Richard Earl McPherson, age 63, of Temple formerly of Nashville, Tennessee died Thursday, March 31, 2011 at his residence. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday April 14, 2011 at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen. Mr. McPherson was born October 26, 1947 in Nashville, Tennessee to Foy and Catherine Duff McPherson. He attended Southwest Texas State College in San Marcos and was a veteran having served in the U.S. Army. Survivors include his sister Grace Robinson Perkins of Nashville, TN.