Services for Erika Karola Brinson, 89, of Killeen will be 12pm Thursday February 15, 2018 at Crawford-Bowers Funeral Home in Killeen. Burial will follow at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen. She was born March 22, 1928 in Mannheim, Germany and passed away February 9, 2018 in Killeen. She was preceded in death by her brother Hans Biesemann. Survivors include brother, Heinz Biesemann; husband, William Aaron Brinson; son, Milton Josef Brinson and his wife , Mary; daughter, Elizabeth Patton; grandson, Wm TJ Brinson and his wife, Soraya, their children Maraya and Nathaniel; granddaughter, Laura Brinson-Swanzy, her husband Chad and her son Caplin Aaron; and grandson, Russell Black and his wife, Shayne and their children Kaylee, Easton, and Brinely. The family will receive visitors from 6-8pm Wednesday February 14, 2018 at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers the family request donations be made to the American Cancer Society.