Velma Bartling Chambers

Velma Lucille Bartling Chambers, 91, died peacefully in her sleep the evening of January 15, 2017 at Beehive Homes in Grand Junction, Colorado. She was born in Lodgepole, Nebraska on August, 22, 1925. She attended Business school in Grand Island, Nebraska before meeting and marrying the love of her life, Johnnie H. Chambers in 1945. They moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where Velma worked as a bookkeeper and business manager for 30 years. They moved to Anchorage, Alaska in 1975, then to Estes Park, Colorado in 1980 for their retirement. After Johnnie’s death, Velma moved to Grand Junction, Colorado to be close to family in 1992. Velma is survived by her daughter, Susan Elenz (Frank); grandchildren Charles Chambers (Wei), Joshua Warren (Jennifer), and Erica Murtaugh (Joseph); and eight great-grandchildren (Jennah, Joshua, Jonah, Jordan, Luke, Finn, Bryce, and Maxwell). She deeply loved and was loved by her family. She was preceded in death by her husband, Johnnie Chambers, her son, Larry Chambers, her grandson, Chad Chambers, two brothers, three sisters and her parents. A memorial service will be held at the church she attended loyally, the Church of Christ of Grand Junction on Patterson Road on Friday, February 10th, at 11:00 am. Velma was cremated at Callahan Edfast Mortuary and her ashes will be scattered in Estes Park per her wishes. Memorial contributions may be sent to her beloved charity, the Mountain States Children’s Home in Longmont, Colorado.