Frances Lucile Temple

Memorial services for Frances L. Temple, 87, will be 10:00a.m., Monday, November 10, 2014 at Gillette Memorial Chapel with inurnment at 2:30p.m., at Black Hills National Cemetery. Mrs. Temple died of natural causes on Thursday, October 30, 2014 at Pioneer Manor, surrounded by her family. Frances Lucile White was born July 15, 1927, the ninth child of eleven born to Carl and Emma (Nimtz) White in Schoolcraft, Michigan. She had six sisters and four brothers. Frances graduated from Lawton High School in Lawton, Michigan. She worked at the Kalamazoo Laundry after high school. On July 3, 1948 Frances married Frank C. Temple in Benton Harbor, Michigan. They resided in rural Riverside, Michigan, raising their two children, daughter, Carolyn and son, Gary. She was a lifelong homemaker and devoted mother. After Frank's retirement, he and Frances spent winters in Central Florida and summers visiting their children and grandchildren in Wyoming. In 1995, she finally persuaded her husband to move to Gillette, Wyoming to be near their family. Frances enjoyed being more involved in her grandchildren's activities and was their number one fan. She loved being outdoors, tending her lawn, growing beautiful flowers, and bird watching. Music was also dear to her, as she sang and whistled and played her CDs. Frances was an avid Bingo player and took monthly trips to Deadwood to try her luck. She traveled to visit her sisters and brothers in Florida and Michigan after Frank died in 2006. Frances belonged to the First United Methodist Church and the American Legion Auxiliary. Having a strong desire to help others, she was always a willing volunteer. Frances is survived by her children; Carolyn (Dave) Hagen, and Gary (Belle) Temple, her grandsons; Steven Temple and Kyle Hagen, all of Gillette, WY, and her granddaughter Shondra (Jaramy) Dodge of San Diego, CA; three sisters; Maxine DeForrest of Kalamazoo, MI, Norma Hill of Mishawaka, IN, and Barbara Malcom of St. Petersburg, FL, one brother; Herbert (Florence) White of Portage, MI, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Frank, her parents; Carl and Emma, three sisters; Florence, Dorothy and Marjorie, and three brothers; Robert, Clarence, and Gordon. The family requests that memorials be sent to the charity or organization of the donor's choice or Campbell County Hospice in Frances' honor. Memorials and condolences may also be sent to Gillette Memorial Chapel 210 West 5th Street, Gillette, WY 82716 or via website: www.gillettememorialchapel.com Funeral Home:Gillette Memorial Chapel210 West Fifth Street Gillette, WYUS 82716