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Submitted: 8/16/20 • Approved: 8/16/20 • Last Updated: 8/19/20 • R343897-G343897-S3
Mary L.
August 27, 1937-July 12, 2017
Porter M.
August 16, 1934-July 10, 2019
Please see military marker
Photo, courtesy of Kay Marshall
*Obituary for Mary
Services for Mary Kemp, 79, of Abernathy, TX, will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, July 15, 2017, in the Northside Baptist Church with Rev. Joel Perez, pastor, officiating. The family will gather to receive friends Friday from 5:30 pm until 7:00 pm at Abell Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Abernathy Cemetery under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop of Abernathy.
Mrs. Kemp died Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Lubbock, TX.
She was born August 27, 1937 in Chico, CA to O.L. and Mary Lavelle (Holleman) Haney. She moved to Texas at the age of 9 months with her family, living in Seagraves, Brownfield and Denver City before moving to Abernathy. She married Porter Kemp on August 7, 1954 in Lubbock, TX. She was a member of the Northside Baptist Church in Abernathy.
She was preceded in death her parents and 3 brothers, Glynden Lee Haney, Billy Ray (Bo) Haney and Bennie Dean Haney.
She is survived by her husband Porter Kemp, a daughter, Mary Etta Hartless, one sister, Ruby Booth all of Abernathy, 2 grandsons, Chuck Hartless and Robert Hartless, 4 step grandsons, James Arevalo, Bretan Hartless, Albert Roman and Sebastian Hartless and 2 great granddaughters, Reagan and Ashton Hartless.
The family suggests memorials to the Medibiologica Biomedical Cancer Center, Calle Diego Rivera 2351, Int. 604, Zona Urbana Rio Tijuana, 22010 Tijuana, B.C., Mexico or the American Cancer Society, 3513 10th Street, Lubbock, TX 79415 or the American Lung Association, 1349 Empire Central Drive, Suite 280, Dallas, TX 75247.
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*Obituary for Porter
Graveside services for Porter Kemp, 84, of Abernathy, TX, will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, July 13, 2019, in the Abernathy Cemetery with Rev. Bill Parmer officiating. Family will receive friends from 6:00- 7:30 pm Friday, July 12th. Services are under the direction of Abell Funeral Home & Flower Shop of Abernathy.
Mr. Kemp died Wednesday, July 10, 2019, in Lubbock, TX.
He was born August 16, 1934 in Gainesville, TX to Eugene Kemp, Sr. and Vessie Geneva (Pierson) Kemp. He married Mary Haney August 7, 1954, in Lubbock. He served his country in the National Guard from 1955 to 1956. Porter loved his family, sports, especially tennis, and fishing. He built houses and countertops. He never met a stranger.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Kemp, July 12, 2017, and his siblings, Troy Lee Kemp, Eugene Kemp, Jr, Toy Wanda Holman, Mary Joe Kemp, Linda Jane Cozart and a half-sister, Imogene DeBord.
He is survived by his daughter, Mary Etta Hartless and husband Jerry of Abernathy, 3 grandsons, Chuck Hartless and wife Heidi, Robert Hartless and partner Bryan Cervantes and Sebastian Hartless, 3 step grandsons, James Arevalo, Bretan Hartless and Albert Roman, 2 great granddaughters, Reagan and Ashton Hartless and 2 brothers, Wayne Kemp of Lubbock and Robert Kemp of Abernathy.
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