Carolyn Jelene Hale Chandler, age 82, of Fort Payne, passed away May, 20, 2023 at her residence. Mrs. Chandler was born in Leesburg, AL on September 13, 1940 to the late Lorenzo Dow and Freda Annie Griffith Hale. She was a loving homemaker and caregiver and a member of Northside Baptist Church.
Funeral Services will be 3:00 P.M., Tuesday, May23, 2023, at the Wilson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jeff Baker and Brother Mike Leath officiating. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 12:00 P.M. noon until the 3:00 P.M. hour of service.
Mrs. Chandler is survived by her children, Cynthia Wooten (Kenneth), and Craig Chandler, and Sherry Wear; sister, Joyce Ford; grandchildren, Brooke Durham (Tony), Kristen Cody, Matthew Wooten (Brandy), Kane Wear (Chiyo), and Chelsea Chandler; great-grandchildren, Karley Barker (Layton), Mattie Prewett, Solomon Strong, Braden Wooten, Skyler Cody, Dakota Wooten, Jayton Wooten, with an additional great-grandchild born soon; great-great-grandchild to be born soon, Layla Jones Barker; special sons, Chris McAbee, Charles Morgan, and Todd Hale; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband of 63 years, Leland H. Chandler; son Keith Chandler; granddaughter, Logan Chandler; and several siblings.
