Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Belton, Texas & Bell County

Janice Davenport

Janice Davenport

Feb 20, 2021

Janice Elaine (Bird) Davenport, 64, of Temple passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at Baylor-Scott and White in Temple.

Funeral services for Janice will be held on Saturday, February 27, 2021, at 10:00 AM at Dossman Funeral Home in Belton with Paul Meredith officiating.

Janice was born on September 24, 1956 in Austin, Texas...

Irene "Molly" Deholloz

Irene "Molly" Deholloz

Feb 19, 2021

Irene "Molly" Deholloz, 52, of Temple passed away on Friday, February 19, 2021 at Baylor-Scott and White in Temple.

Funeral services for Molly will be held on Monday, March 1, 2021 at 11:00 am at Dossman Funeral Home in Belton with Clara Minor officiating. Burial will follow at North Belton Cemetery.

Molly was born on...

Antonia Mora

Antonia Mora

Feb 19, 2021

Antonia (Arocha) Mora, 92, of Gatesville passed away on Friday, February 19, 2021, at her son's home in Belton.

Funeral services for Antonia will be held on Thursday, March 4, 2021, at 10:00 AM at Dossman Funeral Home in Belton with Rev. Mike Baggerly officiating. Burial will follow at 1:00 PM at the Central Texas State Veteran's...

Wanda J. Smith

Wanda J. Smith

Feb 19, 2021

Funeral service for Wanda J. Smith, 84, of Temple will be 10 am Thursday, February 25, 2021 at Dossman Funeral Home with Justin Childers officiating. Burial will follow at North Belton Cemetery.

Visitation will Be Wednesday, February 24, 2021 from 6 pm to 8 pm at Dossman funeral home.

Mrs. Smith died Friday, February 19...

Johnny E Olejnik, Sr.

Johnny E Olejnik, Sr.

Feb 18, 2021

Johnny E. Olejnik, Sr., 77, of Moody passed away, Thursday Feb. 18, 2021 at his home in Moody.

Johnny was born in Temple, Texas on August 16, 1943 to Henry and Frances (Pitrucha) Olejnik.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Henry Olejnik.

Survivors include his wife of 58...

Donald Bunte

Donald Bunte

Feb 17, 2021

Donald Woodrow Bunte, 84, of Holland, died February 17, 2021 at his home.

Donald was born in Temple, on December 23, 1936 to Rudolph and Annie (Pace) Bunte. He married Joan Constance (Hinkle) Bunte on August 7, 1971, she preceded him in death in 2014. Donald was a retired butcher and he retired from Bell County as...

Donald Bunte

Donald Bunte

Feb 17, 2021

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Major Steve Ramirez, Iii.

Major Steve Ramirez, Iii.

Feb 16, 2021

Major Esteban “Stevie” Ramirez III passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at the age of 58 at Scott & White hospital after a courageous battle with COVID-19. A Mass of Christian burial will be held on Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 2:00 PM at Christ the King Catholic Church in Belton with father Sang Quan officiating. Burial with full police...

Esmeralda Villanueva Sustaita

Esmeralda Villanueva Sustaita

Feb 16, 2021

Funeral service for Esmeralda Villanueva Sustaita, 53, of Temple will be Wednesday February 24, 2021 at Dossman Funeral Home with Robert Vargas officiating.

Esmeralda died Tuesday February 16, 2021 at her home in Temple. She was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, on August 22, 1967 to Augustina and Natividad Villanueva, Sr.  She married Angel Sustaita in August...

Felicia Wilson Guillory

Felicia Wilson Guillory

Feb 15, 2021

Graveside services for Felicia Wilson Guillory, 32, of Belton, will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, March 5, 2021, at North Belton Cemetery with Rev. Mike Baggerly officiating.

Felicia passed away February 15, 2021, in an Austin Hospital, after a six-year battle with heart failure.

Felicia was born August 15, 1988 in Atlanta, Texas, the...

