Richard Ernest Temple, Jr., 69, of Smithville, passed away Friday morning, Aug. 10 at St. Thomas DeKalb Hospital. He was a retired tow motor operator at Nissan, a member and Sunday School teacher at Calvary Baptist Church and a U.S. Army Veteran.

He was born Oct. 22, 1948 in Germany.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Richard and Dorothy Cashman Temple, Sr.

He leaves to cherish his memory, wife, Elaine Temple of Smithville; three children, Cheryl Temple of New York, Kelly (Mike) Lawson of Smyrna and Raymond (Carla) Temple of Antioch; two step-sons, Brad (Jennifer) Evans and Justin (Brittany) Evans both of Sparta; six grandchildren, Courtney, Morgan, Emily, Michael and Carson Lawson and Brayden Temple; six step-grandchildren, Christiana, Courtney, Riley, Jordan and Mikayla Evans and Allen Evans; and one sister, Jean Skinner of Massachusetts. 

Funeral service was conducted Thursday, Aug. 16 at DeKalb Funeral Chapel with Michael Martin officiating and burial following in DeKalb Memorial Gardens with Military Honors. Serving as pallbearers were Mike Lawson, Raymond Temple, Brad Evans, Justin Evans, Kenneth Magness, and Brian Koegler.

DeKalb Funeral Chapel of Smithville was in charge of the arrangements.

Smithville Review
(Smithville, Tenn.)
Aug. 22, 2018