Flossie Chapman

GRASSY, Mo. -- Flossie E'Lois Chapman, 79, of Grassy died Saturday, Feb. 8 2003 at Marble Hill, Mo.

She was born July 13, 1923, at Judsonia, Ark., daughter of James E. and Allie Kemp Walker. She and Harley James Chapman were married Jan. 4, 1943, in Bloomfield, Mo. He died Jan. 5, 1968.

Chapman was employed at the Florsheim Shoe Factory. She was a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary and the Oak Ridge Eastern Star.

Survivors include three sons, Lester and Lonnie Chapman of Grassy and Jimmy Chapman of St. Charles, Mo.; a daughter, Connie Fornkohl of Cape Girardeau; a sister, Virginia Stroder of Wenatchee, Wash.; and a brother, James Bill Walker of St. Louis; six grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by three sisters and a grandson.

Friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. today at Hutchings Funeral Home. Eastern Star service will be at 7 p.m. today.

Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Bill Kitchen and Billy Kaber officiating. Burial will be in Barrett Cemetery in Coldwater, Mo.