Travis Pembrook

Travis Wayne Pembrook was born on January 19, 1974 in Fairview, Oklahoma to Lonnie and LaDonna Pembrook. He passed from this life on Friday, August 22, 2025 in Fairview.

Travis accepted Jesus Christ as his Savior when he was six years old and was baptized at the age of nine.

Travis grew up in a loving home with his parents and little sister Jackie. He grew up with registered Angus cattle in Oklahoma, was an active member in the American Angus Association, and helped promote his family's operations at events across the United States. Travis helped exhibit cattle at state fairs and shows across the nation. Throughout high school, Travis was an active member in the Fairview FFA Chapter, receiving both the State FFA and American FFA Degrees. Travis graduated from Fairview High School in 1992 and pursued further education at Oklahoma State University.

Travis met the love of his life Beth Ann Murphy in 1995 when Travis went to Lexington, Kentucky to help with show cattle at an operation managed by Beth's father. Travis and Beth were married on October 5, 1996. It didn't take long for both Travis and Beth to develop a deep passion to continue their careers in an industry that had given them so much. Positioned at the edge of the Gloss Mountains in Northwest Oklahoma, near the town of Fairview, Travis and Beth continued Pembrook Cattle Company, taking over managing the Angus cattle that had already been put in place years ago by parents and grandparents. Travis carried on the same tradition of raising quality cattle on the same land that Travis's family originally homesteaded. Travis also decided to use the talents he gained over the years working on show cattle to start a custom fitting service that would get cattle ready for shows and sales for other operations across the country. Within two years the custom fitting service had gotten bigger than they could have imagined. There were times when the two had more than 80 head that had been sent in from across the United States and Canada. The cattle that came in were to be shown at state fairs and national shows like the American Royal, North American, and National Western. They were blessed to have multiple national champions in several different breeds as well as work for and learn from some of the greatest minds in the cattle business.

While the custom fitting was in full swing, Travis and Beth also started to have sales of their own. As their breeding cattle operation started to grow and the Pembrook's were starting to market a lot of cattle, the cattle were going out and winning at numerous shows around the country. Travis contributed their success not only to the cattle but even more so to being blessed by getting the cattle they raise and market into the hands of wonderful people. Travis valued each of these relationships with people who were like-minded, instilling values of hard work, family, and most importantly God into their children. This is what led to one of their ad slogans of "Putting Good Cattle into the Hands of Great People."

Travis said the two most important additions to ever come along at Pembrook Cattle Company were his children. On October 24, 2008, Travis and Beth welcomed their son Bret Wayne Pembrook into their lives, and then they welcomed Bryson Allen Pembrook on July 2, 2014.

Along with his family, Travis enjoyed hosting small group cattle camps in the summer that helped train youth in the basic skills of show cattle selection, preparation, nutrition, and showmanship. Travis had a strong passion for working with youth of the livestock industry and passing down the skills that have been given to them. Travis enjoyed judging shows like the National Western Livestock Show, the Angus Junior Nationals, the North American Livestock Show, the American Royal Livestock Show, the Cow Palace in California, the Atlantic Nationals and numerous other state and local livestock shows around the country.

Travis served in the Fairview community as the President of the Fairview School Board from 2016 until his passing. He was also a member of the Fairview Mennonite Brethren Church. Travis was a board member of the American Chianina Association and a board member of the "Live Like Lily Foundation" that provides scholarships in memory of Lily Romanchuck. Travis had a passion for flying his Cessna 182 airplane and had his private pilot license.

Travis was a mentor to everyone around him, motivating and challenging others to do hard things. He strove for excellence in every detail, working hard for the Lord in each task, whether small or big. Travis had a love for the Lord and kindness to others that was contagious. He lit up every room he walked into with his smile and entertained us with stories that made us laugh. Travis encouraged others to love God and love people.

Travis is survived by his wife, Beth (Murphy) Pembrook, and children, Bret and Bryson Pembrook of Fairview; parents Lonnie and LaDonna Pembrook of Fairview, father-in-law David Murphy (Shelby) of Lexington, KY, sister Jackie Sperling (Andy) of Claremore; brother-in-law Dale Murphy of Lexington, KY, niece Kate Sperling and nephew Evan Sperling of Claremore; and maternal grandmother Joyce Martens of Fairview. He is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Jack and Lorene Pembrook, maternal grandfather, Don Martens and mother-in-law Linda (Holland) Murphy.

Visitation will be on Tuesday, August 26th, 2025 from 5-8 p.m. at the Pierce Funeral Home in Fairview, OK. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 27th, 2025, at the Fairview High School Gymnasium in Fairview, OK. Lunch will follow at the Major County Fairgrounds. Memorials can be made in lieu of flowers to the Travis Pembrook Memorial Scholarship Fund. Checks can be made payable to "Cattlemen's Congress Travis Pembrook Memorial Scholarship Fund" at 21 Land Rush Street; Oklahoma City, OK 73107. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.piercefuneralhomes.com.