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George Wilson Chambers Jr.
Posted 1/25/08
George Wilson Chambers Jr., 80 MILTON - George Wilson Chambers Jr. of Milton passed away peacefully Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008, at Harrison Senior Living, Georgetown. He was 80. He was born Jan. 26, …
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George Wilson Chambers Jr.
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George Wilson Chambers Jr., 80
MILTON - George Wilson Chambers Jr. of Milton passed away peacefully Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008, at Harrison Senior Living, Georgetown. He was 80.
He was born Jan. 26, 1927, in Newark, N.J., son of the late George W. and Mabel (Allen) Chambers.
Mr. Chambers worked in the sales of industrial cleaning supplies for 35 years in New Jersey for Puritan and Eco Labs.
For 35 years he was a member of the Iselin Volunteer Fire Department 1 in New Jersey.
Mr. Chambers was also past president of the JFK Memorial High School Band Parents Association, and for 15 years he was very active as an assistant troop leader for the Boy Scouts of America.
He served with the U.S. Navy during World War II.
After retiring in 1989, Mr. Chambers and his wife relocated to Delaware where he served as a Beebe Medical Center volunteer transporter for more than 12 years and was a member of the Epworth United Methodist Church.
He enjoyed boating and fishing and was a devoted husband, father and grandfather, who will be missed by all who knew him.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Ann (Dickerman) Chambers; two sons, Gregory Chambers and his wife Gayle of Clifton Park, N.Y., and Jeffrey Chambers and his wife Elizabeth of Hockessin; four grandchildren; and a sister, Lorraine Koch of Fulshear, Texas.
A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Epworth United Methodist Church, 20 Baltimore Ave., Rehoboth Beach, with the Rev. Jonathan Baker presiding.
There will be no calling hours.
Interment will be private at Henlopen Memorial Park, Milton.
Arrangements are being handled by Parsell Funeral Enterprises, Lewes.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the Epworth United Methodist Church Building Fund, 20 Baltimore Ave., Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971; or to Delaware Hospice, 20167 Office Circle, Georgetown, DE 19947.
MILTON - George Wilson Chambers Jr. of Milton passed away peacefully Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008, at Harrison Senior Living, Georgetown. He was 80.
He was born Jan. 26, 1927, in Newark, N.J., son of the late George W. and Mabel (Allen) Chambers.
Mr. Chambers worked in the sales of industrial cleaning supplies for 35 years in New Jersey for Puritan and Eco Labs.
For 35 years he was a member of the Iselin Volunteer Fire Department 1 in New Jersey.
Mr. Chambers was also past president of the JFK Memorial High School Band Parents Association, and for 15 years he was very active as an assistant troop leader for the Boy Scouts of America.
He served with the U.S. Navy during World War II.
After retiring in 1989, Mr. Chambers and his wife relocated to Delaware where he served as a Beebe Medical Center volunteer transporter for more than 12 years and was a member of the Epworth United Methodist Church.
He enjoyed boating and fishing and was a devoted husband, father and grandfather, who will be missed by all who knew him.
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Ann (Dickerman) Chambers; two sons, Gregory Chambers and his wife Gayle of Clifton Park, N.Y., and Jeffrey Chambers and his wife Elizabeth of Hockessin; four grandchildren; and a sister, Lorraine Koch of Fulshear, Texas.
A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Epworth United Methodist Church, 20 Baltimore Ave., Rehoboth Beach, with the Rev. Jonathan Baker presiding.
There will be no calling hours.
Interment will be private at Henlopen Memorial Park, Milton.
Arrangements are being handled by Parsell Funeral Enterprises, Lewes.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the Epworth United Methodist Church Building Fund, 20 Baltimore Ave., Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971; or to Delaware Hospice, 20167 Office Circle, Georgetown, DE 19947.
