- Date Of Birth: May 4, 1937
- Date Of Death: August 28, 2022
- State: Mississippi
Mary Helen Potts Temple, born and raised in Vicksburg, went to her heavenly home on August 28, 2022. Mary Helen was the daughter of Helen and Eugene Thomas Potts born on May 4, 1937. Mary Helen married her high school sweetheart, Robert “Bobby” Gerald Temple on July 6, 1956, in Los Angeles. This year the couple celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary.
A remarkably successful entrepreneur, Mary Helen and Bobby founded Helen’s Florist in 1968. Her daughter, Nancy and son-in-law Wendell Gray, have continued the thriving business today.
Mary Helen was preceded in death by her parents, her two brothers, a cherished niece and nephew, and a great grandson. She is survived by her husband, her sister Nancy Youngblood (Alvin), her two daughters Gennie Black (Darrell) and Nancy Gray (Wendell) and two sons Tim Temple (Cindi) and Sam Temple (Kristen), fourteen grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. They will forever cherish her memory and share “Ma” stories with all her grands.
