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Kemp, David M.
Born: September 28, 1934 Died: January 08, 1997
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Spouse: Gloria W. Kemp
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Notes: Teacher at Oswayo Valley Jr. & Sr. Highschool Shinglehouse, Pa.
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Location: Chrystal Cemetery, Oswayo Twp. Chrystal, Pa.
Obituary:
David M. Kemp
David M Kemp, 62, of Turkey Path
Road, Shinglehouse, died Wednesday
(Jan. 8, 1997) at Charles Cole Memorial
Hospital, Coudersport, after a short illness.
He was born Sept 28,1934,in Olean,
N.Y., the son of Murray E. and Ethel
Densmore Kemp. On July IS, 1967, he
married the forme rGloria J. Wilson, who survives.
Mr. Kemp was a 1952 graduate of
Shinglehouse High School and was a
graduate of the former Buffalo Bible
Institute in 1955. In 1959, he graduated from Taylor University, Upland, Ind., with a degree in teaching.
After 35 years of service, Mr. Kemp
retired in 1994 from Oswayo Valley High
School, where he instructed history, English and special education students.
At the time of his death, he was pastor
of the Evangelical United Methodist
Church, Knights Creek, N.Y., where he
bad served for several years.
An avid historian, Mr. Kemp gave
lectures and prepared a slide presentation of the history of Oswayo Valley.
Mr. Kemp belonged to the Oswayo
Valley Historical Society and the Potter County Historical Society. He was a former Oswayo Township secretary and supervisor for over 20 years.
He was a former president of the
Potter County Township Officials and
past president of the Oswayo Valley High School Alumni Assn. He bad also been president of the former Potter County Concerned Citizens group.
Mr. Kemp served as Yearbook Advisor at Oswayo Valley High School.
He Officiated many marriages the
Shinglehouse area and had an extensive
antique record and victrolia collection.
He also collected and repaired antique
clocks.
In addition to his wife, he is survived
by his father of Coudersport; a son, Matthew D. Kemp, at home; a daughter,
Annette E. Kemp, at home; a brother,
Neil D. Kemp of Pennsburg; two sisters,
June K. Murry and Jane K. Rice, both of
Shinglehouse; and many aunts, uncles,
nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Saturday
(Jan. 11, 1997) at Virgil L. Howard Funeral Home, where the Rev. Carl Kemp,
co-pastor of Evangelical United Methodist Church, Knights Creek, N.Y. the Rev. Russell J. Homing, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Shinglehouse and the Rev. Clint Pearsall, of Coudersport Alliance Church, were co-officiants. Burial
was in Crystal Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may he
made to Shinglehouse Community Emergency Fund, P.O.Box 517,Shinglehouse, Pa. 16748.
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