Dwight Templeton

Dwight Templeton

Dec. 8, 1916-Dec. 16, 2010

Dwight Albert Templeton, 94, of Sweet Home died on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010.

He was born near Cashmere, Wash., to Raleigh Albert and Hallie Hazle (Pearl) Templeton.

His family moved back to the Brownsville area in 1918. Dwight started school in Halsey in 1922 and graduated from Lowell High School in 1934.

He worked in the Lowell, Horton and Triangle Lake areas at the lathe mill.

Mr. Templeton did various lumber jobs, including falling trees, lathe mill work, log truck driver and steam donkey operator.

In July 1941, he moved to Sweet Home and worked for Paul Hutchins logging up the middle Santiam River. He found the logging industry most interesting and spent many years doing it.

Mr. Templeton enlisted and served in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1945. He was trained and awarded the rating of machinist mate first class.

He worked in Long Beach, Calif., for Southern Cal Gas before returning to Sweet Home in 1948 and working for multiple lumber companies.

Mr. Templeton purchased the Union Oil Gas Station at 12th and Main in 1961 and operated it until 1964. He went to work for many independent logging companies as a yarder operator in Sweet Home through 1979.

He enjoyed camping and boating from Memorial Day until Labor Day with his family and a sailboat he designed and built for all to enjoy.

He was an avid whittler of wood and created many small chains and tool replicas in wood. Dwight built multiple small steam engines.

He is survived by his sister, Pearl-Marie Wheeler, and his children, Gordon and Diane Templeton, Lois and Paul Folz and Lesli and Doug Lampe. He also is survived by his stepchildren, Virgil and his wife, Laurie Zook; Debra and her husband, Richard Bowler; Vernon Zook; and Lisa and her husband, Terry Macklin. Twenty-five grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren survive.

Dwight was preceded in death by his wife, Frances; and sister, Margaret Breuer.

Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 22 at Sweet Home Funeral Chapel. Military honors will take place following the service at Gilliland Cemetery. Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements.

Mrs. Templeton’s funeral also will be held at 1 p.m. and followed by inurnment at Gilliland Cemetery.

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