Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Lampasas & Copperas Cove in Texas.

Thomas Smith

Thomas Smith

Sep 20, 2022

Thomas (Tom) Carl Smith, age 79 of Copperas Cove Texas, joined his wife Joyce Smith in God’s hands on the afternoon of September 20, 2022. Funeral services will be held for Tom and Joyce at noon on Monday, October 3, 2022, at Viss Family Funeral Home 1614 S FM 116 Copperas Cove, Texas 76522. Burial with Military Honors will...

Kevin Bennett

Kevin Bennett

Sep 20, 2022

Kevin Lee Bennett, age 67 of Copperas Cove, TX passed away at home on September 20, 2022.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, October 1, 2022, at Eastside Baptist Church in Copperas Cove. Pastor Cody Craig will be officiating. Arrangements are by Viss Family Funeral Home.

Visitation with the family will...

Velia "Vegie" Moore

Velia "Vegie" Moore

Sep 17, 2022

Velia Nelson Moore, 79, of Copperas Cove, passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2022.

A graveside service will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen, Texas. Visitation will be held from 12:00 - 1:00 pm, on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at...

Eric Blake Averitt

Eric Blake Averitt

Sep 16, 2022

Eric Blake Averitt, beloved son, passed away on Friday, September 16, 2022, at AdventHealth Central Texas Hospital in Killeen, Texas, at age 24.  He was born on May 20, 1998, in Abilene, Texas to Rick and Darenda Averitt.

A Celebration of Life will be held for Eric at Christ the Rock Church, 2514 E. Highway 190, Lampasas, TX on Saturday,...

Malcolm Edward Thompson III

Malcolm Edward Thompson III

Sep 16, 2022

Malcolm Edward Thompson III, 58, passed away on September 16, 2022, in Killeen, Texas.  He was born on October 23, 1963, in Sanford, Florida to Malcolm Edward Thompson Jr. and Barbara Ann Queen Thompson.

Visitation will be held at Sneed-Carnley Funeral Chapel on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, from 6 pm to 8 pm.  Funeral services will be held at First...

Roger Williams

Roger Williams

Sep 15, 2022

Roger D. Williams, age 70 of Copperas Cove, passed away on the evening of September 15, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am, Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at Viss Family Funeral Home, 1614 S. FM 116 Copperas Cove, Texas with Pat Swanner of Refugee Ministries officiating. Burial will follow at Copperas Cove City Cemetery. Visitation with the...

Christopher Gumataotao

Christopher Gumataotao

Sep 15, 2022

Christopher Quintanilla Gumataotao, 48, of Copperas Cove, passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2022.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Monday, September 26, 2022, at Viss Family Funeral Home, 1614 S FM 116, Copperas Cove, Texas 76522. Visitation will held an hour prior to the funeral service.

He is preceded by his Father, Joseph...

Benjamin Wagner

Benjamin Wagner

Sep 13, 2022

Benjamin Wagner, 72, of Lometa, passed away on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, in Lampasas. 

Graveside services will be held on Saturday, September 17, 2022, at Center Cemetery in Lometa at 1 pm.

Benjamin was born on April 12, 1950, in Blanco, TX to Albert Franklin Wagner and Mildred Gertrude Reed Wagner.  He grew up in Blanco and moved to Lometa...

Jacqueline Ortiz

Jacqueline Ortiz

Sep 13, 2022

Jacqueline M. Ortiz, age 59 of Kempner, left this world to soon, on the morning of September 13, 2022.  Memorial services will be held at 10:00 am, Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery, 11463 S Hwy 195 Killeen, TX 76542.

Jacqueline was born in Seattle, Washington to Jerald Wayne Watson and Cecelia...

Wanda Darlene Forbes

Wanda Darlene Forbes

Sep 8, 2022

Wanda Darlene Forbes, 75, of Lampasas, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, September 8, 2022.

Memorial services for Wanda will be held at First Street Church of Christ on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at 10 am with interment to follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. 

Wanda was born in Lampasas, TX on June 11, 1947, to Edward...

