Born March 31, 1923 in Baisden, he was the son of the late Tane and Cracie Cline Chapman.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife of 62 years, Maple Mae Hunt Chapman, three brothers: Venice, Denver, and Racy Chapman; and three sisters: Irene, Josie, and Junean.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Gilbert, a retired heavy equipment operator, of Gopher Mining, and a WWII Navy veteran.
Montana was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend. He liked car races, watching wrestling, and going fishing with his family and friends at their summer home on Cave Run Lake in Kentucky. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.
He is survived by his two sons: Eddie (Gay) Chapman of Gilbert and Ricky (Debbie) Chapman of Lynco; his daughter: Sheila Chapman of Beckley; his grandsons: Douglas (Sam) Chapman of Gilbert and Eric (Greta) Cline of Baisden, and Ranse Cline of Baisden; his granddaughters: Melissa (Dwayne) Cline of Logan, Victoria (Warren) Brown of Gilbert; his great-grandsons: Andreau Morgan of White Sulfur Springs, Joshua Chapman of Gilbert, and Madison Brown of Gilbert; his great-granddaughter: Sarah Chapman of Gilbert; a special caregiver, Stephanie Birchfield; and a host of other dear family and friends.
Friends may gather with the family at the Mounts Funeral Home Chapel in Gilbert Wednesday, May 5 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 6 at the Mounts Funeral Home Chapel in Gilbert at 1 p.m. with Revs. Ronnie Lester and Jim Nagy officiating. Burial will follow in the Chapman Cemetery in Baisden. Pallbearers will be: grandsons, Douglas E. Chapman, Andreau Morgan, Joshua Chapman, Madison Brown, grandsons-in-law: Warren Brown and Dwayne Cline, and granddaughter, Sarah Chapman. Honorary Pallbearers will be Leo Browning, Ronnie Mounts, Billy Beheler, Arthur Doug, and Jessie Ellis.
Arrangements are under the direction of Mounts Funeral Home of Gilbert.
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