MSgt Temple Leslie "Les" Bourland^{[1, 2]}

1921 - 2003  (82 years)

• Name	Temple Leslie "Les" Bourland
  Prefix	MSgt
  Nickname	Les
  Birth	5 Aug 1921	Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Military	U.S. Air Force for 21 years 6 months  [3]
  Graduation	Brackenridge High School, San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas   [3]
  Occupation	Selma, Bexar Co., Texas   [3]
  	Greater Randolph Area Chamber of Commerce Manager
  Death	29 Oct 2003	San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas   [4, 5]
  Burial	3 Nov 2003	Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas   [3, 4]
  		Temple Leslie Bourland (1921-2003) - Find a Grave Memorial
  FamilySearch ID	LVY2-DV7
  Person ID	I7759	Wendel Voigt Family Tree
  Last Modified	24 Dec 2013

  
  

  Family	Rosalie Hamilton Hierholzer,   b. 23 Oct 1925, Wilson Co., Texas d. 26 Oct 2014 (Age 89 years)  [1]
  Marriage	Y  [4, 6]
  Children	+ 1. Terry Bourland + 2. Linda D. Bourland
  Family ID	F1197	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 5 Aug 1921 - Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas Graduation - - Brackenridge High School, San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas Occupation - Greater Randolph Area Chamber of Commerce Manager - - Selma, Bexar Co., Texas Death - 29 Oct 2003 - San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas Burial - 3 Nov 2003 - Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S450] Family Information from Ann Little, [Schaefer p. 478]. Date: 12 October 2002 [S147] Index to Texas Birth Records (1926-1995), [Schaefer p. 496]. Terry Gene Bourland, male, born 09/14/1946, Bexar County, mother Rosalie Hamilton Hierholzer, father Temple Leslie Bourland. [S561] Obituary of Msgt. Temple Leslie (Les) Bourland, [Schaefer p. 495]. [S940] Find A Grave, 27 June 2016; http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=9129213. Temple Leslie Bourland; Birth: Aug. 5, 1921, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA; Death: Oct. 29, 2003, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA; Note: Veteran of World War II. Served as C-47 radio operator and was the recipient of the Purple Heart, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters and other awards. Master Sergeant Bourland retired from the United Sates Air Force after 21 years, 6 months of service. Information extracted from obituary in San Antonio Express News, November 1, 2003; Spouse: Rosalie Hamilton Hierholzer Bourland (1925 - 2014) * [* = Calculated relationship]; Inscription: Purple Heart, Loved & Served, Family & Nation; Note: MSGT US Air Force, World War II, Korea; Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA, Plot: Section 34, Site 684; Created by: Paula J; Record added: Jul 20, 2004; Find A Grave Memorial# 9129213. [S561] Obituary of Msgt. Temple Leslie (Les) Bourland, [Schaefer p. 495]. MSGT Temple Leslie (Les) Bourland, USAF Retired, passed away October 29, 2003 in San Antonio. Born in Dallas August 5, 1921, graduated Brackenridge High School, San Antonio, Les served his country 21 years 6 months including time as C-47 radio operator during WWII. Received the Purple Heart, Air Medal 3 OLCs, and other awards. Served Lions International as District Governor 2-A2; charter president, SW Texas Lions Eye Bank and president, Eye Bank Assn of TX. Organized Randolph AFB Little League 1950, designed back-to-back playing fields; refereed football through SFOA; served 2 terms Converse City Council; employed as Chamber of Commerce Manager for the Greater Randolph Area and cities of Liberty and Mexia. Les was a lifelong member of The United Methodist Church; member Converse Lions Club; Amer Legion Post 593, Converse; Alamo Chapter 1836 Mil Order Purple Heart; Caterpillar Club; life member Lions Intl and Texas Lions Camp for children with special medical conditions. He is survived by his wife, Rosalie, Converse; son, Terry; daughter, Linda Keen and husband, Billy, all of Schertz; four grandchildren, Brian and Devin Keen; Travis and Dawn