September 10, 1925 – November 6, 2026
Mary Garcia Chancey passed away on November 6, 2026. She was born on September 10, 1925 in Eustis, Florida. She grew up in Jacksonville and attended Andrew Jackson High School, then went on to Florida Women’s College in Tallahassee, graduating from Auburn University with her husband Joe, who she married in 1945.
Mary served as the president of the Women’s Council at All Saint’s Episcopal Church for many years and later became a member of The Church of Our Saviour.
Mary worked alongside her husband Joe for many years in their business Chancey Trailers until they sold it in 1984. In 1985 she went back to work with her son Lee where she was Chief Financial Officer of Chancey Metal Products. She retired at the age of 94 when they sold the company in 2020.
Mary was an avid bridge player and loved to entertain and travel. In later years she enjoyed sitting around the kitchen table with her family overlooking Julington Creek and enjoying the wildlife in her back yard and her beautiful flowers.
Mary is survived by her two daughters Carol A. Chancey, Barbara C. Bohn (John); four grandchildren Joseph L. Chancey, III (Joey) (Daniel Byrd), Christopher Bohn (Jes), Laura Sirak (David), and Melissa (Missy) Bohn; five great grandchildren, Jaxon and Mick Bohn, Emma and Johnny Sirak, and Vivienne Byrd-Chancey.
She is predeceased in death by her husband, Joseph L. Chancey, Sr. (Joe), son Joseph L. Chancey, Jr. (Lee), daughter-in-law Janice Chancey, and grandson Michael Chancey.
We would like to especially thank her caregivers, Elizabeth, Sarah and Samantha, for their loyalty, love and companionship they gave to “Miss Mary.”
Her funeral service will be on Wednesday, November 18, 2026 at 1:00 p.m., Episcopal Church of Our Saviour, 12236 Mandarin Road.
Interment will follow at Oaklawn Cemetary.
