Art Kemp passed away on Friday, January 13th, 2017 at the age of 100 years, 4 months and 3 days at the Avera Rosebud Country Care Center in Gregory, SD.

Art was born on September 10, 1916 to Frank and Louise Heginger Kemp in Goodell, Iowa.  Art had two sisters and one brother.

Art completed the 8th grade in Belmond, Iowa.  After school he worked with his uncle on the farm.  On September 16, 1939 Art married Grace Nuehring.  They worked for Arts uncle for 8 years.  They came to Clearfield in 1947 at the urging of a friend.

Art and Grace had 2 children, Jerry was born in Iowa and Judy was born in Winner, SD.  Art and Grace ran the Movie Theater in Clearfield every Saturday and Sunday night.  Freshly popped popcorn was sold to the patrons.

Art did mechanic work at the Clearfield Garage until 1953.  When Art and his family left Clearfield they lived on different farms before they purchased their farm 11 miles south of Winner.  Art continued doing mechanic work and he enjoyed working with bees and had both a garden and an orchard.

Preceding Art in death was his parents, sisters Esther and Ruth and brother Elmer.

Art is survived by his son Jerry (Joy) of Colome, SD and his daughter Judy Kelsey of Sundance, WY, five grandchildren; Todd (Lori) Kemp of Burke, SD, Mike (Crystal) Kemp of Winner, SD, Aaron (Ellen) Kelsey of Palmer, AK, Melissa (Jonathon) O'Brien of Gilbert, AZ, Adam (Yun Hui) of Phoenix, AZ, 6 great-grandchildren, 1 step granddaughter Brenda (Tad) McClanahan, 1 step grandson George (Teena) Shippy, and 4 step great grandchildren .