All Obituaries

Rick Larson, age 76, of Copperas Cove passed away on Monday, September 16, 2019, surrounded by his family. A celebration of his life will take place at 3:00 pm, Saturday, September 28, 2019, at Southern Hills Baptist Church, 2819 FM 116 in Kempner, Texas.  Rick was born on July 18, 1943, in Worchester, MA to the late Paul and Elva Brown Larson. Rick graduated from North High School in Worcester, MA and attended Barrington College in Rhode Island. He graduated from the University of...

Vance Helzer, age 24, of Kempner passed away on Monday, September 16, 2019. Visitation will be held from 4-6 PM, Tuesday, September 24, 2019, at Scott's Funeral Home of Copperas Cove. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Copperas Cove. Vance was born on March 21, 1995, in Flint, Michigan to Vance Andrew and Susan Wilcox Helzer. He attended school in Lampasas. Vance loved the outdoors and would go fishing any chance he had....

Melissa Lynn Garris, age 42, of Copperas Cove passed away September 7, 2019. Memorial Services will be held 2 PM, Tuesday, September 17, 2019, at Scott’s Funeral Home in Copperas Cove. Following the service, there will be a Celebration of Life from 4 – 8 PM at the Garris’ residence. Melissa was born on August 28, 1977, in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Kenneth and Shirley Ford Pelkey. She attended school in Norfolk, Virginia. She met her husband, Shawn, in Virginia Beach, VA...

Mark Edward Peterson, age 62, passed away on Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at his home in Copperas Cove. Graveside Services will be held at 9:00 am, Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery followed by a Memorial Service at 11:00 am at Grace United Methodist Church, 101 West Avenue F, in Copperas Cove. Mark was born on January 27, 1957 in Meadville, PA to the late James and Nancy Ketcham Peterson. He graduated from high school and joined the Army.  He met...

Grace Singleton, of Georgetown, passed away on August 16, 2019. A viewing will be held from 5 to 7 PM, on Wednesday, August 21, 2019, at Scott’s Funeral Home in Copperas Cove.  A private family graveside service will be held at a later date.  Grace was born near Sulphur Springs, Texas, Hopkins County on July 10, 1918.  She was preceded in death by Doyle Matthew Singleton, her husband of 58 years and a son, Doyle Eugene Singleton.  Both Grace and Doyle were longtime...

Verna J. Ahrens, 98, passed away peacefully on August 15, 2019, in Copperas Cove, Texas. Verna was born on June 2, 1921, in New London, Minnesota, to Axel and Ella Mattson Swanson. She grew up on a farm in Iowa with her family and attended public school in Manchester, Iowa. Verna married Lyle Ahrens and moved to Edinburg, Texas, shortly before World War II. In Edinburg, Verna and Lyle lived and worked on the Ahrens’ family dairy farm. The farm is where the couple would raise their...

James A. Smith, age 65, of Gatesville and formerly of Copperas Cove, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2019, in Temple. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 pm, Saturday, August 10, 2019, at Scott’s Funeral Home of Copperas Cove. James was born on May 3, 1954, in Charleston, WV to the late Clyde and Erdine Treadway Smith. He graduated from Henderson High School in Westchester, PA in 1972. James was fireman and paramedic before moving to Texas. He joined the Killeen Police Department...

Maj. Marcel Hull, USA (Ret.), passed away on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 in Austin. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 8, 2019 at Holy Family Catholic Church, with Fr. Patrick Ebner officiating.  Interment with full military honors will follow at 1:00 p.m. at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen. Marcel was born on November 24, 1946 in Morbach, Germany.   As a child, he grew up in Germany and the United States, since his father...

Robert Raymond Bikoski, age 81, of Copperas Cove passed away July 27, 2019. Memorial Graveside Services with military honors will be held at 10:00 am, Thursday, August 22, 2019, at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery. Robert was born on July 30, 1937, in Miller Station, Ohio to the late Henry Bikoski and Mary Rygelski. He attended school in Adena, Ohio and graduated from Adena High School in 1955. Robert joined the United States Air Force in 1958. He married Joan Martin on February 28,...

Rev. Thomas Micajah Edwards, age 80 of Copperas Cove, passed away at his home and went to be with his Lord and Savior, on Saturday, July 27, 2019. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 3, 2019, at Clear Creek Baptist Church, with his son, Rev. Dwayne Edwards officiating. Thomas was born on September 18, 1938, on his paternal grandparents, A. M. and Bertie Edwards' farm outside of Flat, Texas.  He was the second child, born to A. M. and Elsie Lorain Dean...