Sympathy is extended to the family and friends of Charley Kammerdiener, former Arkansas Poultry Federation board member.  Mr. Kammerdiener played a huge role in the Arkansas Egg industry.  The following obituary was published in Shreveport (LA) Times on February 10, 2012

Charley Joseph Kammerdiener, Jr.

BOSSIER CITY, LA - Services for Charley Kammerdiener will be 10 a.m. Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Airline Drive Church of Christ with Minister Ben Brewster officiating, assisted by David Cox and Jarod Cox. Interment will be in Oaklawn Memorial Park in Center, TX. Visitation with the family will be 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, February 10, 2012 at Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Bossier City.

Charley was born on December 24, 1931, in Gainesville, TX to Charley Kammerdiener and Ethyl Plumlee Kammerdiener, the second of nine children. He grew up on a dairy farm in Gainesville, TX. He graduated from Gainesville High School and attended Texas A & M University receiving a BS Degree in Agriculture with a major in Poultry Science. He was active in the Future Farmers of America in high school and in the Poultry Science Club at Texas A & M. He received an American Farmer Degree in high school and was a member of Texas A & M's National Champion Poultry Judging Team in 1953.

After graduation from Texas A & M, he worked in management positions in the poultry industry. In1969 Charley, with three other investors, incorporated Nest-Fresh, Inc. (a commercial egg production and marketing company). He served as Secretary and General Manager until 1976 when his interest in the company was sold. In 1972 he began producing his own eggs and purchased a farm at Emmet, AR in 1976. In addition to producing eggs from an average of 170,000 laying hens, he also raised a herd of 400 beef cows.

In 1979, Charley and two investors built A K Mills, Inc. (which later became Prescott Feed Mill, Inc.) He was president and CEO until the mill was sold in 1998. Charley was also Vice President of Dal-Worth Olson Egg Farm from 1978 to 1985 in charge of commercial egg production at Hope, AR and Kilgore and Luling, TX.

He served the commercial egg industry as a member of the Boards of Directors of the United Egg Producers, the Southern United Egg Producers, the Arkansas Egg Council, the Arkansas Poultry Federation, the American Egg Board and served the feed industry on The Arkansas State Plant Board.

Charley was married in 1951 and had two children. His daughter, Dr. Wanda Morgan and her husband Doug have three children. They are Sherie Morgan Wilson and her husband Larry and children, Ryan and Jessica: Allison Morgan Hill and her husband Kevin, Jason Morgan and his wife Melody and sons, Jacob and Jackson. His son Paul Kammerdiener is married to Patricia. Paul has two children, Crystal Kammerdiener Rushin and her children, Anne Marie, Christian and Bryan and Amber Kammerdiener Lambert, her husband Casey and their daughter, Makayla.

Charley married Ruby January Bryant in 1967. Ruby had three children, Deborah Bryant Hutches and her husband Van and their children, Jamie, Barbie and Brittany, Donita (Scooter) Bryant Cox, her husband David and their son, Jarod Cox and his wife Beth and daughter, Jenny Cox Moltz, her husband Ben and their children, Aiden and Hallie, Thomas Bryant, his wife Sherry and children, Brandi and Blake. Ruby passed away 2004.

Charley married Eloise Myers Olliff in 2005. Eloise had two children, Chuck Olliff and wife Linda and their daughter, Carly and Allyson Olliff Sheumaker, her husband Craig and children, Blake, Sophie, and Cameron.

He is survived by sisters, Nancy Krahl, Gladys Anglin, Norma McNew, and Polly Bevil and his brother, Bryan Kammerdiener. He is also survived by many first, second and third cousins, four aunts and many friends. His sisters, Dorine Kammerdiener, Thelma Sue Austin and brother, Clifford Kammerdiener have passed away.

Honoring Charley as pallbearers will be his grandsons and family members.

[Date of death was February 7, 2012, per funeral home]