TERREBONNE and LAFOURCHE Parishes, La.

OBITUARIY for CHAPMAN, JOSEPHINE DORIS   
  
Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Published in Houma Today & The Daily Comet from Apr. 6 to Apr. 9, 2016

Died: Sunday April 3, 2016

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CHAPMAN, JOSEPHINE DORIS   

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Josephine ""Jo"" Doris Francis Chapman, died with family by her side, shortly 
after midnight, Sunday April 3, 2016, a resident of the Heritage Health Center 
in Robinson, IL. 

She leaves surviving her three children, Larry Chapman (Gail) of DeMotte, IN, 
Cathy Payne (Carl) of DeSoto, IL, son Harry Chapman (Glenda) of Texas, four 
grandchildren, and eleven great grandchildren. 

Jo was raised in Dulac, LA, the daughter of Louis and Corine Francis, Jo is 
survived only by brother Nolan Francis and wife Hazel, and sister Corine Paulk; 

Jo was predeceased by infant son Louis, and siblings: Elnora, Eva, Joseph 
Antoine, Clifford, Sidney, and Melvina. 

During WWII she met, and later married, Army Cpl. Charlie Chapman on Dec. 29, 
1945 in Evansville, IN, until his death Aug. 30, 2004. 
Away from work, Jo was a seamstress, gardener, and homemaker; in her later she 
and Charlie, spent their day caring after their great-grandchildren. Jo was a 
long-time member of the Otterbein United Methodist Church, where her children 
were baptized and her marriage vows renewed to Charlie on their 50th 
anniversary. 
Jo was a loving mother and will be missed by her family and many friends, she 
was an unselfish giver of her time and energy; above all she was a good 
Christian woman. May God bless her always. 

Graveside a service was held at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, April 5 at the Mound 
Cemetery in Oblong, IL. 

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