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Edwin Allen Chambers Jr.
EDWIN "ED" ALLEN CHAMBERS JR.
Manchester
Edwin "Ed" Allen Chambers Jr., 65, of Manchester, Iowa, passed away Friday, April 8, 2022, at ProMedica Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (formerly Manor Care) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He was born on May 9, 1956, in Manchester, Iowa, the son of Edwin Allen and Dorothy Agnes (Hansen) Chambers. He graduated from West Delaware High School in 1974. After graduation, Ed enlisted in the U.S. Navy as an avionics technician and was deployed to Sicily, Italy. He was united in marriage to Kathy Mathis of Mississippi in January
1976 and later divorced. They had one son, Edwin Chambers III. After his enlistment, Ed attend Kirkwood Community College. Ed was employed in several local companies to include Henderson's Manufacturing, Lextron Animal Health, Alltrista Plastics and Peerless. He had also worked as a Jackson County Deputy Sheriff in the State of Mississippi.
Ed is survived by his son, Edwin Allen Chambers III of Mississippi; one brother, Joe (Cheryl) Chambers of Colorado; one sister, Shelly (Todd) Elledge of Olin, Iowa; and one step-brother, Craig Hass of North Carolina.
He was preceded in death by his younger brother and parents.
Graveside services will be held at Oakland Cemetery in Manchester, Iowa, with date to be determined.
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