Mary Ardell Locke Chamblin

Odessa American, Obituaries Jan 23 2004

Odessa, Ector Co. Tx

 Submitted by Dolores Bishop, Cemeteries of TX

Mary Ardell Locke Chamblin

ODESSA — Mary Ardell Locke Chamblin went home to a loving Savior, Jesus Christ, the risen Lord. Where the love of her life Lloyd and her loving mother await her.
She passed away Monday, Jan. 19, 2004, at the Hospice House of Odessa. Surrounded by warm and caring friends and family members and so many wonderful people from Home Hospice and Hospice House.
Mary Dell was born Aug. 25, 1917, in Fort Smith, Ark., to Edward W. Locke and Beaulah Irene Atchison Locke and had a Christian baptism on March 18, 1923, at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Fort Smith.
The family moved to Seminole, Okla., in 1926 and on her 13th birthday met the love of her life, Lloyd H. Chamblin. He later joined the Army and they corresponded until he was discharged. He returned to Seminole and their love blossomed and they married July 20, 1935. His job took them from Seminole, Okla., to Salem, Ill., and back to Oklahoma City, Okla., where she was a shotgun guard at Tinker Air Force Base during WWII. They moved to Odessa and made it their home. She is a 45-year member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the F.O.E. #2914 Odessa. She and Lloyd found their church home with Pastor Otterness and the Lutheran Church of the Risen Lord.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd H. “Squirrelly” Chamblin. She is survived by her son Bobby L. Chamblin of Odessa; a granddaughter, Mary L. Sherwood of Charlestown, S.C., two step-grandsons Rickie Henderson of Odessa and Russell Henderson of Reno, Okla.; a great-grandson Michael L. Sherwood of Mesa, Ariz.; nephews, Ted Baughn of Midland, Bill Black of Odessa and Robbie Black of Longview; nieces, Kay Hudnall of Midland, Wanda Titus of Longview and Fay Rene Davis of LaGrange; and numerous great-nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, 2004, with Rev. James Otterness officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Services entrusted to Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors.
Pallbearers are Bill Nyborg, Bill Black, Robbie Black, Robert Cartwright, Mike Cartwright and Michael Sherwood. Honorary pallbearers are Ted Baughn and Dale Meyer.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Home Hospice and Hospice House in Odessa.