Austin Chapman
May 01, 2014
Austin Chapman, 90, was born January 23, 1924, to James and Goldie Chapman in Guyandotte, West Virginia. He passed away May 1, 2014, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines.
Austin was a veteran of the United States Navy. He worked for John Deere as a maintenance welder, retiring in 1985. Following retirement, Austin worked for NPI Security for a number of years. He attended Heritage Assembly of God in Des Moines.
Austin is survived by his daughters, Wanda (Jim) Lamb and Joy (Louie) Jordan; son, Raymond (Linda) Chapman; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Katheryn; an infant son, Harold; his parents; and brother, Bud Chapman.
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, May 5, 2014, at Hamilton’s near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Avenue, Des Moines, with burial to follow at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday evening from 4 to 6 p.m. at the funeral home.
Condolences for the family may be offered online at:
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com
Suzanne Pearson
05/03/2014
Austin lived down the hall from my mon at The Gardens. I had many conversations with him. His sense of humor reminded me of my father. My mom and I will miss talking and joking with him.
Dennis Engelhart
05/03/2014
Thanks for sharing Austin with me. Family and friends were important to him the world was a better place because of him. My sympathy to his family.
Terrie Chapman
05/03/2014
I met Austin when I worked at 801 Grand and built a special bond with him and Katherine and Wanda and her family.....my thoughts go out to the family....i will miss his smile and his humor....i feel like I too lost a part of my family....heavens got a very special Angel...he will be deeply missed......
Kathy Jones
05/02/2014
I am so glad I met Austin and Kathryn. Austin was a good friend. I treasured our friendship and so enjoyed our many conversations. He was dedicated to his wife and she to him; you could see it in her eyes. His family was his pride and joy. We all enjoyed how he liked to tease and I will never forget the twinkle in his eyes. And, Austin said it like it was. Great memories. My sympathy to his family.
Janet Strickland & Sam Vos
05/02/2014
Our Prayers go out to your families. Your Dad was a very caring, pleasant, thoughtful, and dedicated family man.