Dana Bowen Chandler

Franklin, NC - Dana Bowen Chandler, age 86, of Franklin, NC, passed away Friday, May 22, 2009 in a local nursing home. He was a native of Kanawaha County, West Virginia, the son of the late Joseph L. Chandler and Leelia Maude Perry Chandler. He was married to the late Una Hellen Hill Chandler. Mr. Chandler had worked at the Kennedy Space Center for twenty-two years as a Cryogenic Operator. He was a US Navy Veteran of World War II, and was a life member of the VFW in Port Orange, FL.

He is survived by one daughter, Susan Ann Wirth of Cookesville, Idaho; two sons, Dana B. Chandler, Jr.and his wife Tina, of Franklin, NC and James Denver Chandler, a missionary in Tiawana.

No local services will be held.

Bryant-Grant Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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