Robert Tyler Chapman

Robert Tyler Chapman obituary, Salyersville, KY

Robert Tyler Chapman

Robert Chapman Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Magoffin County Funeral Home, LLC - Salyersville on Jan. 8, 2026.
Robert Tyler Chapman age 28 of Salyersville, Kentucky passed away Thursday, January 8, 2026 at Spring City, Tennessee. He was born July 08, 1997 in Prestonsburg, Kentucky to David Leon Chapman, Jr. and Tammy Bailey Curles.

Survived by his mother; Tammy (Adam) Curles and father; David Leon Chapman, Jr., two brothers; Codi Chapman of Elizabethton, Tennessee, Adam (Amber) White of Fyffe, Alabama, one sister, Ashton (Jonathan) Harper of Boaz, Alabama, special brothers in Arms, Chase, Brando, maternal grandparents, Robert and Ella Mae Bailey, paternal grandfather, Dean Gentry, uncles, Alan (Miranda) Curles, Larry Talley, Jeffery (Elizabeth) Chapman, aunt, Brandy Shepherd, cousins, Jennifer Newsom, Kaitlyn Downing, Brady (Katilynn) Downing, and Braydin Shepherd.

Tyler is preceded in death by one brother, Nathaniel Trumble, three aunts, Janice Downing, Sandy Shepherd, Helen (Dukie) Shepherd, paternal grandparents, Loretta Gentry, and David and Linda Chapman.

Tyler was a member of the United States Marine Corps and of the Chattanooga Local 846.

Visitation for Tyler will be held Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. from the Magoffin County Funeral Home Chapel, and after 1 p.m. Wednesday January 14, 2026 from the Lakefront Church of God. Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 P.M. Thursday, January 15, 2026, from the Lakefront Church of God with Larry Patrick and Tyler Holbrook officiating, burial will follow in the Bailey-Shepherd-Downing-Chapman Cemetery at Mason, Kentucky.

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January 13, 2026

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January 12, 2026

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January 10, 2026

Whittney and Justin sent flowers.

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Diane Kirchen

January 13, 2026

David. I am so sorry. Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers! Diane Kirchen

Sue Carmody

January 12, 2026

In my prayers.

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Whittney and Justin

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Lisa Moreno

January 10, 2026

David, I am so very sorry. I can´t imagine what you must be feeling. The only thing I know is that he is with your mom and mamaw and Grandaddy and many others in our family. Hugs to you, Lisa

Teresa Gambler

January 9, 2026

David, I wish I could be there for you. So much. Praying for you all. Love, T

Gary Melvin

January 9, 2026

My condolences.

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January 10, 2026

Whittney and Justin sent flowers.