All Obituaries

Billy Earl Thornton, 91, passed away peacefully on June 9, 2022 with his family by his side. Visitation will be from 5:00 – 7:00 PM Wednesday June 15, 2022 at Heritage Funeral Home. Celebration of Life will be at 10:00 AM Thursday June 16, 2022 at Killeen Memorial Park Chapel. Billy was born on January 22, 1931 to John Edgar Thornton and Maude Estell Johnson in Killeen, Texas. He graduated from Killeen High School and attended First Baptist Church of Killeen. Billy...

Donald Ray Broadwater, age 74, passed away on June 6, 2022 at his home in Florence, Texas.

Funeral service for Retired SFC Milton R. Carroll 91, of Caldwell, Texas will be held Saturday, June 4, 2022, 12:00 noon at Greater Peace Missionary Baptist Church in Killeen, Texas. Burial with full military honors will follow the service at the Killeen Memorial Park Cemetery in Killeen, Texas.  Viewing will be held one hour prior to the service (11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.) at the church.  Mr. Carroll passed away May 29, 2022, in Waco, Texas.  Milton Raymond Carroll was born...

Josephine Small ,90, passed away peacefully on May 22, 2022. Visitation will be 10:00 AM Tuesday May 31, 2022 with the funeral service to follow at 11:00 AM at Pershing Park Baptist Church in Killeen, TX. Burial will be at 12:30 PM Tuesday May 31, 2022 at Killeen Memorial Park and Cemetery. Josephine was born on January 2, 1932 to Samuel Hamilton and Mattie Robinson in Beaufort, South Carolina. She was the youngest of seven and grew up on a farm in the town of Lobeco, South Carolina....

Mary Lou was born in Houston, Texas. Then moved to Ohio for a short time. The family then moved to Laredo, Texas until they relocated to South Central, Texas where she attended and graduated from Cotulla High School in 1959. While attending, she received the “Betty Crocker Award”. She met and married her high school sweetheart Pedro Niaves Jr. (Pete).  Pete and Mary Lou were married 63 years. They settled in Palatine, Illinois where Mary worked as a special education school...

Constance “Connie” Gail Wilson Franklin was born on February 20, 1943 to Charles and Vena Wilson of Topeka, Kansas. The fourth of four children, she was the apple of her father’s eye. She was adored by her siblings, as they were in adulthood when she was born. Connie married John “Johnnie” W. Franklin of Uvalde Texas on July 16, 1961. Connie and John were blessed with three children, Mary Faith in 1962, John “Little John” W. Franklin, Jr. in 1964...

Mary Elizabeth Broadwater, 82, went home to be with Jesus on Sunday, May 8, 2022 at her home in Florence, TX, with her husband Donald Broadwater by her side. Mary Elizabeth Boyd was born on September 6, 1939 to Fred and Mattie Boyd, in Gannon Community, Fisher County, Texas. She grew up in Roscoe, Texas, and attended Roscoe High School where she played in the band and worked on the yearbook staff. Mary continued her education at Oklahoma School of Business and Law in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She...