William E. "Bill" Chambers III

68, of Westminster William E. "Bill" Chambers III, 68, of Westminster, died Saturday, March 27, 2010, at Carroll Hospice's Dove House in Westminster, of complications from colon cancer. Born Dec. 13, 1941, in Easton, he was the son of the late William Edward II and Gladys Marie Meredith Chambers. He was the husband of Doris Brown Chambers, his wife of 45 years. He was a 1963 graduate of Western Maryland College, now known as McDaniel College, with a degree in economics. In 1959, while a freshman at Western Maryland College, he was a member of the varsity soccer team which defeated the defending national champion Drexel. He served in the Army as a Reserve officer. Later he worked in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland for various insurance companies as a certified life underwriter and manager in the life and casualty fields. After retiring from insurance, he was a full-time millwork specialist at Home Depot in Eldersburg. He enjoyed the outdoors, including fishing, camping and hiking, gardening and bird watching. He especially enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren. Surviving, in addition to his wife, are daughter and son-in-law Laura and CJ Rockhill, of Towson; son and daughter-in-law Scott and Jenna Chambers, of Towson; grandchildren, Elisabeth, Harrison, Bennett, Meredith and Carter, all of Towson; brothers and sisters-in-law Gary and Marcie Chambers, of Federalsburg and Jeff and Debbie Chambers, of Hurlock; nephews, Mark Chambers, of Abingdon and Matthew Chambers, of Bridgeville, Del.; and nieces Jenni Chambers, of Easton, and Natalie MacGilfrey, of East New Market. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 15 at McDaniel College, Little Baker Chapel, 2 College Hill, Westminster. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Carroll Hospice Dove House, 292 Stoner Ave., Westminster, MD 21157, www.carrollhospice.org; or to National Audubon Society, 255 Varick St., 7th Floor, New York, NY 10014, www.audubon.org. Sign this guest book online at www.carrollcountytimes.com.