Dickey Ray Chambers

On Sunday, October 26, 2025, Dickey Ray Chambers went home to spend eternity with our Lord. Dickey was born to David Jr. and Virgie Chambers on January 13, 1959 at Pike County Memorial Hospital. He and his sister were the first twins to be born there. Shortly after birth, Dickey fell in cahoots with Dewight and Dewayne Mack, and Pike County, Arkansas was never the same. They enjoyed saying cuss words into a handheld tape recorder and having cornbread spitting contests. He was a proud graduate of Kirby High School’s Class of 1977. He enjoyed telling stories of his teenage years and he loved getting to see classmates that are still dear friends. Dickey was an incredible musician, and one of the founding members of The Bear Creek Boys. Playing music with The Mack Boys, Tee Powers, Greg Westfall, and Ronnie Whisenhunt was one of his greatest joys, but more than anything, he loved his family.

Dickey was married to Kelly Cannon, the love of his life, on July 17, 1980. They had three children: Heather, Rickey, and Hollie. He was a wonderful dad–present for everything, always telling homemade bedtime stories and helping his kids in any way he could. Then, in July 2006, God made Dickey a Pa. It would be very hard to find another man who was as wild about his 6 grandboys and his one granddaughter; it would also be difficult to find grandchildren who were so deeply crazy about their Pa.

Dickey was a natural-born salesman. He has sold cars, campers and mobile homes to nearly everyone in the South. He had spent the past 20 years at a job he absolutely loved. He and his Razorback Camper coworkers were a family. He loved his customers and enjoyed running into them all over the place.

Dickey is preceded in death by his father, David Chambers, Jr. and his mother, Virgie Cogburn Chambers, and his brother, Kenny Chambers.

He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Kelly, his siblings: beloved brother Dean Chambers, and his sisters, Dolores Cowart and his twin Vickey Gray; his children; Heather and her husband, Nick Flowers, Rickey and his wife, Rylee, and Hollie and her husband Chris Henderson; 6 grandsons, each one lovingly known as Pa’s boy: Jack Flowers, Cannon Chambers, Hudson Henderson, Graham Henderson, Creed Chambers, and Bo Henderson, and his favorite granddaughter, Anna Kate Flowers. Dickey also had a host of nephews and great nephews, and nieces and great nieces that he loved dearly, along with all of the Bear Creek kids. He is also survived by his lifelong best friends: Dewight Mack, Dewayne Mack, Tee Powers, many other honorary Bear Creek Boys, countless friends and neighbors.

A visitation will be held Wednesday, October 29, 2025 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Smith Family Funeral Home in Glenwood.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, October, 30, at 10:00 am at First Baptist Church of Glenwood, with his son-in-law, Bro. Nick Flowers, officiating.

Internment will be at Bear Creek Cemetery at Kirby.