Alice Faye (Chandler) Ervin

Alice Faye Chandler Ervin, age 71, resident of Memphis, Tennessee and wife of the late Elton Wayne Ervin, departed this life Saturday, December 25, 2021.

Alice was born September 14, 1950 in Memphis, the daughter of the late Howell Bert Chandler and Jo Alice Parsons Chandler. She received her education at East High School in Rockford, Illinois and lived in the West Tennessee area since 1968. She loved Christ and was a devoted Christian. She was a member of True Word Baptist Church in Arlington, Tennessee. She enjoyed reading and listening to music. Alice will be remembered for being a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

Mrs. Ervin is survived by two daughters, Gale Knight (Ersol) of Arlington, TN and Jo Applewhite of Memphis, TN; two sons, Don Ervin (Gina) of Memphis, TN and Preston Ervin of Arlington, TN; two sisters, Ann Cox of Lakeview, AR and Judy Johnson (Mike) of Flippen, AR; her brother, Samuel B. Chandler (Collette) of Lakeview, AR; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Albert L. Chandler.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Ervin were held at 1 P.M. Thursday, December 30, 2021 at the Peebles West Funeral Chapel at Oakland with Bro. Mark Vigus, pastor of True Word Baptist Church, officiating. Interment followed in the Burrowtown Cemetery.

Those honored to serve as pallbearers were Randy Ervin, Keith Ervin, Seth Latcher, John Bailey, Steve Chism, Jonathan Chandler, Nick Ruskin and Cameron Brittain.

The family requests that memorials be directed to the Arthritis Foundation, 1355 Peachtree Street NE, 6th Suite, Atlanta, GA 30309.