Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries



Mexia Daily News - March 14, 2007 edition


Joann Allen Chambers

Funeral services for Mrs. Joann Allen Chambers, of Waco, will be Saturday 
afternoon, March 10, 2007, in First Baptist Church, 500 East Carthage, Mexia. 
Officiating will be the Rev. Howard McLean, Sr., pastor of Smith Chapel 
Primitive Baptist Church of Wortham, and the Rev. Carlos Daniels, pastor of 
Faith Tabernacle Ministries of Palestine. Interment will be in Wortham 
Cemetery.

Visitation is scheduled for Friday, March 9, 2007, from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. 
at Moore’s Angelic Funeral Home, 406 Monroe Street, Teague.

Mrs. Chambers, born February 27, 1957, died Friday, March 2, 2007, at her 
residence. She formerly lived in Wortham, Palestine, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
She was a Certified Chemical Abuse Counselor and was Mexia Nursing Home 
Activities Coordinator. Mrs. Chambers was a member of Smith Chapel Primitive 
Baptist Church of Wortham, and St. Luke AME Church of Waco.

Surviving are a son, Chad Betts of Wortham; two daughters, Peaches Ross and 
husband James, and Taliza (Lisa) Betts, all of Palestine; two brothers, Bobby
Joe Allen of Fort Worth and E.W. Hall of Houston; two sisters, Willie Mae 
Thomas of Mexia and Judy Chambers of Fort Worth; five grandchildren - Brittney
Betts of Arlington, Annie Anthony, Jordan Anthony nad Jamie Ross of Palestine, 
and Maxwell Antwond Anthony Burrell, Jr., of Teague; a special friend, Ronald
(Blackie) Gonner, and a host of other relatives and friends.

Pallbearers are Damien Hall, Fredrick Hall, Sederick Hall, Deltrich Milus, 
Tracy Garrett, Jamal Henry and Almalonzo Hall.