David Kent Templeton

David Kent Templeton passed away peacefully at his home in Brandon, MS on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, from complications of Parkinson’s Disease. He was born on March 18, 1945, in New Orleans, LA, to the late Clenton and Eunice Templeton.

He graduated from Ridgewood Preparatory High School in 1963. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from Loyola University in May, 1972 and completed his MBA In December 1976. David served honorably in the U.S. Navy for two years (1969-1970) as an assistant navigator aboard the U.S.S. Seafox (submarine). He often recounted his stories of soup-down, hot-bunking, and other escapades with Wade Leitzau while patrolling the Western Pacific. He worked as a controller and Chief Financial Officer at Crescent Construction Company for over 30 years until his retirement in 2008. He was a past member of the Krewe of Caesar.

Dave loved to fish, hunt, cook, and host parties, especially seafood boils with endless piles of crabs, crawfish, and shrimp. He loved his family and friends and any activity that brought everyone together to laugh, tell stories, share a meal, and spend time together. Dave had a huge generous heart and shared his life and love openly in many directions. He had a knack for bringing levity, joy, and humor in any situation and told jokes until the very end, which often started with “a duck walked into a bar”.

Dave is survived by the love of his life for 41 years, Lynn Hensarling Templeton, daughter, Col. Elizabeth Blanchford, sons, Andrew Templeton, Shane Morrow (Stephanie Hatten), and Jason Morrow (Dorinda), grandchildren, Isabella and Aiden Blanchford, Riley Templeton, Morgan Morrow (Josh Sanders), Meghan Morrow, Dalton Colson, Ethan Morrow (Kayla), Addison Morrow, Trey Clark (Bella) and Cooper Clark, and great-grandchildren, Charlie Morrow and Brooklyn Clark. He is also survived by his loving cousins, Linda Hannibal Stewart and Glen Stewart, his best buds, Wayne Yuspeh (Amy), Michael Marquez (Helene), and his “son by another mother” Scott Foret (Tina).

He was preceded in death by his parents, Clenton David Templeton and Eunice Hannibal Templeton and sister, Elva Joan “Rusty” Templeton.

The family would like to give a heartfelt thank you to Home Instead, especially Laura Higgins, Heart of Hospice, and Rachel McKee.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. New Orleans, LA. Visitation will be held from 12 PM -2 PM with a prayer service to begin at 2 PM.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Dave’s memory to the Michael J. Fox Foundation or the Parkinson’s Foundation.