Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Lampasas & Copperas Cove in Texas.

Kenneth Elton Koon

Kenneth Elton Koon

Jan 1, 2015

Kenneth Elton Koon, age 65 of Austin, TX died Thursday January1, 2015 at Seton Hospital. Ken was born October 30, 1949 in Austin, the son of Roy A. Koon Sr. and Louise (Taylor) Koon. He graduated from McCallum High School. He had worked for Home Lumber Company in Austin for over 30 years. Ken was a member of Hyde Park...

LaVerne Carlile

LaVerne Carlile

Dec 30, 2014

Bernice LaVerne Carlile, age 88 of Lampasas, TX died Tuesday December 30, 2014 at Spring Oaks Nursing and Rehab. LaVerne was born April 26, 1926 in Nix, TX the daughter of Albert Theodore “A.T.” McCrea and Theodocia Frances (Lindsey) McCrea. Laverne attended school through the 10th grade in Nix and finished her high school education in Lampasas. After high school...

Anthony (Tony) Staats

Anthony (Tony) Staats

Dec 30, 2014

Anthony (Tony) Staats, age 39 of Round Rock, went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, December 30, 2014. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, January 5, 2015 at St. Paul Chong Hasang Catholic Church, 1000 E. FM 2410, Harker Heights, TX 76548.  A Rosary will be recited Sunday, January 4, 2015 at 3:00 P.M. followed...

Walter W. Cashell

Walter W. Cashell

Dec 30, 2014

Walter William Cashell, age 85 of Lampasas, TX died Tuesday December 30, 2014 at a local nursing home. Walter was born December 25, 1929 in Martinsburg, WV the son of Frank Cashell and Eva (Beard) Cashell. He grew up in Olney, MD. While in high school, he wrote for the school paper. He married Freda Geraldine Fisher. He enlisted in...

Clifford B. Mayben

Clifford B. Mayben

Dec 29, 2014

Clifford Benjamin Mayben went home to his Lord and Savior on December 29, 2014 after a lengthy illness. His final days were spent surrounded by his loved ones and family. Services will be at 1:00 p.m., Friday, January 2, 2015, at the First Baptist Church in Lometa, Texas. Burial will be in Lometa Cemetery. Arrangements are by Sneed Funeral Chapel...

Marguerite Forehand

Marguerite Forehand

Dec 28, 2014

Marguerite Helene Forehand, age 73 of Lampasas, TX died Sunday December 28, 2014 at Metroplex Hospital in Killeen, TX. Marguerite was born August 7, 1941 in Lampasas the daughter of Virgil Dee Crumley and Mildred (Romans) Crumley. She married Floyd Dale Forehand December 28, 1959. She had worked as secretary and office manager at a large shopping mall and a...

Carl Barnum

Carl Barnum

Dec 26, 2014

Carl Barnum, age 48 of Kempner, passed away on Friday, December 26, 2014 in Temple. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, January 2, 2015 at the Grace United Methodist Church in Copperas Cove.  The family will receive visitors at the church an hour prior to the services.  Graveside services will be at 3:00 P.M. Friday at the Kingsbury Cemetery...

Kay Owens

Kay Owens

Dec 25, 2014

Kay Owens, age 68 of Granbury, TX died Thursday December 25, 2014 at Lake Granbury Medical Center. Kay was born April 28, 1946 in Lampasas, TX the daughter of Arneil Tomlinson and Irene (January). Kay graduated from Lampasas High School in 1964 and attended Jackson Business College. She worked in the insurance industry as a policy specialist. She was a...

Carla Hendricks

Carla Hendricks

Dec 25, 2014

Carla Sue Rippy Hendricks, 47, of Copperas Cove passed away unexpectedly on Decmeber 25, 2014. Memorial Services will be held at 12 Noon on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at Scott's Funeral Home in Copperas Cove. Carla was born on July 12, 1967 in Killeen to the late Curtis and Mildred Butler Rippy. Carla attended school in Copperas Cove and was...

Richard E. Lockett

Richard E. Lockett

Dec 23, 2014

Richard E. “Dick” Lockett was called home December 23, 2014. Born in St. Paul, MN December 4, 1937, it didn’t take long for him to find his way to Texas. Shortly after graduation from Odessa High, he joined the Navy, where he proudly served his country for 8 years. On December 16, 1960, he married the love of his life,...

