Poppe, Kenneth Dale

1944 - 2014  (70 years)

• Name	Poppe, Kenneth Dale
  		Kenneth Dale Poppe (1944-2014)
  Birth	28 Apr 1944	Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	POPP.K002
  _FGRAVE	131499292
  _MEMR	19 Jun 2014 (70 years)	Heritage United Methodist Church, Van Buren,   [1]
  Military Service	First Lieutenant, United States Army  [1]
  		First Lieutenant
  		First Lieutenant, United States Army and United States Air Force
  		United States Army
  		United States Army Prior to the establishment of the "Department of the Army Emblem", there was no official display item to identify the Army. The Seal had traditionally been used to authenticate documents only and was not authorized for public display. In recognizing the need to provide a display item, the Secretary of the Army approved the emblem design as the…
  		United States Army Officer Rank Insignia
  Death	16 Jun 2014	Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas   [1]
  Burial	Fort Smith National Cemetery, Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas   [1]
  Person ID	I28252	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Poppe - Moseley Clarence H. Poppe and Geneva Moseley Descendants
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Poppe, Kenneth,   b. 1913, Illinois d. Bef 16 Jun 2014 (Age < 101 years)
  Mother	?, Virginia,   b. 1917, Montana d. Bef 16 Jun 2014 (Age < 97 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Family ID	F5008	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	?, A.
  Children	+ 1. Poppe, K. + 2. Poppe, J.
  Family ID	F12054	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Apr 1944 - Olney, Richland County, Illinois Death - 16 Jun 2014 - Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas Burial - - Fort Smith National Cemetery, Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Kenneth Dale Poppe, 70, of Van Buren, formerly of Colorado Springs, CO, passed away Monday, June 16, 2014 in Fort Smith. He was born April 28, 1944 in Olney, IL to the late Kenneth and Virginia Poppe. He graduated from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, IL earning his Bachelors in Agricultural Economics. He was in pharmaceutical sales, and real estate, and was a member of Saint Patrick's Catholic Church in Colorado Springs, CO and the Heritage United Methodist Church in Van Buren. He was a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army, and served in military intelligence in Washington DC during the Vietnam Conflict. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Dody Jones. He is survived by his wife, Alta Poppe of the home; and two children, Jay Poppe and wife Cassandra of Muldrow, and Kathy Watson and husband Lee of Fort Smith; a sister, Janet Narragon and husband Marvin of Colorado Springs; and eight grandchildren; and eight grandchildren; Ryan, Virginia, Shannon, Collin, Fulton, Marialina Poppe, Zane and Pierce Watson. Memorial service will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 19, 2014 at Heritage United Methodist Church in Van Buren, with interment to follow at noon at the Fort Smith National Cemetery, under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home of Van Buren, AR. Honorary pallbearers will be Jay Poppe, Ryan Poppe, Collin Poppe, Lee Watson, Zane Watson, and Marvin Narragon.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2795] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Poppe, Kenneth Dale, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Poppe&GSiman=1&GScid=53922&GRid=131499292&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S82] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 07, page 3b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.asp) (Reliability: 3).