Mr. Richey Shawn Chapman, age 58, of Chatsworth, passed away on May 22, 2024, in Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga due to cardiac arrest.
Shawn spent most of his life in the New Hope Community of Murray County and is a 1983 graduate of Murray County High School. He graduated from Reinhardt College, and received his Funeral Director and Embalming degree from Jefferson State College in Birmingham, Alabama. He began his career in the funeral business with a part-time job with Jessie Jones Funeral Home of Chatsworth while still in high school. After graduating from Murray High, he was employed by Love Funeral Home in Dalton while getting his Funeral Director and Embalming training and license from Jefferson State College in Birmingham, Alabama. He was employed by Love Funeral Home for 14 years, then was manager of Kenemer Funeral Home of Dalton for 4 years. In 2000, he opened Shawn Chapman Funeral Home of Chatsworth, and then added the Crematory and Monument service that is currently being operated by both of his sons, Wil Chapman and Bret Chapman. He dedicated his whole life to his boys and went above and beyond to show them his love and be everything that they always needed from him at all times. He loved them more than you can imagine a parent’s love. You never heard a negative word about or associated with him. He gave everyone his all at all times. Selflessness didn’t even come close to describing his character, and his dignity was unmatched. Shawn and Chelsea were both long-time members of Rockbridge Community Church. Shawn and Chelsea share a love that most people never experience in a lifetime, and that was evident to all who loved, cared for, and were close to them. He always said he could not live without her while she would say she loves him more than the breath in her body. He gave his heart and time to Murray County, whether it came to volunteering or a donation, and he had so much pride in being a part of this county.
He has been given several awards for service to the community as listed below:
Ruritan - National Distinguished Service Award, American Heart Association - Living Legacy, Chamber of Commerce - Business Man Of the Year, Murray Medical Center - Outstanding Contributions, Charter Media - Citizen's Salute, Murray County Sheriff's Office - Appreciation Award, , American Cancer Society - All Star Team & Best Theme (Relay for Life), and KCMB Beautification Award. Georgia Lion's Eye Bank and Chatsworth Health Care were organizations Shawn supported.
He is preceded in death by his father, Ernest Chapman: grandparents, Walter and Beatrice Chapman and Otis and Pauline Burger: special aunts, uncles, and cousins.
He is survived by his loving wife, Chelsea Chapman, whom he adored and always called his soulmate: sons, Wil (Whitney) Chapman, and Bret Chapman to whom he devoted his life: mother, Janell Chapman: brother, Ricky (Melanie) Chapman: aunt, Bernice Elrod: uncle, Walter Chapman: niece, Casey Chapman: nephews: Clint Chapman and Clay Chapman all of Chatsworth. Several special cousins and many friends also survive. Jeff and Julie Rancudo were his in-laws and always loved and welcomed him like they had known him their entire lives. The way he loved, and his presence has had an ever-lasting impact on the Chapman and Rancudo lives that will extend to generations.
A service to celebrate the life of Shawn Chapman will be held at 4 pm on Saturday, May 25, 2024 in the chapel of Shawn Chapman Funeral Home with Rev. Alfred Turley and Rev. Ed Kilgore officiating. Interment will be in the Williams Cemetery in Murray County. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, May 24, 2024 from 2:00-10:00 pm.
Arrangements made with honor and integrity by Shawn Chapman Funeral Home.
To share a memory or send a condolence gift, please visit the Official Obituary of Shawn Chapman hosted by Shawn Chapman Funeral Home.
Mr. Richey Shawn Chapman, age 58, of Chatsworth, passed away on May 22, 2024, in Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga due to cardiac arrest.
Shawn spent most of his life in the New Hope Community of Murray County and is a 1983 graduate of Murray County High School. He graduated from Reinhardt College, and received his Funeral Director and Embalming degree from Jefferson State College in Birmingham, Alabama. He began his career in the funeral business with a part-time job with Jessie Jones Funeral Home of Chatsworth while still in high school. After graduating from Murray High, he was employed by Love Funeral Home in Dalton while getting his Funeral Director and Embalming training and license from Jefferson State College in Birmingham, Alabama. He was employed by Love Funeral Home for 14 years, then was manager of Kenemer Funeral Home of Dalton for 4 years. In 2000, he opened Shawn Chapman Funeral Home of Chatsworth, and then added the Crematory and Monument service that is currently being operated by both of his sons, Wil Chapman and Bret Chapman. He dedicated his whole life to his boys and went above and beyond to show them his love and be everything that they always needed from him at all times. He loved them more than you can imagine a parent’s love. You never heard a negative word about or associated with him. He gave everyone his all at all times. Selflessness didn’t even come close to describing his character, and his dignity was unmatched. Shawn and Chelsea were both long-time members of Rockbridge Community Church. Shawn and Chelsea share a love that most people never experience in a lifetime, and that was evident to all who loved, cared for, and were close to them. He always said he could not live without her while she would say she loves him more than the breath in her body. He gave his heart and time to Murray County, whether it came to volunteering or a donation, and he had so much pride in being a part of this county.
He has been given several awards for service to the community as listed below:
Ruritan - National Distinguished Service Award, American Heart Association - Living Legacy, Chamber of Commerce - Business Man Of the Year, Murray Medical Center - Outstanding Contributions, Charter Media - Citizen's Salute, Murray County Sheriff's Office - Appreciation Award, , American Cancer Society - All Star Team & Best Theme (Relay for Life), and KCMB Beautification Award. Georgia Lion's Eye Bank and Chatsworth Health Care were organizations Shawn supported.
He is preceded in death by his father, Ernest Chapman: grandparents, Walter and Beatrice Chapman and Otis and Pauline Burger: special aunts, uncles, and cousins.
He is survived by his loving wife, Chelsea Chapman, whom he adored and always called his soulmate: sons, Wil (Whitney) Chapman, and Bret Chapman to whom he devoted his life: mother, Janell Chapman: brother, Ricky (Melanie) Chapman: aunt, Bernice Elrod: uncle, Walter Chapman: niece, Casey Chapman: nephews: Clint Chapman and Clay Chapman all of Chatsworth. Several special cousins and many friends also survive. Jeff and Julie Rancudo were his in-laws and always loved and welcomed him like they had known him their entire lives. The way he loved, and his presence has had an ever-lasting impact on the Chapman and Rancudo lives that will extend to generations.
A service to celebrate the life of Shawn Chapman will be held at 4 pm on Saturday, May 25, 2024 in the chapel of Shawn Chapman Funeral Home with Rev. Alfred Turley and Rev. Ed Kilgore officiating. Interment will be in the Williams Cemetery in Murray County. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday, May 24, 2024 from 2:00-10:00 pm.
Arrangements made with honor and integrity by Shawn Chapman Funeral Home.
To share a memory or send a condolence gift, please visit the Official Obituary of Shawn Chapman hosted by Shawn Chapman Funeral Home.
