Local Obituaries for Belton, Texas & Bell County

Billy J. Echols

Mar 11, 2023

Billy J. Echols, 75, of Belton, formerly of Austin, died Saturday March 11, 2023 in a Temple Hospital.

Mr. Echols was born July 22, 1947 in Elgin the son of Albert 'Red' and June (Frazier) Echols.  He was a lifetime resident of Austin before moving to Belton in 2020.   He was a mechanic and worked several places...

Eugene L. Campbell

Mar 8, 2023

Eugene 'Gene" Leo Campbell was born to Leo and Mary Ellen Campbell on March 7th, 1947 in Nampa, Idaho. He outlived his sister, Linda Campbell and brother, Tom Campbell.  He graduated from Nampa High School in 1964. Gene met the love of his life, Teresa May Clatfelter in 1963.  They married, September 2, 1965 at the First Nazarene Church in...

Thomas Edwin Merritt

Mar 6, 2023

Thomas Edwin Merritt, 53, of Chilton, Texas, was called home on March 6, 2023. Thomas was born October 12, 1969 in Waco, Texas to Thomas Parker Layne and Betty Jo Layne. Thomas was one of 15 children between Thomas and Betty. Thomas was a Veteran of the United States Air Force. He loved watching his Dallas Cowboys. You will be...

Larry Wayne Jackson

Mar 5, 2023

Larry Wayne Jackson, born April 30th, 1945 in Beeville, Texas; the son of William Powell and Gertrude “Trudy” Jackson, passed away on Sunday, March 5th, 2023, after a long hard fight with Leukemia. Larry grew up in Houston, Texas during the late 1950’s and early 60’s attending Westbury High School where he played halfback on the varsity football team. After...

James Robert Mobley

Mar 1, 2023

James Robert Mobley went to be with Jesus on March 1, 2023 after battling metastatic pancreatic cancer.

Jim was born in Fort Riley, Kansas on October 21, 1950 to Mary Amanda (Oates) Mobley and Robert Mobley.  During his lifetime, he lived in Japan, Louisiana, and Texas. Jim graduated from Killeen High school in 1968.  He received his...

Patrick Michael Colacino

Feb 28, 2023

Patrick Michael Colacino, 68, of Temple died Tuesday, February 28, 2023, at his home.

Services are pending for a later date.

Mr. Colacino, was born February 14, 1955, in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Nicholas and Kay Colacino.  He worked construction and other jobs in the Temple, Belton area.

He was preceded...

Dick Sherwood

Feb 25, 2023

We are deeply saddened to share that our beloved husband, father and grandfather Richard “Dick” Sherwood of Temple, TX passed on Saturday, 25 February 2023 at the age of 73 years. Dick was born on October 25, 1949, in Wilmington, DE, a son to Daniel and Elizabeth Sherwood. He was raised there along with his older brother, Daniel Edward (Ed)...

Linda Brown Engelholm

Feb 24, 2023

Graveside services for Linda (Herring) Brown Engelholm, 83, of Belton, will be held at 10:00 AM Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at the Rest Haven Cemetery in Belton with Rev. Bobby Johnson officiating.

The family will receive friends for visitation from 5:00 to 7:00 PM Tuesday evening at the Dossman Funeral Home Chapel.

Mrs. Engelhom died...

Roy Dell Fowler

Feb 22, 2023

Roy D. Fowler, 85, of Belton died Wednesday, February 22, 2023, in a Temple Memory Care Center.

The family will receive friends for visitation from 2:00 to 3:00 PM Saturday, March 4, 2023, at the Dossman Funeral Home Chapel.

Mr. Fowler was born February 16, 1938 in Rogers, the son of L. P. Fowler and...

Katherine (Kitty) Knowles

Feb 19, 2023

Funeral services for Katherine (Kitty) Knowles, 87, of Morgan's Point Resort, will be held at 10 AM Friday, February 24, 2023, at the Dossman Funeral Home in Belton.  Burial will follow at 2:30 PM at Oak Grove Memorial Garden in Irving.

