Bill Chambers

Bill Chambers, 82, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, went to meet his savior on Friday, February 13, 2009 in Grove, Oklahoma. He was born November 4, 1926 in Braman, Oklahoma to Billey Edwin and Lelia Fern (Smith) Chambers. Bill was a veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict, serving with the U.S. Army and Paratroopers, form 1945 to 1952, ranking as a platoon sergeant. He married Betty Joe Castleberry on June 6, 1960 in Wheeler, Texas. They moved to Ketchum form Tulsa in 1975. Bill and Betty owned and operated B and B Mechanic Shop in Ketchum for 20 years. He loved fishing for sand bass and crappie, feeding his animals, especially his seagulls. The family includes; his wife, Betty of the home, his children, Bill Chambers, Jr. and wife Kay of Mounds, OK, Jimmy Hitchcock of Tulsa, Alan Chambers and wife Toby of Indiana, Gary Hitchcock of Ketchum, Ruth Bowers and husband Mike of Tulsa, Sandy Boisseau of Tulsa, Janet Males and husband Bud of Langley; sisters, Ida Mae Renfro of Pawhuska, Violet Gore of Stilwell, Geneva Teegarden of Tulsa, Hazel Coonrod of Vancouver, Washington; sixteen grandchildren, twenty-seven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Preceding him in death were his parents, two children, Sharon Spencer (1986), Jackie Antle (2000), a great-grandson, Micah Males (1999), brothers, Dudley, Albert, Raymond, Glen, Johnny, and Floyd Chambers; sisters, Henrietta Richardson, Illa Calhoon, Pauline Crozier and Leora Chambers. The family will receive friends form 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, February 15, 2009 at the Luginbuel South Grand Lake Funeral Home in Langley. The funeral service will be held Monday 11:00 a.m. at the Fellowship of Believers Church in Langley, with Pastor Jack Nester and Charles Wayne officiating. Interment will follow at the Ketchum Cemetery. The Grove Veterans Ritual Team will perform military rites. Arrangements are by the Luginbuel South Grand Lake Funeral Home of Langley. Online condolences may be made at www.honoringmemories.com

Service Details

Monday, February 16th, 2009, Fellowship of Believers

Interment Details

Ketchum Cemetery