Born on Sept. 18, 1939 in Prosperity, he was a son of the late Adolpho Raymond and Mary Frances Woodle Chappell. Mr. Chappell was a graduate of the University of South Carolina, was retired from International Paper and was former owner with his father of Prosperity Lumber Company. He was a former member of the Air National Guard having served tours in Norway and Spain. He was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church where he was a former Adult Sunday School Teacher having taught for 40-plus years, was a former member and president of the Church Council and was a lay preacher. Mr. Chappell loved woodworking and target shooting.
Surviving are his wife, Brenda Graham Chappell; sons, Dr. Michael C. (Sheila) Chappell Jr. of Travelers Rest and Mark E. (Sharon) Chappell of Pomaria; a daughter, Pastor Melissa A. Chappell of Pomaria; sisters, Clair C. White of Darlington and Mary Ann Chappell of Prosperity; grandchildren, Chase, Jarred and Caleb Chappell; a number of nieces and a nephew.
Memorial services will be held at 4 p.m. Monday, April 20, 2009 at St. Matthew Lutheran Church by the Rev. Dr. Mark Bredholt. Visitation will be Sunday from 4-6 p.m. at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to St. Matthew Lutheran Church Good Samaritan Fund c/o Sandra Ruff, 208 Lakeside Drive, Chapin, SC 29036 or to the American Cancer Society, c/o Helen Beebe, 181 Tailers Trail, Leesville, SC 29070.
A special thank you for 12 years of care: Dr. Carroll Pinner III, Dr. Tripp Jones, Nurse Practitioner Imogene Condor, Oncology nurses Tammy Cooper and Tammy Gantt. The family would also like to give thanks to staff of the fifth and eighth floors of Lexington Medical Center for their care.
McSwain-Evans Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangements. A memorial message may be sent to the family at www.mcswainevans.com.
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