Temple Valor Guyse Jr.,

Temple Valor Guyse Jr., 75, of Midland, TX, formerly of Malvern passed away July 14, 2018. He was born in Malvern, AR to the late Temple Sr. and Pauline Guyse October 10, 1942. Temple married the love of his life, Alma Lee Gage Guyse, on May 19, 1961. Temple was a veteran who in his youth served our Great Nation in the United States Army. Due to Dementia and Alzheimer’s, Temple had spent the last 2 1/2 years of his life in a Memory Care Center in Midland, TX.  Temple was a dedicated member of many organizations including the Patriot Guard, Soldiers of Today and Yesterday and the American Legion. He was also a lifetime member of Disabled American Veterans and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Temple was a Life Group leader at Hosanna First Assembly in Baton Rouge from 1995-2000 and a member of the Mid-Cities Community Church of Midland in Midland, Texas, where Temple and Alma have lived for the past 18 years.

Temple was preceded in death by his mother, Pauline Guyse, his father, Temple Guyse Sr., 2 brothers, Rufus Leslie Guyse and Larry Wayne Guyse, and his grandparents, Evans and Gladis Taylor and Jay and Etta Guyse.

Temple leaves behind his loving wife of 57 years, Alma Guyse, his daughter, Valerie Kay Guyse Kennedy, and her husband, John Franklin Kennedy, a sister, Pam Fite, a brother, Dale Guyse and 2 grandchildren, Kendall James Kennedy and Kelsie Ellise Kennedy who were both greatly loved by their Pop-Pop.

A visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 18, 2018, from 6-8 PM, at the Atkinson Funeral Home Chapel in Malvern.  Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM, Thursday, July 19, 2018, at the Atkinson Chapel with Pastor Mike Mason officiating. Pallbearers are Temple’s nephews and great-nephews, Alex Gaston, Ashton Gaston, Drew Bednara, Larry Guyse, David Walters, Travis Burris, Keagan Burris, Ethan Valle, Dustin Guyse and Stephen Guyse. Interment will be at Oakridge Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations are made in Temple’s honor to the Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC, 20090-6011

Arrangements entrusted to Atkinson Funeral Home in Malvern. Guests may leave condolences at www.atkinsonfuneralhome.net