Obituary of Lenora Belle Chambers

Lenora Belle (Hadley) Chambers was born May 12, 1934, in Kinderpost, Missouri to Clarence Leslie Hadley and Bertha Mae (Sullins) Hadley. She passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at Cedar Pointe Nursing Home where she had resided for nine days after a short stay in the hospital. She was 88 years of age. Lenora married the love of her life, Donald Vernon Chambers on March 26, 1955, and they were married 66 loving years. Lenora was proud of her four sons, Keith and wife, Julie Chambers of Licking, MO; Kevin and wife, Krista Chambers of Rolla, MO; Barry Chambers of Rolla, MO; Brian Chambers of Rolla, MO. They have 10 wonderful grandkids and 11 sweet great-grandkids. She is also survived by her sister, Nadine and husband J.R. Craft of Rolla, MO, and many more family members and friends. Lenora’s main occupation was homemaker. She always enjoyed cooking and caring for her kids and especially her grandkids. Lenora was devout in her faith and enjoyed watching Paster Salem on TV and studied her bible often. She was interested in family history and genealogy. She loved feeding and watching her birds and following the St. Louis Cardinals baseball on TV. She also kept up on what her kids and grandkids were busy doing. She enjoyed planning family trips to Branson with her grandkids and the entire family. She especially enjoyed spending time with Don, and they enjoyed travelling to many places by car. She always kept very detailed journals of her trips and reread them frequently. Her smile always lit up the room when she saw you. Lenora was a graceful lady who lived practically and put her family first. On Christmas Day and other holidays and Lenora and Don’s birthdays, the entire family and extended family including grandkids ALL made a point to gather at Grandma and Grandpa Chambers to celebrate together no matter what. They instilled wonderful family love and traditions in the family and that says so much for the type of person she was as mom, mother-in-law, grandma, and great grandma. Lenora leaves a big hole in our hearts, but she is at peace now and happy to be reunited with her sweet husband. It isn’t goodbye, but it is until we see you again, Lenora is preceded in death by her infant daughter, Lori Dawn Chambers; her loving husband, Donald Vernon Chambers; her parents, Clarence Leslie Hadley, and Bertha Mae (Sullins) Hadley; and brother Herbert and wife, Frankie Hadley. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Craddock Cemetery.