Son of Francis Chambers and 'Dana' Pierce Chambers per cemetery records. Parent relationship links added to this memorial May 29, 2017 per edit request. It appears from the memorial for the mother that her first name was actually "Danae"; cemetery notes can sometimes be spelled phonetically, as in this case.
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Husband of Dorathia "Dora" Koehler Chambers.
They died as a result of injuries received in a auto accident south of Packwood, Iowa, on Nov. 30, 1969.
Their joint funeral was held on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 1969 at 2 p.m. at the United Methodist Church with the Rev. Wilson Hyde officiating.
The Fairfield Ledger published a story, with photo of the accident vehicle, on Monday, December 1, 1969.
The full text details the accident incident in some detail, beyond the scope of this memorial.
Following is extracted family information relevant to this memorial:
"Francis Lee Chambers, 74, was born March 29, 1895, in South Dakota, son of Francis and Dana Pierce Chambers (sic). He was reared and educated in Bernadotte, Ill.
He was married Jan. 1, 1917, in Washington to Dora Kochler (sic), also a victim of the Sunday night accident. They moved to a farm seven miles northwest of Fairfield in 1944 from Washington.
They moved to Fairfield in 1951 and he served as custodian at the Jefferson County Courthouse for nearly ten years. The family home is at 704 S. Fourth.
Chambers was a veteran of World War I, he was a member of Pleasant Grove Church, IOOF No. 4, Rebekah Lodge, Encampment and L.E.A.
He is survived by two brothers, Lewis, LaPorte City, and Oma, Bushnell, Ill., and a sister Mrs. Frank Hughes, Lewistown, Ill.
..... Mr. and Mrs. Chambers are survived by three sons, Raymond, Sigourney; Russell, Packwood; and Donald, Richland; also two daughters, Mrs. Dallas Kitzman, Sigourney, and Mrs. Lawrence Bates, Atlantic; along with 16 grandchildren.
They were preceded in death by one son and one granddaughter."
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Husband of Dorathia "Dora" Koehler Chambers.
They died as a result of injuries received in a auto accident south of Packwood, Iowa, on Nov. 30, 1969.
Their joint funeral was held on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 1969 at 2 p.m. at the United Methodist Church with the Rev. Wilson Hyde officiating.
The Fairfield Ledger published a story, with photo of the accident vehicle, on Monday, December 1, 1969.
The full text details the accident incident in some detail, beyond the scope of this memorial.
Following is extracted family information relevant to this memorial:
"Francis Lee Chambers, 74, was born March 29, 1895, in South Dakota, son of Francis and Dana Pierce Chambers (sic). He was reared and educated in Bernadotte, Ill.
He was married Jan. 1, 1917, in Washington to Dora Kochler (sic), also a victim of the Sunday night accident. They moved to a farm seven miles northwest of Fairfield in 1944 from Washington.
They moved to Fairfield in 1951 and he served as custodian at the Jefferson County Courthouse for nearly ten years. The family home is at 704 S. Fourth.
Chambers was a veteran of World War I, he was a member of Pleasant Grove Church, IOOF No. 4, Rebekah Lodge, Encampment and L.E.A.
He is survived by two brothers, Lewis, LaPorte City, and Oma, Bushnell, Ill., and a sister Mrs. Frank Hughes, Lewistown, Ill.
..... Mr. and Mrs. Chambers are survived by three sons, Raymond, Sigourney; Russell, Packwood; and Donald, Richland; also two daughters, Mrs. Dallas Kitzman, Sigourney, and Mrs. Lawrence Bates, Atlantic; along with 16 grandchildren.
They were preceded in death by one son and one granddaughter."
Son of Francis Chambers and 'Dana' Pierce Chambers per cemetery records. Parent relationship links added to this memorial May 29, 2017 per edit request. It appears from the memorial for the mother that her first name was actually "Danae"; cemetery notes can sometimes be spelled phonetically, as in this case.
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Husband of Dorathia "Dora" Koehler Chambers.
They died as a result of injuries received in a auto accident south of Packwood, Iowa, on Nov. 30, 1969.
Their joint funeral was held on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 1969 at 2 p.m. at the United Methodist Church with the Rev. Wilson Hyde officiating.
The Fairfield Ledger published a story, with photo of the accident vehicle, on Monday, December 1, 1969.
The full text details the accident incident in some detail, beyond the scope of this memorial.
Following is extracted family information relevant to this memorial:
"Francis Lee Chambers, 74, was born March 29, 1895, in South Dakota, son of Francis and Dana Pierce Chambers (sic). He was reared and educated in Bernadotte, Ill.
He was married Jan. 1, 1917, in Washington to Dora Kochler (sic), also a victim of the Sunday night accident. They moved to a farm seven miles northwest of Fairfield in 1944 from Washington.
They moved to Fairfield in 1951 and he served as custodian at the Jefferson County Courthouse for nearly ten years. The family home is at 704 S. Fourth.
Chambers was a veteran of World War I, he was a member of Pleasant Grove Church, IOOF No. 4, Rebekah Lodge, Encampment and L.E.A.
He is survived by two brothers, Lewis, LaPorte City, and Oma, Bushnell, Ill., and a sister Mrs. Frank Hughes, Lewistown, Ill.
..... Mr. and Mrs. Chambers are survived by three sons, Raymond, Sigourney; Russell, Packwood; and Donald, Richland; also two daughters, Mrs. Dallas Kitzman, Sigourney, and Mrs. Lawrence Bates, Atlantic; along with 16 grandchildren.
They were preceded in death by one son and one granddaughter."
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Husband of Dorathia "Dora" Koehler Chambers.
They died as a result of injuries received in a auto accident south of Packwood, Iowa, on Nov. 30, 1969.
Their joint funeral was held on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 1969 at 2 p.m. at the United Methodist Church with the Rev. Wilson Hyde officiating.
The Fairfield Ledger published a story, with photo of the accident vehicle, on Monday, December 1, 1969.
The full text details the accident incident in some detail, beyond the scope of this memorial.
Following is extracted family information relevant to this memorial:
"Francis Lee Chambers, 74, was born March 29, 1895, in South Dakota, son of Francis and Dana Pierce Chambers (sic). He was reared and educated in Bernadotte, Ill.
He was married Jan. 1, 1917, in Washington to Dora Kochler (sic), also a victim of the Sunday night accident. They moved to a farm seven miles northwest of Fairfield in 1944 from Washington.
They moved to Fairfield in 1951 and he served as custodian at the Jefferson County Courthouse for nearly ten years. The family home is at 704 S. Fourth.
Chambers was a veteran of World War I, he was a member of Pleasant Grove Church, IOOF No. 4, Rebekah Lodge, Encampment and L.E.A.
He is survived by two brothers, Lewis, LaPorte City, and Oma, Bushnell, Ill., and a sister Mrs. Frank Hughes, Lewistown, Ill.
..... Mr. and Mrs. Chambers are survived by three sons, Raymond, Sigourney; Russell, Packwood; and Donald, Richland; also two daughters, Mrs. Dallas Kitzman, Sigourney, and Mrs. Lawrence Bates, Atlantic; along with 16 grandchildren.
They were preceded in death by one son and one granddaughter."
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