Alder Lue Chapman, (“Granny-Girl”) was born to the union of the late O.C. and Hannah Bush in Columbus, Mississippi. She moved to Akron, Ohio with her mother at age 9, where she attended Mt Zion Baptist Church, and dedicated her life to Christ. She met her late husband, William (“Billy”) Chapman. From that union was born three daughters.  Alder graduated from Central High School and worked at St. Thomas Hospital. With a strong passion for serving people that continued with helping children thrive, Alder went on to become an Educational Assistant for the Akron Public Schools, and later extended her services as the Outreach Counselor for Adult Vocational Services from which she retired after 47years in 2008.

Alder took great pride in dedicating her time to organizations and was a very active and honorable member of the Order of the Eastern Stars, Phoenix Chapter #96, as well as serving as Commandress of Alkaf, #144. With her love of community service, she also participated in the Akron Black Women’s Leadership Caucus and NAACP, to name a few.

Her passions didn’t stop there. Still full of life and awaiting retirement, her interest grew with a love for basketball and was delighted for Akron’s own, LeBron James, which inspired the idea to adopt him as her grandson. Henceforth, she started a fan club in 2006 entitled “LeBron James Grandmother’s Fan Club” of which she maintains as the Founder and President.

Spending time with her Family is what she enjoyed the most. With a love for adventure, she allotted time to traveling abroad on the cruise lines to places such as Greece, Croatia, Bahamas and many destinations within the United States.

For her kind and affectionate spirit, generous humble Heart, her words of wisdom and encouragement for all who entered her presence, she will always be remembered, and as a mother to many.

She is now reunited with her late husband, William Chapman, Jr., aka Billie; father, O. C. Bush; mother, Hannah Bush; and grandmother, Alice Coleman-Williams; sister, Dorothy Godwin; and niece, Traci Godwin,

The matriarch of four generations, she leaves to cherish her beloved memory, three daughters, Kim Chapman, Tia Carmona and Cheryl Chapman; five grandchildren, Omar and Kaylynn Bridgeforth, Tiana Carmona, Ashante (James) Leggett, and Jaylon Gardner; five great-grandchildren, Ahnija Bridgeforth, Kristian Moore, Damir Moore, II, Davin Moore and David Calhoun, III; brothers, Oscar (Balimechi) Duck and Emmitt (Rhonda) Bush; sister, Annie (Sammie) Brown of Tupelo, Mississippi; niece, Dee Dee Godwin; and beloved cousins, Bush’s, Thomas’s Gladman’s; and special friend and mentor, Gene Scruggs and longtime friends, Pat Idley, Lois Thompson and Mary Ann Thomas and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.