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Lester Eugene “Gene” Chambers

Birth	:	9 May 1929 Carlyle, Allen County, Kansas, USA
Death	:	24 May 2022 Iola, Allen County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Highland Cemetery, Iola, Allen County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.9385986, -95.4021988
Description	:	Lester Eugene (Gene) Chambers, age 93, of Iola, Kansas, passed away May 24, 2022, at the Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. Gene was born May 9, 1929, in Carlyle, Kansas, to Frank L. Chambers and Mildred C. (Higginbotham) Chambers. Gene graduated in 1947 from Iola High School. Gene and Naomi "Ruthie" Carpenter were married July 18, 1954, in California. Ruthie passed away June 18, 1982. Gene and Naomi Louise (Menzie) Hoppes-Chambers were married October 13, 1983, in Chanute, Kansas. Gene worked as an installer and repairman for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. Gene was a craftsman in... Read More	Lester Eugene (Gene) Chambers, age 93, of Iola, Kansas, passed away May 24, 2022, at the Allen County Regional Hospital, Iola, Kansas. Gene was born May 9, 1929, in Carlyle, Kansas, to Frank L. Chambers and Mildred C. (Higginbotham) Chambers. Gene graduated in 1947 from Iola High School. Gene and Naomi "Ruthie" Carpenter were married July 18, 1954, in California. Ruthie passed away June 18, 1982. Gene and Naomi Louise (Menzie) Hoppes-Chambers were married October 13, 1983, in Chanute, Kansas. Gene worked as an installer and repairman for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. Gene was a craftsman in wood and even built his own home in Carlyle. He enjoyed fishing, camping, and woodworking. Gene liked attending his Navy reunions, traveling all over the United States to attend those reunions, and he hosted a Navy reunion in Branson, Missouri. He was strong in his faith, attending the Carlyle Presbyterian Church his entire life. Gene was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Ruthie; two daughters, Stephanie Chambers, Camilla Dobson; and sister, Betty Fitzgerald. Gene is survived by his wife, Naomi, of the home; children, Pam (Gary) Johnson, E,mporia, Kansas, Claudette (Rick) Bishop, Bedias, Texas, Gary Chambers, Bedias, Texas; LuAnn (Robert) Reece, Manhattan, Kansas; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and numerous other relatives and friends.

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Lester Eugene “Gene” Chambers death on 24 May 2022 in Iola, Allen County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 37.9385986
Longitude: -95.4021988

Family Members:

Parent

Frank L Chambers

(1898 - 1973)

Mildred C. “Midge” Higginbotham Chambers

(1910 - 2013)

Spouse

Naomi Ruth “Ruthie” Carpenter Chambers

(1934 - 1982)

Children

Stephanie Jean Chambers

(1953 - 1953)

Camilla Lea Chambers Dobson

(1960 - 2008)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Highland Cemetery
Iola, Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9385986, -95.4021988

2. Burnham English Infant Burial Site
Iola, Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9237930, -95.4009080

3. Iola Cemetery
Iola, Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9225100, -95.4140700

4. Brubaker Family Cemetery
Iola, Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9201600, -95.4557500

5. Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery
Gas, Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9317017, -95.3371964

6. Gas City Cemetery
Gas, Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9255486, -95.3362656

7. Carpenter Cemetery
Iola, Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9763985, -95.4552994

8. Jordan-Gantt Families Pioneer Cemetery
Carlyle, Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9825500, -95.3569300

9. Preston Cemetery
Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9265976, -95.4773712

10. County Poor Farm Cemetery
Carlyle, Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0033700, -95.4088200

11. Carlyle Cemetery
Carlyle, Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0139008, -95.4122009

12. La Harpe Cemetery
La Harpe, Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9067001, -95.3022003

13. Townsend Family Cemetery
Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9737600, -95.5059300

14. Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0093994, -95.3328018

15. Iola Township Cemetery
Iola, Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 37.9219700, -95.5187500

16. Geneva Cemetery
Geneva, Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0127983, -95.4811020

17. Salem Cemetery
La Harpe, Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8563500, -95.3358400

18. William W. Boulden Gravesite
Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8346500, -95.4417200

19. Fussman Cemetery
Humboldt, Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8272700, -95.4369100

20. Saint Joseph Cemetery
Humboldt, Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8266600, -95.4368700

21. Mount Hope Cemetery
Humboldt, Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8202800, -95.4263600

22. Evan Young Cemetery
Humboldt, Allen County, USA
Coordinate: 37.8200400, -95.4474800

23. Colony Cemetery
Colony, Anderson County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0652700, -95.3634000

24. Ozark Cemetery #1
Anderson County, USA
Coordinate: 38.0424200, -95.2992300