Harold Chambers

Our kind and loving husband, dad, grandpa and great-grandpa, Harold Brower Chambers, 89, passed away Monday, October 26, 2009 peacefully from causes incident to age. He was born on March 26, 1920 the fourth of five children to Frank LeRoy and Bertha Coon Chambers in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he resided for most of the first 30 years of his life. He graduated from Granite High School in 1938 and left college early to enter the military where he served in the battlefields of North Africa and Europe during World War II from January 1942 to July 1945. He married LaRue Lindsay June 24, 1946 and lost her and twin sons during childbirth the following year. He married his sweetheart of 60 years, Eva Marie Corbett, April 8, 1949. In 1951 Harold finished building their home in Bountiful where they lived and raised their family of seven sons and one daughter. In 1984 they moved to Centerville after his retirement from the U.S. Postal Service. Harold is preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Edna Angel and Ione Graham and one brother, Denton. He is survived by their eight children, LeRoy Sherrie of Kaysville; Craig Carolyn of Bountiful; David Christie of Centerville; Kent Annette of West Bountiful; Wayne Vicki of Bountiful; Scott Caroll of Bellingham, WA; Beth Tadd Peterson of North Salt Lake; and Paul Andrea of Idaho Falls, ID; 48 grandchildren and 54 great-grandchildren, and one brother, Clifford. Harold loved woodworking and was a master carpenter and enjoyed fishing, canoeing and the great outdoors. He greeted everyone with a warm handshake and lightened hearts through his cheer and sense of humor. He enjoyed a life-time of activity in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served as the first bishop of the Bountiful 21st Ward, on the high council of the Bountiful, Utah Central Stake, and as a missionary with his wife in the England Bristol Mission. His highest teachings and treasures were his testimony of the restored Gospel of Jesus Christ, his love of his Savior, and his love for his dear wife, family and friends. He will be dearly missed by many and yet revered for years to come as a solid example of all that is good in life. Funeral services will be held Friday, October 30th at 12 noon at the Centerville Chase Lane Ward, 1125 N. 400 W. There will be viewings at Russon Brother’s Bountiful Mortuary, 295 N. Main Street, Thursday evening 6-8 p.m. and Friday morning at the church from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. prior to services. In lieu of flowers, donations are recommended to the Missionary Fund of the LDS Church. Special thanks to the devoted staff of Bountiful Avalon Care Center and the unsung heroes who serve the Park View Branch of the Stone Creek Stake.