Dale Kempf

December 21, 1941 - December 10, 2016

Dale Kempf, 74 of Boonville died Saturday, December 10, 2016, at his home. Funeral services and visitation will be held at H.T. May Funeral Home, 405 Sycamore St. Boonville. Visitation will be Thursday, December 15 from 5PM to 7PM. Funeral services will be Friday, December 16 at 1PM with Rev. Randy Richards officiating. Dale Eugene Kempf was born December 21, 1941, in Boonville. He was the son of Emil Kempf and Iola Young Kempf. He was a lifelong member of S.S.Peter and Paul Church. Before retirement, he owned his own business, K Construction. Survivors include his wife, Cathy of Boonville; two daughters, Dara Dian Watson (Robert) of Blackwater, MO and Danah Jean Nichols (Richard) of Boonville, MO; one step-son, Jeffrey Cole McLaughlin of Boonville, MO; two brothers, Kenneth Kempf of Boonville and Jim Kempf of Columbia, MO; one sister, Dorothy Watson of Columbia, MO; three grandchildren, Drue Kellan Watson of Blackwater, MO, Madison Jayde Watson of Boonville, MO and Adelyn Belle Nichols of Boonville, MO; and one great grandchild Scout Watson of Blackwater, MO. Dale was preceded in death by his first wife, Diana Belle Wendleton; a daughter, Dalerie Ann Kempf; his brother, Francis Kempf; and his parents. Memorials are suggested to the Blackwater School Playground Fund and S.S. Peter and Paul School.