Annie Louella Temple Seibel

Annie Louella Temple Seibel passed away peacefully September 3, 2017. She is survived by her sister, Hazel Holmes and her daughters, Anne Rogers (Rick), Susan Seibel (Art Firl), Jean Seibel (Wayne Forrest); three grandchildren, Jake Rogers, Rachel Haines (Jason), and Jamie Forrest and two great grandchildren, Kyle and Keagan Haines. Annie Louella Temple Seibel was born in Kemper County, Mississippi May 8, 1919. She was the fourth of six children born to Alma Maria Holmes Temple and Thomas Moses Gilmore Temple. After three years of college at the University of Southern Mississippi, when never before heard of opportunities for women abounded during the pre- World War II era, Louella took a civil service test and moved to Washington, DC. for a job with the government. She lived in a rooming house sharing a room with a friend from Mississippi. While there, she met the love of her life, Irwin Allen (Si) Seibel. They had a whirlwind courtship until Si took a job in Hawaii. When Si wrote her and asked her to marry him, she took the train to San Francisco, CA and worked for six months until she could get passage on a cattle boat going to Hawaii. There, they were married and lived blissfully on the beach for a few of years until the end of WW II when the Army transferred Si to Germany. Louella returned to Mississippi. Once reunited, they spent their lives outside of Washington, D.C. raising their three daughters. Louella loved her family above everything. She always said family was everything. She and Si loved each other devotedly. In her last years she spent her time with her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren as well as keeping in touch with family members and friends. She loved the many trips she took with her daughters. Louella was an accomplished seamstress. She spent many years with her sewing group learning to make and design patterns and clothes. This group of women stayed close for the rest of their lives. Louella lived a full life, one in which she said she had no regrets. May we all be able to say that. A celebration of life will be held 2:00pm Friday, September 8, 2017 at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, 1800 Lakeside Ave., Richmond VA 23228. (www.lewisginter.org) The family invites you to come early and enjoy walking around the gardens. Memorial donations can be made to www.rls.org.

Annie Louella Temple Seibel

May 8, 1919 - September 3, 2017