Cecil Ray Kimmel
I attended school at Garfield, Jefferson, Central High and College High. I worked sales and construction before entering the Phillips Petroleum workforce in August of 1964. After a lot of very interesting years there, I retired in 1999 with thirty f ive years of service.

My Father owned Kimmel Rexall drug store, and I grew up working there, fixing window displays and sweeping floors with my older brother, Ronald. He is now a retired school teacher and lives in Nolanville, Texas.

My very best times are spent with family and friends.

My oldest son, Tony, and wife Donna have two daughters and three granddaughters. He retired from the Air Force after twenty four years of service, and the are both currently in law enforcement with Lawton's Sheriff's Department.

Son Tony with wife Donna and the daughters when they were young!
My youngest son, Toby, served four years in the Air Force and currently is employed at Tinker Air Force Base. He lives in Moore with his wife and two daughters.
Son Toby, his wife Amy and one of their daughters, Kelsie.
Desta and Me, then and now.
My daughter Desta graduated from Texas A&M, currently lives and works in Houston, Texas and just purchased her first home in 2009.
One of my deer, can you find it on the wall below?

My hobbies are and have always been hunting, fishing and motorcycle riding. For the past 20 years some of my most enjoyable times have been spent at a hunting lodge my close hunting friends and I built on the ranch of the one of hunters. With 1700 acres, a smoke house, meat processing facilities, stocked pond and huge workshop, I probably could be happy staying there year round. But at least there is NOTHING like hunting season!
04/12/1942 -10/05/2017
Cecil R. Kimmel, age 75 and Bartlesville resident, passed away on Thursday, October 5, 2017, at his home.

Cecil Ray Kimmel was born in Bartlesville on April 12, 1942. He was the son of Cecil Robert Kimmel and Margaret Elma (Heaton) Kimmel. He was a life-long resident of the Bartlesville area where he received his education, graduating from College High School in 1960.
Cecil was a long-time employee of Phillips Petroleum Company where he worked in the Print Shop as an Off-Set Printer Technician. After 35 years with the company, he retired and continued his residence in Bartlesville.

Cecil was known for his kindness to others, often looking for where he could be helpful. He had many interests, particularly hunting, fishing and tinkering around his garage. However, his family was the most important thing in his life. He made many good friends during his career at Phillips, as well as others outside of the company, and he will be dearly missed.

Survivors include his son, Tony Ray Kimmel and his wife, Donna, of Cache, Oklahoma; son, Toby Ray Kimmel of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; daughter, Desta Kimmel of Houston, Texas; three grandchildren, Kellie Jo Schmidt of Fort Riley, Kansas, Kristie Marie Kimmel, of Cache, Oklahoma; and Taylor Rae Kimmel, of Oklahoma City; four great grandchildren; one brother, Ronald Gene Kimmel of Nolanville, Texas; chosen family members, Troy Sielsky and Barbara Dowd; and his faithful, Winnie.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests remembrances may be made in Cecil's memory to the American Diabetes Foundation; Bartlesville Community Foundation; Animal Rescue Foundation of Bartlesville; or to the charity of choice.

A graveside service will be held in Memorial Park Cemetery on Wednesday, October 11, at 10:00 AM. The family would like to invite those who would like to share their memories/stories of Cecil during the service.