Joy Wilson Chase

Joy, like her two sisters Mrs. Sewell Kenley and Mrs. Roberta Petty, was born in Water Valley, Texas. The three girls rode horseback to Water Valley School from their ranch.

At the time of the death of her mother, Emily Wilson Flint in 1939 Joy transferred to the San Angelo School System where she gathered laurels as a year-after-year member of the National Honor Society. She received repeated awards as class favorite and was sweetheart of the Bobcat marching band.

However, it was as closest companion to Dale Chase, then the high school's outstanding halfback, that most of their classmates have come to identify her.

She married Dale on December 3, 1945 shortly after his discharge from the Naval Air Corps.

While Dale obtained his mechanical engineering degree at University of Texas at Austin, Joy worked for State Senator Dorsey B. Hardeman as his personal secretary.

Joy was fortunate enough to enjoy both a rural and urban existence as she and Dale traveled the world touching most continents.

Dale, as a petroleum engineer, and Joy as his boon companion, lived an idyllic existence in support of one another.

They have one son, Dale (Chip) Chase, Jr. who lives in Kerrville, Texas.

Decades ago her sisters died. Her brother-in-law, Dr. Ralph Chase and his wife, Virginia are long time residents of San Angelo.

In a private Baptist ceremony Joy's ashes will be interred, half at the gravesite of her mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. G.C. Flint and half at the gravesite if her mother and father-in-law, Dr. & Mrs. Ralph Chase Senior at Fairmont Cemetery in San Angelo, Texas.

The family requests that memorials be made to the Dale and Joy Chase Endowment at Angelo State University or to a local humane society.