Obituaries

On September 17, 2021, Richard (Rick) John Imholte Jr, loving father, son, uncle, and brother quietly joined the Lord while surrounded by his family in Copperas Cove, TX.  No services are scheduled at this time. Rick was born on December 2, 1961, in Frankfurt, Germany. He was part of a military family and lived in Europe for most of his childhood years. He graduated from Copperas Cove High School in 1980. He moved to Austin in 1980 where he was employed by Coca-Cola Bottling Co. for...

Clifford F. Riendeau, Sr., age 77, of Kempner, passed away at home surround by his family on Wednesday, September 15, 2021. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Thursday, September 23, 2021, at First Baptist Church of Copperas Cove with burial following at Henson Cemetery in Red Springs, Texas. Visitation will be from 4-6 PM, Wednesday at Viss Family Funeral Home, 1614 S. FM 116, Copperas Cove, TX. Pete was born on May 6, 1944, in Putnam, Connecticut to the late Lionell and Evelyn...

Lemoine Denver Beers, age 78, of Copperas Cove, passed away on Wednesday, September 15, 2021, in Killeen. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, September 25, 2021, at First Baptist Church of Copperas Cove.  Lemoine “Lee” was born on October 13, 1942 in Blandburg, PA to the late Denver and Laudelle Gallagher Beers. He was a part of the 1960 class of Reade Township in PA. After high school, he was a chef at an Italian restaurant before joining the United...

Georgia “Jo” Lucille Patterson, age 90, of Kempner, passed away on Tuesday, September 14, 2021. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 PM, Monday, September 27, 2021, at Clear Creek Baptist Church, 3350 FM 2657 in Kempner with burial following at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen. Visitation will be from 2-4 PM, Sunday, September 26, 2021, at Viss Family Funeral Home. Georgia was born on July 2, 1931, in Crowder, Mississippi to Edward and Gladys (Cook) Hodges. She...

John David Paolinelli, 78, of Copperas Cove, passed away on Monday, September 13, 2021. A virtual-only memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. via Zoom on Saturday, September 18, 2021. His ashes will be interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in Steele, ND next to his father at a later time. A link for Zoom memorial service:https://zoom.us/j/85947219447?from=join#success and all of his friends and family are invited to log in and attend. John was born in Galveston, Texas.  He was a...

Charles O. Downard, Jr., age 79, passed away on Saturday, September 11, 2021, surrounded by his family at home in Copperas Cove. Funeral Services will be held at 12 Noon, Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at Viss Family Funeral Home, 1614 S. FM 116, Copperas Cove, TX with burial following at Central Texas State Veteran Cemetery in Killeen. Visitation will be from 5-7 PM, Monday, at the funeral home. Chuck was born to the late Charles Sr and Betty Moore Downard in Newport, KY on November 13,...

Heather Brooke Conrad, 39, of Copperas Cove, passed away on Friday, September 10, 2021. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, October 2, 2021, at Viss Family Funeral Home, 1614 S FM 116, Copperas Cove, Texas 76522. Heather was born in Ft. Leonardwood, Missouri, to Rodney Lee and Kathryn Elaine Weaver Conrad on January 9, 1982. Being an Army Brat she lived in Fort Leonardwood, Missouri; Carlisle, Pennsylvania; Aschaffenburg, Germany; El Paso, Texas; Fort Lewis,...

Richard P. French, age 87, of Copperas Cove and formerly of Woodland, CA, passed away on Saturday, September 4, 2021, at home. Graveside Services will be held at 3:00 PM, Monday, September 20, 2021, at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen. Richard was born on May 8, 1934, in Woodland, CA to the late Clarence and Minnie French. He graduated from Woodland High School in 1952 and was an avid track and field athlete. He joined the United States Army during the Korean...

Chong Sun Shank, age 76, of Copperas Cove, was called home to heaven to be with her firstborn and only son, Charles, on Friday, September 3, 2021, in Temple. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, September 9, 2021, at Viss Family Funeral Home, 1614 S. FM 116, Copperas Cove, TX. Visitation will be an hour prior to the service. Private burial will follow at the Copperas Cove City Cemetery.  Chong was preceded in death by her parents; son, Charles Shank; and son-in-law,...

James Byron Malone, 62, of Kempner, passed away on Wednesday, September 1, 2021. A Graveside Service will be held at 10 AM, Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7- 9 PM, Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at Viss Family Funeral Home, 1614 S FM 116, Copperas Cove, TX 76522. James was born in Fayetteville, Tennessee to George and Julia Malone. He graduated from Garden City West High School in Garden City, Michigan. After high school, he...