Sumter County Georgia Florrie Allen Chappel File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Submitted by Carl Terry <c2350@aol.com> ******************************************************************* USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ******************************************************************** Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/sumter.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Mother of Solon and Postmaster Has Passed On Mrs. W. M. Chappell succumbs after illness of more than a year; Was one of the oldest Wesleyan Graduates; burial Monday. Mrs. W. H. Chappell mother of representative Allen Chappell and Postmaster Frank Chappell of Americus, died at the home of her sister and brother-in-law Dr. & Mrs. S. F. Howell Saturday night after an illness of a year. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon from the First Methodist Church with Rev. H. T. Freeman of Valdosta, Rev. Joseph S. Cook, Rev. T. E. Davenport, and Rev. L. M. Polhill of Americus officiating. Before her marriage to William H. Chappell in May 1885, Mrs. Chappell was Miss Florrie Allen, daughter of the late Capt. and Mrs. Thos. M. Allen. She was born in Cuthbert, Ga. July 4, 1859, moving to Macon with her family at the age of twelve. Mrs. Chappell attended Wesleyan College, Macon, graduating in a class of 32 in 1876 and during commencement week of Wesleyan in 1926 on the fiftieth anniversary of her graduation she was a guest of the college. As one of the oldest living graduates Mrs. Chappell took part in the pageant at Rivoli, near Macon spading a shovel of dirt when ground was broken for new buildings of the present college. In 1936 Mrs. Chappell returned to the college as a guest on the sixtieth anniversary of graduation, this time participating in the exercises of introducing the graduates of that year into the alumni by passing the lighted tapers to them to carry on as the older ones passed away. Mrs. Chappell was a member of the Methodist Church and until health prevented was active in religious circles. Surviving the deceased are four sons; Allen and Frank Chappell of Americus, W. H. Chappell of Tampa Florida; and Dan Chappell of Miami, Florida; seven grandchildren; Allen, Jr.; Frank, Jr.; Murray, Eloise and Billy Chappell of Americus; Dorothy and Dana Jean Chappell of Miami; Three sisters, Mrs. S. F. Howell and Mrs. Hallie Allen of Americus; and Mrs. Bessie McDonald of Sumter; she is also survived by six nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were T. F. Gatewood, Sr., Brown McLendon, John T. Taylor, Jr., T. M. Furlow, T. ? Bell, Walter Brown and Dr. S. P. Wise. Americus Undertaking Company had charge of the arrangements. Interment was in Oak Grove Cemetery. ****** Possibly from the Americus Times Recorder. Date of Death 9:15 p.m. Nov 20, 1937 Americus, Ga. Buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Americus Ga Nov 22, 1937 Lot number 6 Section B. South Born July 4, 1859 Randolph County Ga at the house of Grandfather Ross Florie Allen Chappell was my greatgrand mother and I have more Chappell Family information. Also the old Gym at Georgia Southwestern is named in her honor. There is a large portriat of her the hung in the gym that has been donated to the Windsor Hotel. Her children were all politically motivated. Allen was a State Rep. Frank ( my grandfather) was Postmaster of Americus and Dan ran for Gov of Fla in 1934 and was also a State Rep. Dan's obit noted that he was the Father of the Paramutual Betting in Florida. He was big in horse racing and a charter member of the Fla. Horse Breeders Assn. An image of the Obituary can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/sumter/images/fachbio.gif An image of the memorial record from Albany Undertaking can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/sumter/images/fachappe.gif A photo of Florrie and her husband William Chappell can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/sumter/images/flachapp.jpg Submitted by Carl Terry <c2350@aol.com> April 2002