Local Obituaries for Belton, Texas & Bell County

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Nov 17, 2020

Judy Beth (McDaniel) Knox, 69, of Holland and formerly of Belton passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at a Temple care facility.

A visitation for Judy will be held on Friday, November 20, 2020 from 5-7 PM at Dossman Funeral Home in Belton.

Judy was born on May 19, 1951 in Weslaco, Texas to...

Nov 11, 2020

Melinda Kay (Pitt) Newman, beloved wife, mother, daughter, and most importantly a follower of Christ Jesus left Temple, TX on November 11th, 2020 to live with Lord Jesus. Brain cancer helped to fold up her earthly tent, but she is not dead, she is awaiting her new body with the other believers that have gone before her.  People...

Nov 10, 2020

John Roland Murphy, 94, passed away peacefully on November 10, 2020. He had a long and wonderful life. John R. was born in Flint, Michigan on July 28 th , 1926 to John Murphy Sr. and Eleanor Boberg Murphy.

John is survived by Eavia Oliver Murphy, his lovely wife of 67 years.

Mr. Murphy is...

Nov 9, 2020

Maria Antonia Garza, 97, passed away on Monday, November 9, 2020 at a Temple nursing home.

Graveside services for Maria will be held on Monday,...

Nov 7, 2020

Carlos Antonio Guzman, 37, of Rogers passed away suddenly on Saturday, November 7, 2020 in Kansas.

Funeral services for Carlos will be 10 Am Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at Dossman Funeral Home in Belton with Rev. Mike Baggerly officiating. Burial will follow at North Belton Cemetery.

Carlos was born August 14, 1983 in Queretaro, Mexico...

Nov 3, 2020

Erwin Lloyd Emery, 72, of Madison, Maine, died November 3, 2020 in Holland, Texas.

Services will be held at a later date.

Erwin was born June 4, 1948 in Waterville, Maine to Erwin and Madolin (Soul) Emery. He joined the United States Army in 1968 and fought in the Vietnam War. He later married Shirley...