Esther Genevieve Templeton 10/23/1913 -1/4/2007

Genevieve Laird Templeton, was born on October 23, 1916 in Texarkana, TX. She departed this life on Thursday January 4, 2007.  She was a graduate of Texarkana High School, and Texarkana Business School.  As a long time resident of Jacksonville,  TX, Genevieve loved to crochet, research her genealogy, and was a member in The Daughters of the American Revolution. She was the secretary for First United Methodist Church of Jacksonville from 1936 to 1945, and was a charter member of Women’s Society of Christian Service.  She and her husband helped to organize St. John’s Methodist Church where she was a pianist.   

  She is preceded in death by her husband, John Allen Templeton, her daughter, Emily Anderson, and her brother, Creighton Laird.   She leaves to mourn two beloved grandsons, Stewart Beasley Anderson of Garland, TX and Nathan Templeton Anderson of Dallas, TX along with a host of relatives and friends.  

Funeral services are scheduled for Sunday, January 7 at the Jacksonville City Cemetery at 2 pm.  

Memorial contributions, in lieu of flowers, are appreciated to: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Donor Services P.O. Box 4072 Pittsfield, MA 01202

Information from Autry Funeral Home

Genevieve Laird Templeton

Services for Genevieve Laird Templeton of Jacksonville, will be at 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007, at the Jacksonville City Cemetery. Genevieve Laird Templeton was born Oct. 23, 1916, in Texarkana. She departed this life Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007. 

She was a graduate of Texarkana High School and Texarkana Business School.  As a long-time resident of Jacksonville, Genevieve loved to crochet, research her genealogy and was a member in the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was the secretary for the First United Methodist Church of Jacksonville from 1936 to 1945 and was a charter member of Women’s Society of Christian Service. She and her husband helped to organize St. John’s Methodist Church, where she was a pianist.  

She is preceded in death by her husband, John Allen Templeton, her daughter, Emily Anderson and her brother, Creighton Laird. She leaves to mourn two beloved grandsons, Stewart Beasley Anderson of Garland, and Nathan Templeton Anderson of Dallas, along with a host of relatives and friends.

 Memorial contributions, in lieu of flowers, are appreciated to: The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Donor Services, P.O. Box 4072 Pittsfield, MA 01202.