MAY 28, 1922 – DECEMBER 27, 2009
ANDERSON, SC – Edith Chappelear Gambrell, age 87, wife of the late Weston B. Gambrell, passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2009, at NHC Healthcare of Anderson.
 
Born in Belton, SC, on May 28, 1922, she was a daughter of the late Jones Bonner Chappelear and Lola Simpson Chappelear.  She was a graduate of Belton High School and at the age of seventy-five retired as a Retail Clerk – having been employed by the Hallmark Shop in the Anderson Mall.  Mrs. Gambrell was a member of Pope Drive Baptist Church.
 
Survivors include her children: Judy Collins and husband, Doug of Spartanburg, SC, Steve Gambrell and wife, Fran of Spartanburg, SC, and Peggy Wright of Anderson, SC; sister, Libby Hendrix and husband, Don of Anderson, SC; five grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
 
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brother, J.B. Chappelear; and sisters: Gladys Lankford, Winnie King, Pearl Harper, and Betty Peterson.
 
A Graveside Service will be held at 11 am on Tuesday, December 29, 2009, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, conducted by the Reverend Mack Tester. The family is at the home of Don & Libby Hendrix, 508 Drayton Circle, and will receive friends at the cemetery immediately following the graveside service.
 
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Pope Drive Baptist Church, 2510 Pope Drive, Anderson, SC 29625. A message of condolence may be sent by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com. The McDougald Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral arrangements.