Gary Dwain Chambers 

Services for Gary Dwain Chambers, 56, of Owl Creek, will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday, October 5, 2026, at Stonewall First Baptist Church. Pastor Luke Fornea will officiate. Burial will follow at Franks Cemetery in Fittstown, Oklahoma. A Celebration of Life luncheon will be held at 11:30 a.m. at the church prior to the service. Arrangements are under the direction of Criswell Funeral Home in Ada. 

Dwain Chambers passed away suddenly Friday, September 25, 2026, at his home from complications of an abdominal aortic dissection. He was born September 2, 1970, in Norman, Oklahoma, to Gary and Darlene Chambers. 

Dwain attended Stonewall schools and graduated from Stonewall High School in 1988. He went on to work on aircraft at Tinker Air Force Base and later became a journeyman electrician and skilled 6G welder. He eventually owned and operated Chambers Welding in Fittstown, Oklahoma. 

Hard work was a defining part of Dwain’s life. He took pride in knowing his trade, keeping his word, and doing a job right. He was resourceful and could build, repair, or figure out almost anything put in front of him. His family knew that determination as Dwain’s own brand of what he called “redneck ingenuity.” 

In 2001, Dwain reconnected with his junior high sweetheart, Gerri Ross, and the two fell in love again. They were married in Las Vegas and shared 19 years together, including 15 years of marriage. 

Dwain chose to be a father to four daughters: Julia, Jennifer, Meghan, and Teresa. He took being a girl dad head-on, but it never made him soft. He taught his girls to hunt, fish, and shoot just as well as the boys. He taught them all the greats of baseball, the history of Turner Field, and how to drive. He taught them how to work hard, how to take care of themselves, and, perhaps most memorably, how to raise and castrate their own pigs. He always told them to “use their bibles as roadmaps and they’d always get where they wanted to go.” 

In 2006, Dwain became “Pa” for the first time when his granddaughter, Jocelyn Monroe, was born. The two shared an especially close bond, and Dwain took great pride in teaching her what he knew. He taught her how to ride a horse, how to speak for herself, and how to approach life with the same confidence and determination he carried himself. His love for Jocelyn held a special place in his heart more than anyone else, and she has often said that her Pa was the best teacher she ever had. 

Horses were also a lifelong part of who he was. Raised around horse racing, Dwain later owned and raced prize-winning Quarter Horses at Remington Park and racetracks in other states. He was a cowboy and country boy at heart who enjoyed hunting, back roads, old country music, westerns, and NASCAR. His sister, Sonja, has always said that Hank Williams Jr.’s “A Country Boy Can Survive” described Dwain “to a T.” 

Dwain especially loved *Lonesome Dove*. Its world of horses, cowboys, loyalty, perseverance, friendship, and people who stood by one another suited him well. Those same qualities—independence, toughness, loyalty, and a willingness to keep going when things got hard—were qualities Dwain respected and tried to live by. 

He was also a lifelong baseball fan and especially loved the Atlanta Braves. One of his favorite memories was attending the 1995 World Series with his sister, Sonja, seeing the Braves win the championship. Dwain firmly believed their 1995 pitching staff was among the best baseball had ever seen. 

Dwain was close to his younger brother, James Ray “Bubba” Chambers. Through the years, the brothers remained there for one another, sharing the kind of bond built over a lifetime. Dwain also had several lifelong friends he considered brothers, including Sean Sanders, Warren Sexton, Troy Flowers, John Ellis, and Jacky Moore. 

Dwain will be remembered as a hardworking, proud, dependable man with a strong sense of integrity. He could be stubborn and opinionated, but he was also loyal, resourceful, and someone the people closest to him knew they could count on. He showed love in practical ways—by teaching, helping, fixing, building, sharing what he knew, and making sure the people he cared about were prepared to take care of themselves. 

Survivors include Gerri Ross of Fittstown; his sister, Sonja Chambers of Stratford; his brother, James Ray “Bubba” Chambers of Stonewall; his only nephew, River Chambers of Ada; his daughters, Julia Minor and husband Ricky of Newcastle, Jennifer Coon and husband Landrey of Pauls Valley, Meghan Greeman and husband Lane of Milburn, and Teresa Ross of Durant; and 13 grandchildren, including Jocelyn Monroe, Jaxon Minor, Kason Coon, Ashlynn Coon, Brady Coon, Rhyker Cooley, RaeLynn Ross, Rynleigh Ross, Indy Greeman, Brayden Mathews, Brynleigh Mathews, Braxton Mathews, and Brooks Mathews. 

He is also survived by close cousins Michael Brady, Justin Chambers, Stormy Chambers, Casey Chambers Cee, Ross Healey, and Burke Healey, along with many other members of the Hatton, Brady, and Chambers families. 

Dwain was preceded in death by his parents, Gary and Darlene Chambers; his grandparents, Roy and Lena Hatton and Ule Dean and Wilma Brady Chambers; his uncles, Ronald Sherman Chambers and James Lee Chambers; and other beloved family members who went before him. 

Dwain will be deeply missed and loved more than words can say. His family will carry forward the lessons he taught, the stories he told, the work of his hands, and the memory of a man who lived life in his own way and remained, through it all, unmistakably Dwain