William "Bill" Irvine Chandler
August 21, 1922 ~ May 30, 2017
William Irvine "Bill" Chandler, age 94, of Palestine, went to his eternal reward with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, the 30th of May, 2017 at Cartmell Home for the Aged. He was born the 21st day of August, 1922 in Prairieville, Texas to Leslie Carman Chandler and Gusta Amelia Chandler. Bill, Irvine as his family called him, was the fourth child of ten children for the Chandler's. He was raised most of his life in Van Zandt County. After Irvine graduated from Mabank High School, he joined the Army-Air Corp. and was stationed numerous places as a recruiting officer. He met and married Alene Delores Stacy in 1946 while serving in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. They were blessed with two daughters, Lorelee and Raeia. On release from the service, Irvine enrolled in Tyler School of Business in Tyler, Texas. After he finished his studies, the business school hired him to recruit students. He continued to be their recruiter for many years. Eventually, he was promoted to director of Rutherford Metropolitan School of Business in Dallas, then at Commercial College of Fort Worth and Dean of Commercial College of Abilene. Irvine was a faithful servant of God and while working, he was teaching and preaching at all the churches he attended. In 1996, Irvine and Alene followed Lorelee to Palestine where he began preaching full time at Grapeland Church of Christ. After the death of Alene, he preached for the Alto Church of Christ where he met Elizabeth Hearne. They married in 2008. At the time of his death, Irvine was a member of the Crockett Road Church of Christ in Palestine.
Irvine was preceded in death by his parents, Leslie Carman and Gusta Amelia Chandler; wife of 58 years, Alene; second wife, Elizabeth; daughter, Raeia; brothers, Carman, Leslie, Ansel and Stafford.
Irvine is survived by his daughter, Lorelee Reeder of Palestine; brothers, James Chandler, Clifton Chandler and Gene Chandler; sisters, Nellie Thomas and Melba Roberts; grandchildren, Kelly and Kim Collins of Lewisville, Texas, Angela and Kevin Jackson of Dallas, Texas and David and Pam Goodman of Arlington, Texas; four great grandchildren, Will Collins, Alison Collins, Emma Collins and Adam Jackson.
Friends are cordially invited to greet the family and share memories of Irvine from nine o'clock until ten o'clock in the morning on Saturday, the 3rd of June at Crockett Road Church in Palestine. A funeral service and celebration of Irvine's life will commence at ten o'clock following the visitation with Dan Manuel and Dale Sparks officiating.
A graveside service will be conducted at two o'clock in the afternoon at Cana Cemetery in Canton, Texas.
Pallbearers will be Don Cunningham, Russell Roberts, Brady Roberts, Dennis Thomas, Leslie Thomas, Bobby Chandler, Kenneth Chandler and Dwight Franklin. Honorary Pallbearers will be Deacons of the Crockett Road Church of Christ.
The family would like to express their deepest gratitude to the Cartmell Home staff for the loving care they provided Irvine during his final days on Earth.
In lieu of customary remembrances, the family request with gratitude that memorial contributions are directed to the Crockett Road Church of Christ for the Give Me the Bible Television Program, 1717 Crockett Road, Palestine, Texas 75801.
Funeral arrangements are in care of Rhone Funeral Home, 3900 S. State Hwy 19, Palestine, Texas.
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Precious memories will sustain us as we mourn the passing of our beloved uncle. I am so thankful for the memories! Diana and Kenneth Taylor
It was an honor and privilege to know Bill. He loved to serve the Lord and was a good Christian example. I am sure that he is enjoying his eternal reward with Jesus and singing with the angels. We are praying for you Lorelee. If you need us, please call.
I am so very sorry for your loss. Losing a loved one in death is such a difficult thing to experience. Please be comforted by the promises in the Bible. Jesus tells us at John 5:28, 29 that all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out. What a loving provision put in place by the God of all comfort so we can have the assured hope of seeing our dead loved ones live again one day. Meanwhile as I pray for that day to come I ask Jehovah God to bless your family and give each of you the strength to endure this most trying time.
We are so sorry ..Mr.Bill was a wonderful Man.We will miss him so much..We love loved him so much..
Rest in Peace, my special Uncle Irvine. We will miss you!!!
Lorelee, Betty and I are praying for you at this difficult time. We know you will miss your Dad as we will miss him too. I am glad that I had the opportunity to know Bill and attend church with him.
We will miss Bill so very much. He was such a pleasant and sweet Christian man. All his family are in our thoughts and prayers. We’re so sorry for your loss. In Christian love—Glenn & Sandra Grigsby
Hello Lorelee, you do not know me but myself and your dad were great friends. We worked together at Commercial College of Abilene many years ago and later for Executive Secretarial School where I did the school presentations and he did the follow up to the leads that I generated. We had quite a history. I called him years back and talked to him after he moved to Palestine. I enjoyed reading his obituary even now after such a long time. I saw someone with the name Chandler and it made me wonder if Bill was still alive so I looked him up and was saddened to know he had passed away such a long time ago and I never knew. But just reading about him made me smile. If I had found him alive I was going to call him tonight if it was possible. So I am sending very positive thoughts even at this late date. He and I did a lot of laughing together! God bless his memory, I will see him again one day in heaven!