Howard Leroy "Hod" Chumley

Howard (Hod) LeRoy Chumley, age 93 of Sterling Heights,

Michigan, passed away August 1, 2022. He joins his beloved

wife Patricia, (deceased August 28,2021) in their next chapter

together.

Hod was born June 3, 1929 in Valparaiso, Indiana. Hod served

in the Unites States Navy and was a proud Veteran of the

Korean War. He enjoyed football and played on the Navy team.

Hod eventually made his way to Michigan and worked for

Michigan Bell as a Yellow Pages Salesman and it was there he

met Patricia - Patty - Andrews. They married and spent the next

43 years by each others side.

Hod and Patty kept busy in retirement using their time visiting

with friends, taking drives, reading novels and newspapers, they

enjoyed playing cards and completing crossword puzzles.

They loved time with family and especially their collective 5

grand children and 2 great grand children.

Hod was a big fan of golf, playing up until just last year with a

few buddies that would meet each week.

Hod leaves behind one daughter, Elizabeth Lipko, two stepsons,

Dave(Karen) Andrews, Douglas(Kathleen) Andrews, five

grandchildren: Taylor, Kelsey, Jonathan, Wyatt, and Luke and

two great granddaughters, Alice and Ivy.

A memorial/dedication will be held Monday August29th at

10 AM at the Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly Michigan.

In lieu of flowers the family would prefer any donations be made

in Hods name to Hospice of Michigan.