Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Gene Jennings Templeton, age 84, of Taft, TN will be held at 3pm on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at Higgins Funeral Home with Pastor Seth Philbrick officiating. Burial will follow in Prosperity Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 12pm until 3pm on Wednesday at Higgins.
Mrs. Templeton was born October 17, 1939, in Lincoln County, TN to the late James Newton and Julia Louise Nix Jennings. She was a much-loved mother of four children and wife of 61 years to Malcolm Don Templeton. Gene was a homemaker and a teacher’s assistant at Eighth District School for 6 years, and she also worked alongside her husband as beekeeper and on their farm. She was a member of the Molino FCE for 55 years. Gene was a member of the Fayetteville Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church where she was a faithful servant to the Lord. She passed away September 7, 2024, after a brief illness.
Survivors include her children, Sherry Bartlett, Chuck (Connie) Templeton, Pam (Tim) Crabtree; daughter-in-law, Katie Templeton Halcomb (Chris); grandchildren, Shannon Cornwell, Chanse (Catherine) Bartlett, Shae (Jordan) Meeks, Corey Crabtree, Courtney (Murphy) Crabtree, Haley (Nick) Hursey, Jacob Crabtree, Carson Templeton, Caroline Templeton, Eric (Lora) Hill, Toby (Tim) Meixner; 13 great-grandchildren, and many extended family members. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Templeton was preceded in death by her husband, Don Templeton; son Brannon Templeton; son-in-law, Steve Bartlett; and her siblings, Lyda Jennings, Vida Yates, Thomas Gilbert Jennings, Lilburn Jennings, Wilburn Jennings, Eskin Jennings, and James Newton Jennings II.
Memorial donations may be made to the Fayetteville ARP Church, 1720 Huntsville Highway, Fayetteville, TN 37334.
Higgins Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Emma Gene Jennings Templeton.
