Mrs. Fletcher recalled opening the business with her husband, the late Ed Templeton. Mrs. Fletcher estimated it took her and Ed two years to get the business back on its feet to where they were paying the bills and having a good inventory. Not only did the Templetons operate a pharmacy but a 90-seat cafeteria in the back, serving plate lunches and featuring a grill for breakfast and evening meals. We've always charged and sent the bills to the parents back home. Ed also extended friendly advice and counseling.
College kids come in.
The new job will be different, Richard acknowledged. That was when he stepped into the business, following the death of his father in a plane crash in October 1980. For many years it also was known as Templeton-Kimbrough Pharmacy during a partnership between Ed Templeton and Joe Kimbrough. Nothing has changed. That's still a good principle.