Obituaries

Jo Anne Rezny, age 77, of Copperas Cove, passed away on the afternoon of November 23, 2022, surrounded by her family. A Celebration of Life for Jo Anne will be held at 6:00 pm, on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at Viss Family Funeral Home, 1614 S FM 116, Copperas Cove, TX 76522. Jo Anne was a loved wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend. She was born in Michigan to the late William and Clara Vanden Elst. She married her soulmate Duane ”Duke” Rezny and had three...

  Martha Sue Duncan Hunnicutt, age 71 of Copperas Cove, Texas passed away on the evening of November 19, 2022, surrounded by her family. There are no services planned at this time.   Martha was born on September 5, 1951, in Douglas, Georgia to the late Miles Webb Duncan and Annie Durden Duncan the youngest of twelve children. She grew up and attended school in West Green and Douglas, GA. She was part of the Coffee County High School class of 1969 in Douglas. She moved to...

Michael Kennedy, age 83 of Kempner, went to be with his heavenly father on the morning of November 6, 2022. Funeral Mass will be 11:00 am, on Friday, November 11, 2022, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Copperas Cove, TX. The visitation with the family will be Thursday, 5-6 pm, with a Rosary at 6:00 pm, at Viss Family Funeral Home in Copperas Cove. Michael was born on July 10, 1939, in Manchester, England to the late Nora and Daniel Kennedy. He moved to the United States at age 17. In lieu...

Romelia Estrada, age 87, of Kempner, was reunited with her husband Luis, on the afternoon of November 2, 2022. Graveside services will be 11:00 am, Tuesday, November 8, 2022, at Kempner City Cemetery, Kempner, TX. Visitation with the family will be from 5-7 pm, Monday, November 7, 2022, at Viss Family Funeral Home, Copperas Cove, TX.  Born June 8, 1935, to Laureano Isla and Ysolina Busot, in Matanzas, Cuba.  Romelia entered the bond of matrimony with Luis Estrada on...

After a full life, Joyce Lynn Manning, 94, of Copperas Cove, died in Highland Haven, Texas on the afternoon of November 1, 2022.        Funeral services will be 11:00 am, Saturday, November 12, 2022, at Eastside Baptist Church, Copperas Cove. Burial will follow at Copperas Cove City Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Friday, 5-7 pm at Viss Family Funeral Home, Copperas Cove. Joyce was born in Plain View Community to Arthur Carl and Elisabeth Mueller on...

Robert Gene Nuehring, age 82, of Kempner, passed away on the evening of October 15, 2022. Robert was a Veteran and will be laid to rest at the Fort Sill National Cemetery. Robert was born on August 18, 1940, to the late George Frank Nuehring and Mabel Dorothy Grossman Nuehring. He grew up and attended school in Waterloo, Iowa. After graduation, he enlisted in the Army as an airborne field artilleryman. When he returned from military service, he met and married Dorothy Crosier on June 23,...

Edith Auguste Conner, age 83 of Copperas Cove, left this world on the morning of October 5, 2022. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 am, Monday, October 24, 2022, at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen. Edith was born on April 14, 1939, in Germany, to the late Emil Kokoschka and Frieda Kuhn Kokoschka. She grew up and graduated from school in Germany. She went to work at a sewing factory right out of high school, where she worked for a few years before going to...

  Linda Lou Morrison, age 75 of Copperas Cove, went on to be with her Lord and Savior, on the evening of October 5, 2022, surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 pm, Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at Viss Family Funeral Home. Burial will follow at 3:00 pm at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Linda was born on August 15, 1947, in Pikeville, Kentucky to the late...

Patricia Grigsby, age 78 of Copperas Cove, spirit went home on the evening of Friday, September 30, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, on Monday, October 17, 2022, at Fairview Community Church, 1202 Veterans Ave, Copperas Cove, TX 76522. A private family burial will follow the service. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to the funeral service at the church.   Patricia was born in February of 1944, as the second child to parents Ralph Sr. and Esther Cossey...

Else Brickhaus, 78, formally of Perryville, Missouri, passed away on Monday, September 26, 2022, at her home in Kempner, Texas. Funeral Services will be at 9:00 am, on Thursday, October 6, 2022, at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery, 11463 TX 195, Killeen, Texas 76542. Else was born on April 1, 1944, to Albert and Hedwig (Reuter) Muth in Ludwigshafen, Germany. Else grew up in Germany and moved to the United States in 1975 to marry Richard Brickhaus. They were married on November 8,...