Local Obituaries for Lampasas & Copperas Cove in Texas.

Jan 10, 2016

Ruby Schaub, 99, of Lampasas died January 10, 2016 at Rollins-Brook Hospital. Graveside services will be held Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at Oak Hill Cemetery with Rev. Elvis Fischer officiating. Ruby was born February 17, 1916 at Lockhart, Texas to Thomas Edgar Petty and Minnie Alma Fischer. When she and her twin sister were two years old, the family moved,...

Jan 10, 2016

David Keith Sutherland, 33 of Lampasas, TX died Sunday January 10, 2016 at his home. David was born November 16, 1982 at Ft. Hood, TX the son of Ronald Keith Sutherland and Karen Renay Alderson. David was a mechanic. He had been a resident of Lampasas for the past ten years. He is survived by his children; Peyton, Isabella, and...

Jan 9, 2016

Ann Tuskey, age 59, of Nolanville passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at her home. Graveside Services will be held at 11AM Tuesday, January 11, 2016, at Lometa City Cemetery.

Ann was born on January 25, 1956 to the late Arlend Doyal and Annie Louise Hall Cisco in Marshall, Texas. She graduated from Palestine High School...

Jan 9, 2016

Barbara Ann Bishop (Bobbie), 68, of Lampasas, passed on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at her home in Lampasas Texas. She was born March 16 of 1947 in California to Wilma Nadine Jackson and Everett Martin Baxter. She is survived by her husband of 46 years, Dwight Henry Lee Bishop, married on October 9, 1969. Her brothers Johnny and Russell Baxter,...

Jan 9, 2016

Marion Francis Gaston, 87 of Andrews, TX (formerly of Lampasas) died Saturday January 9, 2016 at home. Marion was born May 12, 1928 in Granbury, TX the son of Edwin Dale Gaston and Elise (Dawson) Gaston. He married Dorothy Polley and worked in the commercial electrician industry for many years. He was a member of Victory Baptist Church in Copperas...

Jan 7, 2016

Mary Nell Redden Donelson passed away peacefully on Thursday January 7, 2016 at Lampasas Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where she had been a resident since August. She was born August 10, 1926 near Shive in Hamilton County, Texas to Forrest Winston Redden and Mary Alice (Shipp) Redden. She attended the Union School through 7th grade and four years at Hamilton...

Jan 7, 2016

Sherry Lee Pritchett, 71 of Buchanan Dam (formerly of Lampasas), died January 7, 2016 at her home. Sherry was born July 22, 1944 in Lampasas, TX the daughter of Kellis Elder and Laura (Smithwick) Elder. She attended local schools and after graduation attended College of Cosmetology in Killeen and earned her beauty license. She owned and operated Sherry’s Coiffeurs. Sherry...

Jan 6, 2016

Ruben Michael Valadez, age 69 of Lampasas, TX died Wednesday January 6, 2016 at Spring Oaks Nursing and Rehab. Ruben was born April 8, 1946 in Lampasas, TX the son of Maximo C. Valadez and Eva (Alvarado) Valadez. Ruben was a welder by trade, but music was his life. He started playing the bass at the age of 14. For...

Jan 6, 2016

LTC (Ret) Robert A. Wright III (Bob) passed away from pancreatic cancer in the early morning hours of Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at Rollins Brook Community Hospital, in Lampasas, Texas. Bob was born on 4 April 1944 at Fort Meade, Maryland to COL Robert and Viva Mae (Cox) Wright Jr. As a child, Bob lived at Fort Knox, Kentucky; Austin,...

Jan 5, 2016

Martha Alwayne Farrell Mezger was born December 30, 1925 to Ada Penland Farrell and Delmer Farrell in Fort Benton, MT. At age eight, she moved to Great Falls, MT where she lived until she married her WWII soldier, John L. Mezger, and relocated to Marble Falls, then Kempner / Lampasas, TX. They shared many joys and challenges during their years...

Jan 4, 2016

Doc Dearing, age 83 of Lometa, TX died Monday, January 4, 2016 at the Temple VA Hospital. Doc was born February 1, 1932 in Edinburg, TX the son of Mark Fuller Dearing and Oma (Hudspeth) Dearing. Doc worked as a carpenter. He served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Army. Survivors include wife, Matilda Dearing of...

Jan 3, 2016

Michael Thomas Clelland, age 63 of Lampasas, TX died Sunday January 3, 2016 at Scott and White Memorial Hospital in Temple, TX. Michael was born June 11, 1952 in Dallas, TX the son of Thomas William Clelland and Gwendolyn Bernice (Potter) Clelland. He served in the U.S. Army for 20 years and retired as a Sergeant First Class. Survivors include...

Jan 2, 2016

Vela F. Booker, 95 of Lampasas, TX died Saturday January 2, 2016 at her home. Vela was born March 1, 1920 in Star, TX the daughter of Charles L. Stephan and Vivian (Perkins) Stephan. She married Vance Alvin Booker and had lived in this area all of her life. Vela was an avid quilter, a member of Busy Bee Quilting...

Jan 1, 2016

Billy was born on March 28, 1933. He died on January 1, 2016 at his home at the Spring Oaks Nursing Home. He lived in Lampasas his entire life. He was the only son of Dennis W. and Emily Bailey Black, who preceded him in death. Billy’s father, Denny, began working as a sweeper at the People’s National Bank of...

Jan 1, 2016

Carolyn A. Rosales, 75, of Copperas Cove passed away on Friday, January 1, 2016 at home. Private Services will be held at a later date at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery.

Carolyn was born on April 16, 1940 to the late Carroll James and Evelyn Magdeline Wiggins Brown. She graduated from Colorado City High School in 1958....

Dec 31, 2015

Sylvia Elaine Straley, 68 of Evant, TX passed away early Thursday morning December 31, 2015 in her home after a tough battle with cancer. Sylvia was born June 7, 1947 in Gatesville, TX the daughter of H.D. “Dobbin” Stanford and Frances Pearl (Pax) Stanford. She grew up in Evant and graduated High School there. She attended and graduated from Nixon...

Dec 29, 2015

Barbara E. Wrachford, 62, of Copperas Cove passed away on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 in Arlington. Graveside Services will be at 12:30 PM on Monday, January 4, 2016 at the Copperas Cove City Cemetery.

Barbara was born on June 5, 1953 in Gorman, Texas to the late Joe Wayne and Runez Gregg Wrachford. She graduated from Copperas...

Dec 27, 2015

Ila Fay Wadkins Hodges was born July 26, 1930 in Georgetown, Texas. She attended school in Bethel, Briggs, and Lometa, Texas. She graduated in Lometa in 1947 and then attended Jackson Business School in Lampasas. While she was working at the Lampasas County Veterans Vocational School, she met her husband, A.G. Hodges. They were married in 1952. They lived in...

Dec 25, 2015

Lamar Henry Adams, age 90 of Kempner, TX died Friday December 25, 2015 at Scott and White Memorial Hospital in Temple, TX. Lamar was born January 1, 1925 in Kempner, TX the son of Arthur Carl Adams and Trudy Victoria (Smith) Adams. He grew up in Kempner and had been a lifelong resident of the area. Lamar farmed and ranched...

Dec 21, 2015

Betty Lou Carothers Honeycutt passed away peacefully December 21, 2015 at the Brister Care Home in Lometa, TX where she had been a resident since April. A private family ceremony will be held at Senterfitt Cemetery, conducted by Pastor Jenny Tucker and services provided by Sneed Funeral Chapel. A memorial service celebrating the life of Betty will be held January...