Curtis Van Sloan Temple

Curt Temple, age 79, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Saturday, September 6, 2014. He was preceded in death by his mother, father, brother, and sister. He is survived by his loving wife and best friend, Lydia Besse Temple; his daughter, Tammy (Kelvin) Etheridge; his son Curtis Van Sloan Temple, Jr. (AKA) J.R. and two step-daughters, Gina Sharpton and Michele Gibbs. Curt is also survived by six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Even though Curt was born and raised in the Nashville, TN area, he had lived on the MS Gulf Coast for many years and leaves behind numerous friends. Funeral services will be held at Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home, 15th Street, Gulfport on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. with visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment is at Floral Hills Memorial Gardens with military honors by the U.S. Air Force. The family would like to express their appreciation to the staff of Memorial Hospital, especially to ICU., Dr. Marcus, the Long Beach Fire Department and Long Beach Police. View and sign register book at www.bradfordokeefe.com