Pauline Kimmel

Healdton – Funeral Services for Mrs. Pauline (Northcott) Kimmel, 90, longtime resident of the Fox area, are scheduled for 11:00 AM Friday, February 13, 2015 at the First United Methodist Church of Healdton with Rev. Dan Patman and Pastor Susan Marks officiating. Interment will follow at Mount Olive Cemetery in Healdton. Services are under the direction and care of Alexander Funeral Home of Wilson.

Pauline was born October 8, 1924 at Bowlegs, OK to the late Mr. D. Onie Northcott and Mrs., Bessie (Rose) Northcott. She departed this life Monday, February 9, 2015 at Fairfield, TX.

Pauline was raised in the Ada area attending school there. She was one of six children and had commented saying her mother had the perfect recipe for a family, having three boys and then three girls. Pauline was the next to the youngest girl. While she was a senior in high school she met Louis Kimmel, who was attending East Central University studying to be a teacher and a coach. They dated about one year and were united in marriage on June 15, 1942 at Konawa, OK. Shortly after, Louis was called up from the Army Reserves and they moved to California and lived a year while he was in training. While residing in California Pauline did some modeling and was a homemaker. When Louis left for active duty during WWII she moved back to Ada with family. After serving again in the Korean War, Louis received his first teaching position at Comanche in 1952. They lived in Comanche until 1963 when they moved to the Fox, where Louis held a position at Fox Public Schools. They made their home in Fox raising their two children, Paula and Rodney.

Pauline was very active in the community being a member of the Healdton Municipal Hospital Auxiliary. She also sold AVON for many years and always a faithful member of the First United Methodist Church of Healdton. Louis preceded her in death on April 14, 2005 and since Pauline has resided at the Sterling House in Corsicana, TX.

Also preceding her in death were her parents; three brothers, Herman, Jay and Olen and two sisters, Faye Nelson and Dorothy Lee Pritchett.

Survivors include her daughter, Paula Clark and husband Jimmy of Fairfield, TX; son, Rodney Kimmel and wife Carla of Spiro; grandchildren, Cristal Banks and husband Jason, Mindy Pickens and husband David, Christopher Kimmel and Corey Kimmel; great grandchildren, Kayli Banks, Macie Banks, Cameron McVeay and Davie Pickens; numerous nieces and nephews and other family.

Pallbearers are Jeff Woods, Jason Banks, David Pickens, Steve Kimmel, Corey Kimmel and Monty Carl “Cutter” Pritchett.

Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church of Healdton in memory of Pauline.

Family visitation will be held from 6 to 7 pm Thursday evening at Alexander Funeral Home of Wilson.

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