Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Belton, Texas & Bell County

Doris Ruth Stanphill

Doris Ruth Stanphill

Nov 25, 2017

Family graveside services for Doris Ruth Stanphill, 88, of Temple, formerly of Austin, will be held on Saturday, December 2, 2017 at the Greathouse Cemetery in Temple with Paul Reed officiating.

Mrs. Stanphill passed away Saturday, November 25, 2017, in a Temple hospital.

Mrs. Stanphill was born, October 11, 1929, in Rio Hondo, Texas, the...

Franklin D. Gholson

Franklin D. Gholson

Nov 23, 2017

Franklin D. Gholson, age 81 passed away Thursday 23, 2017. Frank known to all as “Armadillo’ was...

Thornton "Buddy" Leach

Thornton "Buddy" Leach

Nov 16, 2017

Funeral services for Thornton "Buddy" Leach, 81, of Belton, will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, November 20, 2017 at the Pentecostal Church of Jesus Christ in Belton with Jim Baggerly officiating. Burial will follow at North Belton Cemetery.

The family will receive friends for visitation Sunday, November 19 from 5 to 7 PM at Dossman Funeral...

James David Martinson

James David Martinson

Nov 12, 2017

Service for James David Martinson, 73, of Temple, will be 11 AM Friday November 17, 2017 at Taylor's Valley Baptist Church in Temple with Jared Burt officiating. Mr. Martinson died Sunday November 12, 2017 in a Temple hospital.

The family will receive friends for visitation starting at 10 AM on Friday November 17, 2017 at Taylor's Valley...

Roberta Louise Norton

Roberta Louise Norton

Nov 10, 2017

A celebration of life for Roberta L. Norton, 77 will be 2 PM Wednesday November 15, 2017 at Temple Bible Church in the Creekside building. Roberta went to be with the Lord on November 10, 2017.

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Kenneth "Ken" Daniel Marshall

Kenneth "Ken" Daniel Marshall

Nov 8, 2017

Funeral services for Kenneth “Ken” Marshall, 68, of Belton, will be held at 10:00 AM, Monday, November 13, 2017, at the Belton First Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Derek Whitten officiating.  Burial will be at 2:00 PM Monday at the Greenleaf Cemetery in Brownwood, Texas.

The family will receive friends for visitation one hour prior to...

Dorothy "Dot" Mae Hays

Dorothy "Dot" Mae Hays

Nov 6, 2017

Private Family services for Dorothy Mae “Dot” (Crouch) Hays, 90, of Belton, were held.

Mrs. Hays died Monday, November 6, 2017 , in a Temple nursing home.

Mrs. Hays was born June 10, 1927 , in Texas City , the daughter of Harold...

Trooper Thomas "Tom" Nipper

Trooper Thomas "Tom" Nipper

Nov 4, 2017

On Saturday, November 4th of 2017, Senior Trooper Thomas Patrick Nipper, 63, of Belton, TX died in the line of duty. Thomas “Tom” was born on March 17th, 1954 in Waltham, Massachusetts to Tommie Lee Nipper and Rose Piazza Nipper.

After graduating from...

Barbara Neie

Barbara Neie

Oct 31, 2017

Barbara Neie, 76, of Temple died Tuesday, October 31, 2017 in a Temple hospital.   Private family services are planned.

Ms. Neie was born April 30, 1941 , the daughter of Gaylord Otto Neie and Marcelle Vivian (Hendricks) Neie. She graduated from Eddy High School in 1959. She worked for...

Doris Ward

Doris Ward

Oct 30, 2017

Doris (Hodge) Ward, 96, of Salado passed away on Monday, October 30, 2017 at a Temple Nursing Home. Graveside services for Mrs. Ward will be held on Thursday, November 2, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Salado Cemetery in Salado with Glenn Hodge officiating. Doris was born on December 8, 1920 in Belton, Texas to John and Martha (Killingsworth) Hodge....

