Lemmie Jerry Chapman

Lemmie Jerry Chapman was born in Greenville, SC on March 21, 1934. He attended Parker High School and Clemson University. For 22 years he was employed with the Liberty Corporation where he served in Liberty Life Insurance Company, Liberty Properties, Inc. and The Liberty Corporation. He was subsequently employed for ten years by The First Savings Bank of Greenville where he served in the First Real Estate Group and retired there as an officer of the bank.

During his career he was a member of the Society for the Advancement of Management, The Institute of Real Estate Management, and served as president of the local chapter of The Administrative Management Society. He was a certified property manager, and a graduate of The Leadership Greenville Program. For many years, he was active in the United Way campaigns of Greenville. He retired on February 28,1994. He was a longtime member of First Presbyterian Church of Greenville serving as a deacon, elder and member of the board of directors of the Presbyterian Community Foundation of Greenville. He was a member of the Agape Sunday School Class.

He was the son of the late Riley Hamp Chapman and the late Ada M. Chapman of Greenville.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Frances Chapman of Greenville; two daughters, Dee Ann Ellis (Mark) and Maria Lynn Stell (Mike); and two granddaughters, Haley Appleby (Mitchell) and Meredith Powers (Marc).

A private service and burial will be held at Woodlawn Memorial Park.

The family would like friends to know that the above obituary was written by Jerry prior to his death. All who know of his exceptional organizational skills can appreciate that he had it prepared in advance to make it easy on those who survived him. To the very end, the care of his family was his first priority. He was a loving husband and father and he will be missed every day. He is with his Lord and Savior in heaven.

We would like to thank Dawn Cline, a dear friend and companion over the last year for all of her devoted care of Mom and Dad. We are also extremely grateful to The Gardens of Eastside, Comfort Keepers, and Via Healthcare for their extraordinary care and compassion over the past few months.