Gage Tibbetts

Gage Tibbetts

Dec 22, 2014

Gage A. H. Tibbetts, 21, of Copperas Cove passed away suddenly on December 22, 2014. A Memorial Service will be held at 2 PM on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at Scott's Funeral Home of Copperas Cove. Gage was born on December 29, 1992 in St. George, Utah to Charles and Lori Harman Tibbetts. Gage graduated from Copperas Cove High School...

Olen Thompson, Jr.

Olen Thompson, Jr.

Dec 21, 2014

Olen M. Thompson, age 74, of Copperas Cove passed away on Sunday, December 21, 2014. Funeral Services will be at 1:30 PM on Monday, December 29, 2014 at Scott's Funeral Home of Copperas Cove with burial following with full military honors at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen. Visitation will be on Sunday at the funeral home from 4-6...

Robert L. Clayton

Robert L. Clayton

Dec 21, 2014

Robert L. Clayton, age 72 of Lampasas, TX died Sunday December 21, 2014 at Scott and White Hospital in Temple, TX. Robert was born in Nassau County, New York the son of Ruth Ellerby April 30, 1942. He married Teri Green on December 8, 1964. Robert served in the United States Army for 22 ½ years in a variety of...

Maria Perez

Maria Perez

Dec 19, 2014

Mercedes Perez, age 69, passed away on Friday, December 19, 2014 in her home in Copperas Cove surrounded by her family. Funeral Services will be at 12 Noon, Saturday, December 20, 2014 at Scott's Funeral Home Chapel in Copperas Cove with burial following at the Copperas Cove City Cemetery. The family will receive visitors an hour prior to the service....

Ramona Lewis

Ramona Lewis

Dec 14, 2014

Ramona Joyce Lewis, age 80 of Kempner, Texas died Sunday December 14, 2014 at her home. Ramona was born October 9, 1934 in Crescent, Oklahoma the daughter of John D. Mize and Rhoda (Hicks) Mize. Ramona was a homemaker. She had lived in the area since 2001. Survivors include her husband, Wayne Lewis of Kempner Granddaughters; Lisa Hodge Michelle Lopez...

Dorothy Mae Gotcher

Dorothy Mae Gotcher

Dec 10, 2014

Mrs. Dorothy Mae Gotcher, age 84 of Watson, Texas died Wednesday December 10, 2014 at her home. Dorothy was born January 22, 1930 in Cross Plains, TX the daughter of William Frank Banks and Myrtle (Kirkpatrick) Banks. She grew up in Watson and attended school in Briggs, TX. She married Wesley Andrew Gotcher July 5, 1947 and they lived in...

Teresa Sue Cramer

Teresa Sue Cramer

Dec 5, 2014

Teresa Sue Cramer, age 60 of Lampasas County died Friday December 5, 2014 at her residence. Teresa was born December 26, 1953 in England. She grew up in Las Vegas and lived in Austin, TX most of her life. Teresa had been a private care giver for about 2 years in Lampasas area. Survivors include her son, T.J. Amstead and...

Joseph Eraste LaBauve Sr.

Joseph Eraste LaBauve Sr.

Dec 5, 2014

Joseph Eraste LaBauve Sr., age 73 passed away after an 8 year battle wit Multiple Myeloma on Dec 5, 2014 at is home in Lampasas, Texas. He was born in 1941 in Addis, Louisiana to the parents of Eraste and Juanita LaBauve. He married Rita Judith LeBlanc from Houma Louisiana in 1964 and had two sons; Joseph Eraste LaBauve Jr...

Margie Eddlemon

Margie Eddlemon

Dec 3, 2014

Margie L. Eddlemon, 76, of Copperas Cove passed away on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 in her home. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at Robertson Ave Baptist Church, 305 Robertson Ave in Copperas Cove. Margie was born on July 15, 1938 in Clarksville, AR to the late Heartsill and Gladys Hardgrave Ingram....

Teresa Davis

Teresa Davis

Dec 1, 2014

Mrs. Teresa Maria (Harber) Davis, 83, of Lometa, Texas, a retired school teacher, died December 1, 2014 at Scott and White Memorial Hospital in Temple. She was born March 26, 1931 in Lawton, OK, the daughter of Thomas Wilson Harber and Gladys (Nix) Harber. Mrs. Davis’ early school days were in rural Knox County near Munday, TX. The Harber family...