The family will receive friends for visitation from 5:00 - 7:00 PM Thursday evening at Dossman Funeral...

Carolyn Sue Barefoot

Feb 19, 2023

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Funeral services for Carolyn Sue Barefoot, 88, of Temple will be held at 12:30 PM on the 8th of March at Dossman Funeral Home Chapel with Ministers Scott Meyer and Scott Seela officiating. Burial will follow at the Central Texas State Veteran’s Cemetery in Killeen.

The family will...

Gerlinde Maria Jackson

Feb 15, 2023

Gerlinde Maria Jackson (Scharm) 1944 – 2023

On February 15 th , 2023, Ms. Gerlinde “Linda” Maria Jackson, loving wife, mother, and sister passed away peacefully in Temple, Texas. She was born to the late Franz & Anna Filomena Scharm in Trautenau, Czechoslovakia on October 10, 1944.

Linda grew up in Hasloch, Germany,...

Dorothy Faye Jamison

Feb 13, 2023

Dorothy (Dot) Wingo Jamison of Temple, passed away February 13, 2023. Born August 24, 1957 in Dallas, daughter of Stephen Wingo Jr. and Ruth (Mehlin) Wingo. Dot was a loving, partner mother and sister. She wore many hats and enjoyed a variety of careers. Dot enjoyed spending time with family and friends, barbecuing and camping or just sitting around...

Mary Evelyn Harris

Feb 1, 2023

Mary Evelyn Harris was born March 14, 1931, to Odell and Mary Ruth Rector in Vernon Texas. She passed peacefully at Baylor Scott and White Hospice in Temple Texas on February 1st, 2023.

Mary spent her life as a servant to others deeply loving her family and friends. She was a devoted Christian and was active in...

Maryann Smith

Jan 31, 2023

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Let me tell you a story about MaryAnn. First, the required stuff. MaryAnn was born in ‘47 and went to be with the love of her life on January 31, 2023.

MaryAnn, her sisters, Nancy and Jeanie, and her best friend, Trudie, grew up in Beaumont where...

Betty Eileen Pratt

Jan 29, 2023

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A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 am , the 11 th of February 2023

Visitation held from 10 - 11:00am prior to service at Dossman Funeral Home

Betty Eileen Bridges Pratt went to be with the Lord on January...

Billy Wayne Hilliard

Jan 29, 2023

Billy Wayne Hilliard was born in Belton, TX on June 8th, 1935, to Law & Edna (Hannon) Hilliard.

A graveside service will be held at 1PM, Friday, February 3rd at Resthaven Cemetery in Belton.

He married Anita Petty on October 17, 1953, in Belton, TX.

Bill worked as a foreman for TXDOT retiring...

Chief Warrant Officer John Robert Hunt Jr. Usa (Ret.)

Jan 29, 2023

Chief Warrant Officer 4, John Hunt, Jr. USA (ret.), age 73, of Belton, TX, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 29, 2023 J.R. had a distinguished career in the United States Army Cavalry. He began his career as a Combat Engineer in Vietnam. He went to Warrant Officer Candidate School and Flight School and was the...

Robert K. (Bob) Utley, Iii

Jan 28, 2023

Robert Kelley Utley III barreled into the world on April 14, 1945, in Belton, Texas, where he couldn’t throw a stone without hitting a close family relation. Though the family would soon welcome two younger siblings, his family joked Bobby was ‘the only child of three!’

He was always a man of purpose and wasted no time...

Juan Martin Carlos - Tellez

Jan 26, 2023

Juan Martin Carlos-Tellez, 36 of Belton, Texas passed unexpectedly on January 26, 2023. Services are pending at this time

Juan was born September 30, 1986, in Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico to; Silvano Carlos-Flores and Ma. Dolores Tellez-Aguilar. Juan was the eldest of their five children and he always wanted to help his dad...