Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace Gregory “Greg” Dean Chapman, 63, of Kempner died on June 11, 2022 at AdventHealth Central Texas in Killeen. Services will be held at
Services will be held at Sneed-Carnley Funeral Chapel on June 15 at 11 a.m., with visitation an hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at Smith Cemetery in Kempner.
Chapman was born on Jan. 25, 1959, in Fort Sill, Oklahoma to Raymond and Bobbie Christine Chapman.
He graduated from Copperas Cove High School in 1977.
He graduated from Central Texas College Police Academy on June 10, 1994, and began his career with the Lampasas Police Department from 1994 to 2002. After that, he worked with the Lampasas County Sheriff’s Office from 2002 to 2013, ending his tenure as a sergeant.
In 2013, Chapman was elected Precinct 4 justice of the peace in Lampasas County. He had planned to retire at the end of this year.
Chapman enjoyed doing work with his hands, especially woodworking, and was an avid fisherman. He also spent a lot of time with the Boy Scouts, mentoring many to obtain their Eagle Scout rank. He also was a Mason and a member of the lodge in Eunice, Louisiana.
He was preceded in death by his father, Raymond Clyde Chapman, and brothers Darren Jay Chapman, Douglas Wade Chapman and Lorne Alen Chapman.
Survivors include his wife, Deborah Chapman; mother, Bobbie Christine Chapman; daughters Ashley Michele Mellon and husband Quentin, and Jacqueline Eve Hanke and husband Justin; stepdaughters Ashli, Adriana and Alyssa; a sister, Cynthia Chapman Stone and husband Stephen; grandchildren Braxton Dean Mellon, Brock Nathanial Mellon, Major Jeb Hanke, Nolan Lyle Hanke and Luke Jacob Hanke; mother-in-law, Juline Smith; brother-in-law, Coleman Smith and wife Laura; nephews Logan Alen Chapman and wife Alex, James Kyler Imhoff, Shane Thomas Stone and Samuel Stone; and a great-nephew, Leo Alen Chapman.
