Graveside memorial services for Ella Marie Chapman, 100, of Cushing, formerly of Chickasha will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, May 20, 2022 in the Fairlawn Cemetery.
Ella “Marie” Chapman, known by most as Granny, went to join her loved ones in Heaven on Friday, May 13, 2022 in Cushing, Oklahoma.
Marie was the third of six children born to Henry Lee Johnson and Elizabeth Jane “Lizzie” (Groseclose) Johnson on August 21, 1921 in Hartshorne, Oklahoma. Her mother Lizzie died at the age of 32 and Henry married Doshia and they had one child, Carolyn.
On April 24, 1939, Marie married Joe Chapman in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Joe and Marie had four daughters, Bobbi, Wanda, Loretta and Donna and many years together. She was a wonderful caregiver to Joe the last 10 years of his life.
Marie loved her family unconditionally. She loved children more than anything in the world and baby sat for many children in Chickasha. When she began to get the kids of the kids of the kids she started with, she decided to retire in her late 70’s. She was blessed with many grandchildren and lots of love.
She was a positive person with an open door to all who needed help. When she cooked a meal, it always seemed to be more than enough for anyone that happened to come by.
Marie was preceded in death by her mother Lizzie Johnson; father and step-mother Henry and Doshia Johnson; her husband Joe Chapman; brothers and sisters Minnie Carter, Stella Revels, Jack Johnson, Ray Johnson and Carl Johnson; her two eldest daughters Bobbi Wallis and Wanda Albright; grandson Roy Lynn Grooms and granddaughter Tonya Cobb; and son-in-law Joe Wallis.
She leaves behind her daughter and son-in-law Loretta and Bill Palmer of Cushing;
daughter and son-in-law Donna and Dale Martin of Pocasset; eight grandchildren Dennis Wallis and wife Kathy of Edmond, Karleen Spencer and husband David of Chickasha, Greg Wallis and wife Rhonda of Anadarko; Kim Waltman and husband Robert of Chickasha; Jason Palmer and wife Tracy of Cushing; Jeffrey Martin and wife Ashley of Chickasha; sister-in-law Bonnie Johnson of Tulsa; sister Carolyn Fitzpatrick and husband Dwaine of Chickasha; twelve great-grandchildren, eight great-great-grandchildren; and other extended family and friends.
Services and cremation arrangements are under the direction of Ferguson Funeral Home.