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Darrell Wayne Chumard

1953 - 2022

Darrell Wayne Chumard obituary, 1953-2022, Hamlin, PA

BORN

1953

DIED

2022

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James Wilson Funeral Home, Inc. - Lake Ariel

143 Gravity Road

Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania

Darrell Chumard Obituary

Darrell Wayne Chumard, Hamlin, passed away Friday morning in Regional Hospital of Scranton after an illness. His wife is the former Sally Wood.

Born in 1953 in Sidney, New York, to the late Franklin and Emma Bidwell Chumard, Darrell was lovingly raised by Aloma Peters and the late Wayne and Marion Edwards. Darrell was employed by Consolidated Freight, Hertzog Trucking, and he retired from PennDOT. He was a member of the Salem Community Church, Hamlin.

Darrell enjoyed going to truck shows, hunting with his friends at the 4 Corners Hunting Camp on Armenia Mountain, and taking trips with Sally and his family. He was a fan of NASCAR, football and basketball.

Surviving are children, Matthew Chumard and his wife, Starr; and Jennifer Efferson and her husband, Nathan; stepchildren, Mellissa Kerrigan; Frank Roche and his wife, Linda; Michael Buck and his wife, Alkaline; 12 beloved grandchildren who thought their Pop Pop hung the moon; nieces and nephews; and countless friends.

He was preceded in death by brothers, Robert and Ben; and his sister, Lois.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. in the James Wilson Funeral Home, 143 Gravity Road, Lake Ariel. Inurnment at Salem Cemetery, Hamlin. Friends may call Friday from 4 to 7 p.m.

To share a memory or to express your condolences to the family, please visit www.jameswilsonfuneralhome.com.

In lieu of flowers, the family strongly encourages memorial contributions be made in memory of Darrell to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital by visiting stjude.org or Paralyzed Veterans of America by visiting PVA.org" target="_new" rel="nofollow">PVA.org.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Scranton Times from Sep. 25 to Sep. 26, 2022.

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143 Gravity Road P.O. Box 7, Lake Ariel, PA 18436

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