Victor W Chamberlin

OZARK…Mr. Victor Wayne Chamberlin, a resident of Ozark, died early Sunday morning, February 22, 2026, at his home. He was 74.

Celebration of Life Services will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, February 27, 2026, in the Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Brian Presley and his uncle, Reverend Gerald Bustin officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 P.M. Friday at the funeral home. Fuqua Bankston Funeral Home of Ozark is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Chamberlin was born on September 6, 1951, in Cap Haitien, Haiti, the son of devoted missionaries. His childhood was anything but ordinary. At a young age, his parents moved their family to Papua, New Guinea, where they spent five years serving and ministering to the people there. Those early years shaped him in deep and lasting ways—teaching him resilience, compassion, and a love for people from all walks of life. After their time in New Guinea, the family returned to Haiti for a season before once again returning to New Guinea, where he remained until he was nineteen. Those experiences gave him a worldview far bigger than most young men his age.

At nineteen, he moved to the United States and soon after answered the call to serve his country. He was a proud veteran of the United States Army, where he served for two years. When his military service ended, he didn’t hesitate to return to New Guinea to help his family and support the church that had meant so much to them. Service—both to God and to others—was woven into the very fabric of who he was.

In 1977, he married the love of his life, Vicki. Together, they built a partnership grounded in faith, commitment, and shared purpose. Just a year later, in 1978, the two of them returned to the mission field, continuing the work that had shaped his upbringing. They served faithfully until 1982, when they moved to Ozark so he could attend the Alabama Aviation and Technical College (now Alabama Aviation College). He worked hard, earned his degree, and began a long and dedicated career at Fort Rucker as a technical inspector. He took great pride in his work and retired after thirty years of service.

Ozark became home for him—a place where he built friendships, raised a family, and lived out his faith. He faithfully attended Ozark First Assembly of God Church, where he found community, purpose, and a place to continue serving others.

He was preceded in death by a son, Scott Amos Chamberlin; his father, Victor Charles Chamberlin, whose example of faith and service helped guide the path he walked throughout his life; and sister, Carolyn Chamberlin.

Mr. Chamberlin will be remembered as a man of quiet strength, steady faith, and a lifetime of service—someone who gave generously of himself, loved deeply, and lived with purpose wherever he was planted.

Surviving relatives include his wife of forty-eight years, Vicki Chamberlin; three sons, Tony Chamberlin (Tracey), Rodney Chamberlin, all of Ozark, and Kenneth Chamberlin (Amy), Navarre, Florida; mother, Mrs. Claudine Chamberlin, Ozark; sister, Rebecca Duckworth, San Diego, California; four grandchildren, Vivian Chamberlin, Alexander Chamberlin, Kailee Chamberlin, and Alissa Chamberlin.