Thomas McKelvey Templeton

Thomas McKelvey Templeton of Raphine, Virginia, died on June 6, 2022, following a lengthy illness. He was the son of the late Dr. Loyd Templeton and Virginia McKelvey.

He is survived by his wife of fifteen years, Barbara Bowers. He leaves three children by his first wife, Barbara Ann Boyd Templeton, who died in 1993, Irene Templeton Smith and her husband, Tommy, Paul Boyd Templeton of Harrisonburg, Virginia and Ann Thomas Monin and her husband, Noel of Friday Harbor, Washington; two grandchildren, Hudson Smith of Oxford, Mississippi and Olivia Monin of Friday Harbor, Washington; brother , John Templeton of Clayton, Georgia and a sister, Virginia Stokes of Brentwood, Tennessee.

A native of Tennessee, Tom grew up in Memphis, Tennessee and graduated high school from Columbia Military Academy in Columbia, Tennessee. He attended Rhodes College and earned a B.S. Degree from Memphis State University.

During the early eighties, Tom and his family moved to Massanutten, Virginia, where he served as Area Manager for multiple AmeriGas sites in the Shenandoah Valley. In an outstanding career, Tom came to cover-see plant operations throughout the Shenandoah Valley and retired in 2000 as #1 Manager of the year, the company’s highest award.

In his retirement, Tom loved nothing better than embracing the mountains that encircled his world; digging in the dirt, planting for harvest, cooking  and canning, riding his horses, doting on his dogs, and loving his family. He loved the Methodist Church and grew up on the Methodist Hymnal and came to sing in the choir of every church he attending.

Not known to many, Tom was a gifted abstract artist. He was a painter who did not take his talent too seriously, but who maintained a studio room for creative work.

A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Obion County Memorial Gardens, 3939 Ken Tenn Hwy., Union City, Tennessee. Friends are welcome to attend.

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