Edward Dewane “Ed” Chambers was born in Temple, OK on April 18,
1936, to Brady H. and Lorene (Brown) Chambers. He passed away
surrounded by his family on Thursday, December 7, 2023, at the
Lake Country Nursing Center in Marietta. He was 87.
Ed grew up in the Oswalt community in Love County, OK and
graduated from Meadowbrook High School in 1954. He enlisted in
the U.S. Air Force on August 16, 1955. Ed was selected for Radio
Intercept Operator training, after which he was stationed in
Germany on a remote site for tracking and surveillance. He was
honorably discharged from the Air Force in August of 1959 and
accepted employment with the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA). During Ed’s 37-year career in the Flight Service Option,
he worked in six different locations and retired as the manager
of the Fort Worth Automated Flight Service Station in Fort
Worth, TX. In 1989 his facility received national recognition as
the Automated Flight Service Station of the Year. Another
highlight of Ed’s career was being called on to participate in
hearings all over the country to help resolve the chaos that
followed the 1981 air traffic controllers' strike.
Ed had a love for flying all his life. During his career with
the FAA, he obtained his private pilot’s license and purchased a
small plane. He took his friends and family on many memorable
trips.
Ed married Rose Marie Rice on July 18, 1956. They have two
wonderful children, Randal Alan Chambers and Rhonda Fay
(Chambers) Ibrahim. They were grateful to add to their family
Randal’s wife Lisa and Rhonda’s late husband Tim. They were
blessed again when Rhonda married Fred in 2022. Ed enjoyed
spending time with his five grandsons, Sean Alan Chambers and
his wife Julie, Clay Ryan Chambers and his wife Amanda, Cody
Rice Chambers, Travis Randal Taylor, and Timothy Reid Taylor;
and five great-grandchildren, Lainie Danette Chambers, Brock
Alan Chambers, Jackson Ryan Chambers, Beau Randal Chambers, and
Averi Rose Chambers. Ed is also survived by his brother-in-law
Lynn Leverton and his nieces Whitney and Lindsay. God is good!
Following their retirement, Ed and Rose moved from Fort Worth to
the CR (Chambers Rice) Ranch, where they built their forever
home. Ed joined his father-in-law Leonard Rice in raising cattle
and expanded the size of the family ranch.
Ed was a faithful member of the First United Methodist Church in
Marietta. He served on a number of committees, participated in
Bible studies, and especially enjoyed game nights.
Ed was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Beverly
(Chambers) Leverton; and son-in-law, Tim Taylor.
Serving as pallbearers will be Ed’s great-grandson Brock
Chambers and his grandsons Sean Chambers, Clay Chambers, Cody
Chambers, Travis Taylor, and Reid Taylor. Honorary pallbearers
are members of the Good News Class at Marietta First United
Methodist Church.
Funeral services for Ed will be held at 10:00 a.m., on Monday,
December 11th at the First United Methodist Church in Marietta
with Rev. Les Bussell officiating and Steve Davis assisting.
Interment with military honors will follow at the Lakeview
Cemetery in Marietta under the direction of Flanagan-Watts
Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Marietta. The family will
receive visitors on Sunday, December 10th from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00
p.m. at the funeral home.
