Curtis Allen Chambers was born in Damascus, Ohio, on September 24, 1924. He passed away on January 3rd in Terra Haute, Indiana, surrounded by his family. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Richard.
An active clergyman for 60 years, before his retirement as a minister of the United Methodist Church he served as a pastor of local churches in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Louisiana and Tennessee, as a church curriculum and magazine editor and as a church communications executive in Dayton, Chicago, and Nashville, and briefly as a college professor in Cleveland, Ohio.
He married Anna June Winn in 1946 and they were parents of four children: David Lloyd Chambers and his wife Julie of Sherman Oaks, CA; Curtis Allen Chambers II and his wife Renae Bugge of Placerville, CA; Deborah Ann Dayton and her husband Dan of Paris, IL; and Charles Cloyde Chambers and his wife Colleen of Dayton, OH. In addition to his wife and children, he is also survived by seven grandchildren: Peter Dayton, John Dayton, Cecily Chambers, Abigail Chambers, Carrie Chambers, Megan Chambers, and Cayden Chambers.
He graduated from Goshen High School in Damascus, Ohio (1942) and earned five degrees in higher education: Th.B., Malone University (1946); A.B., Indiana Wesleyan University (1947); B.D. (Th.M.), Asbury Theological Seminary (1950); S.T.M. (Th.M.), Temple University (1955); S.T.D. (Th.D.), Temple University (1960). In addition he was awarded an honorary D.D. by Lebanon Valley College in 1967. He was ordained a minister in 1954 in the Evangelical United Brethren Church which eventually merged with Methodists to form the United Methodist Church in 1968. He served as a member of the Commission on Church Union and was co-editor of the Plan of Union and, later, as co-editor of the first Book of Discipline for the newly formed United Methodist Church in 1970.
In addition to his denominational service, Chambers was an officer for numerous ecumenical organizations including: the National Council of Churches, the Religious Communication Congress and the World Association for Christian Communication. He retired from service in the Louisiana Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church to Nashville, TN in 1990 and he and his wife then moved to Terre Haute, IN, in 2004 settling at Westminster Village, a retirement community. Since then he has served as interim minister at Rosedale United Methodist Church, Northside United Methodist Church, and assisted with vespers services each Sunday evening at Westminster Village.
Curtis and his wife enjoyed traveling, having visited all 50 States, many European countries, China, Hong Kong, and Japan. They especially enjoyed traveling with their children and their families.
A Celebration of Life will be held at the United Methodist Temple, 5301 South U.S. 41, Terra Haute, IN, 47802, with Pastor Kevin Drane presiding, on Saturday January 10th at 1:30 PM. The cremated remains will be interred in the Chambers family plot in Damascus, Ohio at a later date. Memorial contributions can be made to the United Methodist Temple.
An active clergyman for 60 years, before his retirement as a minister of the United Methodist Church he served as a pastor of local churches in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Louisiana and Tennessee, as a church curriculum and magazine editor and as a church communications executive in Dayton, Chicago, and Nashville, and briefly as a college professor in Cleveland, Ohio.
He married Anna June Winn in 1946 and they were parents of four children: David Lloyd Chambers and his wife Julie of Sherman Oaks, CA; Curtis Allen Chambers II and his wife Renae Bugge of Placerville, CA; Deborah Ann Dayton and her husband Dan of Paris, IL; and Charles Cloyde Chambers and his wife Colleen of Dayton, OH. In addition to his wife and children, he is also survived by seven grandchildren: Peter Dayton, John Dayton, Cecily Chambers, Abigail Chambers, Carrie Chambers, Megan Chambers, and Cayden Chambers.
He graduated from Goshen High School in Damascus, Ohio (1942) and earned five degrees in higher education: Th.B., Malone University (1946); A.B., Indiana Wesleyan University (1947); B.D. (Th.M.), Asbury Theological Seminary (1950); S.T.M. (Th.M.), Temple University (1955); S.T.D. (Th.D.), Temple University (1960). In addition he was awarded an honorary D.D. by Lebanon Valley College in 1967. He was ordained a minister in 1954 in the Evangelical United Brethren Church which eventually merged with Methodists to form the United Methodist Church in 1968. He served as a member of the Commission on Church Union and was co-editor of the Plan of Union and, later, as co-editor of the first Book of Discipline for the newly formed United Methodist Church in 1970.
In addition to his denominational service, Chambers was an officer for numerous ecumenical organizations including: the National Council of Churches, the Religious Communication Congress and the World Association for Christian Communication. He retired from service in the Louisiana Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church to Nashville, TN in 1990 and he and his wife then moved to Terre Haute, IN, in 2004 settling at Westminster Village, a retirement community. Since then he has served as interim minister at Rosedale United Methodist Church, Northside United Methodist Church, and assisted with vespers services each Sunday evening at Westminster Village.
Curtis and his wife enjoyed traveling, having visited all 50 States, many European countries, China, Hong Kong, and Japan. They especially enjoyed traveling with their children and their families.
A Celebration of Life will be held at the United Methodist Temple, 5301 South U.S. 41, Terra Haute, IN, 47802, with Pastor Kevin Drane presiding, on Saturday January 10th at 1:30 PM. The cremated remains will be interred in the Chambers family plot in Damascus, Ohio at a later date. Memorial contributions can be made to the United Methodist Temple.
