Lavon Marie Graves Chambers Obituary (1927

Mrs. LaVon Marie Graves Chambers, age 84, of Madison, Indiana, entered this life on May 15, 1927 in Rock County, Minnesota. She was the loving daughter of the late, Gearhart & Cora Cleppe Graves. She resided her early life in Minnesota and then in Elmhurst, Illinois. She was a 1945 graduate of Jasper High School in Minnesota. In 1945, she moved to the State of Washington and worked at the Bremerton Ship Yard in the small arsenal inventory department. In 1946 she moved back and began working at the UAW Union Hall in Melrose Park as a secretary. There she met and was united in marriage on Sept. 4, 1948 in Jasper to Earl G. Chambers. This union was blessed with four sons and one daughter. She then worked at Pollard Motors in Elmhurst and at Wallach Builders in Lombard as a detailist in new construction. She was a devoted wife, mother & grandmother and moved to Madison in 1977. She had worked for the Credit Bureau in Madison for fifteen years. She had enjoyed being a den mother and cub scout leader when her children were young. She was a member of the Madison Moose Lodge No. 765 and a faithful member of the Lexington Christian Church. She was an avid gardener and loved to spend time mowing her lawn. LaVon died Sunday, June 5, 2011 at 12:35 p.m. at the King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison, Indiana. A LOVING FAMILY LaVon will be missed by her loving sons: Robert Chambers & his wife, Collette of Largo, Florida, David Chambers & his wife, Mary of Itasca, Illinois, Gary Chambers & his wife, Ann of Madison, Indiana, Earl Chambers & his wife, Tracey of Largo, Florida; her loving daughter: Karen Greenside & her husband, Ken of Cape Coral, Florida; her brother: Tom Graves of Pahrump, Nevada; her sisters: Irene Everett of California, Doris Draxton & her husband, Bobbie, of Missouri; her nine grandchildren: Ken, Kerry, Kelly, David, Michael, Katie, Carolyn, Jesse & Nicholas; her eight great grandchildren, several nieces, nephews & other relatives. She was preceded in death by her parents, Gearhart & Cora Cleppe Graves; her husband, Earl G. Chambers, died, Jan. 8, 1989; her sisters, Verna Baustan & Ruth Fjellinger; her brother, Ed Graves. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 10:00 a.m., by Bro. Bob Hicks, at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Lexington Cemetery in Lexington, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until time of the service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. To send a flower arrangement in memory of LaVon Marie Graves Chambers, please click here to visit our sympathy store.