Etna E. Chambers

Etna Chambers, age 91, of Plymouth, formerly of Huntington, passed away at 4:20 a.m. Wednesday (January 28, 2015) at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Visitation will be held from 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. Saturday (January 31, 2015) at Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, Huntington, Indiana. Funeral services will immediately follow at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bailey-Love Mortuary. Burial will be in Lancaster Cemetery in Huntington County. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice, in care of Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, Huntington, Indiana, 46750. Etna, “Betty” to those who knew her well, was born on April 10, 1923 in Salem, Oregon, the daughter of George Emmett and Laura (Mann) Poling. She and her parents moved to Huntington in the spring of 1929. She attended Huntington Township School until she married. She became the bride of Martin Luther Chambers on July 14, 1939, and they shared 73 years of marriage until he preceded her in death on November 19, 2012. She was a homemaker and a seamstress, making all of her family’s clothing as well as window covers and recovering furniture. She and Martin remodeled houses, living in them as the work was completed. She was the night manager of Nick’s Kitchen in Huntington from 1954-1955, when it was owned by Spike Fulton. She and Martin owned their own restaurant and then went on to have real estate business and a rooming house in Huntington until their retirement. Etna was a member of Plymouth Church of the Brethren. She loved music and played the organ and piano. Many a Sunday the family would gather around the piano to sing. She and Martin loved to travel, visiting the historical sites of the continental United States. Etna was exceptional at interior design, and she also enjoyed gardening and preserving her own garden products. She loved to entertain, preparing large meals for friends and family. Most of all she loved her family and her church family. She had been a Sunday school and vacation Bible school teacher at the time her own children were involved in these activities. Etna is survived by two sons - Kenneth (Jean) Chambers of Huntington and Donald (Evelyn) Chambers of St. Petersburg, Florida; two daughters - Beulah (Thomas) Fouse of Seminole, Florida and Lana (David) Alexander of Plymouth; one brother - Charles (Laura) Poling of Huntington; eleven grandchildren, and eighteen great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, one grandson - Matthew Fouse, one brother - Harold Poling, and one sister - Grace Stewart.

Etna E. Chambers

April 10, 1923 - January 28, 2015