Curtis Allen Chambers was born in Damascus, Ohio, on September 24, 1924. He passed away on January 3rd in Terra Haute, Indiana, surrounded by his family. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Richard.
An active clergyman for 60 years, before his retirement as a minister of the United Methodist Church he served as a pastor of local churches in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Louisiana and Tennessee, as a church curriculum and magazine editor and as a church communications executive in Dayton, Chicago, and Nashville, and briefly as a college professor in Cleveland, Ohio.
He married Anna June Winn in 1946 and they were parents of four children: David Lloyd Chambers and his wife Julie of Sherman Oaks, CA; Curtis Allen Chambers II and his wife Renae Bugge of Placerville, CA; Deborah Ann Dayton and her husband Dan of Paris, IL; and Charles Cloyde Chambers and his wife Colleen of Dayton, OH. In addition to his wife and children, he is also survived by seven grandchildren: Peter Dayton, John Dayton, Cecily Chambers, Abigail Chambers, Carrie Chambers, Megan Chambers, and Cayden Chambers.
He graduated from Goshen High School in Damascus, Ohio (1942) and earned five degrees in higher education: Th.B., Malone University (1946); A.B., Indiana Wesleyan University (1947); B.D. (Th.M.), Asbury Theological Seminary (1950); S.T.M. (Th.M.), Temple University (1955); S.T.D. (Th.D.), Temple University (1960). In addition he was awarded an honorary D.D. by Lebanon Valley College in 1967. He was ordained a minister in 1954 in the Evangelical United Brethren Church which eventually merged with Methodists to form the United Methodist Church in 1968. He served as a member of the Commission on Church Union and was co-editor of the Plan of Union and, later, as co-editor of the first Book of Discipline for the newly formed United Methodist Church in 1970.
In addition to his denominational service, Chambers was an officer for numerous ecumenical organizations including: the National Council of Churches, the Religious Communication Congress and the World Association for Christian Communication. He retired from service in the Louisiana Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church to Nashville, TN in 1990 and he and his wife then moved to Terre Haute, IN, in 2004 settling at Westminster Village, a retirement community. Since then he has served as interim minister at Rosedale United Methodist Church, Northside United Methodist Church, and assisted with vespers services each Sunday evening at Westminster Village.
Curtis and his wife enjoyed traveling, having visited all 50 States, many European countries, China, Hong Kong, and Japan. They especially enjoyed traveling with their children and their families.
A Celebration of Life will be held at the United Methodist Temple, 5301 South U.S. 41, Terra Haute, IN, 47802, with Pastor Kevin Drane presiding, on Saturday January 10th at 1:30 PM. The cremated remains will be interred in the Chambers family plot in Damascus, Ohio at a later date. Memorial contributions can be made to the United Methodist Temple.
An active clergyman for 60 years, before his retirement as a minister of the United Methodist Church he served as a pastor of local churches in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Louisiana and Tennessee, as a church curriculum and magazine editor and as a church communications executive in Dayton, Chicago, and Nashville, and briefly as a college professor in Cleveland, Ohio.
He married Anna June Winn in 1946 and they were parents of four children: David Lloyd Chambers and his wife Julie of Sherman Oaks, CA; Curtis Allen Chambers II and his wife Renae Bugge of Placerville, CA; Deborah Ann Dayton and her husband Dan of Paris, IL; and Charles Cloyde Chambers and his wife Colleen of Dayton, OH. In addition to his wife and children, he is also survived by seven grandchildren: Peter Dayton, John Dayton, Cecily Chambers, Abigail Chambers, Carrie Chambers, Megan Chambers, and Cayden Chambers.
He graduated from Goshen High School in Damascus, Ohio (1942) and earned five degrees in higher education: Th.B., Malone University (1946); A.B., Indiana Wesleyan University (1947); B.D. (Th.M.), Asbury Theological Seminary (1950); S.T.M. (Th.M.), Temple University (1955); S.T.D. (Th.D.), Temple University (1960). In addition he was awarded an honorary D.D. by Lebanon Valley College in 1967. He was ordained a minister in 1954 in the Evangelical United Brethren Church which eventually merged with Methodists to form the United Methodist Church in 1968. He served as a member of the Commission on Church Union and was co-editor of the Plan of Union and, later, as co-editor of the first Book of Discipline for the newly formed United Methodist Church in 1970.
In addition to his denominational service, Chambers was an officer for numerous ecumenical organizations including: the National Council of Churches, the Religious Communication Congress and the World Association for Christian Communication. He retired from service in the Louisiana Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church to Nashville, TN in 1990 and he and his wife then moved to Terre Haute, IN, in 2004 settling at Westminster Village, a retirement community. Since then he has served as interim minister at Rosedale United Methodist Church, Northside United Methodist Church, and assisted with vespers services each Sunday evening at Westminster Village.
Curtis and his wife enjoyed traveling, having visited all 50 States, many European countries, China, Hong Kong, and Japan. They especially enjoyed traveling with their children and their families.
A Celebration of Life will be held at the United Methodist Temple, 5301 South U.S. 41, Terra Haute, IN, 47802, with Pastor Kevin Drane presiding, on Saturday January 10th at 1:30 PM. The cremated remains will be interred in the Chambers family plot in Damascus, Ohio at a later date. Memorial contributions can be made to the United Methodist Temple.
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