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Richard Bernice Temple (1902-1970)
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Born: 13 May 1902 Tennessee.
Married: (1) Lydia Jane Norwood (1906-1939) the daughter of William Wesley Norwood (1869-1921) and Jennette Florence Boyd (1875-1938) on 20 Jan 1924 in Madison County Tennessee. 2
Married: (2) Birdie E. Nix (-) on 9 Aug 1940 in Madison County Tennessee.
Died: 17 Sep 1970 Decatur County Tennessee. 1
Buried: Parsons Cemetery Decatur County, Tennessee.
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Richard Bernice Temple
13 May 1902-17 Sep 1970




Spouse & Children

      Lydia Jane Norwood

       Birdie E. Nix


R. D. Temple

PARSONS Services for Richard B. Temple, 68, will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Parsons Mortuary with the Rev. Paul Shell officiating. Burial will be in Parsons Memorial Gardens, Mr. Temple died early today at the Decatur County Hospital after a long illness. He was the son of the late Sam and Lena Temple of Maxin Mills, Ky. He was a Baptist and a retired construction worker. Surviving are his widow, Mrs Birdie Temple of Parsons; three sons, Richard Temple of Jackson, Billy Temple of Spokane, Wash., and Nathan Temple of Chicago; a stepson, Joe Nix of New Carlisle, Ind.; two daughters, Mrs. Agnes Johnson of Perry, Fla., and Mrs. Nancy Irvin of Champaigne, Ill.; two brothers, Forrest Temple of Eaton and Leonard Temple of Memphis; 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.1

Sources:

  1. The Jackson Sun, 17 Sep 1970, Thu, Page 22
  2. Ancestry.com. Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002


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