Tempie M. Marcom Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Tempie Grace Mills Marcom, 89, of Apex, died Sunday, April 10, 2022 at Hillcrest Raleigh at Crabtree Valley in Raleigh. Tempie was born December 2, 1932, in Wake County to the late William Paul Mills and Alma Holland Mills, their only child. She attended Green Hope High School where she played basketball. She was a military wife and homemaker until her youngest daughter started school. She then worked at Lufkin, Cooper Tools for fifteen years. She was a longtime member of Olive Chapel Baptist Church where she sang in the choir for many years. She was preceded in death by her parents William Paul Mills and Alma Holland Mills, and her husband of 67 years, Arthur Thomas (Tommy) Marcom. She is survived by her children, Deborah Strickland (Ronnie), Thomas Marcom (Nancy), and Sonya Ammons (Steve); grandchildren, Bridget, Zack, Heather, Jan, Max, Clayton, David, Erik, and Chris; great grandchildren, Erika, Taylor, Trevor, Aiden, and Ian. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 pm, Thursday, April 14, 2022, at Olive Chapel Baptist Church, 600 New Hill Olive Chapel Road, Apex, NC 27502. Burial will follow the service in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends 2:00 pm-3:00 pm prior to the service. Clayton Marcom, Zack Strickland, Max Marcom, David Biddy, Lenny Freeman, and Darren Granniss will serve as pallbearers Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association.

Tempie M. Marcom

December 2, 1932 - April 10, 2022