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Kenneth Joe Rose

31 Jul 1929 – 22 Feb 2014

Birth31 Jul 1929
Death22 Feb 2014
CemeteryWhitesboro Cemetery
Whitesboro , Le Flore County , Oklahoma , USA
Added byJLC on 23 Feb 2014
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125556847

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Kenneth Joe Rose, of Muse, Oklahoma, died Feb.22, 2014. Kenneth was born on July 31, 1929 in Whitesboro, Oklahoma to Oscar and Pearl Smith Rose. He had three brothers, Ralph Rose, Ernest Rose, and Elmer Rose, five sisters, Gladys James,, Opal Norvell, Audrey Juarez, Norma Jean Fields and Jo Griffith. Kenneth attended school in Whitesboro and College in Wilburton. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was stationed in Germany. He retired from the U.S. Forest Service with 31 years as a Federal Fire and Law Enforcement Officer. He was a Rancher, Trader and Businessman for years in the Kiamichi Valley and surrounding areas. He married Dorothy Dehart Rose in 1954 in Whitesboro, Oklahoma. They were together 60 years. They had four children, Shirley Nelson of Talihina, Gary Rose of Whitesboro,, Larry Rose of Bentonville, Arkansas and Sheila Rose, deceased. He had seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren, Westley Baugh, Kristra Curley, Shawna Baugh, Justin Rose, Tyler Rose, Abby Rose, Katy Rose, Brashaud Curley,Karrah Curley, Kyler Baugh, Blaze Baugh, Zachary Baugh, Faith Baugh, Braton Rose and Brody Rose. He loved to hunt and spend time with the family and friends. He loved his job so he could spend time in the woods and the outdoors, He lived life to the fullest. He was of the Baptist Faith. Services will be held Tuesday, February 25, 2014, 10 a.m. at the Whitesboro Baptist Church with Brother Mark Cook officiating. Interment will follow at the Whitesboro Cemetery under the direction of Burkhart Funeral Service.

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