Burl Kenneth Kimbley

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March 13 to April 12, 2013
Submitted by: Angela Bell

Obituary

Mr. Burl Kenneth Kimbley, 92, of Bartlesville, died at 8:20 A.M. on Monday, March 11, 2013 at his home.

Funeral services for Mr. Kimbley will be held at 10 A.M. Thursday, March 14, 2013 at Rose Hill Community Baptist Church north of Dewey with Pastor Orville Moody officiating. Interment will be in the Dewey Cemetery where full military rites will be accorded by the James H. Teel American Legion Post # 105. Funeral services and interment will be directed by the Stumpff Funeral Home & Crematory.

Mr. Kimbley was born in eastern Washington County near Hogshooter on October 11, 1920 the son of William Earl and Ethel (Byrd) Kimbley. He grew up on the family homestead and attended at Hillsdale school and later attended Dewey School where he graduated in 1938. He was married to Beulah Irene Kirk in 1942 at Nowata and they made their home in Bartlesville. He entered the U.S. Army and served in the European Theatre during World War II. Following his Honorable Discharge in 1945 he returned to Bartlesville where he was employed with National Zinc until his retirement in 1982. He was married to Naomi Dolores (Codding) Scott on July 15, 1966 at Nowata. They made their home in Copan and Bartlesville living many years on the family homestead where he was born near Hogshooter where they moved in 1973. He loved fishing, hunting, woodworking and raising cattle. He also loved his entire family and adored his grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was a member of Rose Hill Community Baptist Church.

Mr. Kimbley is survived by his wife, Dolores Kimbley of the home, three sons, Kenneth E. Kimbley and wife Judy of Bartlesville, Wiley Duane Scott and wife Patti of Edmond, and Thomas A. Kimbley of Bartlesville, two daughters, Glenda R. Chaffee and husband Tony of Bartlesville and Janet L. Smith of Dewey, a son-in-law, Gary Deckard of Bartlesville, two brothers, Bill D. Kimbley of Gladewater, Texas and Carl D. Kimbley of El Paso, Texas, 12 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 brothers, Ralph and Harold, two sisters, Betty Kimbley and Geneva Burkart and a daughter, Connie Deckard.

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