Joe Paul Hemphill
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Joe Paul Hemphill

Sept. 6, 1926-Dec. 21, 2009

Funeral services for Joe Paul Hemphill, 83, of Poteau were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Bob Lee Kidd Civic Center in Poteau with the Revs. Monty Thompson and Garry Haskins officiating.

Burial was in the Monroe Cemetery under the direction of Evans and Miller Funeral Home of Poteau.

Mr. Hemphill was born Sept. 6, 1926, in Monroe.

Mr. Hemphill was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a longtime school administrator until his retirement.

Survivors include his wife, Wilma Hemphill of the home; daughter and son-in-law, Suanna and Charlie Rust of Poteau; three sons and daughters-in-law, Joe and Kaye Hemphill of Durant, Rodney and Kim Hemphill of Poteau, and Roger and Toni Hemphill of Clayton; 13 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and other relative and friends.

You may leave an online message at evansandmillerfuneralhomes.com.


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