Kenneth Wohl
Funeral services for Kenneth Wayne Wohl Sr., 66, of Leedey, were held at 2 p.m. today at Leedey High School Auditorium with burial following at Rhea Cemetery.
Wohl died Oct. 17, 2015.
He was born July 3, 1949, at his grandparents’ home near Rhea, the son of Andrew Andy Wohl and Wanda (Owens) Meyer. He lived a short time in the Leedey area as a young child. His family lived in the Midland/Odessa, Texas, area until they moved to Clinton in 1966, where he graduated in 1967.
He and his wife, Tarena, were married Feb. 7, 1969, at First Baptist Church in Clinton.
Four months later he was drafted into the Army and was sent to Fort Polk, La., for basic training, followed by AIT training at Tiger Land. In November 1969, he was deployed to Vietnam for a one-year tour of duty. Wohl was a member of the 25th Infantry, Armored Division. During his tour, he received two Purple Hearts, two Bronze Stars, Combat Infantry Badge, National Defense Service Medal, Army
Commendation Medal, two Vietnam Service Medals and three Marksman Medals.
Wohl was honorably discharged at Fort Hood, Texas, in June of 1971.
He made his profession of faith in Christ and was baptized in 1970, upon his return home from Vietnam.
He was employed by Safeway Stores from 1971-1981 where he worked in management positions throughout the Oklahoma City district. He later transferred to El Reno.
In late1980, he decided to become a barber/stylist and began his two-year training. Upon completion of his schooling, in November of 1982, the family moved to Leedey. He opened his barber/style shop in May of 1983 where he worked for 32 years. He was also employed as a substitute rural mail carrier for 22 years and a commercial game bird breeder for 22 years.
He served as an emergency medical technician on the local ambulance service for 28 years, and as a board member for 27 years. He has served as chairman of the Ambulance Board for 22 years. He served as a volunteer firefighter for 23 years, was fire chief eight years and on the Rural Fire Association Board for 17 years.
Wohl served as municipal judge for the town of Leedey for three years. He was a member of the chamber of commerce for 32 years, during which he served four terms (six years) as president. He was secretary of the Rhea Cemetery Board, and served as adjutant of the local American Legion.
He enjoyed field trialing and participated for almost 25 years. He served as president of the Oklahoma Region of NSTRA for 16 years. He served as a trial chairman and certified judge for numerous trials.
Kenneth judged many out-of-state, regional, and several national trials. He was also a national judging instructor.
He guided the Grand National Quail Hunt for many years.
He was preceded in death by his father, Andrew John Wohl; grandparents, John and Rosa (Klein) Wohl, and Charles and Florence (Ferrell) Owens; five uncles and two aunts.
He is survived by his wife, Tarena Wohl, of the home; two daughters, Tahna Harrel, and her husband, Brent, and their children, Kaden Dalton and Brady Wayne of Elk City, and Kyla Janae Grillot, and her husband, Joel of Edmond; his son, Kenneth Wohl Jr., and his wife, Lori, and their child, Wilson Tripp, of Edmond; his mother, Wanda Meyer and her husband, Delbert, of Leedey; his brother, Donald Wohl, and his wife Gail, of Butler; three sisters, Lometa Lee, and her husband, David, of Arapaho, Debbie Meyer of Upland, Calif., and Kathy Dodson, and her husband Gary of Leedey; his mother-in-law, Talva McDaugale of Elk City; his sisters-in-law, Rhonda Colbert and her husband, Walter, of Edmond, Sheryl Kern and husband Dan of Edmond, and Larenda Thomas of Yukon; and several nieces, nephews and other family members.