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Bryce Carter Koerth
Bryce Carter Koerth age 3 months, of Gatesville passed away Aug. 8, 2011.
Bobby G. Luther
Funeral services for Bobby “Grumpy” Gene Luther, 69, of Temple were held August 13, 2011 at Heartfield Funeral Home in Belton with Rev. Billy Johnson officiating. Interment followed in Salado Cemetery. Bobby was born in Belton on December 7, 1941 to the late Claude (C.E.) and Ivy Lawson Luther.
SPC Sarah E. Morris
Specialist Sarah Elissa Morris, 23, of Mansfield, Texas, entered active-duty service in August 2007 as a food service specialist. She was assigned to 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, since February 2010.
Morris deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from October 2008 to October 2009.
Morris’ awards and decorations include an Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal with Campaign Star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon and the Overseas Service Ribbon.
SPC Justin W. Powell
SPC Justin Wade Powell, 21, of Gilmer, Texas, entered active-duty service in November 2008 as an air traffic control operator. He was currently assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, since June 2009.
Powell deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from July 2010 to June 2011.
Powell’s awards and decorations include an Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with combat service star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, NATO International Security Assistance Medal, Aviation Badge, and Sharpshooter Badge.
Alayne Fuller Ramsden
Memorial services for Alayne Fuller Ramsden, age 76, of Salado will be held 11 a.m. Aug. 4 at Dossman Funeral Home in Belton.
Born July 7, 1935 in New York City to Edgar Rudolph and Marie (Gurnack) Fuller. Ramsden grew up in Norwick, Connecticut. She attended Ladycliff College in New York. She was an educator for most of her life and lived in Salado for the past 25 years.
Specialist Ralph Edward Dawson
Ralph Edward Dawson died July 24,2011. He was found unresponsive in his barracks room .
Specialist Ralph Edward Dawson, 41, whose home of record is Trevorton, Pa., entered active-duty service in October 2007, as a military police specialist.
Since April 2008, he was assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Calvary Division, here.
Dawson deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from December 2008 to December 2009.
Dawson’s awards and decorations include an Army Commendation Medal, Meritorious Unit Citation, Army Good Conduct Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal with combat service star, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, and the Driver and Mechanic Badge. The incident is under investigation.
Sandra Alison Sheard
Funeral services for Sandra ‘Sandy” Alison Sheard, 55, of Salado, were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, August 3, 2011, at the Dossman Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor David Harbour officiating. Burial will follow at the Salado Cemetery.Mrs. Sheard died July 30, 2011 at her home in Salado.
SSG Steve Lancelot Watson
Fort Hood officials have released the name of a Soldier who died July 26, 2011. He was found unresponsive in his barracks room here.
Staff Sergeant Steve Lancelot Watson, 58, whose home of record is listed as Riverside, Calif., entered active-duty service in July 1971. Watson served as an infantryman but was currently assigned as a battalion medical noncommissioned officer. Since May 2009, he was assigned to 2nd Battalion, Warrior Transition Brigade, here.
Watson deployed in support of Desert Storm/Desert Shield in May 1992 and Operation Iraqi Freedom from January 2006 to November 2006.
Watson’s awards and decorations include two Army Commendation Medals, two Army Achievement Medals, Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, and the Army Service Ribbon.
Bob Russell Howerton
Bob Russell Howerton, 82, of Salado, passed away July 22, 2011 at a Temple hospital.
He was born April 15, 1929, in Abilene to Russell and Jeanette Howerton.
Sergeant First Class Troy Dell Bargo
Fort Hood officials have released the name of a Soldier who died July 12, 2011 from a serious illness in Scott and White Hospital, Temple, Texas.
Sergeant First Class Troy D. Bargo, 46, whose home of record is listed as Mary Alice, Ky., entered active-duty service in July 1996 as a multiple launch rocket system automated tactical data systems specialist. He was assigned to the Warrior Transition Battalion, here.
Bargo deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom from April 2003 to August 2003 and on February 2004 to February 2005.
Bargo’s awards and decorations include two Army Commendation Medals, eight Army Achievement Medals, Meritorious Unit Citation, Army Superior Unit Award, four Army Good Conduct Medals, National Defense Service Medal, Korea Defense Service Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal with combat service star, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, two Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbons, Army Service Ribbon and three Overseas Service Ribbons, Army Recruitment Badge-Gold with three Sapphire Achievement Stars and the Driver and Mechanic Badge.
Staff Sergeant Jonathan Howard Monzingo
Fort Hood officials have released the name of a Soldier who died July 12, 2011 after a terminal illness at Scott & White Hospital in Temple, Texas.
Staff Sergeant Jonathan Howard Monzingo, 28, whose home of record is listed as Safford, Ariz., entered the military in April 2002 as an AH-64 Attack Helicopter repairer, and deployed to Afghanistan with 1st Battalion, 285th Aviation Regiment, Arizona National Guard. He entered active-duty service in August 2005, and was assigned here to 1st Battalion, Warrior Transition Brigade.
Monzingo’s awards and decorations include the Army Service Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal and the NATO medal.
Specialist Charles L. Simmons
Fort Hood officials have released the name of a Soldier who died from a terminal illness July 12, 2011 at Scott & White Hospital, Temple, Texas.
Specialist Charles L. Simmons, 34, whose home of record is listed as Waco, Texas, entered active-duty service in January 2007 as a cavalry scout. He was assigned to 504th Military Intelligence Battalion, here, since October 2010.
Simmons deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from July 2009 to July 2010.
Simmons’ awards and decorations include the Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal with combat service stars, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, NATO Medal, Combat Action Badge, Driver and Mechanic Badge with wheeled vehicle skill tab.
Sergeant Steven Luna Talamantez
Fort Hood officials have released the name of a Soldier who died July 10, 2011 from wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with indirect fire in Maysan Province, Iraq.
Sergeant Steven Luna Talamantez, 34, whose home of record is listed as Laredo, Texas, entered active-duty service in January 2008 as an M1 armor crewman. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, since May 2008.
Talamantez deployed in support of Operation New Dawn from February 2011 to July 2011, and Operation Iraqi Freedom from December 2008 to November 2009.
Talamantez’s awards and decorations include an Army Commendation Medal, two Army Achievement Medals, Meritorious Unit Citation, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal with combat service star, Global War on Terrorism Sevice Medal, Army Serice Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Combat Action Badge, Driver and Mechanic Badge with tracked and wheeled vehicle skill tabs. He will be posthumously awarded a Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart Medal.
Paul Edward White
Services for Paul Edward White, 69, of Salado will be private.
Paul died July 12, 2011 at St. David’s Hospital in Austin, Texas.
He was born March 17, 1942 in Corpus Christi, Texas to John White and Catherine Pappas White.
Missy Jo Huber
Missy Jo Huber, 41, of Salado died Sunday July 3, 2011. Memorial services will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday July 7, at the Scanio-Harper Funeral Home with Pastor Dave Jeffreys and Pastor Kyle Pierce officiating. Burial will be private.
Captain Matthew G. Nielson
Fort Hood officials have released the name of a Soldier who died June 29, 2011 of wounds sustained from an indirect fire attack in Badrah, Iraq.
Captain Matthew G. Nielson, 29, whose home of record is listed as Jefferson, Iowa., received his commission in May 2008 as an armor officer and was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, since November 2010.
Nielson was deployed in support of Operation New Dawn.
Nielson’s awards and decorations include an Army Achievement Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon and Air Assault Badge.
