STEPHEN FORREST KEMPER came into this world on the bright December 4th day of 1956 (He literally couldn’t wait for Christmas). The temperature was a whopping 7 degrees with a light dusting of snow in Wichita Kansas. He was born as a middle child of five.
Steve grew up in Northwest Kansas working hard on a farm framed by vast fields of wheat and pastures filled with cattle and ring-necked pheasant. He attended school in Hoxie Kansas and graduated from high school in Lenora Kansas. He joined the Navy in 1974 and became a world traveler on the USS Seattle in 1976. Steve majored as a high-tech machinist at Crowder College in Missouri. He was a great influence during his career working with high quality corporations. Steve handed down the highest work ethics to his coworkers and especially to his two sons, Nick and Paul.
God was of utmost importance to Steve and his greatest desire was to see people delivered from the chains of bondage by the discovery of God’s awesome love, grace and mercy. His passing through Heaven’s Gates on February 18, 2022 fulfilled his ultimate desire to be face to face with his Mighty Creator and Savior, Jesus Christ. Steve especially enjoyed worship music, woodworking, gardening, camping & fishing, and observing God’s scenic and wildlife creations. His motto was, “If you ever truly fall in love with Jesus, your life will change and you will never be the same.”
Steve’s passing was preceded by his parents, Donald Charles and Alice Jean Kemper and his sister, Stephanie Smithey. He is survived by his wife, Victoria Kemper; his two sons, Nick Kemper (wife Faith) and Paul Kemper (wife Amanda); step-daughter Vanessa Foreman; two sisters, Jeanette Lang (husband Tom) and Sheryl Nelson (husband Clyde); and his younger brother Greg Kemper (wife Debbie); eight grandchildren, Destiny, Talyn, Alyssia, Jeremiah, Renee’, Troy, Connor and Logan.
Memorials can be donated to The Assembly in Siloam Springs for Missions at www.theassembly.life