Chambers, Lela Wilma "Mac" 
  	
GLADEWATER -- Services for Lela Wilma "Mac" Chambers, 98, of 
Gladewater, will be 2 p.m. Saturday, November 25, 2006, at the 
Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater, with the Rev. Rodger Garbs 
officiating. Burial will be in Gladewater Memorial Park. She was 
born November 28, 1907, in Charleston, Texas, to J.L. and Pearl 
Evans McGuyer, and passed away Thursday, November 23, 2006, in 
Gladewater. She grew up on a farm and attended East Texas State 
Teachers College. While teaching in a two-room schoolhouse in 
Horton, she met and married W.O. "Bud" Chambers on September 19, 
1931, and moved to Gladewater. Mac was an excellent cook and 
accomplished seamstress, bridge player and horsewoman. She and 
her husband were active in Gladewater Round-up, both having 
signed the original charter for the organization. She participated 
in the flag and musical chair events in the early shows, winning 
all four nights on more than one occasion. Mrs. Chambers was a 
member of First United Methodist Church and the Mary Martha Sunday 
school class, until its demise. Survivors include her two daughters, 
Jo Nelle Chambers of Houston, and Joy Hallette of Gladewater; two 
grandsons, Robert "Chip" Hallette of Gladewater, and Richard "Mac" 
Hallette of Dallas; one sister, Annah Moody of Franklin Lake, New 
Jersey; one brother, Dale McGuyer and his wife, Peggy, of Texas 
City; and several nieces and nephews. Mac was preceded in death 
by her husband of 67 years. If desired, donations may be made to 
First United Methodist Church, 217 W. Quitman, Gladewater, TX 75647, 
or to the charity of your choice. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. today, 
November 24, 2006, at Croley Funeral Home in Gladewater.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 11/24/2006.