Phillip R Chamberlin, Jr

Rambin, LA- Philip Reagan Chamberlin, Jr. of Rambin, LA passed away on Friday, March 4, 2016 from natural causes at the age of 91. Funeral Mass honoring his life will be held Monday, March 7, 2016 at 10:00 AM at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Rambin, LA with Father Matthew Long officiating. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery in Rambin, LA. Rambin, LA- Philip Reagan Chamberlin, Jr. of Rambin, LA passed away on Friday, March 4, 2016 from natural causes at the age of 91. Funeral Mass honoring his life will be held Monday, March 7, 2016 at 10:00 AM at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Rambin, LA with Father Matthew Long officiating. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery in Rambin, LA. Vigil and recitation of the rosary will be held Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 5:00 pm at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Visitation will follow the rosary. Philip was born on December 2, 1924 in Mansfield, LA. He graduated from Pelican High School in 1941. He was educated at Norton Business College and worked for Exxon for 36 years. He served in the U.S. Navy from April 1944 until August 1946 on the U.S.S. Drew Battleship. On October 15, 1949, he married his long-time sweetheart, Joan Flores. They lived in Shreveport, LA and Houston, TX before retiring in 1983. They built their house in the woods and have spent the past 32 years in Rambin. Philip was a loving husband, brother, father, and grandfather. After his retirement to Rambin, he became "a digger of dirt, a cutter of wood, a burner of brush, a watcher of birds, a drinker of spirits, a maker of wine, and a taker of naps". He is preceded in death by his parents, Philip R. Chamberlin, Sr. and Ruby Rambin Chamberlin; younger brothers, Aubrey A. Chamberlin and Donald C. Chamberlin; and daughters Gwendolyn Chamberlin and Anita Chamberlin. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Joan Flores Chamberlin of Rambin, sisters Eleanor Gill of Campti, and Rose Alicia Prudhomme and husband Jerry of Rambin; one brother, John Marshall Chamberlin of Rambin; three daughters, Diane Galvin and husband Paul Galvin of Dallas, TX, Amy Wood and husband Sean Wood of Houston, TX, and Bernadette Palmer and husband Jeff Palmer of Pfafftown, NC; six grandchildren, Philip and Andrew Palmer, Alicia Smith and Claire Galvin, and Glen and Hannah Wood; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family wishes to express their appreciation to the Rambin and Mansfield communities for their support over the years, and especially to the ladies who made it possible for Philip to remain in the home that he loved: Gloria Jean Joyce, Martha Fox, Ester Holmes, Katherine Matlock and Latasha Holmes. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him. Donations in his memory can be made to St. Mary's Cemetery Association of Rambin, c/o John Rambin, 167 J.K. Rambin Road, Pelican LA, 71063.