Russell Michael Mendoza

Russell Michael Mendoza, 49, Harker Heights, died at 12:46 a.m., Monday, Feb. 13, 2017. He passed away peacefully in Merida Yucatan, Mexico.

Russell was born Jan. 23, 1968, in Temple, Texas, and was a lifelong area resident.

Visitation will be held at Crawford Bowers Funeral Home in Killeen, Feb. 24, from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. followed by a Rosary on Thursday from 7:30-8:30 p.m. A mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 25, at the St. Monica Catholic Church Cameron with Rev. Dimitrij Colankin officiating. Burial will be in the Oakhill Cemetery.