Earl F. Deming

Earl Fred Deming, age 74, of Meadow Lane, Oak Grove passed away 2 Oct 15, of natural causes at his home.

Mr. Deming was born in Ellsworth, KS on 18 Apr 41, the son of the late Earl J. and Violet L. Kempke Deming, Jr. He was a retired US Army SFC who served in Vietnam where he earned a Silver Star. After the Army he worked as a chef for Western State Hospital and Memorial Hospital in Clarksville. Earl was a member of Faith Lutheran of Hopkinsville and a lifetime member of VFW Post 1913 and the Vietnam DUSTOFF Association.

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