Cecil Calvin Chambers

Mr. Cecil Calvin Chambers, 79, of Lawrenceville, Ga., died Tuesday, March 27, 2007.

Mr. Chambers was a native of Union County, Ga., and a son of the late Calvin Juan Chambers and Myrtle Ivey Jordan Chambers. He was born Tuesday, February 28, 1928. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, and a member of Hebron Baptist Church in Dacula. Mr. Chambers had been a resident of Atlanta during the years of 1966 through 1988. He was preceded in death by his wife, Eula Lee Turner Chambers; son, Anthony Chambers; his parents, Calvin and Myrtle Chambers; sisters, Marie Burnette, Rachel Chambers and Audrey Sheffield; brothers, Jay, Ray and Jerry Chambers.

Surviving family members include daughter and son-in-law, Donna and James Mills of Atlanta; son, Richard L. Chambers of Lawrenceville; sisters, Ellavie Walden, of Pensacola, Fla., and Retha Overstreet of Blairsville; brothers, Roger Chambers of Blue Ridge, Ga., Earl Chambers, of

Morganton, Ga., and Winston Chambers of Blairsville; grandchildren, Holli Mills of Charlotte, N.C., and Courtni Mills of Atlanta; many nieces, nephews, and other relatives also survive.

Funeral services were held Friday, March 30, 2007, at 1 p.m., at Bethlehem Baptist Church with Brother James Mills officiating. Special music was presented by Janit McKinney, Lew McKinney, Carolyn Filer, and Glenda Montgomery. Pallbearers were Richard Chambers, Bobby Overstreet, Butch Treadwell, Kent Montgomery, Larry Vivian and Brian Leech. Burial was in the church cemetery.

If you wish, memorial contributions may be made to The American Diabetes Foundation, Atlanta Georgia Office, 17 Executive Park, Suite 115, Atlanta, GA 30329-2012.

Arrangements entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home and Crematory of Blairsville. Please view Mr. Chamber's video tribute, and sign the guest register by visiting our website at www.cochranfuneralhomes. com