1805 Lincoln Blvd, in Miami, died at his home early Sunday afternoon after a lengthy illness. He was 80. He was born May 2, 1912, at Salem Arkansas, and graduated from Commerce Oklahoma high school in 1928. Note: At the age of 18 to about 21, he worked in the mines in the Tri-State area, and appears in photographs with groups of his fellow miners. A graduate of Northeastern Oklahoma A & M College, he received his AB Degree and the Doctor of Juris Prudence Degree from George Washington University in 1938. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, serving under Admiral Badger, Commander of Services in the Pacific. Chesnut had practiced law in Ottawa county Oklahoma for 52 years. He served as county attorney from 1940 to 1943 and was a member of the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board for 27 years, serving as chairman for 19 years. He was president of the Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association in 1977 and was a member of the board of governors and the alumni lettermen's club at George Washington University. He was a former chairman of the administrative board at First United Methodist church. A former president of the Miami rotary Club and Miami Jaycees, Chesnut had served as a Miami city councilman and had been chairman of the utility board. He was a past recipient of the outstanding alumni award at NEO. He and his wife, Mary Chesnut, were married on July 15, 1939, in Washington, D.C. She survives. Additional survivors include a son, Charles W. Chesnut, Miami; three daughters, Mrs Elizabeth Bell, Katy Texas, Susan Chesnut, Arlington Texas, and Linda Coker, Fredericksburg Virginia; and 10 grandchildren. A photo is with the article.

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