LENA WILMA COWTHRON TEMPLETON, age 79, of Decherd, Tenn., formerly of Shelbyville, Tenn., departed this life on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at Gail's Elder Care in Decherd following an extended illness.  Ms. Templeton was born in Shelbyville, Tenn., on January 31, 1943, to the late Effie Cowthron and Jeanette Burks Cowthron.  She was of the Baptist Faith.  Ms. Templeton was last employed for many years as Manager for a Collection Agency in Shelbyville.  Her hobbies were quilting and collecting dolls.  She would make the dolls clothes and then give the dolls away with their new clothes on that she had handmade.  She also enjoyed flowers.  During her stay at Gail's she would color for hours and had the walls in her room covered with her many pictures. She enjoyed playing with the children that would visit her at Gail's.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Vicky Lynn Templeton.  She is survived by her son, Jeffery Gene Templeton, Sr.  Granddaughter, Lauren Elizabeth Templeton. Grandsons; Jeffery Gene Templeton, Jr. all of Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Stephen Ervin of Smyrna, Tenn.

A Graveside Service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Monday, April 11, 2022, at Mt. Garner Cemetery in Decherd, Tenn. with Chaplin Jerry Stewart, officiating.