Bourland; brothers-in-law, E.J. Hierholzer, Otto J. Hierholzer Jr, and wife Jo Carolyn, all of Floresville and nephews, Hugh, Chris (Sandra), and Kirk (Aubrey) Hierholzer. Memorials may be sent Schertz United Methodist Church or charity of choice. Visitation: Sunday, November 2, 2003, 5:00-8:00 P.M. Funeral: Monday, November 3, 2003, 9:00 AM at Colonial Funeral Home, Universal City, Rev. Mark Elliott officiating. Burial at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery 10:30 A.M. with Full Military Honors. Colonial Funeral Home. [S940] Find A Grave, 27 June 2016; http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=137794813. Rosalie Hamilton Hierholzer Bourland; Birth: Oct. 23, 1925, Wilson County, Texas, USA; Death: Oct. 26, 2014; Note: Rosalie Hamilton Hierholzer Bourland passed away peacefully on October 23, 2014, at the age of 88. Born on the family farm in Wilson County, Texas, October 26, 1925, to Otto Julius Hierholzer and Nettie Pearl Blumberg Hierholzer, Rosalie was preceded in death by her parents and step-mother Gwendolyn Butler Hierholzer, and T.L. "Les" Bourland, MSgt USAF Ret, her husband of over 50 years. Mrs. Bourland is survived by her brothers, Ernest J. "E.J." Hierholzer and Otto J. Hierholzer, Jr. and spouse Jo Carolyn, of Floresville; her son, Terry G. Bourland, and daughter Linda Bourland Keen and spouse Billy, of Schertz; step-grandchildren Brian W. Keen, El Paso, TX; Devin M. Keen and spouse Kerry, Golden, CO; grandchildren Travis Lee Bourland and spouse Melissa, San Antonio; and Dawn Janese Bourland, San Antonio; two great-grandchildren whom she adored: Kai Austin Rose and Ryan Lee Bourland; and several Hierholzer nephews and nieces. Rosie offered service as a civilian employee at Randolph AFB for 26 years before retiring in 1989 to open the Converse General Store and Quilt Studio. In retirement, she learned to quilt from her mother-in-law Ethel H. Bourland, became an accomplished quilt maker and teacher, and was featured in the first edition of Great American Quilts, Oxmoor House, 1987. Delightfully outgoing, she had been an avid gardener, creative writer, paint & fabric artist, ladies softball first baseman, and world traveler who loved and served her community through a variety of quilt project fund raisers for the Converse Vol Fire Dept Ladies Auxiliary; creating historic quilted wall hangings for the City of Converse during the Texas State Sesquicentennial; and being active in Lions International and American Legion Post 593, Converse. One of Rosie's more unusual quilted wall-hangings depicts the 1845 sea voyage of her ancestor from Germany and features the ship's passenger manifest to Indianola, Texas. One of her paintings received an award from the San Antonio Art League and Museum; and her unique wedding dress, created from the silk parachute Les had been shot down in during World War II, was acquisitioned in 2004 by the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Rosalie graduated 1943 Salutatorian from Floresville High School. She was a member of the Schertz United Methodist Church from 1953. The Family will receive visitors Tuesday, Oct 28, 6 until 8 PM, at Colonial Funeral Home. Interment will be on Wednesday, Oct 29, 9:30 AM, at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, followed by a Memorial Service at Schertz United Methodist Church at 11:00 AM, with the Rev. Linda Montgomery officiating. Memorials may be made to the Schertz United Methodist Church, 3460 Roy Richard Dr, Schertz, TX, 78154, or the charity of your choice.; Parents: Otto Julius Hierholzer (1896 - 1977), Nettie Pearl Blumberg Hierholzer (1894 - 1936); Spouse: Temple Leslie Bourland (1921 - 2003); Sibling: Ernest Joseph Hierholzer (1923 - 2015) *, Rosalie Hamilton Hierholzer Bourland (1925 - 2014), [* = Calculated relationship]; Inscription: Shining Star, Great & Grand, Wife & Mother; Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA, Plot: Section 34 Site 684; Created by: Dennis Alan Deel; Record added: Oct 26, 2014; Find A Grave Memorial# 137794813.