Judith C. "Judy" Kemp Obituary (1947

Mrs. Judith "Judy" Christine Arnold Kemp age 76, of Madison, Indiana, entered this life on March 25, 1947 in Orlando, Florida. She was the loving daughter of the late Ed Arnold and Esther Helen Barrow Arnold Parker. She spent her early life in Florida and then the family moved to Madison and she graduated in 1965 from Madison Consolidated High School. She later attended Sullivan University and received her associate degree. On November 6, 1965, Judy was united in marriage to Paul Ray Kemp in Vevay, Indiana. This happy union of 58 years was blessed with a daughter, Stephanie Leigh, and sons, Christopher Paul and Nicholas Todd. She worked for two years with Grote Industries in Madison and then 35 years with the U.S. Shoe Corporation. She served as office manager for Madison Gymnastics World in Madison for 35 years. Judy was a judge for 35 years with the National Association of Women's Gymnastics Judges for the State of Indiana. She currently was the nations longest standing judge. Judy was a member of the First Baptist Church in downtown Madison and attended the New Providence Baptist Church as well. She had served as an international judge and national judge. She was also a member of the USA Gymnastics Professional Association. Judy enjoyed gardening, canning, being with her children, grandchildren and judging gymnastics. Judy died on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at 2:25 p.m. at the Norton King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Judy will be missed by her loving husband of 58 years, Paul Ray Kemp of Madison, Indiana; her daughter, Stephanie Leigh Kemp Binzer and her husband, Chip of Scottsburg, Indiana; her sons, Christopher Paul Kemp and his companion, Louise Harpole of Brooksburg, Indiana, Nicholas Todd Kemp of West Palm Beach, Florida; her grandchildren, Aiden Parker Kemp Binzer, Maya Elizabeth Kemp, Zachary Paul Kemp; her step grandsons, Matthew Robert Binzer and his wife, Bailee, and Jacob Robert Binzer; her step brother, Dr. Gary Parker of Florida; her brothers in law and sisters in laws, Thomas Edwin Kemp and his wife, Carolyn of Lexington, Indiana, Marcia Eliane Kemp Cranfield Brandenburg of Crestview Hills, Kentucky, Linda Kemp of Monticello, Arkansas; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her father, Ed Arnold, her mother, Esther Helen Barrow Arnold Parker, died June 24, 2006, her step father, Dr. Harold Eugene Parker, died March 26, 1977, and her step brother, Michael Parker. FUNERAL CEREMONY AND GRAVESIDE CEREMONYFuneral services will be conducted Friday, December 8, 2023, at 7:00 p.m., by Pastor Michael Cammack at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Family and friends will gather on Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 12:30 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre to go in procession for graveside services to follow on Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. in the Fairmount Cemetery in Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may visit Friday from 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Judy Kemp Memorial Gymnastics Fund or the American Cancer Society or the Boys and Girls Club. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances, and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com Place An Online Donation To send a flower arrangement in memory of Judith C. "Judy" Kemp, please click here to visit our sympathy store.