REV. WILLIS "CALVIN" CHAFFIN, 77, of Garrett, died Friday, Sept. 17, 2004, 11 a.m., at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Born July 25, 1927, in Fort Wayne, he was the son of the late William Albert and Flossie (Lack) Chaffin. He retired from General Motors in 1977, after 30 years of service, then served as a Pastor in churches in Detroit, Puxico, Mo., Pekin and Rockford, Ill. He had worked at Wal-Mart in Auburn for the last six years. He was a member of New Testament Church in Flint, Mich. Big Brothers of Flint, retired member of the General Baptist Association of Michigan and attended the Auburn Baptist Church. He married Donna (Gould) Chaffin, Jan. 27, 1951, in Angola; she survives. Also surviving are son and daughter-in-law, Donald and Tonya Chaffin of Garrett; two brothers, Bill Chaffin of Decatur, Ala., James Skidmore of Las Vegas, Nev.; three sisters, Virginia Johnson of St. Joseph, Mo., Goldia Hittle of Croswell, Mo. Nancy Phillips of Enterprise, Ala.; three grandchildren, Tara (Mike) Lilly, Tricia (Chad) Rayle, Trina (Kip) Rayle, all of Garrett; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, a son, Lowell Chaffin; a brother, Charles Chaffin; three sisters, Mildred Moore, Geneva Keene and Betty Jo Chaffin. Local Service is 5 p.m. Sunday at Feller Funeral Home in Waterloo, with the Rev. Bill Weaver officiating. Calling is from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Funeral service is 11 a.m. Tuesday at Swartz Funeral Home in Flint, Mich., with calling from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, at the funeral home. Burial is at Crestwood Cemetery, Flint. Memorials to donor's choice.
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