Thekla Anna Drechsel Miller Chambers, 85, died March 28, 1990 in Salt Lake City of cancer.
Born December 14, 1904 in Polenz, Saxony, Germany, a daughter of Franz Otto and Alma Martha Knorr Drechsel.
Married Robert Miller in October 1927; later divorced. Married Herbert Thompson Chambers on December 24, 1929; later divorced.
Mother had a special love for her grandchildren. She enjoyed working outdoors and her vegetable and fruit gardens were a sight to behold. At age sixty, she learned to sew and became an expert seamstress. She made beautiful quilts and gave them to her children, new-born grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Member of the LDS Church, Edison Ward, Salt Lake Pioneer Stake and was a devoted Primary worker. She enjoyed helping the elderly. Mother was a survivor.
Survived by sons, Armand Miller and wife Ellie; Stanley Chambers; Donald Chambers and wife, Patsy; daughters, Elaine Green and husband Allen; and LaVon Johnson and husband Ronald; eighteen grandchildren, thirty-six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild; sisters, Hilda Plant, Martha Waters, and Betty Randall. Preceded in death by father and mother; brothers, Carl, Walter, Hyrum, and Gerhardt.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, March 31, 1990 at 1:00 p.m. in the Edison Ward Chapel, 1401 West 700 South. Friends may call at Larkin Mortuary, 260 East South Temple Street, on Friday evening from 6:00-8:00 p.m. and Saturday at the Ward Chapel one hour prior to the services.
Interment: Salt Lake City Cemetery.
Published in the Deseret News on March 30, 1990.
Born December 14, 1904 in Polenz, Saxony, Germany, a daughter of Franz Otto and Alma Martha Knorr Drechsel.
Married Robert Miller in October 1927; later divorced. Married Herbert Thompson Chambers on December 24, 1929; later divorced.
Mother had a special love for her grandchildren. She enjoyed working outdoors and her vegetable and fruit gardens were a sight to behold. At age sixty, she learned to sew and became an expert seamstress. She made beautiful quilts and gave them to her children, new-born grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Member of the LDS Church, Edison Ward, Salt Lake Pioneer Stake and was a devoted Primary worker. She enjoyed helping the elderly. Mother was a survivor.
Survived by sons, Armand Miller and wife Ellie; Stanley Chambers; Donald Chambers and wife, Patsy; daughters, Elaine Green and husband Allen; and LaVon Johnson and husband Ronald; eighteen grandchildren, thirty-six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild; sisters, Hilda Plant, Martha Waters, and Betty Randall. Preceded in death by father and mother; brothers, Carl, Walter, Hyrum, and Gerhardt.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, March 31, 1990 at 1:00 p.m. in the Edison Ward Chapel, 1401 West 700 South. Friends may call at Larkin Mortuary, 260 East South Temple Street, on Friday evening from 6:00-8:00 p.m. and Saturday at the Ward Chapel one hour prior to the services.
Interment: Salt Lake City Cemetery.
Published in the Deseret News on March 30, 1990.
Thekla Anna Drechsel Miller Chambers, 85, died March 28, 1990 in Salt Lake City of cancer.
Born December 14, 1904 in Polenz, Saxony, Germany, a daughter of Franz Otto and Alma Martha Knorr Drechsel.
Married Robert Miller in October 1927; later divorced. Married Herbert Thompson Chambers on December 24, 1929; later divorced.
Mother had a special love for her grandchildren. She enjoyed working outdoors and her vegetable and fruit gardens were a sight to behold. At age sixty, she learned to sew and became an expert seamstress. She made beautiful quilts and gave them to her children, new-born grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Member of the LDS Church, Edison Ward, Salt Lake Pioneer Stake and was a devoted Primary worker. She enjoyed helping the elderly. Mother was a survivor.
Survived by sons, Armand Miller and wife Ellie; Stanley Chambers; Donald Chambers and wife, Patsy; daughters, Elaine Green and husband Allen; and LaVon Johnson and husband Ronald; eighteen grandchildren, thirty-six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild; sisters, Hilda Plant, Martha Waters, and Betty Randall. Preceded in death by father and mother; brothers, Carl, Walter, Hyrum, and Gerhardt.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, March 31, 1990 at 1:00 p.m. in the Edison Ward Chapel, 1401 West 700 South. Friends may call at Larkin Mortuary, 260 East South Temple Street, on Friday evening from 6:00-8:00 p.m. and Saturday at the Ward Chapel one hour prior to the services.
Interment: Salt Lake City Cemetery.
Published in the Deseret News on March 30, 1990.
Born December 14, 1904 in Polenz, Saxony, Germany, a daughter of Franz Otto and Alma Martha Knorr Drechsel.
Married Robert Miller in October 1927; later divorced. Married Herbert Thompson Chambers on December 24, 1929; later divorced.
Mother had a special love for her grandchildren. She enjoyed working outdoors and her vegetable and fruit gardens were a sight to behold. At age sixty, she learned to sew and became an expert seamstress. She made beautiful quilts and gave them to her children, new-born grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Member of the LDS Church, Edison Ward, Salt Lake Pioneer Stake and was a devoted Primary worker. She enjoyed helping the elderly. Mother was a survivor.
Survived by sons, Armand Miller and wife Ellie; Stanley Chambers; Donald Chambers and wife, Patsy; daughters, Elaine Green and husband Allen; and LaVon Johnson and husband Ronald; eighteen grandchildren, thirty-six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild; sisters, Hilda Plant, Martha Waters, and Betty Randall. Preceded in death by father and mother; brothers, Carl, Walter, Hyrum, and Gerhardt.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, March 31, 1990 at 1:00 p.m. in the Edison Ward Chapel, 1401 West 700 South. Friends may call at Larkin Mortuary, 260 East South Temple Street, on Friday evening from 6:00-8:00 p.m. and Saturday at the Ward Chapel one hour prior to the services.
Interment: Salt Lake City Cemetery.
Published in the Deseret News on March 30, 1990.
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