Eunice Maxine Chambers
Eunice Maxine Chambers of Anna died on June 6, 2019, at the age of 94 at the Union County Hospital Long Term Care facility in Anna.
She was born in Greensburg, Pa., on June 16, 1924, the daughter of Phillip Eugene and Fladella Ethel Stewart Hower.
She moved to Chicago after high school, where she met and married Louis Paul Chambers on Aug. 21, 1944.
Mrs. Chambers was an active member in the school PTO, a Sunday School teacher, a Girl Scout leader, a Cub Scout leader and was active in various church organizations. She was also voted Woman of the Year while in the United Methodist Women’s group. She was such an active member in the food pantry that she had a food pantry named for her.
Her home was always open to anyone who was hungry or needed a place to lay their head. She loved her family, crafting, cooking, baking and gardening. She grew many fruitful gardens and canned everything. Tomatoes and coffee were her favorite foods.
She retired in 1989 from AT&T-Western Electric and moved to Murray, Ky., where she went back to school and became a LPN at the age of 66 in 1990.
Mrs. Chambers is survived by her daughter, Susan Jo (Al) Kamp of Anna; a son, John Phillip Chambers of Marseilles; a son-in-law, Duane Krug; grandchildren Kristina Marie Krug, Robert Louis (Charity Bird) Krug, David Ronald Krug, Daniel Elias (Danine Rios) Kamp, Alfred Eugene (Fawna) Kamp III, Shannon Marie Ann (Rick) Payne, John Phillip (Linda) Chambers II, Louis Paul Chambers, Andrea Lynn (Jeremy) Benedict; 15 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; many nieces and nephews; friends and family, including her adopted family she met in Murray, Ky.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Louis Paul Chambers; her eldest daughter, Pamela Louise Krug; an infant daughter, Mardell Claire Chambers; five sisters; and one brother.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 23, at the United Methodist Church in Anna, with Pastor Richard Sullins officiating.
Memorials are requested to her favorite charity: a local food pantry.
To view the obituary and to leave online condolences for the family, visit www.rendlemanhilemanfh.com.
Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Anna is in charge of arrangements.