Hazel L. Chambless

What an incredible person and teacher she was. Port Neches - Groves ISD was really blessed to have a person like her. My prayers are with the family.

Paul Hall

To the entire Chambless family...We are so saddened by the passing of such an incredible woman. She brightened our day with that beautiful smile every time we saw her! We enjoyed her company at many sporting events over the years! She was always there for her family...and her friends! Our thoughts and prayers go out to all of you as you celebrate her wonderful life. Another angel received her wings and is now in heaven celebrating everylasting life! We love you, Mrs. Chambless!
Pete & Mary Jo

Dear Jaime, Jan and other family members,
I am so sorry about your loss. Hazel and I ended our teaching careers at PNG at the same time, thus freeing up time for family history research, something both of us enjoyed tremendously. Besides spending untold hours in libraries, we also made a "fact finding" trip to the courthouse in Greenville, Texas, where the clerk had to use a ladder to retrieve a dusty old leger from a top shelf in a storage room. You would have thought a gold prospector had just found a nugget when we discovered in that book a yellowed page containing the name of her grandfather. It was his Declaration of Intent to become a citizen of this country. What an exciting find for her, and I was pleased to share it. I shall miss my sweet "genealogy buddy."
Sincerely,
Frances Thomas

A teacher and person , you will never forget. Though I inturrupted her class with a fight my senior year, she never held that against me. Twenty years after graduation I ran into her at a store. She could not recall my name, so I quoted her some old English poetry, she smiled and said Ronnie Foreman. How did you remember that? Told her she said I was not going to pass if i did not. Through my years in the Marine Corps and Foreign Service, I have used that poem to put down the east coast intellectuals. Only Oliee North quoted the whole thing back. But he went to school in Texas also
To the family, I know your loss is great. But, if teachers have a special place in Heaven, then she will be at the head of the class. My deepest sympathy for all the families members in your loss. Mrs C we loved you
Ronnie Foreman
Nederland 1955

I'm sorry for your lost of Mrs. Chambless. I enjoyed being in her class, she was
always very kind to me. She was very friendly and fair to all the kids in her
class. She was an excellent teacher, don't know of anyone that didn't like her.
I graduated m Nederland High in '59.

I received an e-mail about her passing away from a gentleman that I grew up
with who now lives in Houston,Texas. He keeps me up-dated on things
happening in the area.
So I just had to send an e-mail and say I will be praying for the family.
" Just Keep Your Eyes On Jesus". I belong to Country Oaks Baptist Church
in Elk Grove, I will ask the members to have prayer for the family.

David L. Capps

This special lady had a positive influence on all of us that were lucky enough to be one of her students. Our prayers and deepest sympathy are with her family. She will be greatly missed.
The NHS Class of 1956

Mrs. Chambless was a memorable educator. At PNG I tend to remember her as smiling most of the time. My sincere condolences to family and friends.

We send our heartfelt prayers and special thoughts to all of you.... Mrs. Chambless will live in our memories always as a role model and loving person. As her life is celebrated this week...her loving family can know that she touched so many. Thank you for sharing her with us. God Bless.

Steve, Gay and Family

MeeMaw was one the most special people I ever had the pleasure of meeting, and calling her family. She was the kindest and biggest hearted lady I have ever known. She was already an angel sent from up above, and now she has her angel wings up in heaven. I know that she is celebrating with all of her family members, and looking down and watching over us. We love and miss you, but we will see each other again, this I am sure of.

There are not many of our Teacher that any of us remember. They were just there we learned and moved on. But Mrs. Chambless was one of those 1 in a Million. I have been out of Nederland High for over 50 years. This dear lady made such an impact on me that I shall never forget her. The way she conducted herself,helped us in a way that you wanted to learn,if for nothing else,just to please her She made a big impresssion on all of us and we were so fortunate to have her.
Thanks Mrs. Chambless for being there for us. Doug

Mrs. Chambless was one of my favorite teachers in high school. I hope to see her one day again because I never got to tell her. I remember her kindness, gentleness and caring nature. I only saw her a couple of times after I graduated and was sad to see of her passing. My prayers to the family for comfort and peace.

Lots of Love; Prayers and Blessings to Mrs. Johansen Chambless's Family. She was my English teacher my senior year at Silsbee High School, Silsbee, Texas, in 1952. She was Miss Johansen when she taught me. Very pretty and real sweet and was a very good teacher. I also went to school with James (very good basketball player). The Class of 1952 has a class reunion every year and I called her year before last and talked with her on the phone for a long time. We wanted her to come to our class reunion and I told her I would come and get her. She told me she had arthritis and just was not able to come..We wanted so very much for her to come because that year we had a wonderful turnout and she had taught everyone of the classmates that came that year. There was only one or two that did not get to come but everyone else was there ...Had a wonderful time and we know she would have enjoyed it if she could have come. I really enjoyed my visit on the phone with her and what pleased me so much was 'SHE REMEMBERED ME'. WHAT A GREAT AND MEANINGFUL THING FOR THIS REMEMBERANCE OF HER!!!!!!!!. GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU. SHE WAS A BEAUTIFUL AND SWEET PERSON. DARRELL DOGGETT, 533 SALT CREEK LANE, GEORGETOWN, TEXAS 78633 (MY WIFE AND I HAVE ONLY LIVED HERE IN THE SUN CITY RETIREMENT COMMUNITY ONE YEAR AND WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS...LIVED IN SILSBEE ALL OF OUR LIVES SO THIS HAS BEEN A CHANGE FOR US.

Mrs. Chambless was one of the sweetest and kindest ladies you could ever meet who always had a smile on her face. I pray that peace guides each member of her family through this very difficult time.

Jaime, Brenda, Jan, Kim, Clint, Derek and family.
What a wonderful woman with a heart of gold. I know she is looking down from heaven on all of us now with that beautiful smile that she always had no matter what. Meemaw is home now. My deepest sympathy to all of you.
Deb