Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Chamberlain, Olin Lee |
Genealogy ID |
14127 |
Born |
26 FEB 1923 |
Deceased |
04 JAN 2008 |
Deceased where |
Wellsboro, Tioga PA |
Cemetery |
Tioga County Memorial Gardens |
Titles & honors |
Mansfield V.F.W. Post #6757 1958 Sullivan Voter List Sullivan Grange No. 84 P.O.H. |
Military |
World War Two |
Father |
Olin N. Chamberlain |
Mother |
Leslie Grace Earley |
Spouse |
Edna Rich Purvis |
Children |
Sharon Chamberlain William Chamberlain Leolin Chamberlain David Chamberlain |
Reference |
Obit |
Notes |
CHAMBERLAIN, Olin L. Age 84, of Mainesburg, PA, died on Friday, January 4, 2008, in Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro, PA. Born on February 26, 1923 in Columbia Cross Roads, PA, he was the son of Olin and Leslie (Earley) Chamberlain. Olin and his wife, Edna R. (Purvis) Chamberlain, celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary on October 24, 2007. Olin founded Chamberlain's Bus Service which he owned and operated for 50 years. He was a U.S. Army veteran having served during World War II. Olin was a member of the Mainesburg United Methodist Church, the Mansfield VFW and the American Legion. He enjoyed drinking coffee with the guys at Eddie's Truck Stop, mowing lawns on his John Deere tractor, and collecting toy buses. In addition to his wife, Edna, Olin is survived by three sons and a daughter-in-law, Bill and Carol Chamberlain of Covington, PA, Le Chamberlain of Surfside Beach, SC, David Chamberlain of Wayland, NY; one daughter and son-in-law, Sharon and Roger Smith of Mansfield, PA; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Burdette and Dorothy Chamberlain of Lawrenceville, PA, Glen and Barbara Chamberlain of Elmira, NY; one sister, Lola Smith of Horseheads, NY; nine grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. Olin was predeceased by a granddaughter, Kary Chamberlain; three brothers, Walter "Buster" Chamberlain, LaVerne "Pete" Chamberlain, Edward "Eddie" Andrews; and a sister, Nina Puryear. Family and friends are invited to call on Sunday, January 6, 2008, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Jacquelyn A. Buckheit Funeral Chapel, Crematory & Monuments, PC, 637 S. Main St., Mansfield, PA. A funeral service will be held on Monday, January 7, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Kevin Brophy officiating. Burial will be in Tioga County Memorial Gardens, Charleston Twp., PA. Memorial contributions may be made in Olin's name to the American Cancer Society, 1948 E. Third St., Williamsport, PA 17701 or the Mainesburg United Methodist Church, Mainesburg, PA 16932. Edna and Olin were honored in June 1996 for 45 and 47 years of accident free school bus driving. |
