Merle Jean (Estelle) Kemp (1925 - 2000)

Born 13 Jul 1925 in Ashley, Arkansas, United States

Died 24 Jun 2000 at age 74 in Decatur, Morgan, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Obit:

"Merle Jean Kemp, 74, of Decatur, AL, died Saturday, June 24, 2000, at her home.

She was born July 13, 1925, to Howard and Helen McDougald Estelle. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Decatur, AL, and was preceded in death by her parents.

Survivors include her husband, Leonard Kemp of Decatur, AL;

two daughters, Janet L. Thompson of Decatur, AL, and Judith C. Burnett of Crossett;

two brothers, Leland Estelle of Crossett and John W. Estelle of Salem, OR;

a sister, Mary R. Lupa of Two Harbors, MN; a grandson, Brad Burnett of Long Island, NY; and a granddaughter, Kelly Burnett of Crossett.

Funeral services were at 3 p.m. Monday, June 26, in the chapel of First Baptist Church in Crossett with Rev. David Newberry officiating.

Burial followed services at Pinewood Memorial Park, directed by Jones Funeral Home of Crossett."

Findagrave "Family links:

Spouses:

Alfred Zack Doss (1914 - 1965)

Leonard Kemp (1922 - 2009)

Burial:

Pinewood Memorial Park

Crossett

Ashley County

Arkansas, USA" (findagrave)

Sources

• local published obituary, Merle Jean Kemp

• Find A Grave: Memorial #12058156

• Based on the Nathan Elgin Kemp Family Tree - submitted by Kathy Marie Cagle Baker at https://web.archive.org/web/20180118203603/http://nathankempnetwork.4truth.info/nek-tree2.htm

• Sources in the form of censuses, marriage licenses, gravestone inscriptions, photographs, depositions, deeds, wills, etc., to be added over time...

• Some other info based on family data found at

https://web.archive.org/web/20180526055819/http://nathankempnetwork.4truth.info/