Extracted from The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
WILLIAM R. CHAPMAN
WILLIAM R. CHAPMAN, 94, of Memphis, former owner of W. R. Chapman & Son, died of complications from cancer Sunday at his home. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Lindenwood Christian Church, where he was a member of 51 years, a life elder and president of the Berean Sunday School class for 25 years. Forest Hill Funeral Home East has charge.
He was a former member of Chickasaw Country Club and the Summit Club. Mr. Chapman, the widower of Virginia Daniel Chapman and husband of Mary Chapman, also leaves a son, William Whitfield Chapman of Memphis; a sister, Minnie Lee Carnahan of Bull Shoals, Ark., two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
The family requests that any memorials be sent to Lindenwood Christian Church or the charity of the donor's choice.
Tuesday, April 28, 1998