Kay County OK Obit for: Alan Ray Kemble ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/kay/kay.html http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** Submitted to the archives by:Claudia Thiry, workfarm@kskc.net Date submitted: 3/10/2003 Transcribed from the Ponca City News, http://www.poncacitynews.com/ *********************************************************************** Alan Ray Kemble Alan Ray Kemble, longtime Moore resident, died unexpectedly Monday morning, Oct. 15, 2001, in Oklahoma City. He was 23. An evening prayer service will be held Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Ponca Indian United Methodist Church in White Eagle. The traditional funeral feast will be held at noon on Friday, Oct. 19, 2001, followed by the funeral at 2 p.m.. in the Ponca Indian United Methodist Church. The Revs. Thomas Roughface from Bethany and Lynn Eaves, pastor of Ponca Indian United Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will follow in the Ponca Tribal Cemetery under direction of Grace Memorial Chapel. Alan Ray Kemble was born in Pawnee on May 31, 1978, the son of Lorenzo Beard and Pam Buffalohead Kemble and Newton Kemble, respectively. When Alan was two years of age, his family moved to Moore and he grew up attending schools in Moore. In 1996, Alan and Laura Baker were united together in the Indian Way and were given the lives of two loving children. Alan was employed with Big "D" Industries as a chemical specialist, manufacturing cleaning products. Alan was full of life and it showed in his extracurricular activities such as basketball, baseball/softball. He enjoyed listening to his music and being with his family and friends. Survivors include his mother, Pam Kemble, and father, Lorenzo Beard, both of the home in Moore; his companion, Laura Baker; his son, Iziak Kemble; and his daughter, Aysia Kemble, all of the home in Moore; one sister, Amanda Beard of Stillwater; three brothers, Newton Kemble, Lorenzo Beard and Steve Beard, all of the home in Moore; his grandparents, Rita Mae Kemble, Steve Buffalohead Sr. and Marie Buffalohead of Omaha, Neb.; and many aunts and uncles as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Alan was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Edmond Kemble and Gilbert Beard; and grandma, Mable Leading Fox Beard. Casket bearers will be Keith Neal, Corbett Jones, Mark Jones, Alonzo Riuz, Michael Beuchaw, Joey Puente, Jeff Carroll and Israel Chavez. Honorary casket bearers will be Randy Kemble, Jim Newton, Gilbert Beard, Brian Scott, Robert Anquoe, Barry Brown and Johnson Taylor. paid obituary Published Thursday, October 18, 2001 on page A3 Copyright c1998-2003 The Ponca City News *********************************************************************** copyright USGenwb 2003 Ponca City News, http://www.poncacitynews.com/ http://www.usgwarchives.net/ ***********************************************************************