Submitted by
Vicki Ebert

Kenneth P. Chandler

Kenneth P. “Doc” Chandler, longtime area resident, died Friday, Oct. 15, 1999, at Baptist Hospital in Oklahoma City. He was 84.
The funeral will be Tuesday, Oct. 19, 1999, 10 a.m. at the Sunset Baptist Church with the Rev. Ron Ledbetter, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of the Trout Funeral Home.
Kenneth P. “Doc” Chandler was born May 29, 1915, at Sunset, Texas, the son of Herman Thomas and Katherine Elizabeth Wynn Chandler. He graduated from Montague High School in Montague, Texas, and attended Texas A&M. In 1938 he began working for Conoco in the Geophysics Department.
During World War II, he joined the 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion. He served in southern France, the Rhineland, Rome-Arno, and the Ardennes. During the Battle of the Bulge, he was wounded and awarded the Purple Heart.
Following his discharge in 1945, he returned to work for Conoco and lived in various towns in Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and Kansas before moving to Ponca City in 1966. He retired in 1978.
On Dec. 24, 1945, he married Emma Jon Ratliff in Bowie, Texas. She preceded him in death on Feb. 9, 1998.
He was a member of Sunset Baptist Church. He enjoyed gardening and woodworking.
He is survived by a son, Klem Chandler of Ponca City, and a daughter, Marilyn Ward of Phoenix, Ariz.
In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, and one sister.
Casket bearers will be Bill Winterrowd, Richard Winterrowd, Hap Youngs, Reid Carmack, Brian Moriarty, and Richard Maxon. Honorary casket bearers will be Ken Holmes, J. Patrick Norris, Don Streeter, Joe Anderson, Bud Renbarger, Hubert Evans, and Dean Crain.
Memorials may be made in his name to Hospice of Ponca City, 1904 North Union, Ponca City, OK 74601.