Dorothy Lisenbe

Dorothy Lisenbe

Oct 28, 2017

Services for Dorothy Lisenbe, 88, of Belton, will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, November 4, 2017, at Dossman Funeral Home in Belton with Kenneth Lisenbe officiating.

Mrs. Lisenbe died Saturday October 28, 2017 at her home in Belton.

Mrs. Lisenbe was born September 22, 1929 in Belton, Texas, the daughter of U.E. and Edna...

Tommy Lee James

Tommy Lee James

Oct 25, 2017

A Memorial service for Tommy Lee James, 70, of Belton, will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, October 28, 2017, at the Dossman Funeral Home Chapel.   The family will receive friends for visitation from 5-7 PM Friday evening at the funeral Home.

Mr. James died Wednesday, October 25, 2017, at his home in Belton.

Mr....

Dana Dobson

Dana Dobson

Oct 24, 2017

Dana (Racevicius) Dobson, 71, of Salado passed away on Monday, October 24, 2017 at her home in Salado. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Dana was born in Germany on April 5, 1946 to Bruno and Elena (Sukauskaite) Racevicius. She moved to Chicago when she was two and attended Catholic schools there. She graduated from...

Mary "Tootie" Herrington

Mary "Tootie" Herrington

Oct 21, 2017

Mary Margaret "Tootie" (Chaffin) Herrington, 70, of Moffat passed away on Saturday, October 21, 2017 at a Temple hospital. Services for Mrs. Herrington will be held at a later date. Tootie was born on February 17, 1947 in Temple, Texas to Bob and Jeanette (Trimmier) Chaffin. Mrs. Herrington was raised in the Moffat area and attended school in Moffat,...

Jerry Wayne Hill

Jerry Wayne Hill

Oct 20, 2017

Jerry Wayne Hill, 67, of Belton passed away on Friday, October 20, 2017 at Scott and White Hospital in Temple. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 10:00 AM at Dossman Funeral Home in Belton. Jerry was born on June 7, 1950 in Killeen, Texas to John P. and Marie (Moore) Hill. He grew...

George Reuben Wall

George Reuben Wall

Oct 16, 2017

GEORGE REUBEN WALL

JUNE 9, 1922 - OCTOBER 16, 2017

George Reuben Wall passed from this life October 16, 2017 at the age of 95 years on this Earth. His residence at the time was Temple , Texas .

George was born in Hamlin, Jones...

Isidro Ramos Ruiz

Isidro Ramos Ruiz

Oct 16, 2017

Isidro Ramos Ruiz, 83, of Belton passed away on Monday, October 16, 2017 at his home in Belton. A funeral mass will be held on Friday, October 20, 2017 at 10:30 AM at Christ the King Catholic Church in Belton with Father John Kim officiating. Burial will follow at North Belton Cemetery. Isidro was born on May 15, 1934...

Paul Handley

Paul Handley

Oct 14, 2017

A visitation for Mr. Paul Handley, 92, of Belton, will be held Thursday evening, October 19, 2017, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at the Dossman Funeral Home Chapel.   The family will have a private graveside service at a later date.

Mr. Handley died Saturday, October 14, 2017, in a...

Dr. Edward Bellens

Dr. Edward Bellens

Oct 13, 2017

EDWARD EDMOND BELLENS

Edward Edmond Bellens, 83, died October 13, 2017. Edward was born on January 13, 1934 to Hendrik Bellens and Maria DeWilde Bellens in Aalst, Belgium. A native of Belgium, Dr. Bellens immigrated to the United States in 1965 and joined the Scott and White staff in 1970 as...

Thelma Thrasher

Thelma Thrasher

Oct 10, 2017

Funeral services for Thelma L. Thrasher, 91, of Temple, will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, October 13, 2017 at Crossroads Church (First Assembly of God) in Belton with Rev. Harry G. Thrasher, Jr. and Rev. Matthew Thrasher officiating. Burial will be at 12:00 Noon, Monday, October 16, 2017 at the Central Texas State Veterans...