Published in Kansas City Star on August 19, 2011
Hubert A. Kimberlin, 95, McLouth, died Aug. 17, 2011, at the F.W. Huston Senior Living Center, Winchester.
He was born November 10, 1915, at Arvada, CO, the son of James Harry and Edna Melvina Compton Kimberlin.
The family moved to Winfield in 1950, where Mr. Kimberlin operated a Texaco Gas Station for two years before moving back to McLouth.
He had lived in McLouth since 1952 and was a farmer. He also started working for Kansas Power & Light as a boiler fireman and retired as a warehouse manager.
He attended the McLouth United Methodist Church.
He married Mary Alice Babcock March 4, 1937, at Tonganoxie. She preceded him in death May 24, 2006.
Survivors include four sons, Russell Kimberlin, Tonganoxie, James L. Kimberlin, Montrose, CO, John F. Kimberlin, Austin, CO, and Ronald L. Kimberlin, Franklinton, LA; a daughter, Juanita Herries, McLouth; 12 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two brothers and five sisters.
Funeral services were Sunday at the McLouth United Methodist Church. Burial was at the McLouth Cemetery.
Memorials to the United Methodist Church Building Fund or Jefferson County Hospice and sent in care of Barnett Family Funeral Home, Oskaloosa.
Jefferson Co News Aug 26 2011 edited
Published in Kansas City Star on August 19, 2011
Hubert A. Kimberlin, 95, McLouth, died Aug. 17, 2011, at the F.W. Huston Senior Living Center, Winchester.
He was born November 10, 1915, at Arvada, CO, the son of James Harry and Edna Melvina Compton Kimberlin.
The family moved to Winfield in 1950, where Mr. Kimberlin operated a Texaco Gas Station for two years before moving back to McLouth.
He had lived in McLouth since 1952 and was a farmer. He also started working for Kansas Power & Light as a boiler fireman and retired as a warehouse manager.
He attended the McLouth United Methodist Church.
He married Mary Alice Babcock March 4, 1937, at Tonganoxie. She preceded him in death May 24, 2006.
Survivors include four sons, Russell Kimberlin, Tonganoxie, James L. Kimberlin, Montrose, CO, John F. Kimberlin, Austin, CO, and Ronald L. Kimberlin, Franklinton, LA; a daughter, Juanita Herries, McLouth; 12 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two brothers and five sisters.
Funeral services were Sunday at the McLouth United Methodist Church. Burial was at the McLouth Cemetery.
Memorials to the United Methodist Church Building Fund or Jefferson County Hospice and sent in care of Barnett Family Funeral Home, Oskaloosa.
Jefferson Co News Aug 26 2011 edited