Chandler Homer Luckham

LUCKHAM, Chandler Homer, 81, of Irvington, died January 15, 2009. He was the son of the late Garry Colbert and Ruth Willing Luckham. Mr. Luckham was a retired barber and watchmaker in Irvington since 1954, an active member of Irvington United Methodist Church and a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean Conflict. Mr. Luckham was a member and past president of the Lancaster County Lions Club, served as the Mayor of Irvington from 1968 to 1974 and received the Community Builder Award of his devoted community services from the Lancaster Union Lodge # 88 A.F. & A.M. He was the widower of Joyce Brown Luckham and Catherine Beard Dawley Luckham. Surviving are his wife, Margaret Ann Pierce Saunders Luckham; a daughter and son-in-law, Constance L. and Frank Crittenden of Mathews; two sons and daughters-in-law, Garry J. and Sam Wheeler Luckham of Irvington, Maurice C. and Paula Luckham of White Stone; two granddaughters, Allison C. Woolard and Tiffany N. Luckham; three great-granddaughters, Emma McKee, Zoe and Abigail Woolard; a number of stepchildren and stepgrandchildren. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, January 20, at Irvington United Methodist Church, Irvington. Memorials may be made to Irvington United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 417, Irvington, Va. 22480.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.