Kenneth Harold Meharg

January 24, 2017

Kenneth Harold Meharg, 60, of Rocky, Oklahoma, passed away on January 13, 2017, in Cordell, Oklahoma.

Ken was born in Pensacola, FL, to Harold Lloyd and Clara Evelyn Meharg on February 11, 1956. He went to Tate High School in Gonzalez, Florida. He married Sharon Nowak Meharg on August 30, 1980, in Pensacola, FL. He graduated from Auburn University with his Bachelor’s Degree and the University of West Florida with his Master’s Degree. Ken worked as an agricultural education teacher for 36 years and was an advocate for the National FFA Organization having been an FFA advisor in both Florida and Oklahoma.

Ken is preceded in death by his father, Harold Meharg; his stepfather, Jack Brown; and his father-in-law, Ernest Nowak.

Ken is survived by his wife of 36 years, Sharon Meharg; his daughters, Allison Meharg (Jacob Schachle) and Lynsey Meharg McAnally (Cameron); siblings, Perian Herring (Eddie), Michael Brown (Vernie), Donald Brown (RitaLynn) and Rory Brown; brother-in-law, Jimmy Nowak; sister-in-law, Sandi Laird (Roy); mother, Evelyn Brown; mother-in-law, Ethel Nowak; grandson, Finnegan Schachle; nieces, Leanna Herring and SherriLynn Brown; and nephews, Logan Herring and Cortney Jennings.

Ken was an avid outdoorsman, an advocate for vocational agriculture and had a tremendous heart for students. With that in mind, his family asks that in lieu of flowers donations be made in his name to the Florida FFA Foundation to fund the Florida FFA State Outdoor Recreation Proficiency Award. Anyone wishing to contribute in Ken’s honor can do so by mailing a check to:
Florida FFA Foundation
5600 SW 34th Street
Gainesville, Florida 32608
* Please specify in memory of Ken Meharg
Donations can also be made online at: https://donorbox.org/kmeharg.

Honorary pallbearers will be Tom Farish, John Kelley, Randy Meharg, Jake Adams, Matt Adams, Swinson Shipman, Ronnie Gilley, Eddie Hewes, Gary Loggins and Doug Robbins.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at 11 a.m. at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North with Pastor Sanford Stanton of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating.

Burial will follow at Pensacola Memorial Gardens.

Faith Chapel Funeral Home North is in charge of arrangements.

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One Response to “Kenneth Harold Meharg”

  1. Dora Sue Striney Seale on February 6th, 2017 12:44 pm

    So sorry to hear about Ken. Just found out. Hope the rest of you are doing well.

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