Mary Earlene Chandler

February 21, 1942 - January 13, 2020

A funeral service for Mary Earlene Chandler, age 77, of Gallatin is scheduled for 1:00 p.m., Friday, January 17, 2020 at the Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Robin Parsons officiating. Burial will follow at Jarrett Cemetery in Jacksonville. Mrs. Chandler passed away January 13, 2020 in Rusk. She was born February 21, 1942 in Jacksonville to the late John D. McCarty and Georgia Mae Hattaway McCarty. She was a lifelong resident of Gallatin and attended the Gallatin Missionary Baptist Church. Mrs. Chandler was a nurse for 25 plus years at the Rusk State Hospital and TDC. She loved the Lord and everyone who knew her loved her. She was preceded in death by her husband, Sammy Chandler, and a grandson, Justin Walker. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, David and Deborah Chandler of Gallatin, daughter and son-in-law, Debbie and Otis Modgling of Tucson, AZ, daughter, Kathy Chandler of Daytona, FL, six grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren. Pallbearers will include Randall Chandler, Tanner Chandler, Ronnie Lewis, Tony Cline, William Blankinship and James Morris. Honorary pallbearers will be Randy Chandler, Michael Chandler and David Walley. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, January 16, 2020 at the funeral home.