Charlotte Chappell

Charlotte Ann Chappell passed peacefully at her home December 24th, 2024 after a short battle with cancer. A special thanks to her daughter in law Angela and hospice care.

Charlotte graduated from Delton Kellogg high school in 1977 and soon after started working for Parker Hannifin where she continued to work for 40 years, retiring in 2019.

Char was married to her devoted and doting husband, Jeff Chappell for 29 years. Jeff always ensured she never went without anything she wanted. “Always let her thing she’s in charge” he’d say, but we all knew he’d give that woman whatever she wanted as soon as she wanted it. 

Together they raised two children, Bill Chappell (40) and Deanna DuPrie (Fliearman) (36). While raising her children, on weekends in the summer she could be found at the dirt bike tracks ensuring the family was fed and prepared to race; or around the pool at her home (though she couldn’t swim to save her life, especially if it meant putting her head under water). Char always made sure her home was the place for the kids to hang out. Many of their children’s friends will remember the days of garage parties and trips to Michigan Adventures where Char always provided a fun and welcoming environment. She was the mom you knew would be on every filed trip for her daughter. 

Later she loved spending time in her home with her husband and grandsons, helping to watch Maddex since he first came home from the NICU. She was the ideal homemaker and took great pride in keeping a lovely pristine home.

Char always told it like she saw it and took no crap. “Don’t ask me how something is if you don’t want the answer” was a motto she lived by. Never stepping down, even if it meant taking herself to a Denny’s Kitchen to get her own coffee! She used her direct and firm nature to stand up not only for her family but those around her with fierce determination.

Char leaves behind her husband: Jeff Chappell; son Bill (Angela) Chappell; daughter Deanna (Alonzo) DuPrie; grandsons: Kegan, Brady and Maddex; sisters: Vicki (Dan) Ayres and Brenda (Adam) Holloway; brother Tom Sowels, as well as her nieces and nephews. She’s preceded in death by her mother Eleanor and her brother Dan. 

She will be deeply missed but never forgotten. A soul that can never diminish.

While visiting Char’s webpage at www.amsfuneralhomes.com please sign the guestbook and/or share a memory with the family.

The family is being assisted by Avink, McCowen & Secord Funeral Home; 120 S. Woodhams St. Plainwell, MI 49080 (269-685-5881).