Oscar Chatham

June 1, 2011

Funeral service for Oscar Chatham, 48, will be Saturday, June 4, at 2 p.m. at Macedonia Baptist Church with the Rev. Dewayne Harper officiating and Peck Funeral Home directing.

Burial will be in Oden Ridge Cemetery.  Visitation will be Friday, June 3, from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mr. Chatham died on Wednesday, June 1, at UAB’s Palliative Care Unit.  He was born Oct. 18, 1962, in Jefferson County to Oscar Joseph Chatham Sr. and Margaret Marie Pilkington Chatham.

He was preceded in death by his father, Oscar Joseph Chatham Sr.

He is survived by his wife, Sharon Chatham; three sons, Joe Chatham and wife, Amanda, of Falkville, Matthew Chatham and wife, Amber, of Eva and Michael Chatham of Eva; his mother, Margaret Chatham; a brother, James Chatham of Holly Pond; three sisters, Shelia Williams of Guntersville, Judy Turner of Altoona and Jeanette Murcks of Holly Pond.

Pallbearers will be Jerry Smith, Amel Leeth, Gary Cloer, Darrell Cloer, Wayne Downs, Kevin Watson.