Delores Chandler's Obituary
Delores Chandler, 82, passed into the presence of her Lord on October 17, 2023. Her funeral service will be at 2pm Saturday, October 21, 2023 in the Stanly Funeral and Cremation Care Chapel of Albemarle with Rev. Darrell Rabon officiating. Burial will follow in the Simpson Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1pm until 2pm prior to the service at the funeral home.
Daughter of the late Floyd “Hop” Hopkins and Zelma Lineberry Hopkins, she was born May 16, 1941 in Albemarle, NC.
Delores is best known for her love for God, her musical gifts, and her sweet personality. She had a beautiful singing voice and was a wonderful pianist and organist. Delores served in church music ministry for more than 60 years, 51 of those years with her late husband, Dean Chandler. During the mid- to late-1970s, Delores and Dean had a busy concert ministry with their daughters as “The Chandler Family.”
Delores was preceded in death by her husband, Dean, her parents, and her brother, Tommy Hopkins.
Delores is survived by her daughters Rhonda Chandler, Mitzy Chandler Dale, and Deborah Chandler Russo; grandchildren Austin, Steven, Bradley, Chandler, Christopher, and Zack; ten great-grandchildren; and her sister, Brenda Hopkins Poplin.
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