St. Clair County Obits

LUCY MAY CHANEY

Kansas City Star
28 March 2007
Lucy May Chaney, 91, Nevada, MO, passed away March 26, 2007. Funeral services 1 p.m. Thurs., March 29 at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada, MO. Interment at Newton Burial Park, Nevada. Friends may call now until service time at the funeral home. Mem: Barone Alzheimer's Care Center c/o Ferry Funeral Home.

St. Clair County Courier
30 March 2007
Lucy May Chaney, 91, Nevada, passed away Monday, March 26, 2007 at Barone Alzheimer's Care Center, Nevada. She was born Nov. 24, 1915 in St. Clair County to Richard Hezikiah Cross and Cora Zenobia Garrison Chaney.
When a young woman she married David F. Stump and to this uion five children were born. She later married George W. Chaney and to this union one daughter was born.
Lucy spent her early childhood in St. Clair County. At an early age Lucy professed her faith in Christ as Savior and joined Bear Creek Methodist Church.
Lucy resided in and around Clinton for a number of years. She worked at Economy Market in Clinton for Mae Dodson.
In 1963 she moved to Nevada where she was employed by Cecil and Maxine Maxwell's Grocery Store. Lucy and Maxine spent many hours antiquing. After retiring from Maxwell's Grocery, Lucy was a child care  provider for many years.
Survivors include four daughters, Naida Wilson and her husband, Bob of Clinton; Barbara Campbell and her husband, Everett of Deepwater; Kathleen Shanks and her husband Derrel of Clinton and Marilyn Chaney of Nevada; 19 grandchildren, Dale Stump, David Stump, Elaine Beaushaw, Dennis Stump, Betty James, Stanley Wilson, Teresa Schussler, Roger Wilson, Randall Stump, Michelle Stump, Mason Stump, Allison Stump, Steve Scott, Diana Breeden, Cheryl Carter, Julie Stoltman, Susan Shanks, Telly Leer and Lucy Leer; one brother, Clifford Cross, Independence; 36 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren; four sisters, Ada Preston, Kansas City, Kan.; Phyrne Enderle of Riverside; Edna Fincher of Marlo, Okla. and Eva Krie, Anaheim, Calif.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, George W. Chaney; sons, Edward E. Murl Stump and Marion Richard Stump; infant great-granddaughter, Darlene Elaine Hibbs; brothers, Floyd Cross, Durward Cross, Jack Cross, Murl Cross, Tom Cross and sister, Lelah Hines.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 29 at Ferry Funeral Home, Nevada with Dr. Steve Scott officiating. Interment will follow in Newton Burial Park in Nevada.
Friends may call now and until the time of service at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada. The family suggests that memorials may be made in her honor to the Barone Alzheimer's Care Center in care of the funeral home.