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Author: catackett
Surnames: CHAPIN BYRD
Classification: obituary
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Susan Louise Chapin, 90, formerly of Carlton and Utica, died Wednesday,
Dec. 10, 2008, at the Crawford County Care Center in Saegertown. Born
March 4, 1918, in Franklin, she was the daughter of Lee Roy and Ada Byrd
Rice. She was married Nov. 2, 1940, to Howard G. Chapin, who preceded
her in death.
Mrs. Chapin was a 1936 graduate of Cochranton High School. She worked
from 1937 to 1940 at the River Ridge Estate in Franklin, and from 1968
to 1972 she was the assistant house mother at the Meadville School of
Nursing. Mrs. Chapin and her husband also operated a farm in Carlton
and Utica. She was of the Protestant faith, she was active in various
senior groups in Meadville, and she volunteered for several agencies.
Mrs. Chapin is survived by one daughter, Sandra L. Yeager and her
husband, the Rev. Lloyd S. Yeager, of Pine Grove; one son, Ronald H.
Chapin of Meadville; two sisters, Virginia Stevens of Saegertown and
Nancy Wright and her husband, Lester, of Cochranton; and two brothers,
Donald G. Rice of North East and Charles F. Rice of Utica. Also
surviving are four grandchildren, Samuel Chapin of Allentown, Lisa
Lashley of York, Daniel Chapin of Baltimore, Md., and Ronald H. Chapin
of Meadville; and four great-grandchildren, Chad and Chase Chapin and
Alexis and Jordan Lashley. In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs.
Chapin was preceded in death by two brothers, Lee Roy Rice and Gilbert
G. Rice.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Dickson Funeral Home
Inc., 123 S. Franklin St., Cochranton. Funeral services will be at 11
a.m. Saturday at the funeral home with the Rev. Samuel Chapin, Mrs.
Chapin's grandson, officiating. Interment will be in Peters Cemetery,
Canal Township, Venango County.
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