Individual Details
William Oliver Kemper
(September 12, 1896 - May 20, 1987)
"William Oliver Kemper worked for Radford Wholesale Grocery and Coffee in Abilene, Texas to which his father had moved about 1903 from Missouri. Oliver met Maude Judia at a church picnic in Cisco and knew she was the girl he wanted to marry and did just that. Oliver went into the grocery business in Cisco, as part owner of the Kemper - Perry Grocery Market. Oliver and Maude moved to Abilene in the late nineteen-twenties, where he helped start the West Texas Coffee Company; he later owned the Livestock Auction and ran the Bus Company there for many years; but his greatest joy was the ranching business. Buying and selling cattle brought Oliver pleasure until the day he died." (Judia Kemper Terry, 1991)
"Anniversary - Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Kemper of 798 Ballinger will celebrate their 67th wedding anniversary on August 4. The couple was married August 4, 1918 in Cisco, Mrs. Kemper's hometown. Kemper, 89, and his wife, the former Maude Judia, 92, have lived in Abilene for 40 years while maintaining cattle on a ranch near Potosi. Their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Kemper of Phoenix, and two children and two grandchildren will join the elder Kempers for an anniversary celebration." (Abilene Reporter-News, August 4, 1985.)
"William Oliver Kemper, 90, of 798 Ballinger, died Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 1 p. m. Saturday at Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory. Burial with Masonic rites given by the Abilene Lodge No. 559 will be at Cedar Gap Cemetery with Paul Smith officiating. He was born in Ellsberry, Missouri. he lived in Cisco and Waco. He and His father founded West Texas Coffee Co. in Abilene. After 12 years, he sold the business to devote full time to ranching at his ranch south of Abilene. He was a rancher and livestock dealer for 50 years. He was a veteran of World War I. While his unit, the 165th Depot Brigade, was standing at attention for final inspection before being shipped overseas from Camp Travis in San Antonio, quarantine orders came through. Night after night, Kemper took temperatures and cared for 132 flu patients. He and his wife celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary last August. He was a 63 year member of Karem Temple of Waco and was also a member of the Waco Lodge No. 92. Survivors include his wife, Maude Judia Kemper of Abilene; a son, Howard Kemper of Phoenix, Arizona; three sisters, Hope Hoover, Faith Hand and Charity Langford, all of Abilene; eight grandchildren; and 23 great grandchildren." (Obituary from the Abilene Reporter-News.)
"Anniversary - Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Kemper of 798 Ballinger will celebrate their 67th wedding anniversary on August 4. The couple was married August 4, 1918 in Cisco, Mrs. Kemper's hometown. Kemper, 89, and his wife, the former Maude Judia, 92, have lived in Abilene for 40 years while maintaining cattle on a ranch near Potosi. Their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Kemper of Phoenix, and two children and two grandchildren will join the elder Kempers for an anniversary celebration." (Abilene Reporter-News, August 4, 1985.)
"William Oliver Kemper, 90, of 798 Ballinger, died Wednesday at his home. Services will be at 1 p. m. Saturday at Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory. Burial with Masonic rites given by the Abilene Lodge No. 559 will be at Cedar Gap Cemetery with Paul Smith officiating. He was born in Ellsberry, Missouri. he lived in Cisco and Waco. He and His father founded West Texas Coffee Co. in Abilene. After 12 years, he sold the business to devote full time to ranching at his ranch south of Abilene. He was a rancher and livestock dealer for 50 years. He was a veteran of World War I. While his unit, the 165th Depot Brigade, was standing at attention for final inspection before being shipped overseas from Camp Travis in San Antonio, quarantine orders came through. Night after night, Kemper took temperatures and cared for 132 flu patients. He and his wife celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary last August. He was a 63 year member of Karem Temple of Waco and was also a member of the Waco Lodge No. 92. Survivors include his wife, Maude Judia Kemper of Abilene; a son, Howard Kemper of Phoenix, Arizona; three sisters, Hope Hoover, Faith Hand and Charity Langford, all of Abilene; eight grandchildren; and 23 great grandchildren." (Obituary from the Abilene Reporter-News.)
Events
| Birth | September 12, 1896 | Elsberry, Lincoln County, Missouri | |||
| Marriage | August 4, 1918 | Cisco, Eastland County, Texas - Maude Judia | |||
| Death | May 20, 1987 | Abilene, Taylor County, Texas | |||
| Burial | May 23, 1987 | Cedar Gap Cemetery, Taylor County, Texas |
Families
| Spouse | Maude Judia (1893 - 1987) |
| Child | Howard Oliver Kemper (1919 - 2003) |
| Child | Guy Harmon Kemper (1921 - 1943) |
| Child | Roy Frank Kemper (1923 - 1982) |
| Father | William Octavius Kemper (1861 - 1934) |
| Mother | Hope Kimball Elliott (1867 - 1959) |
| Sibling | Capitola Margaret Kemper (1894 - 1986) |
| Sibling | Faith French Kemper (1898 - 1991) |
| Sibling | Alice Cecelia Kemper (1901 - 1963) |
| Sibling | Hope Elliott Kemper (1906 - 1995) |
| Sibling | Homer Elliott Kemper (1907 - 1908) |
| Sibling | Charity Ann Kemper (1909 - 1999) |