Obituary
Mildred
Mae Chapman Hall
(January 26, 1926 - April 3, 2011)
Mildred Mae
Chapman Hall, 85, of Barboursville, WV, formerly of Huntington,
WV, loving wife, sister, mother and Mamaw, went to be with the Lord Sunday,
April 3, 2011, in St. Mary’s Medical Center. Funeral services will be
conducted 2:00 PM Thursday, April 7, 2011, at Chapman’s Mortuary,
Huntington, with Pastor David Cartwright, Dr. Dan Hogan, and Rev. Bill
DeMoss officiating. Entombment will be in Woodmere Memorial Park, Abbey of
Remembrance, Huntington, with her grandsons serving as pallbearers. She was
born January 25, 1926 in Huntington a daughter of the late Alva Lloyd and
Donna Rae Massie Martin. Her first husband, Elmer Marion Chapman, Jr. and a
son-in-law, Bill Chapman, also preceded her in death. In 1951, Mildred
assisted her first husband, Elmer, and his family in founding Chapman’s
Mortuary, where she worked until her retirement in 2000. She was also one of
the founding owners of Ashton Riverview Campground. She was a member of
Fourth Avenue United Methodist and was currently attending Forrest Burdette
Memorial United Methodist Church and Cross Roads United Methodist Church
with her family. Survivors include: her husband, Dr. Ralph H. Hall; five
daughters and four sons-in-law, Connie Mae Chapman of Milton, WV, Brenda Kay
Chapman Johnson Hanson and David Hanson of Winfield, WV, Anita Gay Chapman
Estep and Rick Estep of Hurricane, WV, Marion Fay Chapman Jacobson and Ed
Jacobson of Apex, NC; and Dora Lou Chapman Wright and Mike Wright of
Huntington; two sisters, Dorcie Steinbrecher of Huntington and Carol Young
of Farmington, Maine; a brother and sister-in-law, Vernon Lee and Gail
Martin of Proctorville, OH; two sisters-in-law, Gladys B. Chapman of
Huntington and Loumedia Chapman Holley of Proctorville, OH; ten
grandchildren and their spouses, Billy (Tedra) Chapman, Todd Marion Chapman
(Robert Bailey), Mark Chapman, Charlie (Sheri) Johnson, Jennifer (Dr. J. B.)
Marinacci, Joseph Andrew Estep, Chad Martin Jacobson, Drew Jordan Jacobson,
Wes (Mandy) Wright, and Candice Rae Wright; eight great grandchildren,
Amanda Mae Chapman, Casey Lee Johnson, Holley Kay Johnson, Alyssa Marion
Marinacci, Andrew Davis Marinacci, Addley Marie Marinacci, Khloe Hui-Suk
Estep, and Brycen Wesley Wright; several step grandchildren and step great
grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; and her family of employees at
Chapman’s Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the
building fund at either Forrest Burdette Memorial United Methodist Church at
2848 Putnam Ave, Hurricane, WV 25526 or Cross Roads United Methodist Church
at 3146 Saltwell Road, Huntington, WV 25705. Friends may call from 5:00 to
8:00 PM Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at Chapman’s Mortuary.
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