Johnnie Kenan Wilson

Johnnie Kenan Wilson

Sep 2, 2022

Johnnie Kenan Wilson, age 97, passed away on Friday, September 2, 2022, at River Ridge Nursing Home in Corpus Christi, Texas.  She was born on October 19, 1924, in Burnet County, Texas to Milton and Alice McCoy Kenan.

Graveside services will be held at Naruna Cemetery on Saturday, September 10, 2022, at 10 am.  The family will be greeting friends...

Jeanette Lindsey

Jeanette Lindsey

Aug 30, 2022

Jeanette Lindsey, 88, of Lampasas, passed away on Tuesday, August 30, 2022.

Services will be held at Northside Baptist Church in Lampasas on Saturday, September 3, 2022, at 2 pm with a visitation an hour prior.  Interment will follow at Smith Cemetery in Kempner.

Jeanette was born in Burnet County, TX on August 7, 1934, to Russell and Edna Queen...

Curtis Manning

Curtis Manning

Aug 29, 2022

On the morning of August 29, 2022, Curtis Vaughn Manning, 95, of Copperas Cove, died in Lampasas after a full life.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, on Thursday, September 8, 2022, at Eastside Baptist Church, 1202 Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Copperas Cove, TX 76522, with burial following at the Copperas Cove City Cemetery. Visitation will...

Ray Kelley

Ray Kelley

Aug 28, 2022

Ray Kelley, 89, of Lampasas, passed away on Sunday, August 28, 2022, in Georgetown, TX.

Visitation will be held at Sneed-Carnley Funeral Chapel on Sunday, September 4, 2022, from 5 pm to 7 pm.  Funeral services will be on Monday, September 5, 2022, at Sneed-Carnley Funeral Chapel at 11 am followed by interment at Mt. Moriah Cemetery in Briggs, TX.

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Lois Rogers

Lois Rogers

Aug 14, 2022

Lois Rogers, 97, of Lampasas, passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2022.  She was born on July 17, 1925, in San Saba, TX.

Services for Lois will be private.

Lois was a wonderful mother and homemaker and she cherished her grandkids and taught them so much.  They loved her french toast that she would make after school.  She taught them...

Nancy Baxter

Nancy Baxter

Aug 13, 2022

Nancy C. Baxter, age 83 of Gatesville and formally of Copperas Cove, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior on the morning of August 13, 2022.

Funeral Services will be 1:00 pm, Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at Viss Family Funeral Home in Copperas Cove. Burial will follow at Hemmeline cemetery....

Walter Y. Haynie

Walter Y. Haynie

Aug 13, 2022

Walter Y. Haynie, 86, of Georgetown, formerly of Lampasas, passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2022.

Services will be held at Sneed-Carnley Funeral Chapel on Friday, August 19, 2022 at 10 am with a visitation an hour prior.  Interment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery.

Walter was born on July 8, 1936, in Lampasas to Walter W. and Ruth Haynie. ...

Jesse Cruz

Jesse Cruz

Aug 13, 2022

Jesse Robert Cruz, age 23, of Killeen and formally of California, was taken from this world too soon on the morning of August 13, 2022.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm, Thursday, August 25, 2022, at Viss Family Funeral Home, 1614 S. FM 116 Copperas Cove, TX 76522. Visitation will be held prior to the...

Wiley Holloway

Wiley Holloway

Aug 12, 2022

Gordon Wiley Holloway, Jr. (Wiley), age 79, of Lampasas went to Heaven peacefully in his own home in the arms of his two oldest granddaughters on August 12, 2022.

Wiley was born on August 12, 1943 (only he could accomplish arriving and leaving on the same date) in Aubrey, Arkansas to GW Holloway, Sr., and Lula Mae Holloway.  He was...

Penny Wyss

Penny Wyss

Aug 10, 2022

Penny Wyss, age 69 of Kempner, Texas, left this world on August 10, 2022, surrounded by her family.

There are no services scheduled at this time.

Penny was born on May 18, 1953, in Portola, California to Marlin James Buchholz and Delores Oatman Buchholz. She was later raised by her father, Marlin, and stepmother, Velma...