Kylee Chapman Obituary (1995 - 2023)

Kylee Jeanette Chapman Palmer, 27, passed away August 19, 2023, in Ogden, Utah. She was born on November 22, 1995, in Ogden, Utah to Timothy Chapman and Crystal Anderson. Kylee had a spark about her, she lit up every room she was in. She made you feel as if you were the only person in the room worth talking to, even when others were all around you. Her genuine love and care for others kept everyone coming back for more. From a young age she was engaging and a light, it shined out of her smile and showed itself in the sparkle in her eyes. She was funny, smart, courageous, inquisitive, outgoing, introspective, loved everyone just as they were, with her you were always enough, and she always led with her heart. Kylee went to high school at Ben Lomond where she became a cheerleader, a natural role for one so generous with her love and praise. She was a FIGHTER. December of 2021 Kylee wrote a note to her coworkers explaining why she would be moving back to Utah, she explained that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer and that it had spread to other areas of her body, she was headed home to fight for her life, to quote her directly she said, "It's going to be a long hard battle, but I am so strong." Can you imagine being given a life sentence like the one she was handed and saying, "but I am so strong", that is powerful, she was powerful, she was a powerhouse. To speak of Kylee and not speak of her ability to mother anyone and everyone that came into her life, would show that you didn't know her. She was always a mother; she mothered her older sibling and her younger ones, took on the role of caretaker as soon as she was able. She wanted nothing more than to be a mother and as soon as it was feasible, she became one. Her children and her husband were the lights in her life, they are what kept her fighting and kept her going, every single day. She worried over them in every moment, worried that she wasn't enough for them even when she was doing everything in her power to stay with them. She married her childhood sweetheart, Kemmer Palmer, on December 12, 2021, in Bullhead City, AZ. He was her first true love and her last. Kemmer stayed by her side from the first diagnosis till she took her last breath, never leaving her side, never wavering in his love. Kylee loved to travel, she loved music and dancing, she loved expressing her feelings through tattoo art carrying her losses and triumphs with her always and she had an eye for beauty; she made every space comfortable with her eye for homey pleasures and decorations. Kylee also wanted to be a story to be remembered, a reason to become aware and religiously do self-breast exams and never put off having something checked out. Kylee found her first lump at a very young age and had it checked out and tested immediately, over the years she found more and they always came back benign. The last one she was put off by doctors and told "It's probably nothing", "No one will touch you while you are pregnant", she had to go to the emergency room to get an examination, finally be heard, and taken seriously. Be your own advocate, if you know something is wrong keep fighting, make them listen, make them check you. Kylee is survived by her husband Kemmer, her children Kailor, Kyland and Kaislee; siblings Jence ("Best Friend" Celeste) Chapman, Jaden (Brooke) Bertels and Aleia Hawkes; father Tim Chapman; mother Crystal (Greg) Hawkes; grandparents Patricia and Robert Chapman, and Debbie Orton; Auntie Marcy (Will Harris) cousins Shaylee, Sadee and Dom, and many other Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Nieces, Nephews and Honorary family members that she loved dearly. She is preceded in death by her daughter Kestyn and grandfather Bruce Anderson, cousin Ezrah, and Honorary uncles Trevor Greathouse, Joe Braun, Kyle Neilsen. Services will be Saturday, August 26, 2023, 11 a.m., at Washington Heights Church, where Kylee was an active member, 1770 E. 6200 S., Ogden, Utah 84405, with a viewing prior to services at the church 10 - 10:45 a.m. and Friday 6-8 p.m. at Myers Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd., Ogden, Utah. In lieu of flowers please consider making a donation to help with Kylee's funeral costs by clicking on the donation tab at the top of her obituary. Kylee's service will be livestreamed. To watch scroll to the bottom of her obituary at www.myers-mortuary.com at the time of service. If unable to watch at this time her service will remain on the Myers obituary page indefinitely.