Jibby "Mimi" Mary Chambers

Jibby was born and raised in Harlan, Kentucky. She was the daughter of the late Lee and Nell Farmer of Harlan KY. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Larry Chambers, her daughter Kimberly Dempsey of Alpharetta, GA, and her family Phil (husband), Ryan (son), Tyler (son), and Kiley (daughter) and her son Michael Chambers of Newnan GA and his family Thao (wife), Corey (son), Ethan (son) and Leah (daughter). She is also survived by her brother Russell Farmer of Fayetteville NC, his son Dennis Farmer of Raleigh NC, his daughter Sherry Rhoads of Fort Worth TX, his son Robert Farmer of Fort Worth TX. Jibby is also survived by her niece LeNell Ely of Harlan KY, her niece Debbie Farmer of Knoxville TN, her niece Mary Katherine Williams of Knoxville TN, Misti Baker of Jacksboro TN, and her nephew Dalen Farmer of Murfreesboro TN. Also survived by her nieces, Lisa Chambers Sharp of Knoxville, TN, Vikki Dudley of Baton Rouge, and nephew Jeff Chambers of Mobile, AL.

Jibby was preceded in death by her grandson Bryson of Alpharetta, GA, her brother Dwayne of Athens, TN, and her sister Pat of St. Paul MN.

She was a wonderful mom and homemaker. She owned The Oak Bench in Matthews from 1985-1995 and she continued to work with her customers, friends and family to share her passion and enjoyment of creating beautiful homes.

The joy of Mimi’s life was her family. Her favorite enjoyment of life was spending time with her grandchildren and their many events. She would get in her BMW and travel to the beach or anywhere where the grandkids were. She loved to entertain and share fun times with her dear friends! When not traveling, she loved to invite her friends over and enjoyed fellowship with the “Bunco Babes”. Jibby was the friend everyone needed during a challenging time. She was always there with her close friends when their loved ones were sick. She was that shoulder to cry on or that kind ear to listen to help them move forward. She had such a deep love for her dogs. Coco, Teddy, or Wiley was always close by her side, and she always baked you a wonderful pound cake.

For all of us that were close to Mimi, we always loved her zest for life. We can all strive to use her as a great example of how to get the most out of life, share your joy for living and touch as many people possible in such a positive way. She will be greatly missed and we are all better off for having her in our life for as long as we did.

A celebration of Jibby’s life will be held from 2:00 – 4:00 PM, Saturday August 3rd at McEwen – Pineville Chapel, 10500 Park Rd, Charlotte NC 28210.

In lieu of flowers and tributes in memory may be offered to Memory and Movement Care Charlotte at mmclt.org/donate or mailed to Memory and Movement Charlotte, 411 Billingsley Road, Suite 103, Charlotte, NC 28211. Memory and Movement Charlotte is a not-for-profit medical practice offering care to patients with memory and movement disorders and their families. Mimi so loved her dogs so you can also donate to Carolina PAWS a local 501(c) nonprofit organization devoted to helping abandoned dogs and cats and help find loving homes. You can go to their website www.carolinapaws.com and donate.

Condolences may be offered at www.mcewenpinevillechapel.com.