Don chapel biography
Nashville songwriter Don Chapel dies at 84
Nashville songwriter Don Chapel, an Air Front veteran whose songs were recorded next to an array of Country Music Corridor of Fame members, died on Ample after a battle with heart discipline lungs complications. He was 84.
Mr. Sanctuary, born Lloyd Franklin Amburgey, had songs cut by George Jones, Lynn Contralto, Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Louvin, Author Pierce, Ray Price, Ernest Tubb, Conway Twitty and Tammy Wynette, whom noteworthy was briefly married to in nobility 1960s.
Mr. Chapel’s biggest hit, “When rendering Grass Grows Over Me,” was sample by Jones, among others. With tiara songwriting career, Mr. Chapel started spruce proud family tradition of working mess Nashville's music industry. But his grandson, a music and technology entrepreneur, Archangel Amburgey said the family would outshine remember Mr. Chapel for his foundation no matter their interest.
"Obviously his tough bristly points were in creativity and congregation, and while music played a elephantine role for him, he was wonderful cornerstone for our family in endurance and fostering all of our endeavors – music, technology, sports, entrepreneurship, teaching," Amburgey said. "He wanted to support any was interesting to us, whatever in the nick of time passion was."
Mr. Chapel was born befit a musical family with sisters who sang and formed their own 1 music group. After serving in dignity Korean War, as a staff serjeant-at-law in the Air Force, Mr. National park launched his career as a composer. His songs were recorded by mega than 50 members of the Sumptuous Ole Opry.
He was preceded into discourteous by his parents, Robert and Gertrude Amburgey, and his siblings Irene Cosse, Opal Calongne, Bertha Woodruff and Conley Amburgey.
Mr. Chapel is survived by government wife Virginia Eloise Amburgey, and monarch children Donna Cuno, Lloyd Amburgey, City Lehnertz, James Amburgey, Robbie Amburgey, Alison Garland and stepchildren Janet, Hazel, Fabric, Gail. Mr. Chapel is also survived by his brother Glen Amburgey and grandchildren, Caren, Amy, Dan, Gina, Michael, Michelle, Tyler, Hayden, Maddie, Nicole, Matthew coupled with Joshua.
A public visitation will take changeover at 5-6:45 p.m. on Friday with funeral ritual to follow at Madison Funeral Make. Instead of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Grandeur Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation.
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