Cecil Darrel Kimrey, 73, of Edna, died at 3:25 a.m., Monday, April 28, 2008, at his home. He had been in failing health.
He was born July 26, 1934, in Craig County, Oklahoma to Cecil Ray and Edith Louise (Rexwinkle) Kimrey.
He grew up in Craig County where he attended Plain View Grade School. At the age of 14, he moved to Edna with his mother, brother and sisters. While attending high school there, he worked on the Irvin Rexwinkle Ranch. He was a 1953 graduate of Edna High School.
For a time, he worked for Cole Hatchery and Feed Store in Coffeyville. He served two years in the U.S. Army and was stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington, from 1957 to 1959. Following his discharge, he worked in Coffeyville at Comet Mobile Homes, Parkersburg Rig and Reel, Magic Circle and retired from Sektam Machine Shop.
For several years he was an active member of the Oswego Fair Board. He served as council member for the City of Edna where he also served as mayor for eight years. He was also a member of the Elm Christian Church where he served as a deacon, Jr. Sunday School superintendent and Jr. Class teacher. He was a member of the Edna Lions Club where he served as President and Secretary, and was a member of the Edna BEARS (Better Edna Area Relief and Support) where he had served as President.
He and Shirley Brown were married July 3, 1955, at the Elm Christian Church. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary July 3, 2005. She survives of the home.
SURVIVORS:
Mother - Edith Vaughn Edna, KS
One Son - Darrell Kimrey and his wife, Kathy Ochelata, OK
Three Daughters - Diana Blaylock and her husband, Jim Fairland, OK
Carla Collins Edna, KS
Kay Brown and her husband, David Bartlett, KS
Ten Grandchildren – Amanda, Megan, Kyrie, Chelsea, Paize, Jamie, Brian, Cody, Adam and Dillion
Three Great-Grandchildren – Landon, Natalie and Cody
One Brother – Charles Kimrey and his wife, Beverly Edna, KS
Two Sisters - Betty Johnston and her husband, Jim Edna, KS
Jessie Foister and her husband, Howard Edna, KS
A Half-Sister - Karen Adolph and her husband, Fred Edna, KS
Mother-in-law Elaine Brown Edna, KS
He was preceded in death by his father, Cecil Ray Kimrey; and grandparents, Lee and Lillie Kimrey and Charles and Belle Rexwinkle.
Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 1, 2008, at the Elm Christian Church, rural Edna. Burial will be in the North Edna Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Altamont.
Memorials are suggested to the Elm Christian Church, the Edna BEARS or Hospice Care of Kansas. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 325, Altamont, KS 67330. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Cecil D. Kimrey, please visit our flower store.
He was born July 26, 1934, in Craig County, Oklahoma to Cecil Ray and Edith Louise (Rexwinkle) Kimrey.
He grew up in Craig County where he attended Plain View Grade School. At the age of 14, he moved to Edna with his mother, brother and sisters. While attending high school there, he worked on the Irvin Rexwinkle Ranch. He was a 1953 graduate of Edna High School.
For a time, he worked for Cole Hatchery and Feed Store in Coffeyville. He served two years in the U.S. Army and was stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington, from 1957 to 1959. Following his discharge, he worked in Coffeyville at Comet Mobile Homes, Parkersburg Rig and Reel, Magic Circle and retired from Sektam Machine Shop.
For several years he was an active member of the Oswego Fair Board. He served as council member for the City of Edna where he also served as mayor for eight years. He was also a member of the Elm Christian Church where he served as a deacon, Jr. Sunday School superintendent and Jr. Class teacher. He was a member of the Edna Lions Club where he served as President and Secretary, and was a member of the Edna BEARS (Better Edna Area Relief and Support) where he had served as President.
He and Shirley Brown were married July 3, 1955, at the Elm Christian Church. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary July 3, 2005. She survives of the home.
SURVIVORS:
Mother - Edith Vaughn Edna, KS
One Son - Darrell Kimrey and his wife, Kathy Ochelata, OK
Three Daughters - Diana Blaylock and her husband, Jim Fairland, OK
Carla Collins Edna, KS
Kay Brown and her husband, David Bartlett, KS
Ten Grandchildren – Amanda, Megan, Kyrie, Chelsea, Paize, Jamie, Brian, Cody, Adam and Dillion
Three Great-Grandchildren – Landon, Natalie and Cody
One Brother – Charles Kimrey and his wife, Beverly Edna, KS
Two Sisters - Betty Johnston and her husband, Jim Edna, KS
Jessie Foister and her husband, Howard Edna, KS
A Half-Sister - Karen Adolph and her husband, Fred Edna, KS
Mother-in-law Elaine Brown Edna, KS
He was preceded in death by his father, Cecil Ray Kimrey; and grandparents, Lee and Lillie Kimrey and Charles and Belle Rexwinkle.
Funeral services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 1, 2008, at the Elm Christian Church, rural Edna. Burial will be in the North Edna Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Altamont.
Memorials are suggested to the Elm Christian Church, the Edna BEARS or Hospice Care of Kansas. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 325, Altamont, KS 67330. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Cecil D. Kimrey, please visit our flower store.
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