James Paul Chambers, 91, of Avon Park, Fla., formerly of Parker and Annapolis, Md., died Thursday afternoon at the Royal Care Nursing Home in Avon Park after a short illness.

Born Sept. 3, 1915, in Allegheny Township, he was the son of Daniel L. and Margaret Lavina Henry Chambers.

He had worked on the Pennsylvania Railroad and at the Baltimore Shipyard. He then was a plumber at the Naval Academy in Annapolis for more than 30 years.

Mr. Chambers attended the First Assembly of God Church in Avon Park.

He enjoyed bluegrass music; playing the banjo, fiddle and mandolin; boating on the Chesapeake Bay; gardening and lawn work.

He was a recreational pilot and had owned several airplanes. His hobby was his bird, Buddy Boy.

Surviving are his children, Dennis L. Chambers of Frostproof, Fla., Joyce Patterson of Easton, Md., Raymond Chambers of Annapolis, Md., and Esther Evans of Severn, Md.; seven grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

He also is survived by a brother, Robert Chambers of Fisherville, Va.; a sister, Ruth Karo of Ledyard, Conn., and a number of nieces and nephews.

His wife, Pauline, whom he married Oct. 8, 1937, in the Old Stone Church, Scrubgrass Township, died Dec. 20, 2000. He also was preceded in death by his stepmother, Eleanor Bell Chambers; three brothers, and two sisters.

<B>CHAMBERS </B>— Friends of James Paul Chambers, who died Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006, will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday and from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at the <B>Hile Funeral Home</B>, 1204 Kerr Ave., Emlenton. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home with the Rev. Chris Clark, pastor of the Chapel on the Hill Assembly of God, officiating. Burial will follow at Perryville Cemetery, Perry Township, Clarion County.