Local Obituaries for Belton, Texas & Bell County

Jan 21, 2025

Lester "Skip" Samuel Swanson Jr., beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and believer in Jesus Christ, passed away on January 21, 2025, at the age of 77 in a rehabilitation and healthcare home in Belton, Texas, due to complications following a fall.

A graveside service with military honors will be held on February 10th at 10:00 a.m. at...

Jan 21, 2025

Amelia Lorenzo of Belton passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at age 96, with her loving family at her side. Amelia was born on November 14, 1928, in San José de los Llanos, Dominican Republic to parents Aristides and Evangelista Chavier. She was raised in Los Llanos with older siblings, Mirtha and Ligia, and younger siblings, Milagros,...

Jan 20, 2025

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Chong Ok Strickland, 75, a gentle and good-natured soul who carried the world on her shoulders, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on January 20, 2025. Born on December 5, 1949, in South Korea, Chong was the embodiment of kindness, resilience, and love. She touched the lives of everyone who...

Jan 20, 2025

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Corine Thomison, 90, of Belton, TX., passed away on Monday, January 20th, 2025. Her visitation will take place on Sunday, January 26th, 3-5pm. Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 27th, at 2:00pm. Both will take place at Dossman Funeral Home.

Corine was born on February 21,...

Jan 20, 2025

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Funeral services for Carolyn (Shearin) Clark, 77, of Temple, will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, January 25, 2025, at Dossman Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Rest Haven Cemetery.

Mrs. Clark died Monday, January 20, 2025, in a Temple hospital.

Mrs. Clark was born May 17,...

Jan 19, 2025

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Sharon (Sherry) Dianne Slater went home to be with our Lord on January 19th, 2025. She passed away peacefully with her family by her side. She was 70 years old.

Memorial Service will be at 10am, on Saturday, February 1st, 2025, at Dossman Funeral Home in Belton, Texas....

Jan 18, 2025

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Isha Marcos Castro, 19, of Belton, passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2025. Visitation will be on Wednesday, January 22, 6-8pm. Celebration of Life will be held on Thursday, January 23, at 2pm. Both will take place at Dossman Funeral Home.

Isha was born on April 3, 2005,...

Jan 17, 2025

Private services for Margie Fay Dague, 92, of Belton will be held at a later date.

Mrs. Dague died January 17, 2025 in a Temple hospital.

Mrs. Dague was born January 10, 1933 in Eastland County, Texas, the daughter of Tom Monroe Bennett and Lela Modelle (Payne) Bennett.  She married Charles Dague Feb 29, 1956...

Jan 16, 2025

Ellen Elaine Stratton went to her eternal Home on Thursday, January 16, 2025. Born April 6, 1945, Ellen spent most of her adult life in Killeen, TX. She was proud to have devoted much of her life to caring for children. She once operated a daycare from her home and often volunteered as a Sunday school teacher. She enjoyed...

Jan 15, 2025

Private graveside services for S. M. "Dickie" Brown Jr, 83, of Temple, were held at North Belton Cemetery with Rev. Paul Thompson officiating.

Mr. Brown peacefully passed away, Wednesday, January 15, 2024, in a Temple nursing home.

Mr. Brown was born at home on 39th Street in Temple, March 16, 1941.  He grew up helping...

Jan 15, 2025

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She was born and raised on a cotton farm in Altus, OK, which her father tended during the depression. The youngest of six children, “Sissy” was protective of her mother and was the last one left to help her mother care for her aging grandparents and great-grandparents while she was still in...

Jan 13, 2025

Antonia Garza, 84, of Troy, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2025, at her residence surrounded by her family.

Visitation and Rosary will be on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 6-8pm, at Dossman Funeral Home. Funeral mass will be on Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 10:00am at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church.

Antonia...

Jan 11, 2025

Harvey David Brown, age 82, passed away Saturday, January 11th, 2025, at his home in Moody.

Visitation will be held January 16th, 2025, at 10:00 at First Baptist Church of Moody with services following at 11:00 with Rev. Ken Laney officiating.  Burial will be in Moody Cemetery.

Harvey was born November 23, 1942, in San...

Jan 11, 2025

Paul Wayne Sutter passed away at home on January 11th, 2025.

Funeral service will be at 2pm on Saturday January 18th, 2025, at the First Lutheran Church of Temple. Burial will follow at Bellwood Memorial Park, Temple Texas.

Visitation will be from 5-7pm on Friday, January 17th, 2025, at Dossman Funeral Home, Belton, Texas

Jan 10, 2025

Leroy Jones passed away at Park Place Manor, in Belton, Texas on January 10th, 2025, at 94 years of age. Services are pending at this time.

Leroy was born July 10th, 1930, in Dewey County, Oklahoma to parents Oscar Lee Jones and Cora Mae Jones.

Leroy was one of ten children. He was Army Veteran;...

Jan 6, 2025

Gary Bruce Foster of Belton Texas passed away at Scott and White Hospital in Temple, Texas on January 6th, 2025.

Graveside services will be at 9am, Monday, January 13th, 2025, at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery, Killeen, Texas with Military Honors.

He worked as a machinist after being discharged from the army. I believe...

Jan 4, 2025

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Sally Ann DeCasas, 60, of Temple, passed away Saturday, January 4, 2025. Visitation will be on Wednesday, January 8, from 6-8pm.

Service will be held on Thursday, January 9, at 10am. Both will take place at Dossman Funeral Home. Sally was born March 15, 1964, to parents Tomas and Betty...

Jan 3, 2025

Clara Bernice Cloughly Doerr of Morgan’s Point Resort was called to Our Lord and Savior, January 3, 2025, after a long illness.  Clara was born March 28, 1953.

Clara was pre-deceased by her father, Lieutenant Colonel Cecil Pershing Cloughly, her mother, Mary Lee Cloughly, and her infant brother, Orval John Cloughly, II.

Clara is survived...

Jan 3, 2025

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Funeral services for Sherry Hansen, 75, of Tyler, will be at 11:00 AM Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at Dossman Funeral Home in Belton with Shane Johnston and Ronald Carroll officiating.     Burial will be at Wilson Valley Cemetery in Little River.

The family will receive friends for visitation Tuesday...

Jan 1, 2025

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Jeffrey Lee Martin, born on March 5, 1972, in Temple, Texas, passed away unexpectedly on January 1, 2025 at the age of 52. Jeff was the son of Larry Lee Martin and Deborah Dianne Browning and the biological son of Joel Lee Boren. He grew up in Central Texas and graduated from...