Ethel Hortense Carlan Chambers

Mrs. Ethel Hortense Carlan Chambers, age 83 of Flowery Branch passed away May 10, 2009 at Willow Wood Nursing Center after an extended illness.

Funeral Services are scheduled for Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 4:00 pm at Memorial Park Funeral Home North-Riverside Chapel with internment to follow in New Bridge Cemetery. Reverend Loyd Martin will officiate.The family will receive friends Wednesday, May 13, 2009 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm at the funeral home.

Mrs. Chambers was born in Jackson County and was the daughter of the late Rufus Eastus Carlan and Janie Elizabeth McDonald Carlan. She was of the Baptist faith. Ethel was an accomplished artist, she loved working in her yard, music, life, and her children. Mrs. Chambers was a mother by birth to two daughters. Her first daughter passed away during birth, and a few years later, God blessed her with a beautiful daughter, Lynn, who brought so much love and joy into her life. At the tender age of 6, Lynn was called home to be with the Lord and a motherâ