dock) and Rena Grace Johnson. She grew up in the Armstrong Community and attended Armstrong school....

Joann Marie Lloyd

Apr 10, 2020

Private family services will be held for JoAnn Lloyd, 83, of Belton.

Mrs. Lloyd died Friday, April 10, 2020, at her home. Mrs. Lloyd was born in Gresham, Nebraska February 20, 1937, the daughter of Norwood and Alice (Winterfield) Fish.   She worked for the U. S. Army from 1955 to 1958 with her last assignment at the Pentagon...

Christell Brown

Apr 9, 2020

Christell Dowell Brown, 83, of Belton passed away Thursday April 9, 2020 in Gatesville, TX at Hillside Medical Lodge.

Christell was born September 19, 1936 in Moody, TX to William Cecil Dowell and Ona Erma Porter Dowell.  She grew up in Moody and Roby Texas.  She later moved to Belton and was a beautician for 52 years....

Travis Glenn Cox

Apr 8, 2020

Privates services will be held for Travis Cox, 94, of Temple.   Mr. Cox died Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at his home.

A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date.

Mr. Cox was born March 7, 1926 in Nolanville, the son of Lee Roy Cox and Ola Biles Cox.  He married Deanie...

Willie Veracruz

Apr 7, 2020

Mr. Veracruz died April 7, 2020 in Belton, TX of natural causes .

He was born August 25, 1945 in Rosebud, TX to Willie and Louisa Veracruz. Willie was a caring, comical, giving, and loving individual. His...

Jessie Joe Mclaughlin

Apr 6, 2020

Jessie Joe Mclaughlin

(Septemter 9, 1955 – April 6, 2020)

Jessie Joe McLaughlin, 64, of Temple passed away on Monday, April 6, 2020 at Baylor –Scott and White Hospital  in Temple.  A memorial service will be held on June 27, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. at Taylor’s Valley Baptist Church in Temple.

Jessie was...

Charles Holbrook

Apr 6, 2020

Charles M. Holbrook, 84, of Belton, formerly of San Marcos, Texas, died Monday, April 6, 2020 at his home.    Services will be held at a later date. Mr. Holbrook was born in Atlanta, Georgia, October 1, 1935, the 5th son of  nine children to Fredrick Samuel and Sally Kate (Whitlock) Holbrook.   He married Theresa Louise Olson, June 9, 1956 in...

Mary Ruth Phillips

Apr 3, 2020

Private services for Mary Ruth (Williams) Phillips  will be held at the North Belton Cemetery.  Mrs. Phillips died in a Temple Hospital, April 3, 2020.

Mrs. Phillips was born May 18, 1928 in Coleman County, the daughter of Horace Creed Williams and Lena (Wilson) Williams.  She attended Talpa Centennial School from where she graduated in 1944.  She first...

Robert Vernon Rushing, Jr.

Apr 3, 2020

Robert Vernon (Bert) Rushing, Jr. was born on September 4, 1959 to Robert Vernon (Bobby) Rushing, Sr. and Joan (Lasly) Rushing in Temple, Texas.

Robert was always full of life and had a way of bringing to joy to any situation. He was always quick to laugh and enjoyed making others laugh as well. Everyone loved Robert....

Nita Slocombe

Mar 28, 2020

A visitation for Alma Juanita "Nita" Slocombe 83, of Moffat, will be held Wednesday, April 1, 2020, at First Baptist Church Moffat from 12 Noon until 3 PM.   A memorial service is planned for a later date.

Mrs. Slocombe died Saturday, March 28, 2020 at her home.

Mrs. Slocombe was born in Madisonville,  June 21,...

Athleen Cleone Deer

Mar 26, 2020

Mrs. Athleen Cleone Deer, 97, died Thursday, March 26, 2020 in a Belton Nursing Home.   Memorial services will be held at a later date in Kansas.

Mrs. Deer was born August 29, 1922 in Kincaid, Kansas,  the daughter of Reese and May Holman Henderson.   She married Joseph Everett Deer, October 9, 1940 in Iola, Kansas. She and Everett...

Tim Kelley

Mar 26, 2020

Private family services will be held for Tim Kelley, 60, of Belton.  Mr. Kelley died Thursday, March 26, 2020 in a Temple Hospital.

Viewing will be Monday, March 30, 2020 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM at the Dossman Funeral Home. Mr. Kelley was born June 26, 1959 in Temple, the son of Glenn and Billie Lucille (Butler) Kelley. ...

Emily Faith Higgins

Mar 25, 2020

Emily Faith Higgins, 14, of Belton, TX, passed away on March 25, 2020.

Emily was born in Lawton, Oklahoma on May 6th, 2005 to Shonda Sammon and Jake Higgins. She brought with her sunshine and smiles wherever she went. Emily attended South Belton Middle School, and she was passionate about music, art and volleyball.

Emily...

Virginia Hawthorne

Mar 23, 2020

Private services will be held for Virginia Bell Hawthorne, 93, of Temple, Texas, with a Memorial Service to be held at a later date.  Mrs. Hawthorne died Monday, March 23, 2020, in a Temple memory care home.

Mrs. Hawthorne was born April 25, 1926, in Elgin, Texas, the daughter of William Irving Nance and Bertie Gertrude Fisher...

Sgm. (Ret.) George Willard Crawford

Mar 20, 2020

SGM. (Ret.) George Willard Crawford, 93, of Belton passed away suddenly on Friday, March 20, 2020 at Baylor-Scott and White Hospital in Temple.

Private services with Full Military Honors will be held.

George was born on June 8, 1926 in Saint Paul, Arkansas to Robert Gillas and Myrtle (Patrick) Crawford. Mr. Crawford grew up in...

Milton Wayne Martin

Mar 18, 2020

Milton Wayne Martin of Belton, Texas died on March 18, 2020 in Belton, Texas. Mr. Martin was born in the family home in Barclay, Falls County on March 25, 1934 to Carl G. and Willie M. (Francis) Martin. On August 13, 1955 he married Frances Marie Machalek in Temple. Together, they had 5 children and celebrated 64 years...