- Dates
- 1973-05-10 – 1973-05-13
- Kind
- Burial
- Where
- Beaver Island · Holy Cross Cemetery
- Participants
- Owen “Chappie” Chapman (deceased)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- demographyreligioncommunityheritage
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Owen D. “Chappie” Chapman died at his Beaver Island home on May 10, 1973. A May 13 service was held at the Beaver Island Christian Church, followed by interment at Holy Cross Cemetery. The obituary says he had lived on the island for 40 years and was a veteran of both the U.S. Army and Navy.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper obituary and funeral report. It supplies no civil death, military-service, or cemetery register.
Sources
- Reports Chapman’s May 10 death at home, May 13 service at Beaver Island Christian Church, Holy Cross Cemetery interment, 1902 Woodburn birth, forty years on the island, Army and Navy veteran status, family, and the local nickname “Chappie.” The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The scan confirms the obituary and funeral dates.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1973-06_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Death and funeral of Owen D. Chapman, 1973”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/death-and-funeral-of-owen-d-chapman-1973/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1973, “Owen Chapman.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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