Lillian Frances Truesdale

Lillian Frances Truesdale, 87, of Temple, passed away at Seton Hospital in Harker Heights on Thursday, January 23, 2014 after a short illness. She was born on February 22, 1926 in Temple. Viewing will be on Friday, January 31 (6-8pm) at Scanio-Harper Funeral Home (3110 Airport Road in Temple). Services will be on Saturday, February 1 (10am) at 3C Cowboy Fellowship Church (16258 Gooseneck Road in Salado). Pastor Robert Whitefield and Pastor Danny Brey will be officiating. Burial will follow at 1pm at Hillcrest Cemetery (1873 N. 1st St. in Temple). In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to 3C Cowboy Fellowship Church where she attended church. Surviving family members include her son and daughter-in-law, Charles and Ellen Truesdale of Killeen; daughter and son-in-law, Cheryl and Jerry Grote of Belton; "triplet" grandchildren, Laurel and William (Joe) Keller, U.S. Army SGT (R) of Temple, Joseph Luedecke of San Antonio and his fiancé, Ariel Simpson formerly of Salado, Jacob and Myra Luedecke of Carrollton; sister and brother-in-law, Joyce and Claude Lane Gann and family of Austin; and sister-in-law, Christine Riola and family of Cameron. Preceding Lillian Frances in death are, her husband, Douglas Charles Truesdale, who passed away on September 9, 2008, her parents Lillie Marie Meier and Vito Riola of Cameron and brother, Charles Victor Riola of Cameron. Lillian Frances graduated from Cameron High School in 1945. In her early years, she worked at her dad's store, the Cameron Candy Kitchen, doing a variety of tasks including making home-made candy and driving the panel truck with her dad on candy deliveries. While working at Wally's Tamales in Temple, she met the love of her life there and they married on December 25, 1943 in Cameron. Later on, she was primarily a Domestic Engineer and Homemaker. Lillian Frances moved to Stoney Brook Assisted Living and then to Park Place Manor Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation in Belton for a short period of time in 2013. Both Frances and Douglas were members of American Legion Post #133 in Temple and volunteered at the Temple V.A. Hospital where Douglas worked. Lillian Frances always put others before herself, positively impacted the lives of many and never met a stranger. With her sense of humor and belief in saying what was on her mind, there was no way of expecting what she might say next. Her beautiful smile could light up any room she walked in to. She had a giving spirit, never wanted to be a bother to anyone, and was loved by many.