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Amarillo Globe News 8 Jul 1998

Mack Kemp

GUYMON, Okla. - Mack Kemp, 60, died Tuesday, July 7, 1998, at Oklahoma 
City.

Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday in Victory Memorial United 
Methodist Church with the Rev. Mike Chaffin, pastor, officiating. 
Arrangements are by Henson-Novak Funeral Directors.

Mr. Kemp was born in Oklahoma City. He attended Oklahoma University and 
Central State University, where he played football. 

He began a career in the irrigation business in 1965. He worked for the 
Valmont Company in Valley, Neb., for several years before moving to Guymon 
in 1978, purchasing Gigot Irrigation and later changing the name to Gigot 
Agra Products.

Mr. Kemp was instrumental in the development of the center pivot 
irrigation system in this area. Gigot Agra Products has since opened 
stores in Hugoton, Kan., and Spearman, Texas.

He was actively involved in the Kids Inc. program. He also served as 
president for the Guymon Booster Club for two years. He was a member of 
Victory Memorial United Methodist Church.

He married Jequeta Overfelt in 1963 at Midwest City.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, Lance Kemp of Spearman and Tyler 
Kemp of Corpus Christi, Texas; and two brothers, Mike Kemp of Corpus 
Christi and Kenneth Kemp of Bixby.

A Mack Kemp memorial has been established for Kids Inc. The family 
requests memorials in lieu of flowers be to a Mack Kemp memorial which has 
been established for Kids Inc. Memorials will be accepted at Henson-Novak 
Funeral Directors, P.O. Box 1306, Guymon, Okla. 73942.
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