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Submitted: 9/24/23 • Approved: 9/24/23 • Last Updated: 4/6/24 • R1504144-G1504144-S3
Thomas
April 23, 1917 - May 28, 2012
Margaret
July 10, 1920 - June 15, 2015
Obituary
Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home
Hamburg, Arkansas
Mr. Thomas Hamilton Chambers, 95, of Hamburg, died Monday, May 28, 2012 at the Ashley County Medical Center in Crossett. Mr. Chambers was a native of Briggsville, Arkansas and a resident of Hamburg for the past 63 years. He was a graduate of Havana High School, Arkansas Tech University and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He was a veteran of the United States Army having served during World War II as a Combat Infantry Platoon Leader and forward observer in the 13th Infantry, 8th Army Division landing on Omaha Beach. He was in four campaigns, Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland and Central Europe. He was awarded the Purple Heart, two Bronze Stars and Combat Infantry Badge. When he received his Purple Heart, he was a 2nd Lieutenant Forward Observer Platoon Leader in August 1944. He and his radio operator were on Hill 88 outside of Brest, France when a German artillery or mortar shell exploded nearby striking him in the neck and shoulder with shrapnel and phosphorous. He was treated at a field hospital and was back on the hill the next day. In September of 1944, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for "heroic conduct on the field of battle." He received a battlefield promotion to 1st Lieutenant in October of 1944. According to his regimental commander, "his performance of duty as a Forward Observer and as Cannon Platoon leader placed accurate fire on enemy emplacements, without endangering our troops, thus giving the supporting fires necessary for our troops to advance." He continued to serve with distinction throughout the Western Europe conflict until the war's end. He was employed by the Department of Agriculture as a Supervisor for Farmers Home Administration in Conway, Lake Village for 10 years and Hamburg for 30 years. He was a Ruling Elder and Sunday School Teacher at the Hamburg Presbyterian Church. When the Hamburg Presbyterian Church closed he took his letter to the Presbyterian Church in Crossett where he was an active Elder until his death. He was a member of the Prairie Country Club and an avid golfer.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Thomas H. & Verna Estelle Walkup Chambers.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Margaret Hickman Chambers of Hamburg.
Funeral services are 10 a.m., Thursday, May 31, 2012 in the Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bonnie Wilkins and Dr. Bobby Pennington officiating. Burial will be in the Hamburg Cemetery. Pallbearers are Jimmy Murphy, Ralph Parker, Henry Bierbaum, Jon Murphy, Sonny Tucker and Kenneth Williams. Memorials may be made to the Hamburg Garden Club. c/o Mrs. Sandra Knight, 109 Honeysuckle Lane, Hamburg, AR 71646 or to the Crossett Presbyterian Church, 309 Pine Street, Crossett, AR 71635.
Obituary
Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home
Hamburg, Arkansas
Margaret H. Chambers, 94, of Hamburg, died Monday, June 15, 2015 at the Ashley County Medical Center in Crossett. Mrs. Chambers was a native of Conway; a resident of Hamburg since 1949 and a former resident of Conway and Lake Village. She graduated from Conway High School and attended the Arkansas State Teachers College, now the University of Central Arkansas. She served as the Memorial Chairman for the American Cancer Society and the American Heart Association of North Ashley County since 1961; served as chairman for the Arkansas Crippled Children, American Heart Association and the American Cancer Society. She was the Director of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce for 19 years and she was a member of the Prairie Country Club and the Women’s Golf Association. She was a member of the Hamburg First Baptist Church where she was in the Esther Sunday School Class and taught in the junior department. She was an avid reader and she loved her Bridge clubs.
She is preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Thomas Hamilton Chambers in 2012 and her parents, John James & Sarah Emerson Hickman.
She is survived by a nephew, James I. Hickman of Scotland, Arkansas; a niece, Judith Gates of Michigan; three great-nephews, James Luther Hickman and James Seth Hickman both of Conway and Bryan Matthew Smith of Battle Creek, Michigan and a great-niece, Karlee Michelle Smith of Battle Creek, Michigan.
Funeral services are 2 p.m., Thursday, June 18, 2015 at the First Baptist Church with Dr. Bobby Pennington officiating. Burial will be in the Hamburg Cemetery. Pallbearers are David Streeter, Henry Bierbaum, Kenneth Williams, Jimmy Murphy, Mitchel Taylor, Ralph Parker, William Foote and John Hulette. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, PO Box 352, Hamburg, AR or to the Ashley County Library, 211 Lincoln Street, Hamburg, AR 71646.
Visitation will be 5-7 p.m., Wednesday at the funeral home.
Contributed on 9/24/23 by deltabelle55
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