Funeral services for Sarah Helen Chapman, 80, of Jacksonville will be 1 pm Thursday, February 29, 2024 at Chapel Hill Funeral Home with Rev. Harold Payne, Rev. Seth Gardner and Rev. Reuben Manning officiating. Burial will follow at Pope's Chapel Cemetery in Ragland, Alabama. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 11 am - 1 pm at the funeral home. Mrs. Chapman passed away on February 27, 2024 at her residence.
Survivors include her son, Marty Smith (Leah), granddaughter, Cheyenne Smith Taylor (Noah), four step-daughters, Candace Harden, Lori Eads (Chris), Julie Pointer (Shane) and Farrah Gardner, two sisters, Esther Bunt (Tony) and Doris Manning, two brothers, Stephen Manning (Janet) and Reuben Manning (Mary).
Mrs. Chapman is preceded in death by her husband, Marvin Chapman, parents, Hubert and Inez Manning, sisters, Martha Simmons and Elsie Pervan, and brother, Aaron Manning.
Pallbearers will be Noah Taylor, Tony Bunt, Stephen Manning, Seth Gardner, Gatlyn Gardner and Chris Eads. Honorary pallbearers will be Reuben Manning and Jeremiah Turner.
Mrs. Chapman was a native of St. Clair County and a resident of Calhoun County for most of her life. She was a member of Weaver Church of God. Helen loved her church and sang in the choir. Her happy place was working in the garden and feeding her hummingbirds. She was known for her delicious cakes and scrumptious strawberry jam. She'll meet her beloved husband, Marvin, in heaven along with her parents and brother and sisters that passed before her. Family was everything to her.
Condolences may be made at www.chapelhillfh.com for the Chapman family.