Mildred Joyce Hale Chaney was born March 16, 1934, in Mills County near Goldthwaite, Texas. Her parents were educators serving at a rural school, in a community called Naruna, near Lampasas. Her parents and aunts were her only teachers until the fifth grade, when her father became the principal of Goldthwaite Elementary School. Mildred graduated from the Goldthwaite High School in 1951 and attended Tarleton Junior College in Stephenville before graduating from Texas Tech with an Elementary Education degree in 1955.
She met her future husband, Roline (J.R.) Chaney, at Tarleton and they were married in 1956. He was her one love for life and she was his partner in ministry. The marriage produced three children: Glenda Stephenson (Randy and daughters Rebecca, Toni, Heather, Mindi and families) Karen Ritcheson (Scott), and Tim Chaney. Mildred is survived by six grandchildren: Joshua Collier (Bridget), Doug Ritcheson (Katie), Jonathan Collier (Angela), Dane Ritcheson, (Mindi), David Ritcheson (Kayla), and Audrey Ebers (Aaron). She is survived by eleven great grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister Patsy Moore.
She taught public school for a few years after marriage and then devoted the remainder of her life to her family and to a ministry of bible teaching and Christian ministry. The Chaney's moved from Grand Prairie to Tyler in 2018 and have lived at Prestige Estates.
Pallbearers will be Joshua Collier, Doug Ritcheson, Jonathan Collier, Dane Ritcheson, David Ritcheson and Audrey Ebers. A visitation will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, July 3, 2021 at the First Baptist Church Grand Prairie, 950 Mayfield Road, Grand Prairie, Texas. A service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, July 3, 2021 at the First Baptist Church Grand Prairie. Burial will be held at 3:00 pm on Saturday, July 3, 2021 at the Hico Cemetery, Highway 6 (just east of Hico), Hico, Texas. Mildred was an active Bible study teacher for Christian Women's Job Corps Grand Prairie and memorial contributions may be made in her name.
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