Frank Chatham Hambright

Funeral services to celebrate and honor the life of Frank Chatham Hambright, 91, of Ohatchee, will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, December 15, 2025, at Anniston Memorial Funeral Home. Pastor Thyris Banks, Pastor Danny Rodriguez, and Pastor John James will be officiating the funeral service. Mr. Hambright will be laid to rest in Anniston Memorial Gardens beside his wife, Minnie. The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Sunday night at Anniston Memorial Funeral Home.
Mr. Hambright passed away on December 11, 2025. He is preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Minnie Hambright; daughter, Juanita Crawford; parents, J.C. and Lora Hambright Gray; brother, J.W. Webb; sister, Patricia Gray; and brother in law, Walter Woods; sister in law, Alice J. Edmondson; nephews, Edward Woods and Robert Fields.
He is survived by his daughters, Dr. Michele Hambright Bowie (Kivie), Aunastasia Hambright (Julius), and Katrell Hambright; son, Frank Hambright Woods; grandchildren, Latosha Chatman, Kara Bowie, Ryauna Hambright, Victoria Hambright, Legend Robinson, Natylia Hambright Bowie, Kamiyah Chatman, Kortaévion Chatman, Xavier Vinson, and Kario Veal; great grandchildren, Kiren Bowie Adams, Alexander Bowie; five other great grandchildren; and honorary family member, Disiree "Candy" Beverett; sister, Shirley McDaniel; brother in law, Willie Woods; and many other nephews, nieces, and cousins.
Frank was a member of Greater Ebenezar Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon and a pastor's aide. He was a member of the Lions Club and the Sherrif's Association. He loved to play guitar and played in the band "The Santa Fe Allstars." He worked as a mason and a was a construction foreman all over the world. Frank never met a stranger and loved everyone. Frank had a servant's heart, always willing to help others in every way he could. He truly enjoyed his service to the Town of Ohatchee in helping create the Senior Citizen Center, the public Library, and the Janey Furnace Memorial & Park. His service reflects a lifetime of community-first thinking and working together with collective hearts. Knowing he helped Ohatchee shine and grow will forever be implemented in the community. Frank strived to make his community a better place, where everyone became better neighbors with a stronger sense of well-being and connection. He was a devoted and loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather and will always be loved and will forever be missed.