Chester L. ‘Chet’ Clampitt
Chester L. Clampitt, Jr., 76, passed away at 8:50 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016, in his Warsaw home.
Born Oct. 24, 1939, Chet, as he was known, was born to Chester L. and Esther L. (Wills) Clampitt, Sr. in Frankfort. He was a 1957 graduate of Mentone High School and was a lifetime Kosciusko County resident. He and Judy Shireman were married Dec. 31, 1990, in Warsaw. They would share 25 years together.
Chet was an employee of RR Donnelley and Son, Warsaw, for 45 years retiring as a supervisor in 2003.
He was a member of Warsaw Masonic Lodge No. 73 F. and A. M.; Fort Wayne Mizpha Shrine (past president); Fort Wayne Scottish Rite; Atwood Lions Club; and Warsaw Kiwanis Club (past president). Chet was a volunteer firefighter (in his younger years) with the Atwood Fire Department as well as a former Harrison Township trustee. He was a member of the Kosciusko Community Hospital board of directors and a former member of Otterbein United Methodist Church. Chet always had a positive outlook on life. He enjoyed working in the yard; following NASCAR and was especially a #24, Jeff Gordon, fan. He was also a Green Bay Packer fan and a Duke basketball fan. Chet enjoyed all water sports, snowmobiling and plowing snow. He had a passion for Jeeps and owned several of them through the years. He was an animal lover but he especially loved his 3 dogs: Sweetie, Ellie Mae and Maddie. He was a wonderful and loving husband. Chet was also a great and loving dad and grandfather who turned all experiences into a fun time.
Those who loved and will miss Chet the most are his wife: Judy; three daughters and sons-in-law: Terry (Kevin) Eaton, Claypool; Carleen (Mark) Quinlan, Granger; Allyson (Tony) Fox, Bloomington; two sons and daughters-in-law: Doug (Virginia) Clampitt, Atwood; Steve (Terri) Clampitt, Warsaw; three stepchildren and their spouses: Douglas (April) Metzger; Mindy (J.C.) Stookey, all of Warsaw; and Renee (Bryan) Martin, Palm Harbor, Fla.; 22 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and two sisters: Marcia (Thomas) VanKirk, Frostproof, Fla.; and Cheryl Couture, Columbus, Ohio.
Chet was preceded in death by his father: Chester L. Clampitt Sr., Feb. 4, 1993; mother: Esther L. Clampitt, Dec. 30, 1976; and a great-grandson: Isaac Eaton, 2015.
You are welcome to join in supporting the family as memories are shared of Chet from 2-4 p.m. and from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, at Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw. Then, at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 18, a service celebrating Chet’s life will take place in the funeral home. Pastor Jeff Pfeifer, Warsaw Community Church, will officiate. Burial will follow in Harrison Cemetery, Etna Green.
The family has asked that gifts in Chet’s memory be given to Kosciusko Home Care and Hospice, Warsaw, or to K-21 Health Foundation – Cancer Care Fund, Warsaw. Envelopes are also available in the funeral home.
The staff of Titus Funeral Home considers it a privilege and an honor to care for the family and friends of Chester L. “Chet” Clampitt.