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William C. Chambers Obituary

William C. Chambers
Hancock County Courier
March 12, 1998

William c. “Bill” Chambers Sr., 70, of County Road 66, passed away Friday, March 6, 1998, at Weirton Medical Center.
He was born June 15, 1927 in New Cumberland, a son of the late John F. and Alice (Holstead) Chambers.
He was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene, the Weirton Steel 25 Year Club, and the Toronto American Legion Post 86. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, serving in the Pacific-Asiatic Theatre of Operations in World War II. He also served in the Navy. He was retired from the National Steel Co. Weirton Steel Division as a wireman in the tin mill.
Surviving are his wife, Ell M. (Robertson) Chambers, whom he married May 25, 1953; two sons, David of Xenia and William C. Jr. of Akron; three daughters, Mrs. Jack (Alice) Boring of Akron, Cynthia Chambers and Melissa Talamonti of Toronto; one brother, Kenneth of New Cumberland; one sister, Mary Katherine Cassasi of Davenport, FL; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services were held Tuesday, March 10, 1998 at the Clarke Funeral Home in Toronto at 11:00 a.m. with Reverend Dennis Kelley officiating. Burial followed at the Island Creek Cemetery with military graveside honors by the Toronto American Legion .
Memorial contributions may be made to the Toronto First Church of the Nazarene, 505 Findley St., Toronto, Ohio 43964

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