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KEMP, Thomas Henry Died October 7, 1947, Beechwood, Indiana.

Beechwood - Thomas Henry Kemp, son of Thomas and Rose Ann Kemp, was born here on March 29, 1861, and died October 7, at the age of 86 years.

He was married to Dilemma Purcell and to this union four children were born. His wife and a son, Eugene, preceded him in death.

Survivors are two daughters and a son, Cornelia, Pearl and Perry Kemp, of Marengo, and a sister, Corda White, also of Marengo.

Funeral services were conducted at the Beechwood Church, Sunday afternoon, with burial in the nearby cemetery. (Hobby Bird Cem.) The Rev James Hertel, of English was in charge.

KEMP, Oliver H.

May 12, 1943 Obit Oliver H. Kemp Dies in Corydon. Of complication aged seventy-three.Oliver H. Kemp passed away last Thursday morning at 3:30 o'clock at his home in North Corydon. Death was caused from a lingering illness of a complication of diseases. Mr. Kemp was seventy-three years, one month and four days of age. He was the son of the late John W. and Arena Barnett Kemp. [son of Henry, son of Reuben Kemp] Mr. Kemp and his family moved to Corydon from Dale about twenty-five years ago, and has had employment with the Keller Manufacturing Co. Since the deceased was a member of the Corydon United Brethren Church. Funeral service were held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Corydon United Brethren church, conducted by the Rev. D. H. McCormick and the Rev. C. H. Youngblood. Music was furnished by a quartette composed of Mrs. Larry Splain, Miss. Fern Grove, Marshall Kitterman and Russell Louden with Mrs. D. H. McCormick as organist. Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery. The pallbearers were Edgar Lord, Alva Shrigley, Charles Fravel, Oscar Eisenmenger, Fred Bickel and Earl Cline. Surviving are his wife Mrs. Stella Kemp, a son Lloyd Kemp, and three daughters, Miss, Cella Kemp, of Corydon, Mrs. James (Irma) Shuck of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Milton (Mary) Jordan of Santa Ana. Cal. He also leaves seven grandchildren, seven brothers and two sisters. Byrd, Lawrence, Clifford and Palmer Kemp. Miss Nellie Kemp and Mrs. Letitia Comma, all of East St. Louis, John Kemp of Lincoln City, Lewis Kemp of Huntingburg, and Dean Kemp of Corydon, A son Millard Kemp preceded him in death.

KEMP, Robert Died May 4, 1918, Deuchars, Indiana.Robert Kemp, an old and respected citizen of Boone township, died suddenly at his home near Deuchars, Friday morning at an early hour, cause of death was due to organic heart trouble from which he suffered at times for several years. Mr. Kemp had been in Alton Thursday afternoon, seemingly in the best of good health on climbing into his buggy preparatory to leaving, the horses started unexpectedly throwing him backward to the ground where the buggy was dragged across his chest before the horses could be checked. On rising Mr. Kemp, complained of bad pains in his breast, but seemed to recover almost immediately from the effects of the fall. On the following morning he arose at his usual hour and tended the livestock, but when sitting down to his breakfast he complained of pain and weakness. He had taken only a swallow of coffee when he rose walked to his bed and fell dying instantly. Besides his wife, Mr. Kemp is survived by two sons, Sylvester, and John the latter in the U.S. Army service in N.Y. camp, by one sister, Mrs William Ridge, and one brother, Greenberry Kemp of Alton. The body was interred at the Riddle cemetery, Saturday afternoon.

KEMP, Millard

Aug 31, 1938 Young man killed in Accident while repairing building. Millard Kemp,[ son of Oliver son of John, son of Henry, son of Reuben Kemp] factory worker, dies when beam slips, hit chest.Millard Kemp, one of the community's fine young men, was killed about nine o'clock last Saturday morning when a wood beam slipped and hit him in the chest. Employed at the Keller Manufacturing Company plant, he was working with William Anderson in removing a loft from a building. He was working up near the ceiling and was directing a 2 by 8 inch timber, 16 feet long, down to Herschel Crosier who was working below. The timber slipped and, with added force caused by the leverage of the greater part of the timber on the end being lowered first, the top end of the timber hit him. Mr. Anderson saw him become unconscious and with other workmen who were in the building caught him as he fell from the beam pile on which he had been standing. He died almost instantly. Efforts to revive him failed.

The body was removed to the Gehlbach-Resch Funeral Home and later was taken to the home of his parents. Coroner Harold O'Bannon, after investigating the tragedy over the weekend, filed a verdict of accidental death. Mr. Kemp has been employed at the factory about two years. His death was the first fatality which has occurred in the operation of the factory since it was established thirty-eight years ago.

Mr. Kemp was twenty-nine years, one month and twenty-seven days of age. He was the son of Mr. And Mrs. Oliver Kemp and spent most of his life here..He was united with the Corydon United Brethren church in 1923. He was an exemplary young man on December 27, 1931 he was united in marriage to Miss Katherine Elliott. To this union two sons were born. Funeral service were held Sunday afternoon at two-thirty o'clock at the Corydon United Brethren church conducted by the Rev. D. H. McCormick, the pastor Music was furnished by Mrs. McCormick, Miss Nola Davidson, Dan P. Griffin and Marshall Kitterman, with Mrs. John G. Libs as organist.

The remains were taken to the home of Mrs. Kemp's parents, Mr. And Mrs. James Elliott, near Fredericksburg. On Monday afternoon services were held at Kay's Chapel conducted by the Rev. Horace Sonner and Rev. McCormick. Interment was in the cemetery nearby. The pallbearers were Nelson McCrady, William Anderson, Charles Conrad, Homer Barrow, Walter Wiseman and Story Shireman. The flowers were in charge of Mrs. Oscar Rhoads, Mrs. Nelson McCrady, Mrs. Chas. Walter Wiseman and Mer. Edward Ernst. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Katherine Kemp, two sons. Donald Lee and Robert Dale. He also is survived by his parents, Mr. And Mrs. Oliver Kemp, three sisters, Mrs. Milton Jordan of Long Beach, Calf.; Misses Clella and Rema Kemp, and a brother Lloyd O. Kemp, all of Corydon Indiana.