 Doyle “Doy” E. Chandler Biography:
Obituary
for Doyle Eugene Chandler
Doyle “Doy” E. Chandler, 71, of
Spiceland passed away following a courageous battle with cancer Thursday April
4, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. He was born October 26, 1947 in
Greensburg, IN a son of the late Paul Edward Chandler and Mildred (Misner)
Kemp.
Doyle was a 1966 graduate of Manilla High School and veteran of the United
States Army where he served in the Vietnam war. He was a gentle giant with a
humble spirit. Doyle was a Little League Baseball coach in Rush County for 13
years. Win or lose he took the kids to Dairy Queen for ice cream. He loved
sports especially the Purdue Boilermakers, Colts and Pacers. Doyle was also a
lifelong avid hunter.
Doyle is survived by his wife of 48 years, Paula (Kanouse) Chandler of
Spiceland; children, Doyle Eugene (Leannette) Chandler II of Orlinda, TN, Bobby
(Megan) Chandler of Spiceland, Jennifer (Mike ) Craft of Spiceland;
grandchildren, Wyatt Chandler of Ft. Drum, NY, Wesley Craft of Spiceland,
Taylor Craft of Spiceland, Halle Chandler of Spiceland, Katelyn and Tyler
Chandler both of Orlinda, TN, Hank Chandler of Spiceland, Chandler Craft of
Spiceland, Brandon Chandler of Orlinda, TN, Ross Craft of Spiceland, Harper
Chandler of Spiceland; siblings, Eva (Frank) White and Cathy (Don) Jacobs all
of CA; special sisters-in-law, Tammy (companion: Mark Clements) Vawter of
Spiceland and Yolanda (Scott) Teague of Spiceland and many loving nieces and
nephews.
In addition to his parents, Doyle is preceded in death by his brothers, Richard
“Dick” Chandler and Michael Edward Chandler.
Services will be 2:00pm Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Hinsey-Brown Funeral Service
in Knightstown with Josh Rea and Patrick Bedel officiating. Burial will follow
in Circle Grove Cemetery in Spiceland with military rites conducted by the
American Legion and US Army. Visitation will be from 11-2pm prior to the
service on Saturday. Memorial contributions may be given to the Wounded
Warriors Project, 4899 Belfort Rd. Suite 300 Jacksonville, FL 32256. You may share
a condolence or memory of Doyle atwww.hinsey-brown.com
From: Ernie Ayala <ayalak9alum9@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2019 7:05 PM
To: davebroeker@comcast.net
Subject: Sick call
Doyle Chandler, 212th MP Co 67-68 from Spiceland, IND.
Was sent home from the hospital to live remaining days with family. Cancer has
advanced. Wife, Paula, tending to him making sure he is comforted. He walked
Comanche 2A05 in Long Binh and Vinh Tau.
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