Oklahoma Cemeteries Website
butterfly
image
Click here to break out of frames
This information is available for free. If you paid money for a
subscription to get to this site, demand a refund.


Mount Olivet Cemetery
Garvin County, Oklahoma



image
© James Fullerton
image
© James Fullerton

Kenneth Doyle Campbell


Obituary

Mount Olivet Cemetery
Garvin County, Oklahoma

Submitted by: Jo Aguirre

© Stufflebean~Coffey Funeral Home
Pauls Valley, Oklahoma
October 31, 2014

Kenneth Doyle Campbell
October 21, 1926 ~ August 2, 2005


Kenneth Doyle Campbell, of Pauls Valley was born October 21, 1926 in Love County at Postoak, Oklahoma to O. U. and Sophia Savannah Campbell.

He passed away August 2, 2005 at Pauls Valley, Oklahoma at the age of 78 years.

He grew up and attended Elementary and High School in Pernell. While in High School his family moved to Paoli and is a graduate of the Paoli High School. He served his country in the U. S. Army during World War II.

Following his tour of duty, he furthered his education by attending East Central University in Ada where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree and later earned his Master's Degree and Standard Superintendent's Certification from the University of Oklahoma in Norman.

He and Opal Wood were married at the Paul and Pine Church of Christ in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma on December 22, 1954.

During his career in education he has taught in Klondike Elementary, Maysville High School and Hickory Elementary. He served as High School Principle in Davis, Oklahoma and became County Superintendent of Schools in Garvin County where he served until his retirement.

Kenneth loved working with young people and felt it was his responsibility as an adult and educator to make a quality education available to as many young people as possible.

He was preceded in death by his parents, O. U. & Sophia Savannah (Norman) Campbell and a sister, Zoe Ann Sheriff.

Surviving family include his wife of over 50 years, Opal, of the home; two children, Kenneth Campbell, Jr. of Stratford and Tami Beth Nicholas & her husband, Corey of Stillwater; 5 grandchildren, Jake Gaden, Kale Gaden, Tyler Nicholas, Kendal Nicholas and Abbi Beth Nicholas as well as three nieces, Julie Booher, Patti Sheriff and Laura Matheny.

The family requests that memorials in the name of Kenneth Campbell be made to the Valley Hospice at 100 Valley Drive in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma 73075.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 6, 2005 at 10:30 am at Stufflebean Chapel officiated by Roy Shave and Bill Campbell. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery under the direction of Stufflebean-Coffey Funeral Home.


|Mount Olivet Cemetery C Surname Page| |Garvin County Cemetery Page| |Home|


This page was updated:Saturday, 30-Oct-2021 13:59:52 EDT|

This site may be freely linked, but not duplicated in any way without consent.
All rights reserved! Commercial use of material within this site is prohibited!
© 2000-2024 Oklahoma Cemeteries

The information on this site is provided free for the purpose of researching your genealogy. This material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, for your own research, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The information contained in this site may not be copied to any other site without written "snail-mail" permission. If you wish to have a copy of a donor's material, you must have their permission. All information found on these pages is under copyright of Oklahoma Cemeteries. This is to protect any and all information donated. The original submitter or source of the information will retain their copyright. Unless otherwise stated, any donated material is given to Oklahoma Cemeteries to make it available online. This material will always be available at no cost, it will always remain free to the researcher.