“If you miss someone, that means you’re lucky. It means you have had someone special in your life, someone worth missing.” The family of Wayland Temple will forever feel blessed, because he is truly worth missing.
Wayland H. Temple, of Waldo, died peacefully on Monday morning, January 16, 2012, at the Marion General Hospital following a brief one week illness. He was 91 years old.
On September 22, 1920, Wayland was born in Richland County, Ohio, the son of the late Ethan and Mary (Carter) Temple.
In 1941, Wayland was convinced by friends to go with them to Indian Lake, which he found out was really a blind date with a young lady, the former Mildred Fischer. For them, the rest is history as they were married soon thereafter on April 22, 1942. They lovingly raised two sons: Charles and Fred, and they shared just short of 70 wonderful years of marriage together.
After living a few years in Richwood, Wayland and Mildred found a farm to move to in Waldo in 1945, which would become their home for the rest of their lives. Not only did Wayland tend to their farm, caring for their livestock, he also worked as a repairman on the assembly line at the Whirlpool Corporation for over 27 years, until his retirement in 1983. While there he served on the Board of Directors of the Whirlpool Credit Union, which is now know as First Resource.
A man of deep faith, Wayland was a very active and devoted member of the Waldo United Methodist Church. In addition to worshipping there, he also served as a Sunday School superintendant, trustee, administrative board chairman, pastoral parish committee, and in many other capacities.
Dedicated to the village of Waldo and Marion County, Wayland had served as a member of the Waldo School Board of Education, the Marion County Health Board for 13 years, the Marion County Farm Bureau, was a Waldo Township Trustee for 12 years, and had carried Mobile Meals for 14 years. He was also a member of the Waldo Senior Citizens.
Having a green thumb, Wayland was extremely proud of his vegetable garden that he looked forward to planting every year. His family described it as “immaculate” and as a “site to behold”. One of his secrets was that he planted his garden in an old hog lot, which had the most fertile soil. He then shared his bountiful crops with all of his family, friends and neighbors.
Most important of all to Wayland, was his family, all of whom he was deeply proud of. He was always the first one there to lend a helping hand, and he was “good to them” every day of their lives. He could also be appropriately described as a “great grandpa”, finding little ways to spoil his grandchildren. His family has countless memories they will forever cherish, but his grandchildren will always be especially fond their rides on his wagon being pulled by his Ford tractor.
Wayland will be dearly missed by his beloved wife, Mildred Temple of Waldo; two sons: Rev. Charles (Mary) Temple of Bellefontaine, and Fred (Anna) Temple of Waldo; six grandchildren: Krista (Jim) Alexander, Carmen (Terry) Kirkpatrick, Dr. Richard (Jenn) Temple, Rachel (Greg) LaWarre, Aaron (Suzanne) Temple, and Todd Temple; 10 great-grandchildren; a brother, Ethan Temple of Independence, Kansas; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Including his parents, Wayland was preceded in death by his brother, Malen Carter; his sister, Eleanor Temple; and his sister-in-law, Elsa Temple.
The Temple family will greet friends from 4 – 7 p.m. on Thursday, January 19, 2012, at the Denzer-Farison-Hottinger & Snyder Funeral Home, 360 E. Center St., Marion. Services celebrating his entrance into Heaven will be held on Friday at 11:00 a.m. at the Waldo United Methodist Church, 141 S. Marion St., Waldo, with Rev. Mary E. Sandberg officiating. His family will again greet friends for an hour prior to his services at the church. Burial will then follow in Waldo Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Waldo United Methodist Church or to a charity of the donor’s choosing, and they may be sent to the care of the funeral home.
Denzer-Farison-Hottinger & Snyder Funeral Home is honored to have been chosen to serve Wayland’s family and condolences may be expressed to them by visiting www.snyderfuneralhomes.com.
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