Extracted from The News-Star (Monroe, LA)
Wednesday, January 27, 1971

William Temple Sr.

RAYVILLE -- Funeral arrangements remain incomplete for William Temple Sr., but will be announced by Mulhearn Funeral Home of Rayville.

He died Tuesday at St. Francis Hospital in Monroe after a short illness.

Survivors include his widow, Mary Emma Temple of Rayville; five sons, William M. Temple Jr. of Monroe, Floyd Temple of West Monroe, Earl Temple of U.S. Air Force, Greenland, Murl Temple, U.S. Air Force, Thailand and Ray Temple of Ft. Smith, Ark.; four sisters, Mrs. Mary Lawrence and Mrs. Alphie Green both of West Monroe, Mrs. Verlie Thomas and Mrs. Myrtis Howe both of Monroe; two brothers, Ben Temple of Girard and Alfred Temple of Ft. Worth, Tex.; 14 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.