Pastor's Blog

Daniel “Danny” Carter Chambliss Sr. Slipped away from this life and on to glory at Mobile Infirmary Medical Center on Monday, August 26th, shortly after 5:30pm. He was with family as he passed. A lifelong resident of Semmes, Alabama, Danny was a member of Semmes First Baptist Church for many years until he followed his family with Christ to Moffet Road Assembly of God, now known as Refuge Church, until his health declined. He graduated from Semmes/Mary G. Montgomery High School in 1969. A proud Marine Corps veteran, Danny served his country in Vietnam. Upon returning home, Danny met his beloved wife Sharon, settled down in the Semmes community and raised a family. During his life, he had many careers including being an EMT, a police officer for Prichard and Bayou La Batre, Al., little league baseball umpire, and being an entrepreneur with his own private investigator’s business and lawn care business. He was an avid outdoorsman who always felt the peace and tranquility of God’s creation anytime he stepped foot in the deer woods or had a fishing pole in his hands. He passed this love on to his son, son-in-law, grandsons, and any others he had the joy of spending time with. “Coach Danny” also had the honor and privilege of helping to build Semmes Ball Park from the ground up where he coached many young men for years in football and baseball as well as serve on the board and as president. Later in life, he would go on to mentor youth by leading the Royal Rangers at Moffet Road Assembly of God. Danny is proceeded in death by his father, John Allen Chambliss Jr. and mother, Helen Watson-Allen. He is survived by his wife, Sharon Rosen-Chambliss, daughter, Bridgette (Jeffrey) McCammon, son Daniel Carter “Chase” (Bridget) Chambliss Jr. as well as eight grand children: Rachel McCammon, Jonathan McCammon, Seth McCammon, Phillip McCammon, Paul McCammon, Grace McCammon, Ava Chambliss, Sawyer Chambliss. His two sisters: Raye Darlene Allen (Scott) Glassburn and Liladean Allen (Lucien) Schexnayder and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other extended family members.

Visitation with the family begins at 10:00AM on Friday, August 30, and continues until the service begins at noon.  Visitation and service will take place from Serenity Memorial Funeral Home in Theodore, Alabama.