Funeral services for Thelma Temple, 96, of Lafayette, LA, formerly of Winnsboro, will be conducted in the chapel of Dennard First National Funeral Home - Winnsboro, at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, May 7, 2022, with Rev. Ed Rawls of SilverOaks Baptist Church of Mauriceville, TX officiating, with interment following in Harris Cemetery in Crowville, LA; visitation will be from 1:00 pm until the time of the service in the chapel of Dennard First National Funeral Home. Mrs. Temple's, favorite bible verse was John 3:16 - "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."; she loved the Lord and her family. Thelma was born to the union of the late Thomas Eugene Temple and the late Mary Harrelson Temple, in Winnsboro, LA, April 24, 1926, and passed to her Lord and Savior, at her home with her family May 1, 2022. Thelma was preceded in death by her parents, Husband Walter C. Hadley; son-in-law Rodney Girlinghouse; grandson Joseph Monroe Harvey; and siblings: Otis Temple, Thomas Temple, Troy Temple, Velvie Temple Barfield, Dewey Temple, and Ludie Temple Mota.

Thelma is survived by daughters: Charlotte Girlinghouse and Wanda Hadley; grandchildren: Wayne Harvey and wife Jaimie, Rebecca Jones and husband Stephen, and Melissa Girlinghouse; brothers: Artis Temple, Howard Vel Temple, and Roger Temple, and numerous great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews; and a host of other family and friends. Pallbearers are John Allen, Josh Allen, Terry Bridgers, Dylan Harvey, Wayne Harvey, Seth Jones, and Stephen Jones, and Clint Temple. Online condolences may be made at www.dennardfirstnational.com.

Dennard First National Funeral Home

Dennard First National Funeral Home

Harris Cemetery