Bernice FLORES: Darlene's Family Genealogy

1927 - 2016 (88 years)

Generation: 1

Bernice FLORES was born on 4 Sep 1927 in Rambin, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana (daughter of Adolph Abnard FLORES and Kathleen RAMBIN); died on 16 Apr 2016; was buried in Saint Marys Cemetery, Pelican, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.

Other Events and Attributes:

Census: 1930, Living with parents in Police Jury Ward 7, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana
Census: 1940, Living with parents in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana
Census: 1950, Living with husband in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana

Notes:

Name:
Bernice Flores Chamberlin, ?Joan?, of Rambin, LA passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2016 from natural causes at the age of 88. Funeral Mass honoring her life was held Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 12:00 pm at St. Mary?s Catholic Church in Rambin, LA where Father Matthew Long officiated. Burial followed in St. Mary?s Cemetery in Rambin, LA. Vigil and recitation of the rosary was held Monday, April 18, 2016 at 7:00 pm at Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Mansfield. Visitation followed the rosary. Joan was born on September 4, 1927 in Rambin, LA. She graduated from Pelican High School in 1944. She received her nursing certificate from Shreveport Charity Hospital in 1948 and worked there as a registered nurse. On October 15, 1949, she married her sweetheart, Philip R. Chamberlin, Jr. In their 66 years of marriage, they had 5 daughters and 6 grandchildren. She was an active volunteer at Holy Ghost Church and School in Houston. After retiring, they returned to their home in Rambin and she spent the past 32 years as a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She enjoyed gardening, bird watching, walking in the woods of Rambin, and spending time visiting with friends and relatives. She was an active volunteer at St. Mary?s and St. Joseph?s Catholic Churches. She made their house in Rambin into a welcoming home for family gatherings and she will be greatly missed. She is preceded in death by her husband Philip R. Chamberlin, Jr.; parents, Adolph and Kathleen R. Flores; brothers, Adolph A. Flores, Jr., Louis B. Flores (?Shorty?); sisters Lenora Jane Trudeau and Teresa Davis; and daughters Gwendolyn Chamberlin and Anita Chamberlin. She is survived by brothers Carl Flores of Grandview, TX and Pat Flores and wife Sissy of Edmond, OK; three daughters, Bernadette and husband Jeff Palmer of Pfafftown, NC; Diane and husband Paul Galvin of Dallas, TX, and Amy and husband Sean Wood of Houston, TX; six grandchildren, Philip and Andrew Palmer, Alicia Smith and Claire Galvin, and Glen and Hannah Wood; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family wishes to express their appreciation to the Rambin and Mansfield communities for their support over the years, and especially to the ladies who supported and cared for Joan in the last few years: Gloria Jean Joyce, Martha Fox, Ester Holmes, Katherine Matlock and LaTasha Holmes. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her. Donations in her memory can be made to St. Mary?s Cemetery Association of Rambin, c/o John Rambin, 167 J.K. Rambin Road, Pelican LA, 71063

Bernice married Philip Reagan CHAMBERLIN, Jr. on 15 Oct 1949 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana. Philip was born on 2 Dec 1924 in Mansfield, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana; died on 4 Mar 2016; was buried in Saint Marys Cemetery, Pelican, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

Adolph Abnard FLORES was born on 9 Aug 1900 in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana (son of Evarice Valcour FLORES and Adeline SLAWSON); died on 7 Dec 1992; was buried in Saint Marys Cemetery, Pelican, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.

Other Events and Attributes:

Census: 1910, Living with parents in Police Jury Ward 7, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana
Census: 1920, Living with parents in Police Jury Ward 7, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana
Census: 1930, Living in Police Jury Ward 7, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana
Census: 1940, Living in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana
Census: 1950, Living in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana

Adolph married Kathleen RAMBIN. Kathleen was born on 11 Sep 1900; died on 10 Apr 1988; was buried in Saint Marys Cemetery, Pelican, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Kathleen RAMBIN was born on 11 Sep 1900; died on 10 Apr 1988; was buried in Saint Marys Cemetery, Pelican, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.

Other Events and Attributes:

Census: 1930, Living with husband in Police Jury Ward 7, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana; Father, Louis B. Rambin, 59, is living with them
Census: 1940, Living with husband in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana
Census: 1950, Living with husband in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana

Children:

Dr. Adolph A. FLORES was born on 16 Oct 1921 in Louisiana; died on 18 Jul 1995; was buried in Saint Marys Cemetery, Pelican, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.
Leonra Jane FLORES was born on 10 May 1923; died on 14 Feb 2010 in Slidell, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Rosewood Funeral Home and Cemetery, Humble, Harris Co., Texas.
Louis Bell FLORES was born on 9 Sep 1924 in Pelican, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana; died on 19 Sep 2002; was buried in Saint Marys Cemetery, Pelican, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.
1. Bernice FLORES was born on 4 Sep 1927 in Rambin, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana; died on 16 Apr 2016; was buried in Saint Marys Cemetery, Pelican, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.
Teresa Kathleen FLORES was born on 14 Aug 1929 in Pelican, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana; died on 17 Sep 2005; was buried in Rosewood Park Cemetery, Longview, Gregg Co., Texas.
Patrick Hughes FLORES was born on 17 Mar 1934 in Pelican, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana; died on 23 Oct 2017 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., Oklahoma; was buried in Summit View Cemetery, Guthrie, Logan Co., Oklahoma.