Frances (Grattison) Chatman

HANOVER TOWNSHIP-Frances Chatman, 97, formerly of Park Avenue, Wilkes-Barre, died Thursday, August 16, 2007, in Manor Care, Hampton House, Hanover Township. Born in Somerville, NJ on April 28, 1910, she was a daughter of the late Annie Bertha Condit Grattison. She was raised by William Price. She was a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Wilkes-Barre. She was preceded in death by her husband, A.B. Chatman, who died in 1953; sisters Elnora Willis and Jeanette Williams; brother Amos J. Grattison. Surviving is her son, Jason "Sonny" Chandler, Wilkes-Barre; a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; sister Elizabeth Corum, Pottstown; a host of nieces and nephews. Homegoing services will be Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. at the Kniffen O'Malley Funeral Home, Inc., 465 South Main Street, Wilkes-Barre. Mrs. Chatman's grandson, the Reverend Anthony Vieney, Associate Minister at Bethel A.M.E. Church, will officiate. Interment will follow in Maple Hill Cemetery, Hanover Township. Friends may call Wednesday from noon until the time of the service. Condolences can be sent at www.BestLifeTributes.com.