Mr. Ray Henry Chappelear

August 24, 1949 - May 5, 2016

Great Falls Mr. Ray Henry Chappelear, 66, died Thursday, May 5, 2016, at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 PM on Monday, May 9, 2016, at Great Falls Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Henry Adams and Rev. Mitch Ingram officiating. Interment will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM on Monday at the church. Mr. Chappelear was born August 24, 1949 in Lancaster, SC and was a son of the late Raymond Chappelear and Louzenia Carnes Chappelear. He was a graduate of Lancaster High School and was formerly employed with Springs Industries and Haddon House Distributors. Mr. Chappelear was a member of Great Falls Church of the Nazarene. He is survived by his wife, Donna “Doni” Deese Chappelear; three daughters, Stephanie Chappelear of Lancaster, Sandra Deese of Newberry, and Karon Deese Hazel (Jimmy) of Prosperity; one son, Billy Deese of Newberry; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and one sister, Anne Duncan of Lancaster. Mr. Chappelear was preceded in death by a brother, Roy Dean Chappelear. Memorials may be made to Great Falls Church of the Nazarene, 12 Underwood Ave., Great Falls, SC 29055. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.dantzlerbakerfuneralhome.com. Dantzler-Baker Funeral Home of Great Falls in serving the family.