Funeral services for Bill Temple, 79, of Castor, LA will be held at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, January 31, 2024 in Rockett Funeral Home Chapel, Ringgold, LA.  Burial will follow in Providence Cemetery, Ringgold, LA.

Officiating will be Rev. James Nailes and Rev. Donald Nailes.  Visitation will be Wednesday at the funeral home from 12:00 P.M. until service time.

Bill was born March 18, 1944 in Castor, LA and passed away January 29, 2024 in Castor, LA.  He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Evie Temple; wife, Tody Temple; daughter, Jennifer Lester; grandson, Bubba Wallace; and siblings, Elmer Temple, Lillian Poole, John “Bozie” Temple, Martha Ann Reeves, Juanita Nailes and Terry Lynn Temple.

Left to cherish his memory include his daughters, Shelly Temple of Ringgold, LA and Kelly Wallace and husband, Bruce of Castor, LA; grandchildren, DeeDee Bounds and husband, Wade, Tiffany Short and husband, Thomas, Dusty Bounds and husband, Alan, Jessica Joyner and husband, Jeremiah, and Caitlyn Gay; ten great grandchildren; brother, Harvey Dale Temple and wife, Janette of Jamestown, LA; sisters, Ila Faye Webb of Maryland and Verna Mae Leshe of Ringgold, LA and a number of other relatives and friends.

Pallbearers will be Justin Rowell, Jonathan Nailes, Alan Bounds, Wade Bounds, Charles Gay, Jeremiah Joyner and Bruce Wallace.  Honorary pallbearers will be Chip Cook, Steve Plunkett and Glen Wright.

The family would like to thank Dr. Gregory Bell; St. Joseph Hospice and Stephanie Gorman for everything they did for their loved one.