Harry Michael Chapman

Michael Chapman passed away on January 9, 2017 at 4:30pm after a courageous fight with cancer. Mike was a lifelong resident of Chattanooga Tennessee and attended Collegedale Academy.
Michael was born January 29, 1955 in Chattanooga Tennessee to Nancy Lynn Proffitt Chapman and George Mack Chapman and had one sibling Vickie Lynn Chapman Rodgers.
He had a career in Heating and Air-conditioning and ran his own service company for ten years in Nashville, Tennessee, Chapman Heating and Air.
Michael never met a stranger and enjoyed making people laugh, much to the dismay of several of the teachers at Collegedale Academy. Legend has it that he turned disrupting a classroom into an art form.
He grew up hunting quail every season with his father and grandfather on the farms in Decatur, Tennessee and always missed those times after Grandpa and Dad were gone.
Some of his best times were with his friends. He was probably a bad influence on Fred Powers (or maybe it was the other way around) and many other great friends from Collegedale but they always came out of it with great stories to tell.
Michael leaves a Sister Vickie Chapman Rodgers, brother in law Patrick Rodgers a niece Kimberly Rodgers and two nephews Matt and Brad Rodgers.
He also leaves five Aunts Harrietta Chapman Roberts, Joyce Proffitt, Mildred Proffitt, Sarah Kay Chapman, Vivian Chapman and one Uncle Ned Proffitt.
He is predeceased by his Mother Nancy Lynn Chapman and father George Mack Chapman, six Uncles Roy Ed Roberts, Phillip Proffitt, Richard Nye, Earl Proffitt, Joe Proffitt, Jim Proffitt, and Jimmy Kyle.
He also leaves many wonderful Cousins.
Many thanks to those who visited Mike while he was fighting his sickness and those special people who came to the hospital and made him smile and laugh up until the last day!!
His end of life celebration will be at Bowers Funeral Home in Decatur, Tennessee on Sunday January 15, 2017 at 3pm with Pastor Mike Pettingill officiating.
The family will receive friends from 1:00 till 3:00 pm, Sunday, January 15, 2017 at the funeral home.
Arrangements by Bowers Funeral Home, Inc., of Decatur, TN. 423-334-3661