Birth date: Nov 7, 1934 Death date: May 9, 2024
Anne Lorean Chappell, 89, of Memphis, Texas passed away Thursday, May 9, 2024 in Richardson, Texas. Services will be 2:00 PM Friday, May 17, 2024 in the Memphis Church of Christ with Mark Lance, officiating. Burial will follow in Read Obituary
Eighty-nine years too soon. My Aunt Anne was an independent mind, a kindred spirit, and a class act.
She was quick to challenge us in our thinking while I was growing up – she had a reason for why she thought one thing or another and would lovingly challenge us to do the same! She was also quite the quick wit.
Later in life, when I moved across the country, I remember fondly many exchanges with her via email and on the old family.com web site. I also enjoyed several colorful letters to the editor about current affairs she authored at the time! That’s when our kindred spirits really blossomed.
She was a tireless historian-in-residence for our Texas wing of the Chappell family culminating in a book detailing our genealogy – a true labor of love – and was very active in her local community.
She represented a lot of what was great about the greatest generation and left us at the age of eighty-nine. Eighty-nine years too soon.
Rest in peace, Aunt Anne. You will be missed.
All our love to the beautiful family she leaves behind. May we all hold her memory dear in our hearts forever.
Chuck & Liz Chappell
Chappell Family, New England Contingent
Mrs. Chappell was one of the best teachers I've ever had. I also know all my presidents in order, and I'm still doing family history research I started with her in 5th grade. She was an amazing teacher, and I was blessed to call her a friend as an adult. My heart aches at her loss. Rest in Peace, Mrs. Chappell.
Rest in peace good friend. 🙏
Mrs. Chappell was one caring, loving, & wonderful Teacher. Our children learned so much from her. They certainly remembered their Presidents to this day. She also helped our 4-h girls on a project Share the Fun and won at District contest. If our three had to pick a teacher it would be Mrs . Ann Chappell. She was the Best & will be so missed. Tony & Anita Whitfill
My heart is filled with sadness seeing that Mrs. Chappell has passed. As a former student, Mrs. Chappell is the reason I know all of my president's in order with the infamous song (Wash, Ad, Jeff, Mad, Mon, Ad, Jack, etc...)and still to this day can recite them. She also taught us, if you wanted to go to lunch, the capitals of every state. She would call on you, say and state and we would give the capital. School was fun and we learned a lot from teachers like her. She was also my friend and she will be missed. Thank you Mrs. Chappell for everything, especially for truly caring. God bless you all.
