Kenneth Harold Meharg

Kenneth H. Meharg 1956 - 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. Visitation will be from 5 – 7pm Tuesday, January 24, at Faith Chapel Funeral Home North. Funeral services will be held at 11am on Wednesday, January 25, at the funeral home with Pastor Sanford Stanton of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will follow at Pensacola Memorial Gardens. FAITH CHAPEL FUNERAL HOME NORTH, 1000 Highway S 29, Cantonment, FL is in charge of arrangements. You may express your condolences online at www.fcfhs.com

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Kenneth Harold Meharg

February 11, 1956 - January 13, 2017