Mr. Joseph Gordon “Joe” Chamberlain, beloved husband of Mae Cullen Guess Chamberlain, of 114 Park Drive, Union, died Sunday, March 4, 2007, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.

Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 9, at First Presbyterian Church, conducted by the Rev. Robert Alexander. Burial will be at 3:30 p.m. in Denmark Cemetery, Denmark.

Mr. Chamberlain was born in Leavenworth, Kan., March 15, 1951, a son of Patricia Fisher Chamberlain of Columbia, Md., and the late Gordon Chamberlain. He was a 10-year veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served during the Vietnam War. Mr. Chamberlain was a graduate of the University of Tennessee, with a BA in theater and received a master’s degree in library sciences and information from the University of South Carolina. He was employed as librarian and media specialist with the Union County School System at Union High School.

Mr. Chamberlain was active in civic and community organizations, holding memberships in the American Legion, the South Carolina Association of School Librarians and the American Library Association. He was a member and vice president of the Union County Education Association and was involved as an actor in the biannual productions of the Boogaloo Broadcasting Company. He also enjoyed participating in the musical events of First Presbyterian Church.

Surviving in addition to his wife and mother are his mother-in-law, Julia E. Guess of the home; two sisters, Barbara C. Miller of Vermont, and Patricia C. Killinger of Oregon; six brothers, Timothy Chamberlain and Christopher Chamberlain, both of South Carolina, Terry Chamberlain and David Chamberlain of Maryland, Tom Chamberlain of Pennsylvania, and Michael Chamberlain of Kansas; and numerous nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends after the service in the fellowship hall of the First Presbyterian Church and also after the burial in Denmark.

Memorials may be made to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, 383 Main Ave., Fifth Floor, Norwalk, CT 06851 or (www.multiplemyeloma.org).

S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home (www.holcombefuneralhomes.com) is in charge of arrangements.

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