DON WESLEY CHATHAM was born June 7, 1941,
at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA, to loving
parents Jesse Floyd, a minister, & Amanda Goodell,
who raised Don with ten other siblings. Don lived
a full, active life and went to be with the Lord
on June 15, 2023, following a lengthy battle with
Parkinson's. Burial was in Lee Cemetery at Cleveland,
TN.
Don graduated from High School in 1960 in Ranger,
TX. During the Vietnam War, he worked as a machinist
building Huey helicopter parts for ten years. Later,
Don became an ordained minister in the Church of God
of Prophecy and served as pastor in Texas & Montana.
He was a gifted guitarist, electrician, plumber, and
carpenter, building and remodeling many churches,
parsonages, and homes. After some 15 years working
with Sam's Club, Don retired. He truly had a servant's
heart to be generous and helpful to those around him.
Don's greatest blessings in life were his children
and grandchildren. One of his favorite hobbies was
golf, which he loved sharing with his many golf buddies
and family. One of Don's favorite sayings was, "We
will cross that bridge when we come to it." Truly,
he has crossed that bridge to his eternal home.
Don was preceded in death by his parents; sisters
Wilma, Virginia, and Beatrice; brothers Paul and
Samuel Chatham (RHS-1963).
Don is survived by his wife Fern; his children,
sons Rick (Rhea) & Daniel (Lori), daughter Amanda
(Brett) Hyberger; and their mother Virginia; grand-
children Emily (Jason), Ashleigh (Ryan), David
(Kristina), Wesley (Rachel), Samuel (Karianne),
Sarah, Aaron, Jonathan, and Andrew; great-grand-
children Haleigh, Aubrey, Caleb, Joshua, Winnie,
Theodore, and Shiloh. He is survived by his sister
Esther Harbor and brothers John, David, Joseph,
and Phillip Chatham (RHS-1962).
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