Eleuteria Gonzales

Eleuteria Gonzales

Feb 13, 2021

Eleuteria “Lou” Gonzales Lou passed away on February 13, 2021 in a rehab facility in Temple. A Mass of Christian burial for Lou will be held on Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 10:00 AM at Christ The King Catholic Church in Belton with Father Sang Quan officiating. Burial will follow at North Bellton Cemetery. She was born February 20, 1924...

Paul L. Owens

Paul L. Owens

Feb 12, 2021

Paul L. Owens, 60, of Tyler, died Friday, February 12, 2021, in a Tyler hospital.  Private family services will be held at a later date.

Mr. Owens was a free spirit who marched to the beat of a different drum.  He was born November 15, 1960, in Temple, the son of Kenneth and Dicksy Herrington Owens.   He...

Beata Shaw Mclendon

Beata Shaw Mclendon

Feb 10, 2021

On Wednesday the 10th of February, 2021, Beata May Shaw McLendon, passed away peacefully at age 96. Services will be held at a later date.

Beata was born to Winifred Strauch and Charles Henry Shaw on May 14, 1924 in Woodsboro, Texas. She had 7 siblings. She spent her childhood living with her Aunts Maggie and Millie...

Ronald Emmit Flanary, Sr.

Ronald Emmit Flanary, Sr.

Feb 7, 2021

Ronald Emmit "Ron" Flanary, Sr., 82, beloved husband, father and PawPaw was called home on Sunday, February 7, 2021 in Temple.

Funeral services for Ron will be held on Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 10:00 AM at the Dossman Funeral Home chapel in Belton with Deacon Ronnie Lastovica officiating. Burial will follow at North Belton Cemetery.

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Terry Mack Turner

Terry Mack Turner

Feb 6, 2021

Graveside service for Terry Mack Turner, 63, of Troy, will be Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at McDowell Cemetery with Holly “Topper” Thornal officiating. Terry died February 6, 2021 at a Temple hospital.

Visitation will be Tuesday, February 9, 2021 from 5 to 7 Pm at Dossman Funeral Home.

Terry Mack Turner was born on January...

George Willard Crawford, Jr.

George Willard Crawford, Jr.

Feb 5, 2021

Services for George Willard Crawford, Jr., 69, of Temple will be private. George, Jr. was well known by his nickname "Skipp."  He died Friday, February 5, 2021 at his home in Temple.

Skipp was born on March 2, 1951, to George Willard, Sr., and Florence Lynette (Kattner) Crawford in Kyoto, Japan.  He graduated in 1969 from Leilehua...

Harley B. Hoover

Harley B. Hoover

Feb 3, 2021

Harley Bennett Hoover, son of Jack and Myrtle ( Bowyers) Hoover was born in Cowen, West Virginia on October 27, 1936, and passed  away in Temple, Texas on February 2, 2021. After his father’s death at the age of 3, Harley was raised by his mother and his uncle, Bennett Hoover. He grew up playing, exploring and hunting in the...

Helen Trevino

Helen Trevino

Feb 2, 2021

Helen (Vargas) Trevino, 91, of Belton passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at a Belton Nursing Home.

A mass of Christian burial will be held on Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 10:00 AM at Christ The King Catholic Church in Belton with Father Sang Quan officiating. Burial will follow at North Belton Cemetery in Belton.

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Dr. Ellis N. Brown

Dr. Ellis N. Brown

Feb 2, 2021

Funeral services for Ellis N. Brown, M. D.,  81, of Temple, will be held at 10:00 AM Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at the Dossman Funeral Home Chapel in Belton.  Burial will follow at Bellwood Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends for visitation Monday evening from 5-7 PM at the funeral home. Dr. Brown died Tuesday February 2,...

Frances Eileen Winkler

Frances Eileen Winkler

Feb 1, 2021

Funeral services for Frances Eileen Winkler, 89, of Belton, will be held at 10:00 AM Friday, February 5, 2021, at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church. Burial will immediately follow at St. Paul Cemetery at The Grove.

The family will receive friends for visitation Thursday, from 2-4 PM, at Dossman Funeral Home in Belton. Mrs. Winkler was born November...