Johnny "Bub" Chapman

Johnny "Bub" Chapman, 58, of Pine Ridge Drive, Connelly Springs, NC died Thursday, July 30, 2009 at Catawba Valley Hospice in Newton, NC. Born in Burke County, NC on January 2, 1951, he was the son of the late Lester Peter Chapman and Lillie Mae Tallent Chapman. Bub was a member of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church.He is survived by his wife, Mildred Pearl Crotts Chapman of the home; a son, Johnny Lee Chapman and wife, Angel, of Morganton; a daughter, Sherri Chapman Spillman and husband, John, of Hamptonville, NC; sisters, Debra Shook and husband, William, of Hickory, NC, Brenda Ledbetter and companion, Robert Murray, of Bostic, NC, and Ruby Cook and husband, Earl, of Casar, NC; a brother, Kenneth Chapman and companion, Vivian Lowman, of Lawndale, NC; six grandchildren, and six nieces and nephews.The funeral will be held at 4:00 p.m., Sunday, August 2, 2009 at Mt. Gilead Baptist Church with Reverends Blaine Hudson and Kenny Pardue officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church from 3:00 until 4:00 p.m. prior to the service. Memorial contributions may be made to the Palliative Care Center & Hospice of Catawba Valley, 3975 Robinson Road, Newton, NC 28658 or to the Southeastern Kidney Council, 1000 St. Albans Drive, Suite 270, Raleigh, NC 27609. Sossoman Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.