CHAMBLISS, DR. J. J.
DR. J. J. CHAMBLISS SUDDENLY DIES IN ARIZONA
PRACTICED IN COLLIN COUNTY – CHAMBLISS NAMED FOR HIM
Newspaper, 1930.
Dr. J. J. Chambliss, a retired physician and for the past 10 years a resident of Phoenix, died in the family home, 1537 West Fillmore street, Saturday morning, after a short illness. He was 76 years old.
A native of Georgia, Dr. Chambliss was a practicing physician and surgeon for more than 40 years during residence in Oklahoma, Kentucky, Texas, Missouri and Arkansas.
One of a family of nine children he began the study of medicine at the Louisville, Ky., Medical college from which he was graduated with the class of 1878. he took post-graduate work in New York City.
Dr. Chambliss came to Phoenix 10 years ago and resided here until his death yesterday morning.
Surviving him are the widow nee Dorcas Ellen Kenner, to whom he was wed in 1890; four sons, R. D. of San Gabriel, Calif.; Joseph C. of Sacramento, Calif.; Clyde K. of New York City, and Leo of Phoenix, and two daughters, Mrs. K. A. Smith of Dallas, Texas, and Mrs. Harold P. Gates of Phoenix.
Funeral arrangements, in change of the Merryman Funeral home, will be announced later. – Arizona Republican, Phoenix, Ariz., March 16, 1930.
The above news item taken from the Arizona Republican, Phoenix, Arizona, of March 16, 1930, will be read with much interest by many old friends of the late Dr. J. J. Chambliss, who formerly lived and practiced in Collin County.
Dr. Chambliss lived and practiced at Chambliss, about fives miles northeast of Melissa, which post office and place, formerly known as Stony Point, took its name after him. Dr. Chambliss and family and family left this county many years ago on account of his health.
Mrs. L. C. Clifton of this city has just returned from a two weeks’ visit to her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Craus, at Phoenix, Arizona. A news item in the Phoenix newspaper telling of her visit to her daughter there was read by Dr. Chambliss, who called at the Craus home, and had a very interesting conversation with Mrs. Clifton concerning McKinney, Melissa and other sections of Collin county that he knew about in the long ago,. He asked about the Scotts, the Gibsons, the Hatlers, the Osburns, the Shirleys, and other old families.
Just two or three days after Dr. Chambliss’ pleasant visit with Mrs. Clifton, she read in the same paper an account of his having fallen dead the evening before at his home in Phoenix,.
Mrs. Clifton and daughter visited the stricken home and met. Mrs. Chambliss, a cultured old lady, who like her deceased husband, seemed much interested in her former Collin county home and friends.
Mrs. Clifton stated that the Chambliss family were living in a good brick home, whose surroundings and contents bore every evidence of refinement and culture.
The sudden death of Dr. Chambliss after his very pleasant visit to Mrs. Clifton was the only sad feature of her two weeks’ stay in Arizona.
PRACTICED IN COLLIN COUNTY – CHAMBLISS NAMED FOR HIM
Newspaper, 1930.
Dr. J. J. Chambliss, a retired physician and for the past 10 years a resident of Phoenix, died in the family home, 1537 West Fillmore street, Saturday morning, after a short illness. He was 76 years old.
A native of Georgia, Dr. Chambliss was a practicing physician and surgeon for more than 40 years during residence in Oklahoma, Kentucky, Texas, Missouri and Arkansas.
One of a family of nine children he began the study of medicine at the Louisville, Ky., Medical college from which he was graduated with the class of 1878. he took post-graduate work in New York City.
Dr. Chambliss came to Phoenix 10 years ago and resided here until his death yesterday morning.
Surviving him are the widow nee Dorcas Ellen Kenner, to whom he was wed in 1890; four sons, R. D. of San Gabriel, Calif.; Joseph C. of Sacramento, Calif.; Clyde K. of New York City, and Leo of Phoenix, and two daughters, Mrs. K. A. Smith of Dallas, Texas, and Mrs. Harold P. Gates of Phoenix.
Funeral arrangements, in change of the Merryman Funeral home, will be announced later. – Arizona Republican, Phoenix, Ariz., March 16, 1930.
The above news item taken from the Arizona Republican, Phoenix, Arizona, of March 16, 1930, will be read with much interest by many old friends of the late Dr. J. J. Chambliss, who formerly lived and practiced in Collin County.
Dr. Chambliss lived and practiced at Chambliss, about fives miles northeast of Melissa, which post office and place, formerly known as Stony Point, took its name after him. Dr. Chambliss and family and family left this county many years ago on account of his health.
Mrs. L. C. Clifton of this city has just returned from a two weeks’ visit to her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Craus, at Phoenix, Arizona. A news item in the Phoenix newspaper telling of her visit to her daughter there was read by Dr. Chambliss, who called at the Craus home, and had a very interesting conversation with Mrs. Clifton concerning McKinney, Melissa and other sections of Collin county that he knew about in the long ago,. He asked about the Scotts, the Gibsons, the Hatlers, the Osburns, the Shirleys, and other old families.
Just two or three days after Dr. Chambliss’ pleasant visit with Mrs. Clifton, she read in the same paper an account of his having fallen dead the evening before at his home in Phoenix,.
Mrs. Clifton and daughter visited the stricken home and met. Mrs. Chambliss, a cultured old lady, who like her deceased husband, seemed much interested in her former Collin county home and friends.
Mrs. Clifton stated that the Chambliss family were living in a good brick home, whose surroundings and contents bore every evidence of refinement and culture.
The sudden death of Dr. Chambliss after his very pleasant visit to Mrs. Clifton was the only sad feature of her two weeks’ stay in Arizona.
