Sarah “Virginia” Withers Chambless, 84, of Tifton passed away Sunday, July 28, 2024, at Southwell Health and Rehab in Adel. Her funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Johnathan Walker officiating. Mrs. Chambless will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals from 2:00 p.m. until the hour of the service.
Leonard Chambless, LaDon Chambless, Ches Chambless, Tommy Willis, Cruz Chambless and Garrett Chambless will serve as pallbearers.
Born November 18, 1939, in Tifton, Mrs. Chambless was the daughter of the late Robert “Bob” Withers and Eunice B. Futch Withers. She was also preceded in death by her husband, George W. Chambless; one son, Bobby George Chambless; one daughter, Brenda Joyce Chambless; and one sister, Barbara Cooper. Before retiring, she had worked at the Tifton Cotton Mill; she had worked in the lunchroom for the Tift County Board of Education; and she had kept children in her home. She was of the Baptist faith.
Mrs. Chambless is survived by her daughter-in-law, Patricia Chambless of Adel; two grandchildren and their spouses, Clint and Heather Chambless of Tifton and Cathy and Matt Carter of Norman Park; two great-grandchildren, Raylan Carter and Allie Carter; and one sister, Velma Withers Scott of Tifton.