Bruce Edwin Hemphill

Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Bruce Edwin Hemphill, age 68, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., passed away Saturday, May 4, 2019, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. He was born Oct. 11, 1950, in Lamar, Mo., the son of Emmett David Hemphill and Beulah Marie Slates Hemphill. Bruce married Jamie Marie Lowry on Oct. 3, 1985, at Fort Scott. Bruce served with the United States Air Force for eleven and a half years where he served as a boom operator on mid-air refueling missions. Following his time with the military, Bruce worked in maintenance for various manufacturing businesses. He then served as a service technician for Peddinghaus Corp. for 19 years. While with Peddinghaus, he traveled throughout the United States and Canada and even made a service trip to England. He later worked in maintenance for Sugar Creek Packing and Russell Stover. Because of his time with the Air Force, Bruce had a love of airplanes and enjoyed attending air shows. He also enjoyed stock car racing and was an avid NASCAR fan. He loved fishing with his children and grandchildren and watching programs on the History and Discovery channels.

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