ROBERT CHAMBERS
1924 - 2017
Obituary
Robert L. Chambers, 92, died Sunday
(Oct. 8, 2017) at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton.
He was born on Nov. 25, 1924, in rural
Glendale, the son of Lee and Florence Mae Shearer Chambers. Robert
was raised in the Glendale/Tescott area, graduating from Glendale
High School. During World War II, he served in the U. S. Army. He
married Lois Larsen on Dec. 27, 1946, in Topeka.
After being discharged from the
military, Robert attended Kansas State University. The Hesston
Corporation had just opened in 1955 when he went to work there. He
would remain there for 30 years as an inventory control supervisor
until retiring in 1985.
For more than 50 years, Robert was
involved with Newton Boy Scout Troop 111 and was very proud of his
involvement with scouting. Through the years, he had also been a
member of the Newton Masonic Lodge, a leader in DeMolay, First United
Methodist Church and the Harvey County Democratic Party. Robert was
an avid K-State fan and bowler, as well as enjoying time in his
garden. After retiring, Robert and Lois enjoyed taking bus tours
across the country.
Survivors include two sons, Timothy
Chambers and wife Connie of Hutchinson and Steve Chambers and wife
Vicki of Elk City, Oklahoma; two daughters, Vickie Dyck and husband
Leroy of Newton and Chris Lehr of Wichita; brother, Ronald Chambers
of Oxford; sister, Joanne Stephan of Kansas City, Kansas;
grandchildren: Stephanie (Dyck) and Brian Brown, Jessica (Dyck) and
David Evans, Emily Dyck, Sarah (Chambers) and Pat Senger, Carrie
Chambers, Margaux Enzone, Staci (Chambers) and Blake Wedel, Jeremy
Chambers, Traci Chambers, Kimberly (Chambers) and Will Tate, and Sean
and Jennifer Lehr; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Robert is preceded in death by his
parents; wife, Lois on June 10, 2013; brother, Richard; and grandson,
Kevin Chambers.
The casket will be open at the funeral
home on Sunday (Oct. 15, 2017), where the family will greet friends
between 2 and 5 p.m.
Memorial services will be held at 1:30
p.m. Oct. 21, 2017, at the Kansas Christian Home in Newton. Private
family inurnment will take place at the Navarre cemetery.
A memorial has been established with
the Boy Scouts of America. Contributions may be sent to Broadway
Colonial Funeral Home, 120 E. Broadway, Newton, KS 67114.
Condolences may be left at
www.broadwaycolonialfh.com.
Arrangements are by Broadway Colonial
Funeral Home, Newton.
