If there any other Itawamba Chamblee descendants on the list, there is a
project afoot that you should know about. I'm not requesting donations,
just wanted you to be aware.
Carolyn Hannon Spencer (daughter of the late Mittie Sue Hannon Chamblee,
d/o Charles Perry Chamblee) and her cousin Jimmie Lee McFadden Kent
(daughter of the late Ruble Chamblee, d/o Charles P.) are working on some
markers for the Chamblee Family Cemetery in Itawamba County.
Verbal Chamblee (daughter of James Clifford Chamblee) is planning to
purchase tombstones for Freeman Chamblee and his wife
Carilda/Sarilda/Marilda O'Neal Chamblee.
Carolyn and Jimmie Lee have located a large stone with a finished area that
will be suitable for a sign for the cemetery, and any interested parties
will be able to donate to that fund. Shouldn't be very expensive at all.
This cemetery is on Red Roberts Road in Itawamba, off old 78 between Fulton
and Tremont.
Carolyn and Jimmie Lee are also planning a fund for the upkeep of our
family graves located at New Home Church Cemetery. We will purchase a CD,
with the quarterly proceeds to be used for groundskeeping.
Family members buried here: Charles Perry Chamblee & wife, their son Marvin
Edward, their daughter Ruble and husband Jim McFadden, their daughter
Mittie and husband James Hannon. Also there are William Robert Chamblee and
wife Jennie Lee Lunceford. Grady Chamblee and wife also, who are in the
John Chamblee line.
This work was precipitated by the death of Mittie Sue Chamblee Hannon, who
was sigle-handedly keeping up all the Chamblee graves in Itawamba County.
And they said she was retired!
Bobbe