MILDRED
LYNDA CHAPMAN
Funeral for Mildred Lynda Chapman, 85, of Rusk will be at 1:30 p.m.
Saturday at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Michael
Caldwell officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Chapman died June 20. She was born in Eustace July 3, 1922, to the late Owen Webster and Ethel Wilbanks Holland. She grew up in Mabank and and graduated from Mabank High School in 1940.
Mrs. Chapman graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in1944 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Home Economics and became a registered dietitian in 1945. She was a member of the American Dietetics Association. She was employed by the University of Texas at Austin from June 1944 to July 1946.
She married Irvin Stanley Chapman on Aug. 24, 1946. From 1947-50 she managed Scarborough's Tea Room in Austin. She lived in Rusk from June 1951 until her death.
Mrs. Chapman was a charter member of the Beta Sigma Phi sorority in Rusk, the William Roark chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, and the Pink Ladies at the former Rusk Memorial Hospital. She was a member of the Volunteer Council at Rusk State Hoapital, the Rusk Garden Club, Eastern Star, Magna Carta Dames, the Thalian Club and the Daughters of the American Revolution.
When her children were growing up she was a Brownie and Girl Scout leader and active in the PTA. She served as a homeroom parent for 12 years in addition to many other volunteer activities. As a member of the First United Methodist Church, she served on the administrative board, worked many years as a vol- unteer during vacation Bible school, and was the chairman of the bereavement committee for five years.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Irvin Stanley Chapman; and her sister, Janice Cole.
Survivors are a brother, Owen W. Holland Jr. of San Antonio and Jacksonville; four daughters and sons-in-law, Dr. Joe and Eileen Knipper of Waco, Dr. Frank and Melody Petrick of Missouri City, David and Deborah Charlton and Diane Meyers, all of Austin; four grandchildren, Scott and Brent Petrick, Katy Meyers and Madison Charlton; and her faithful friend, Opal Fitts of Rusk. Mrs. Chapman asked for donations to be given to thc Foundation Fighting Blindness, P.O. Box 17279, Baltimore, Md. 21297- 0495. in memory of her late husband, Stanley Chapman, who suffered macular degeneration and in honor of her grandson Brent Petrick, who has a degenerative retinal disease.
Pallbearers will be Forrest Phifer, Lester Hughes, Frank Petrick, Neill Holcomb, Scott Petrick and Monte Ethington.
June 25, 2008 Information from The Cherokeean Herald
Mildred Lynda Chapman
Funeral services for Mildred Lynda Chapman, 85, of
Rusk will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 28, 2008 in First United
Methodist Church, Rusk with Rev. Michael Caldwell officiating. Burial
will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery under the direction of Wallace-Thompson
Funeral Home. No visitation in scheduled. Mrs. Chapman died June 20,
2008 in her home in Rusk. She was born July 3, 1922 in Eustace to the
late Owen Webster and Ethel Wilbanks Holland. She grew up Mabank and
graduated from Mabank High School in 1940. She graduated from the
University of Texas at Austin in 1944 with a Bachelor of Science degree
in home economics and became a registered dietician in 1945. She was a
member of the American Dietetics Association. She was employed by the
University of Texas at Austin from June 1944 to July 1946. She married
Irvin Stanley Chapman on Aug. 24, 1946. From 1947 until 1950, she
managed Scarborough’s Tea Room in Austin. She lived in Rusk from June
1951 until her death. Mrs. Chapman was a charter member of the Beta
Sigma Phi sorority, the William Roark chapter of the Daughters of the
Republic of Texas and the Pink Ladies at the former Rusk Memorial
Hospital. She was a member of the Volunteers Council at Rusk State
Hospital, the Rusk Garden Club, the Eastern Star, the Magna Charta
Dames, the Thalian Club, and the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Mrs. Chapman was a devoted mother and grandmother. When her children
were growing up, she was a Brownie and Girl Scout leader and very active
in the PTA. She worked very hard for the local schools, having served as
a homeroom parent for 12 years in addition to many other volunteer
activities. An active member of the First United Methodist Church, she
served on the administrative board, worked many years as a volunteer
during Vacation Bible School and was chairman of the bereavement
committee for five years. She was known among her many friends as an
excellent and talented gardener, cook and seamstress. A devoted and
loving wife, she was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Irvin
Stanley Chapman, of Rusk and sister, Mrs. Janice Cole, of McKinney. She
is survived by her brother, Owen W. Holland, Jr., of San Antonio and
Jacksonville; daughters and sons-in-law, Dr. Joe and Eileen Knipper, of
Waco, Dr. Frank and Melody Petrick, of Missouri City, David and Deborah
Charlton, of Austin and Diane Meyers of Austin; and four grandchildren,
Scott and Brent Petrick, Katy Meyers and Madison Charlton. Pallbearers
will be Forrest Phifer, Lester Hughes, Frank Petrick, Neil Holcomb,
Scott Petrick and Monte Ethington. The family wishes to thank Julie
Bingham, Kathy Moeser and Gale Andrus for the loving and devoted care
they provided. The family is also appreciative of the faithful
friendship of Opal Fitts and the compassionate, professional care
rendered by Dr. Sharlet Slough and her staff. Mrs. Chapman asked for
memorials to be given to the Foundation Fighting Blindness, P.O. Box
17279, Baltimore, MD 21297-0495, in memory of her late husband, Irvin
Chapman, who suffered from macular degeneration and in honor of her
grandson, Brent Petrick, who has a degenerative retinal disease.
Published in the Jacksonville Daily Progress on
6/25/2008.
Published in the Jacksonville Daily Progress